AVID 2023-2024

Washington Middle School

We are AVID, the College Bound!

WMS AVID 2023-2024

SOARing to Success!

May 2024

AVID Period 3

AVID Period 4

AVID Period 5

AVID Period 6

Planning for Success!

September 2023

What were you like before AVID? 🤔

How have you changed because of AVID? 😃🎓

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

College Search Projects 2024

Campus Life field Trip Spring 2024

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Kapiolani Community College Field Trip Spring 2024

AVID, Pre-AVID, & Lokahi Club 2024

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Hospitality & Tourism

Resilience Hub Design Lab

Sable Love,

WMS AVID Alumni &

KCC Culinary Student

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AVID Advisory Visitations Spring 2024

WMS AVID Alumni

Extra special customer service from Lea! WMS AVID Alumna is currently a student at the University of Hawaii balancing work & college. So good to see you Lea!

Kayla

Alyssa

Guest Speakers

Thank you Kayla & Alyssa for your inspiring words & sharing your journeys to college & career. We are in awe of you as you embark on your doctoral journeys! Kayla is working towards her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado after graduating with her Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University. Alyssa is working towards her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at University of Saint Augustine in Texas after graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Kinesthesiology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kayla & Alyssa were both part of our AVID National Demonstration recertification year in 2012. We look forward to updates on their progress. Mrs. Domingo would be so very proud of both of you.

College Shirts: My Design

Pre-AVID students are DREAMing BIG! Students researched colleges. They created a handmade college t-shirt that they may proudly wear on College Shirt Wednesday!

High School Oriention

A HUGE Mahalo to 🐶 Kaimuki & 🐯 McKinley High Schools for hosting orientation for our WMS 8th graders! We loved seeing all the hands on Career Pathway & Academy classes! Bonus was getting to see our former WMS students THRIVING in high school!

Career Exploration

Much Aloha to our KAN, Ke Ala Naʻauao, mentors from University of Hawai'i for leading us through career exploration activities! We loved playing Egg 🥚, Chicken 🐥, Dinosaur 🦖and exploring our career options. So many possibilities! Please come back soon!

NACAC National College Fair

On Tuesday, October 24, AVID students visited the NACAC National College Fair at the Hawaii Convention Center. Students learned about a wide variety of colleges and universities from the US, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, and more. Special thanks to Ms. Kam-Felipe, Mr. Z, Mrs. & Mr. Tang, & Mrs. Lee for chaperoning!

SOEST Open House

On Saturday, October 21, Washington Middle School students participated in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology annual open house at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Students participated in a wide variety of hands-on activities. Special thanks to Mr. Nishi & Mrs. McKnight for chaperoning!

🐯 McKinley vs 🐶 Kaimuki Girl's Volleyball Field Trip

First field trip of the year! What does it mean to be a Student Athlete? Exciting matches between McKinley vs. Kaimuki varsity white & red girl’s volleyball teams! Special thanks to Mr. Morikuni & Principal Okamura for the warm welcome. We loved cheering hard for BOTH McKinley & Kaimuki!

Planning for Success & AVID Induction Ceremony 2023

Welcome to AVID

at Washington Middle School!

Once an Eagle, always an Eagle!

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The purpose of Planning for Success Family Night is to promote school success for all students.

We shared learning strategies & support systems that will enable all students to be successful at WMS and beyond.

During the AVID Induction Ceremony we formally welcomed students new to our Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program.

254 RSVPs. 180 musubis distributed. Thank you to everyone who attended. Special thanks to our AVID Site Team and our second year AVID students for making our event a success.

*Refreshments provided by Title I Parent Involvement Funds

College Shirt Wednesdays

It's College Shirt Wednesday! 🦅🎓 Where will you go? 🤩 What do you need to do to prepare yourself? 🤔

AVID Shirt Fridays

Our new AVID shirts look amazing! Spread Your Wings and SOAR! Thank you to the Domingo family for their generous donation which we used to purchase the shirts. AVID students will wear their shirts on field trips and Fridays!

WMS AVID Alumni

We 💜 our WMS AVID Alumni!

We would love to hear from you!

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