Introducing the Fitz AVID Tutors!

AVID tutors play a key role in helping students.. They teach students and help them understand lessons, feel more confident about learning, and prepare students for college. The AVID program at Fitz has three college tutors. They are: Marcus, Vetzayra, and Abner. 

Mr. Marcus has been working as an AVID tutor for two years and is in his third year of college at Long Beach State University. His favorite memory as an AVID tutor has been taking the 8th graders to colleges. Growing up, he was also in AVID from his 7th grade all the way to his senior year, and his experience was overall very good. He decided to become an AVID Tutor since he always wanted to become a teacher, and being an AVID tutor at GGUSD is a great way to get his foot in the district. Ever since he started teaching AVID, his favorite thing about being an AVID tutor is being able to connect with students and help them with difficult tasks they struggle with. 

Secondly, another AVID tutor is Ms. Vetazayra. Any single time a student struggles with a subject or assignment, she makes sure to have them bring out their notes and break them down for them. She was inspired to become an AVID tutor because of her sister, since her sister said it was fun and amazing to work with students. A thing she struggled with in AVID was the service hours. She states,” I feel like the service hours don't give me much time, and we have to plan everything at the last minute.” She is currently in her third year at Cal State Fullerton.

Finally, we have Mr. Abner. He was in Fitz 2018 - 2020. He decided to join AVID when they interviewed him, saying that AVID would be helpful for his high school year. In Los Amigos, He had an amazing experience since it was really helpful for his college applications. Being an AVID tutors have struggles, and one of his struggles was also the work hours since it isn't much time to study the lesson. His favorite memory of being an AVID tutor is being able to do potlucks with the seventh graders and eighth graders. 

Overall, the AVID tutors play a very important role at Fitz Intermediate because they work hard every day to support students in subjects they struggle with the most. They are willing to explain things again, answer questions, and encourage students. Because of their dedication and patience, many students feel more confident in their learning and more prepared for their success.