AVID Newsletter
May 2018
2017-2018 Wrap Up
This year has been exciting for AVID! Please take some time to read through our newsletter and check out what our students and AVID team have been up to this school year.
AVID Team honored with Principal's Award
On April 25th the AVID team was honored with the Principal's award. The team was recognized at a Salute to Staff program at Forest View. The AVID team has worked hard this year to improve and expand an already outstanding AVID program at Wheeling High School.
Spring Break Trip
Over spring break a group of 30 juniors took a 3 day trip all over Illinois and were able to visit 8 college campuses.
AVID National Conference
In December a group of AVID site team members attended the AVID National Conference in Orlando, FL. It was a great time to acquire new strategies for our AVID students and to collaborate as colleagues.
AVID Scholarship Winners
AVID raised enough money this year to award 8 AVID seniors scholarships for $750. These are the 8 AVID students:
Vanessa Casas
Karyme Castro
Jesus Chavez
Nancy Escobar
Daniel Flores
Fiorella Ghiorsi
Esteban Machado
Jennifer Medina
This year 3 seniors were awarded full rides this year!
Saleta Anda - Full ride Robert Morris UniversityJakub Kacala - Full ride National Louis University
Selena Martinez-Sanchez - Full ride National Louis University
Altogether, our Senior AVID class has earned over 2 million dollars in scholarships!
Way to go Seniors!
AVID Parent Nights
Again this year the AVID site team hosted a couple of parent nights. This was a great opportunity for parents to come and learn a little more about what their student was learning and get their questions answered. The first night was called AVID 101 and the second night was a panel of AVID students that graduated and parents. Expect some more parent nights next year!
Senior AVID students take a college level course!
The pictures above are our two senior AVID students that completed a college level philosophy course 2nd semester through National Louis University. Thank you to National Louis for the opportunity and sending over such a great professor for our students to work with!
AVID Expansion
Next year AVID will expand by 4 sections and 100 students! There will be a total of 4 freshmen classes and 4 sophomore AVID classes. Knowing what a positive impact AVID has, the team is looking to support and share those opportunities with as many students as it can. Along with new sections, we will also be adding 2 new teachers. It is a pleasure to welcome Ms. Soto and Mrs. Castro to the 2018-2019 AVID team!
Sophomores in the press box at Northwestern
AVID End of the year Banquet
AVID students helping out at parent night
Northwestern University Field Trip
In May the freshmen and sophomore AVID students had to the opportunity to visit Northwestern University. Along with an informational presentation the students were also taken on a tour of the school, had lunch on campus and were even able to spend some time on the beach.
Senior Video 2018
Every year the seniors do a cardboard confessional video. The idea is for them to put how they felt as freshmen on the front and what they have accomplished or where they are going for college on the back. Please take some time to watch and enjoy this years video.
https://youtu.be/kXmI-B2ERkM
Wheeling High School AVID
Email: bruce.varela@d214.org
Website: http://whs.d14.org/academics/avid.aspx
Location: 900 South Elmhurst Road, Wheeling, IL, USA
Phone: 847-718-7000
Facebook: facebook.com/wheelinghighschoolavid
Twitter: @WheelingHS_AVID