AVID Student Stories

Quotes from our 2021-2024 AVID students: 

AVID has given me....

• "AVID has given me the tools to construct my reality of success and happiness. A place to feel appreciated and safe. Most of all, it has given me a small family to grow with."

• "AVID has given me good study skills and habits that will lead to my success in the future."

• "AVID has given me hope."

• "AVID has given me opportunities and resources to be the best student I can be."

• "It’s given me the time to discuss, and figure out what I want to do after high school. It also gave me a teacher to be able to go to with any problems, school or personal. As well as a teacher, it has given me a classroom where I feel comfortable, and safe , which I appreciate." 

Students should apply for AVID because....

• "Students should apply for AVID because they help you prepare for college and they make you deep dive for important information about different colleges. They also help you stay organized and sometimes you think they are being too hard on you but they just care about you and just want you to succeed."

• "Students should apply to AVID if they want to know more about themselves or more about their future. They should also apply if they don’t have enough help in their lives which everyone needs once in a while."

• "Students should apply for AVID because it helps build knowledge about college and how to prepare for it. AVID gives you the support and tools you need to be successful in school."

• "Students should apply for AVID because this class will help them stay on track with their workload, prepare for college, and learn some helpful tips that guide them through high school."

• "Students should apply for AVID because....they can learn about choosing careers, picking a college, and applying for schools. Because it is only one class period, there is more room for student-teacher connections along with peers as well. The class itself isn’t difficult and the assignments and projects are self-based rather than from a textbook.” 

• "Students should apply to AVID as it drastically helps you to prepare for college. It helps to guide you throughout the college application process, all while preparing you for the tough schoolwork that's to come with a higher education."

AVID has impacted me by....

• "AVID has impacted my life by changing the course of it. I never gave high school much thought, I knew absolutely nothing about college. Suddenly I found myself so knowledgeable about college, financial literacy and being cheered on by people who wanted to see me succeed. They taught me what I know, I just made the decision to make use of it or not. And I'm glad I did. I have no idea what I'd be doing after high school without AVID."

• "AVID has taught me organization and communication skills that will stick with me for a long time. AVID helped make me into the person I am now by being involved with school and learning I can achieve more than I may think."

• "AVID has impacted my life by pushing me to do research on different colleges and really helping me think about possible future careers while giving me the tools to reach it."

• "AVID has impacted my life by helping me discover more about what I want for myself."

• "AVID has impacted my life by providing me with a better work ethic and improving my time management and organization skills."

• "AVID has impacted my life by having people who support and want me to do my best."