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AVID TEACHERS:Kim Allred, AVID 9 Joanne Dong, AVID 9 Julie Smithson, AVID 10 Suzanne Maxson, AVID 11 and 12
AYUDA ECONOMICA PARA LA UNIVERSIDAD:Invierta en su Futuro.pdf
FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE:
(40-page handbook for students and parents)
Fund Your Future.pdf
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What is AVID at WHS?
AVID means "hungry for knowledge."
AVID is Advancement Via Individual Determination.
AVID is a commitment to success
through the AVID elective class and a 4-year program.
It's challenging, but it's also a source of confidence, motivation, and support from other students with a shared commitment to education and learning and a shared goal of attending a four-year college or university.
Activities include:
• small-group tutorial for all classes
• seminar discussion
• writing for college
• developing strategies for success in high school and in college
• school and community leadership
• college research and planning for scholarships and financial aid
• field trips to colleges and universities
The Senior Seminar guides seniors through the process of choosing the right college, college applications, and applying for financial aid to pay for college.
ELIGIBILITY and REQUIREMENTS :
AVID enrollment requires an application and an interview.
Candidates must demonstrate the ability and the desire to succeed in a 4-year college or university, as well as excellent attendance.
AVID welcomes students who will be the first in their family
to go to college, and students who are struggling to overcome
problems and obstacles (including language or income).
AVID STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES :
• Expect and strive for the best from yourself.
• Be open to new experiences in every part of the AVID program.
• Come to AVID, and to all of your classes, prepared to take Cornell notes, to think, and to learn.
• Commit to 2 hours of homework each night.
• Take a full schedule of challenging college-prep classes.
• Challenge yourself with extracurricular activities, including school and community service and leadership.
• Collaborate with others to improve your work and share your understanding.
If college is your goal
and you're looking for guidance
to help you get there,
AVID might be for you.
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"AVID taught me that I could be more than a laborer in life.
I was able to graduate from high school with pride and honor, and with an incredible opportunity at UC Berkeley in the School of Environmental Design, with a major in Architecture"
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Diana Mendez
AVID Grad & Dell Scholar 2004
Senior, U.C. Berkeley
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"I dreamed for the ability to dream,
to hope, to desire."
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Jeremiah Nyberg
AVID Grad, Junior, St. Mary's College
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"AVID
has made me a more complete student. It has made me come out of my
shell. I'm not afraid to be who I am and I've lost my shyness."
America Rosales
AVID Grad, Sophomore, Sonoma State U.
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"AVID is a college prep class that keeps its word. It keeps you on top of what you need to do to get into college , the requirements, scholarships, financial aid. Teachers notice AVID students."
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Ivan Cardiel
AVID Grad, Freshman, Sacramento State U.
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