Career Project

The last big project for AVID students is the Career Project. The information sheet can be downloaded by clicking here to go to Mrs. Neubert's website. Download the pdf for Career Project and Career Project Organizer.

For this project, students need to pick two careers they are interested in. They need to fill out the Career Project Organizer by the specific due dates. If the organizer is filled out on time, students will receive a stamp for each part. (There should be a total of FIVE stamps on the organizer.) They will write an essay on both careers, create a "layered-look" book, and present their books to the class.

Important due dates are:
Career Project Organizer
Pick careers due Friday, 4-10-09
Reason why due Friday, 4-10-09
References due Friday, 4-10-09
Answers to questions due Thursday, 4-23-09
Compare/contrast careers due Thursday, 4-23-09

Essay due Tuesday, 5-5-09

Layered-Look Book due Tuesday, 5-5-09


Email Mrs. Neubert at neubert_l@auhsd.us if there are any questions.

Fun Friday Skits

For team building on Friday, the 9th grade AVID students broke into groups of three to four students. They then created skits about specific "random" things that three students picked in each class. In period 1, students had to create skits that had something about a cow, a dog, and a hippie. In period 3, students had to include something about balloons, shoes, and rollie pollies.

No pictures were taken of the skits, but all skits were very entertaining and fun.

The Final College Presentations

The last groups in the 9th grade AVID class presented their colleges today. All of the presentations were excellent!

More College Presentations

The 9th grade AVID students continued with their presentations today. Each group is doing an excellent job!!

College Presentations Today

The 9th grade AVID class began their college presentations in class today. Groups prepared a Power Point presentation about their college covering the following information: name of college, mascot, location, admission requirements, sports, clubs, activities, and common majors. Groups were asked to be creative and to include pictures in their presentation.

So far, presentations have been great!

9th Grade AVID on Green Day

Students in the 9th grade AVID class participated in tutorials today, and they had the opportunity to peer edit their college essays.

The rough draft of the college research project was due today, and any student who did not have that essay ready in class will be receiving a Teleparent phone call home. Those with the essay ready had the opportunity to get ideas and suggestions from their classmates.

REMINDER: The final draft of the college research project, as well as the power point presentation, are both due on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25.

Tutorials also occurred today, giving students the chance to get the help they needed in their other classes.

Visit to Brookhurst

Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Neubert, and four AVID seniors made a visit to the 8th grade AVID students at Brookhurst Junior High School on Friday, March 13th. The 8th grade students were given a challenging team-building activity to complete without talking to their group, and then they were given a chance to ask any questions to the seniors or Mrs. Neubert. Applications for the AVID program at Savanna High School were left with the Brookhurst students.

Savanna's senior AVID students had the opportunity to share with the 8th grade students what colleges they had been accepted to as well as what they appreciated about AVID.After the visit with Brookhurst, Mrs. Hill treated her seniors to a lunch at Mimi's cafe to show her appreciation for their hard work.