AVID
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
AVID Staff 2023-2024
VP Brett Tujague
AVID 4: Leslie Peoples
AVID 3: Luke Whatley
AVID 2: Irena Zaremba
AVID 1: Leslie Peoples & Marina Yeremuk
The Mission of AVID
- To ensure that all students, especially students in the middle with academic potential, capable of completing a college preparatory path:
- will succeed in the most rigorous curriculum
- will enter mainstream activities of the school,
- will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
- will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.
AVID Facts
- AVID serves over 30,000 students worldwide
- Over 93% of AVID’s graduates enroll in college
- AVID graduates persist in college at an 89% rate
- Over 60% of the AVID graduates enroll in four-year colleges.
Students with Academic Potential
- Average to High Test Scores
- College Potential with Support
- 2.0-3.5 GPA
- Desire and Determination
Meets One or More of the Following Criteria
- First to Attend College
- Historically Underserved in 4-year Colleges
- Low Income
- Special Circumstances
Who May Participate
- Students who have the potential and desire to attend a four-year college and…
- have appropriate classroom behavior
- have between a 2.0 and 3.5 grade point average
- have a good attendance record
- have good work habits
- 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.
Program Personnel
- Program Coordinator/AVID Teacher: Leslie Peoples
- Vice Principal AVID Oversight: Brett Tujague
- Counselor for AVID Program Students: Jennifer Howard
- AVID Teacher: Nicole Guccini
- AVID Teacher: Brad Ward
- AVID Teacher: Luke Whatley
Links to AVID Related Information Web Sites
AVID Application: AVID Google Docs Form
Last Modified on January 25, 2023