AVID Closes the Achievement Gap for ALL Students What will I do in an AVID class? Skill development in areas such as note-taking, organization, time management, public speaking, and test taking. College preparatory activities to help you learn about a variety of colleges and universities through guest speakers, field trips, and research. You also prepare for college by practicing for the SAT/ACT, filling out applications, exploring financial aid, etc. Mentoring by the AVID teacher and counselor to help monitor your progress and set goals. Study groups help you to go over difficult material and study for tests. Career exploration introduces you to a variety of career options. AVID Closes the Achievement Gap for ALL Students What is AVID? Who can be in AVID? AVID is an internationally recognized program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for admission to college at the end of high school. AVID targets highly motivated students and holds these future college students to the highest academic standards in order to be successful in college. AVID provides a four-year academic, social, and curriculum support program through enrollment in a mandatory elective AVID class. Students who: Want to be in the program Have the potential and desire to go to college Are willing to work hard Have a GPA of 2.5 and above Have average to high test scores Have good attendance Have a good behavior record Are willing to commit to rigorous college preparatory courses (Advanced Placement classes) To change this brochure, replace our sample content with your own. Or, if you'd rather start from a clean slate, press the New Slide button on the Home tab to insert a new page. Now enter your text and pictures in the empty placeholders. If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, copy any of the existing placeholders, then drag the new one into place. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, select and delete them before you print.

A Four-Year College Preparatory Program Advancement Via Individual Determination How do I apply for AVID? MHS AVID Staff 2015-2016 Mr. Bruce Anderson Principal Ms. Dani de Jesus 9th / 11th / 12th grade AVID Mr. John Melia 10th grade AVID AVID Coordinator: Dani de Jesus 808-727-4188 dani.dejesus@mauihigh.org Complete an application form by the deadline. If you fit the AVID criteria, you will be called in for a personal interview. If selected, you will be asked to sign an agreement to be in the AVID program for four years. A Four-Year College Preparatory Program To change this brochure, replace our sample content with your own. Or, if you'd rather start from a clean slate, press the New Slide button on the Home tab to insert a new page. Now enter your text and pictures in the empty placeholders. If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, copy any of the existing placeholders, then drag the new one into place. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, select and delete them before you print. Maui High School 660 South Lono Avenue Kahului, HI 96732 www.mauihigh.org