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AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for career and college readiness and success in a global society.
APPLICATIONS for 2026-2027 found HERE (due February 20)
AVID stands for
Advancement Via Individual Determination
The most important part of AVID is the independent skills that we encourage our students to master. While we guide them through each of the items below, we do so in a way for students to complete the work themselves and learn the skills to apply them individually.
Freshman Year
Freshman Year
The first year at the high school level is focused on introduction to all the elements of AVID. Students learn the structures of the following:
TRFs and Tutorials
The AVID Binder
Portfolios
Service hours/projects
Academic reading and writing skills
Reflections
College research
We also provide students with targeted support in areas that they may show weakness, especially in grades, self advocacy, club/activity participation, and following behavioral expectations at the high school level.
Sophomore Year
Sophomore Year
The second year of the program expands and deepens the work in freshman year. Students work on improving their organization in their AVID binder as well as improving their study skills through the TRF/Tutorial process. In addition, students in 10th grade add the following skills in AVID:
Early access to the college fair and admissions representative visits
PSAT and PreACT prep
Improved academic reading and writing skills
Service hours/projects (especially for National Honor Society applications)
One-on-one help choosing classes and pathways for next year (especially signing up for CCCC courses and choosing AP courses)
Letters of recommendation for internships/summer programs
College campus visits
Junior Year
Junior Year
This is the most important year before college applications start. In addition to continuing TRFs/Tutorials, the AVID Binder, academic reading/writing, portfolios, service hours/projects, and reflections, junior students work on the following:
PSAT preparation and taking the test with a fee waiver
Early access to the college fair and admissions representative sessions
One-on-one guidance for CCCC pathways
National Honor Society applications (and other honor societies around the school)
Governor's School applications (if students qualify)
ACT and SAT test preparation (and taking the tests with fee waivers)
First drafts of personal statements/college essays
The College Research Project (includes researching 10 universities that they intend to apply to and writing the first draft of each essay)
Transition to the Tutor role and learning about college-style Collaborative Study Groups
Internship application help/opportunities
Junior year is the last time that students can apply to join the program. Students must have been in the program as an 11th grade student to be elligible to continue to the final year of the program.
Senior Year
Senior Year
Students must have participated in AVID during their junior year in order to move to the final level of the program. This is the culmination of all the hard work that students have done up to this point. In the AVID elective time 12th grade year, we work on the following:
Continued use of the AVID binder
College-style Collaborative Study Groups
One-on-one work on college essays and personal statements
Brag sheets/resumes to request letters of recommendation and guidance of which teachers to ask
NC College Connect and other direct admissions programs
One-on-one guidance through choosing top choic schools
QuestBridge application (if applicable)
One-on-one guidance filling out the Common Application
One-on-one guidance filling out the Residency Determination System form and assistance with appeals if needed
One-on-one guidance filling out FAFSA
One-on-one guidance filling out the CSS profile for applicable universities
One-on-one guidance filling out scholarship applications (especailly the Dell Scholarship Program)
One-on-one guidance navigating the different student portals for each university
Help completing the Central Carolina Promise and K14 application for continued access to free community college classes for two years after graduation
Assistance navigating issues with university application portals (for example: fixing multiple applications to the same university, navigating computer errors such as incorrect residency status, calling admissions offices with questions)
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