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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
