advancement via individual determination

• Rev Program Gets Grant

The AVID program at Redlands East Valley High School recently received a $2,600 Educational Grant from Wells Fargo Bank. AVID, which stands for Advancement via Individual Determination, is a college-bound program aimed specifically for students who have the potential and motivation to attend a four-year college, but who need the academic support to get them there.

• Redlands Daily Facts
• December 16, 2010

• Colton High School Teacher Jailed

A Colton High School history teacher pleaded not guilty to charges of stalking and possessing a billy club Tuesday. John Kitchen, who also teaches for the Advancement Via Individual Determination program at Colton High, was arrested by San Bernardino police about 9 p.m. Sunday.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• December 19, 2011

• Vargas Gets Master's Degree From St. John's

Lealia A. Vargas graduated May 21 from St. John's College in Santa Fe with a Masters of Arts in Liberal Arts. Vargas finished her graduate degree in December and worked as a tutor for the Advancement Via Individual Determination, a national nonprofit organization that provides youth with college preparation.

• Taos News, The
• August 06, 2011

• Pomona High School's Avid Program Named As One of Nation's Demonstration Schools for 2010-2012

POMONA - AVID students, faculty and staff gathered in the gym of Pomona High School on Wednesday afternoon waiting for a much- anticipated announcement. A team of state and national representatives of the Advancement Via Individual Determination program, or AVID, spent the day on campus visiting more than a dozen classrooms and conducting interviews with students, parents and teachers.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• February 18, 2010

• Pomona High School Avid Effort Lauded

POMONA - AVID students, faculty and staff gathered in the gym of Pomona High School on Wednesday afternoon waiting for a much- anticipated announcement. A team of state and national representatives of the Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, program spent the day on campus visiting more than a dozen classrooms and conducting interviews with students, parents and teachers.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• February 18, 2010

• 2010 Avid Senior Data Report: Graduation Rates, Ap(R)/Ib(R) Test- Taking Numbers, and Four-Year College Entrance Requirements Outpace National Statistics

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a non-profit college readiness system, reported a record 22,210 seniors participated in AVID's annual data collection giving details about their demographics and academic achievements. Of the 2010 AVID seniors reporting their information, 99.6 percent graduated from high school with 91 percent planning to attend a postsecondary institution - 58 percent to four- year institutions and 33 percent to two-year institutions. Additionally, 74 percent of the seniors reported taking at least one AP or IB course, with 61 percent taking the corresponding exam. Results also show that 2010 AVID seniors completed four-year college entrance requirements at a rate more than two times their peers. AVID seniors...

• U.S. Newswire
• October 14, 2010

• Glen Burnie East: 'How to Pay for College' Seminar Tomorrow

Roger Lettie of the Maryland Higher Education Commission will speak at "How to Pay for College", a seminar which will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Glen Burnie High School auditorium, 7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. The event is sponsored by the GBHS guidance department and the Advancement Via Individual Determination programs at GBHS and Marley and Corkran middle schools.

• Maryland Gazette
• October 22, 2009

• Capital High Scores Big Distinction

The capacity crowd in Capital High School's library cheered when people heard Thursday afternoon that the school was designated an AVID Demonstration School. Capital is the only school in the state with such a designation. AVID -- Advancement Via Individual Determination -- is a nationwide college preparatory program that encourages students to achieve through a series of elective and content-area classes focusing on writing, inquiry, collaboration and reading. There are roughly 4,500 AVID schools in 45 states, but only 117 of them are considered demonstration schools, designed to set an example for how the program works.

• The Santa Fe New Mexican
• April 30, 2010

• Program Prods Average Students Toward College ; Avid Brings Out the Excellence Within

The AVID academic track is tough love for the average student. In the Advancement Via Individual Determination program, B's and C's aren't good enough for college. Messy notebooks won't cut it in college. Mumbling, tardiness and excuses simply won't make the grade in college.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• October 09, 2006

• An Avid Achievement; with Sophisticated Study Skills and Plenty of Support, Nicolet High Students Dive Into Challenging Academics

Glendale Fourteen-year-old Alex Marks says he's seen two views emerge at Nicolet High School when it comes to a new program meant to help students like him do better in school. One view is that AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination is for slow learners.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• October 28, 2005