AVID Staff  2022-2023
VP  Brett Tujague
AVID 4:  Leslie Peoples
AVID 3:  Irina Zaremba
AVID 2:  Luke Whatley
AVID 1:  Christina Gerry

The Mission of AVID

• To ensure that all students, especially students in the middle with academic potential, capable of completing a college preparatory path:
• will succeed  in the most rigorous curriculum
• will enter mainstream activities of the school,
• will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and
• will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.

AVID Facts

• AVID serves over 30,000 students worldwide
• Over 93% of AVID’s graduates enroll in college
• AVID graduates persist in college at an 89% rate
• Over 60% of the AVID graduates enroll in four-year colleges.

Students with Academic Potential

• Average to High Test Scores
• College Potential with Support
• 2.0-3.5 GPA
• Desire and Determination

Meets One or More of the Following Criteria

• First to Attend College
• Historically Underserved in 4-year Colleges
• Low Income
• Special Circumstances

Who May Participate

• Students who have the potential and desire to attend a four-year college and…
• have appropriate classroom behavior
• have between a 2.0 and 3.5 grade point average
• have a good attendance record
• have good work habits
• are willing to commit themselves to a minimum of two hours of homework each night
• are willing to commit to enrollment in a rigorous college preparatory sequence of courses.

Program Personnel

• Program Coordinator/AVID Teacher: Leslie Peoples
• Vice Principal AVID Oversight: Brett Tujague
• Counselor for AVID Program Students: Jennifer Howard
• AVID Teacher: Nicole Guccini
• AVID Teacher: Brad Ward
• AVID Teacher: Luke Whatley

Links to AVID Related Information Web Sites

• AVID Website
• CSU MENTOR
• UC WEBSITE
• FAFSA Financial Aid
• SAT Testing
• ACT Testing

AVID Informational Flyer