Transitioning To Abnormality

Growing up in Chicago, I attended a neighborhood school from preschool through first grade. Although it was an exceptional school for elementary kids, the education for middle school and high school students was not as adequate. Seeking a better place to raise their children, my parents were faced with a tough choice. When I was in 2nd grade, our family made the decision to move to the suburbs. On July 3rd, we all packed into our Honda minivan and drove 45 minutes to a new home in the town of Winnetka. Within my first year at Crow Island, my new school, I learned so many new things. I started playing the violin and speaking Spanish, neither of which were offered at my old school. I met my best friends that I'm still close with now. Over the

Avid has been interesting for me this year. I was depressed and didn't want to live anymore but Avid helped me get out of that, and by tha I mean everyone punched me in my stomach for acting so stupid , but I’m grateful that they did that. It taught me to actually take notes properly for the first time in my life. How to rely on others for help when I needed it most. Most importantly, how to not be so anti-social. I would say it improved the way I interact with others, and thats something I really needed.

Avid has helped me better prepare my success in college by teaching how to work through my difficulties and figure out an answer that will help to advance me for the more proficient. This experience made me know the techniques to be a virtuous student and how to keep myself organized so that I can make my life more leisurely. I found out that Cornell notes actually helps to make my life easier. I will be using them in college because its also a helping tool for studying and grouping quizzing. My Avid teacher helped me with building my confidence with trying to publicly speak in front of the public for presentations. Tutorials helped me to be ready for group studying in college. This is helpful because I learned how to organized a study group.

I became part of the AVID program in eighth grade, I had no clue what the program was about; most of the time we worked on subjects that we needed help on, learned how to be organized, and practiced public speaking by having small socratic seminars. In a way, the tactics that my eighth grade AVID teacher taught me helped me become successful for my college preparation it helped improve my grades in the classes that I was struggling in and pushed me to take challenging courses. In my sophomore, junior, and senior year of high school, I spent my time reviewing different schools around the state and out-of-the state browsing through the financial aid assistance, majors and minors, location, and diversity to choose from. Junior year was the best

Being a part of AVID means I am able to challenge myself and take AP classes while having the support of my peers. Considering following the path of either becoming a math teacher or accountant, I am taking AP math classes now to gain a better understanding of what I am expected to know and how I feel on the subject. I’ve always being fond of math, AVID has helped realized that I am considering this route.

A few months after Shayla was born my family decided to move to Canal Winchester. This was a big deal because moving means a new school. The next school year Desiree, James, and I were going to Tussing Elementary. We went there for a year and while I was there I was able to make dean’s list. The following year we were moved to Pickerington Elementary due to Tussing being overcrowded. After 4th grade I went to Diley Middle School, and while I was there I was able to have a spectacular time at Outdoor Edu. Before the school year was up my family moved to Reynoldsburg. When the school year was about to start I learned that I was going to be going to Lakeview Junior high instead of Ridgeview. The transition was much harder for me this time than

Carolina Flores has had an extraordinary experience at Casco Bay High School. She had a passionate smile as she said, “I would redo my four years here again.” Her journey before a CBHS was different. Her 8th grade year everyone kept telling her only weird go to CBHS or it's a hard school. But her mother didn't wanted her to go to Deering High school because her older sister had a horrible experience at DHS. “My older sister didn't want me to same experience as she did in high school,” Carolina said. But right now she is so grateful and thankful for mother forcing her to go Casco. She learned how to come out of her comfort zone, for example, her biggest millstone was being a dj at her 10th grade year for the Halloween dance.

1- What appeals to me about the AVID program is that the program prepares you for high school/college. Also, how the program teaches you new strategies that you can use in school and it helps you develop a sense of hope for personal achievement gained through hard work and determination. This was my first year in AVID and I gained a lot of new ways to make learning easier in school. Such as cornell notes, PVLEGS, and how to stay organized throughout the school year. I want to continue AVID because it’s really a fun and it is a very educational program to be in. I met new friends there and it helped me not fall off the wagon in school by getting good grades.

A significant educational opportunity I have taken advantage of is being in AVID. I joined AVID so I can stay organized and be prepared for high school. I joined AVID in the seventh grade and have been in it ever since. I really wanted to stay organized and my older brother recommended this class to me. I am glad I joined AVID because I have met a lot of people and have been very organized and prepared for my classes. AVID has really helped me because of tutorials, study halls, and taking better notes in class to help me study better.

Hello, I am Anahi Ceballos-Tapia and I am currently 13 years old. When I’ve first heard about the AVID program, I was very skeptical about what this program benefits. After asking which program would suit me the best for my future education, I’ve chosen to participate in this particular program. I feel that I have the skills and determination to have this course in Everett Alvarez High School. Therefore, I would like to be enrolled in AVID for various reasons. My foremost reason on why I want to be enrolled in AVID program is considering that it will help me tremendously on my academics in school, which would apply to helping me learn how to be successful all the way through college. Secondly, I would like to be in AVID since this class can

The anvil that I call my binder has taught me to clean my binder frequently, more importantly, however, it has taught me organizational skills. Cornell notes, a piece of paper with a line on the side. These notes have taught me to write down only the most important things and to practice repetition. Today, nearly four years later, I have already been accepted into two universities. I owe a large part of this to the Avid program here at American. Over the years our senior class has dwindled down from a class of thirty to a class of nine. I am both honored and privileged to call them my Avid family. They have all been a part of the program since day one. I have watched all of them grow and change into the amazing individuals that they are today. For the students who are a part of the Avid program, I would strongly recommend that you stay in it. Specifically, I would like to focus on the freshman Avid class. I know that to a lot of you it just seems like a lot of extra work, but there is so much more to it than that. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr.

Unlike most kids, I could not be eager to see my old friends again. I was starting secondary school at a high school where I was far away from my grade school friends. This proved to be quite difficult and nerve-wracking because it meant starting all over again. Ever since I was a kid, I have had unusual school transitions. To be more specific, I moved from a school

My sophomore year of high school got off to a rough start. After going to a small charter school my first year, I decided I wanted to go to a more traditional high school. But I soon realized that it was not the school for me. I transferred again, this time to the school my older sister was going to. It was a small arts school in the same district. My sister kept telling me how much she liked it there and how it was different from other schools.

AVID pushes students to try harder in order to achieve the best they can. Thus, AVID will help support students

Moving schools, moving schools is the hardest thing you could possibly ever do because your leaving everything you’ve known and everything you're used to, but at the same time it could be exciting because you get to experience a new community and most importantly new things. You have a new chance at starting over and meeting new people. Most people would say moving is the worst thing you could do but it isn't the worst thing you could do. In my opinion, I would say trying something new is the better choice just because it was for me. Moving schools was an absolute greater decision because I met amazing people and many people supported me until I felt comfortable at my new school. I never wanted to leave my loved ones and my other school but my mind changed and it was greatly astonishing.