In the past week we have been focusing on writing professional letters. We have been using this method of writing to contact schools, local businesses, and leaders in our community to help us with several upcoming projects that we have going on. Students have been working together on service learning projects and have discovered how…

In my AVID class, we recently finished up our mandala project in which students were asked to draw a Mandala and complete an essay along the same lines of the drawing. Maṇḍala is a word that means “circle”. In the Hindu and Buddhist religious traditions their sacred art often takes a mandala form. In class…

Monday in our AVID class, we took some time to talk about college and admission to college. Students started out the period by brainstorming about what they already know about the requirements for college and then we discussed the various types of prep and admission tests for college. Students were given one of five college…

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Created with flickr slideshow.On Friday we took our much awaited trip to Kansas City to attend the AVID leadership conference and watch Sporting Kansas City play the Philadelphia Union. The trip was a great success, while there our students got the opportunity to meet other AVID students from around the region and take part in…

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On September 23rd we will be traveling to Kansas City for a AVID Leadership Conference. During our time in KC we will attend a conference with AVID teachers and students from the 4 state area and later that evening we will attend a soccer match between Sporting Kansas City and the Philadelphia Union. The document…

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…is here! In class on Wednesday we will discuss the design for the shirts and get t-shirt sizes as well. Mr. McClung