{"id":152408,"date":"2026-01-21T22:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&p=152408"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:08:41","slug":"high-school-students-explore-uwms-youth-programs","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsgallery","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/gallery\/high-school-students-explore-uwms-youth-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"High school students explore UWM’s youth programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s never too early to get a taste of college life. Whether it’s going on a campus tour, taking a college-level course or participating in a summer camp, these Milwaukee-area high school students are doing exactly that through UW-Milwaukee’s youth programs.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 13, they came to the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center to learn more about ROAR Ready<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a learning pathway meant\u00a0to help K-12\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span> and their families discover new interests, explore future careers and prepare for <\/span>college \u2014 and reflect on their experiences with UWM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s never too early to get a taste of college life. Whether it’s going on a campus tour, taking a college-level course or participating in a summer camp, these Milwaukee-area high school students are doing exactly that through UW-Milwaukee’s youth programs. 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