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AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination)
 
What is AVID?
  • A college preparatory program
  • An academic elective class
  • A program that helps students qualify for attendance in a four-year college or university

AVID Activities

  • Learning with college tutors
  • Writing for all classes
  • Developing success strategies
  • Applying for college
  • Preparing for a professional career
  • Visiting college campuses
  • Interacting with guest speakers
  • Participation in extracurricular and community activities

AVID Objectives

  • To provide academic instruction and support to students
  • To prepare students for eligibility to a four-year college or university
  • To give students college level entry skills
  • To increase the coping skills of program participants
  • To motivate program students to seek a college education
  • To increase the participant's level of career awareness

Who May Participate?

 

Students who have the potential and desire to attend a four-year college and

  • Have appropriate classroom behavior
  • Have at least a 2.0 grade point average
  • Have a good attendance record
  • Are willing to commit themselves to a minimum of two hours of homework each night
  • Are willing to commit to enrollment in a rigorous college preparatory sequence of courses

 AVID COORDINATOR

 

Stephanie Krone ext. 2246

AVID TEACHERS

 

Stephanie Krone (9th grade) ext. 2246
Gina Alexander (10th grade) ext. 2249
Jack Liou (11th grade) ext. 2175
Sheila Villalobos (12th grade) ext. 2255 

 

 

AVID COUNSELOR

 

Joseph Delgadillo ext. 2035