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April 30, 2009
By Victoria Groenewold
Preparing for college can be stressful for students, and some students are taking every necessary step to reach their goal, which includes getting assistance from teachers, other students and programs.
Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) provides that extra help to certain freshmen and sophomores. It is designed to aid high school students in preparing for life in four-year universities. AVID teachers Cristina Paul and Matthew Yale provide career counseling and tips on taking notes at a college level. They also give service learning opportunities, such as college and career counseling, tutoring, leadership development and skill development.
The class also provides elective credits each year that students are enrolled in the program. For example, a senior who helps out by tutoring, would receive ten units of elective credit.
Since 1980, the AVID program, created by Mary Katherine Swanson, has helped students get a jumpstart into getting into college. California AVID graduates are at its highest with 86% of the graduates attending four-year universities of their choice.
Paul believes in the positive effect of the program.
“I’ve been teaching AVID for eight years, and I teach it because I want to help kids get into college,” she said.
There are numerous programs and extra activities that students can do that will make a better chance of them getting into college, and AVID is one of them.
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