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will be the first in their families to attend college, and many sire from low-income or minority families. AVID pulls these students onto the college track: acceleration instead of remediation. In addition to taking the school’s toughest classes, such as honors and Advanced Placement, AVID students take an AVID elective. In this daily class, they learn organizational and study skills; work on critical thinking and on asking probing questions; get academic help from peers and professional tutors; and participate in enrichment and motivational activities. AVID students also visit colleges so they can visualize themselves in college. Participants become academically successful leaders and role models for other students. The program’s coordinator, Buck Payne, summed up the program as follows: “Our goal is to > expand our program in order to reach as many of these students as possible. Understanding the students have got to want to do this, they have to have the vision that college is a real dream, and that they are willing to invest in the work that will allow them to make their dream a reality*. Freshmen in this program are encouraged to enroll in algebra, foreign language and honors courses. Sophomores enroll in honors and one AP class. Juniors enroll in at least
See AVID, Page A8
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