AVID

• Teamwork

• Study Skills 

• Communication skills

• Organization and Time Management 

• How to improve your grades

• College and Career Education

• Financial Aid and Scholarship Info

• Develop ability to read, write, think, and discuss as college students do

• Make sure you’re enrolled in the right courses to be college-ready

• Learn to study and receive tutoring through Tutorials

• Organize Binders, keep track of our grades, and take Focus Note Taking in all of our classes

• Visit universities, develop motivation and focus, and receive guidance to go to college

• Motivated for college & academic success

• Students with academic potential 

• In the “academic middle” 2.0-3.5 GPA

• Usually one or more of the following:

  • First in family to attend college

  • Low Income/receive free or reduced lunch

  • If you are already an AVID student and have found it to be helpful

Field trips are an important part of the AVID program.  Visiting different types of universities is extremely helpful and inspiring to students as they try to discover which college is best for them. Over four years you can expect to visit around 12 different college campuses.