Greetings from the Schurz AVID program!

We are excited to welcome our #Classof2024. You are in good hands with Ms. Cicchetti and we know she will help ease your transition to high school.

Welcome back Ms. Enstrom-Byrd’s AVID 10th graders! We are so excited for the next steps in your journeys.

To our Juniors, you have some serious college discoveries on the horizon and we look forward to helping you find your best match/fit colleges and universities.

And to our Seniors, you are at the doorstep to your futures! One door may seem to be closing while another is opening, but you are AVID Family for life.

As we approach the 3rd week of October, yes, can your believe it?!, it is close to the end of the marking period for Q1 report cards. Here is a sneak peak and what’s on tap this week…

AVID 12 – We see you hard at work on your post secondary plans. Keep those FAFSA & college applications coming! Visit the College Room Wednesday for Scholarween to get assistance right after school. College visits this week include Texas A&M, Iowa Wesleyan, SIU Edwardsville, U.S. Naval Academy, National Louis U, Penn State, and Lincoln College. Be sure to check them out on your lunch periods!

AVID 11 – Now that SAT practice tests are in the books, link those College Board accounts to Khan Academy for customized practice! Thank you in advance to  DJ and Makayla for helping with the Articulation Breakfast!

AVID 10 – After a week of focused notes review, you have an assessment this week along with two full days of tutorials. It is time to close the gap before report cards! If your are in Pre-AP English, you should be ready to select your advertisement for the Ad Analysis paper!

AVID 9 – Good work on your Tower of Power team building last week! This week you will take your AVID BOY assessment on critical reading and writing. Then, we are under way with tutorials this week and agenda/binder checks. 

Seniors,

It is time to start applying to scholarships to close the gap in your financial aid! Come to Scholar-Ween!!! in the College Room on Wednesday, October 24th after school. 

• Need help starting your personal statement?  We got you!!
• Don’t know what colleges should be on your app list?  We got you!!
• Need a kick in the butt to get started??  We can help you with that too!!
• Representatives from UIC and ISAC will be on hand to assist with applications or to answer any burning questions.

For a short week with Columbus Day holiday, our AVID Bulldogs sure had a busy week working on their college goals!

AVID 12 is in the midst of FAFSA and college applications.

AVID 11 took a practice SAT test and met with a representative from UIC College of Business to hear more about their campus programs and services.

AVID 9 & 10 took their PSAT tests and will use the results to hone their study skills for the April exam.

Whew! We are taking some time to breathe this weekend and will be right back at for Spirit Week starting Monday.

Fall is here and we falling into the routine of being AVID Bulldogs! Congratulations to our students who were DOG eligible and participated in Spirit Fest. We are proud of your accomplishments and keep up the great work!

We reviewed the steps of Focused Notes are ready to demonstrate note-taking, processing, connecting our thinking, summarizing & reflecting, and ultimately applying those notes to reach the top. Let’s get started!

Thank you Rosa S.  and Juwan B. for visiting during your 1st semesters at NEIU. College life looks good on you!

Class of ’17 visitors Jorge with Year Up is a smashing success and Alejandra at NLU is her own rock star, forging a career in criminal justice. Watch out world, they are moving up!

Welcome Back AVID Students

We are underway in SY 2018-2019! Your AVID teachers are so excited to dive into all that makes us AVID. Think about all that we do the WICOR way!

• Writing – for high school and beyond!
• Inquiry – we are the minds that want to know…
• Collaboration – there is no “I” in team and that is what we are
• Organization – yes, admit it, those binders and *NEW student agendas really help
• Reading – to understand, to think critically, and discuss

So, what are you waiting for?? Get your binder and get to AVID class! Let’s make this year great!

AVID Students, are you ready to take-off to your futures?! Be sure you have taken care of this pre-flight business:

Seniors – You have a scholarship tracker due Monday! EVERY student is REQUIRED to complete this to illustrate your work trying to #closethegap. Remember, this is everything you applied to or were awarded. Use this list as a guide:

1. College Greenlight site scholarships (remember we entered some last June)
2. Institutional scholarships you applied for/were awarded by any school
3. Private scholarships you applied for, i.e. DELL, Gates, Pullman, Coca-Cola etc.
4. Mentor Program Scholarships, i.e. STAR, One Million Degrees, Bottom Line, etc.

Freshmen – You should be completing your virtual voyage on Roadtrip Nation through Naviance. Be sure you do the following BEFORE you write your reflection. Reflections are due Monday, March 12, 2018.

• Complete “What’s Your Road?”
• Watch minimum of 3 videos
• Go into My Planner – Tasks Assigned to Me-“Roadtrip Nation Reflection” and read the question to answer
  • After viewing at least 3 interviews, describe the leader you related to most and explain why you related to this leader – USE TIQUAL format
• Proofread before you submit – this is a CPS assigned task so make it your best writing. You can’t take back a 1st impression.

Hey AVID Peeps, there are some exciting opportunities this month for you!

Seniors: Here are the March Scholarship opportunities. #closethegap is the order of business that you MUST be engaged in now. Remember, you must show proof of at least one scholarship entry (not a raffle) for your passport and your CPS Naviance required tasks.Scholarship March-22c5s1a

Freshmen: The field trip to the Illinois Regional College Fair at DePaul University is next Wednesday, March 14th. You do NOT need anything except your parents signature/phone number. Encourage your parents to attend with you and it will an evening of fun. It is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, so get that in ASAP. And you get to spend even more time with me, your favorite teacher on a college campus. This is what AVID is all about, so be a part of the fun!

Hope you enjoyed the Monday holiday! We are back in business this week.

Seniors – You are starting topic selection for your leader project. Be sure you have read the project description posted in Google Classroom. And this Saturday, the 24th is the College Greenlight scholarship marathon. WE ARE Entering!

Freshmen – Friday is your pizza party for your 91% attendance rate in Semester 1 – Whoo-hoo!! Before that Monmouth college is in the spotlight and we are getting those Manalas cut and created.

*ALL CLASSES HAVE DOG REPORT REFLECTION WEDNESDAY (new form!)

*ALL CLASSES HAVE TRF THURSDAY

Snow, the Olympic Games, and hearts rule the week! After a weather-related school closing, we are back on schedule this week.

AVID 12 – We resume our leadership talk and are preparing for your leader research project. In addition, we will be prepping for the College Greenlight Saturday Scholarship event and the getting the MyScholly app for up-to-date scholarship alerts.

AVID 9 – Elmhurst College is in the spotlight, and mandalas are the talk of the week.

All AVID sections will update their Raise.me micro-scholarships.