AVID

 
AVID at Highland Park Senior High School
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WELCOME to  AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) at Highland Park Senior High School. 

What is Avid...

  • AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.
  • AVID is an in-school academic support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success.
  • AVID places academically average students in advanced classes.
  • AVID levels the playing field for minority, rural, low-income and other students without a college-going tradition in their families.
  • AVID is for all students, but it targets those in the academic middle.
  • AVID is implemented schoolwide and districtwide.

What AVID isn't...

  • AVID isn't a remedial program.
  • AVID isn't a free ride.
  • AVID isn't a niche program.
  • AVID isn't a college outreach program.

Please click on the following links for course offerings, helpful resources and a directory of department faculty.

Genesys Works

Breaking Through Ceremony, October 2012

AVID Content Standards

Each of  AVID 9-12 courses has its own curriculum.  The standards below are presented and then refined throughout a student's time in our program.

HPSH AVID Alumna Shines at Great River Race!

Wilderness Inquiry's Josh Garubanda (a friend of Highland AVID) introduces Shante to the crowd.  

 

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