AVID At a Glance
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), is an elementary through postsecondary college readiness system that is designed to increase school-wide learning and performance. AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. The AVID system accelerates student learning, uses research-based methods of effective instruction, and provides meaningful and motivational professional development for teachers, to help them support students. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle, who have college potential, but who require additional coaching and tutoring to succeed. Participation in the AVID Program requires students to attend an AVID elective class, where organizational and academic support, as well as college planning and awareness, are central to the program. AVID is a nationally-recognized program, with a proven record of success at preparing students for college and university admissions.
Mondays and Wednesdays: Tutorials on Core Subjects
- Peer Tutoring with College Tutor support
- Incorporating technology into learning
- Use of Costa’s Levels of Vocabulary
- Inquiry based- questions
Tuesdays and Thursdays: Special Projects and Units of Study
- College Project Unit
- Career Project Unit
- Positive Music Project Unit
- AVID Weekly Articles/Socratic Seminar
- Time Management and Learning Styles Unit
- Kodak Moments Photo Project
- Featured College Cornell Notes (once a month)
- Learning Logs on Core Subjects
- College Articles and Marking Text
- Getting to Know ME Unit
- GPA Check/Aeries grade monitoring (once a month)
- Anti-Tobacco Unit
- Earth Day Activities
- Anti-Bullying Activities
Fridays: Fun Activities
- Binder Organization Checks by College Tutor (bi-monthly)
- Motivational Movie Clips
- Teambuilding Activities
- Learning Games
Other Activities:
- Fieldtrips to Universities and Cultural Events
- Community Service (20 hours or more per year)
- Knott’s Night: AVID-sponsored Knott’s Night for Scholarship Funds
- College Fair (presented through PE classes)
- Leadership Activities
- Fundraising
- Car Show
- Carl’s Jr. Books
- Winter Project
STUCO At a Glance (ASB)
Special Projects and Units of Study
- Leadership Unit
- Positive Music Project Unit
- AVID Weekly Articles/Socratic Seminar
- Time Management and Learning Styles Unit
- Leadership Articles and Marking Text
- Getting to Know ME Unit
- Sycamore Scavenger Hunt Project
- Anti-Tobacco Unit
- Earth Day Activities
- Anti-Bullying Activities
Fridays: Fun Activities
- Motivational Movie Clips
- Teambuilding Activities
- Learning Games
- Organizing Games for students during 1st and 2nd Lunch
Other Activities:
- Community Service (30 hours or more per year)
- Poster-Making for all Clubs/Programs (when needed)
- Red Ribbon Week
- Positive Music Week
- 1st and 2nd Semester Award Ceremonies
- World No Tobacco Day
- College Week
- Leadership Activities
- Fundraising
- Car Show
- College Week Bracelets
- Valentine’s Day items
- Winter Project
- Dances:
- Back to School
- Positive Music
- Halloween Dance
- Sweetheart Ball
- End of the Year Dance
- Campus Clean Up
- ASB Meetings:
- Club/Program money spending
- New/Returning Clubs
- Budgets
- Fundraising Activities
PEER ASSISTANCE LEADERSHIP (PAL)
FALL SEMESTER
- About me
- Character building
- Team building skills
- Drug prevention (Red Ribbon Week)
- Bullying prevention
- Service learning
SPRING SEMESTER
- Conflict resolution
- Peer tutoring
- Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention
- Mentoring and Tutoring
TEACHER AIDE PROGRAM
The aide program offers the student the opportunity to learn a variety of job duties and activities that will provide development in personal skills. To qualify for entry into this program, the student is required to have a total 2.00 GPA and to maintain a total 2.00 GPA. The maximum credit allowable at the junior high level for all combined student aide courses is ten (10) semester credits.