AVID Student Spotlight!

Guest Speakers

On Wednesday, August 21st, our AVID Students had their first guest speaker. Emma McGuckin gave a presentation on her education background and her experience as a Wildlife Rehabber, Wildlife Educator, Wildlife Biologist, and Zoological Specialist.

On October 17, Mark Gilliard spoke to our AVID Students about his work with Good Shepherd Hospice and the Hardee County School Board.

On October 23, Max Baker spoke to our AVID Students about his career as Vice President of Technology at PRECO.

On October 29th, Sergeant Toni Roe came to speak to our AVID Students about her career in the army as a Signal Support Specialist. She also told them about the many pros of a career in the Armed Forces.

On November 7th, Mayor N'Kosi Jones, mayor of Bowling Green, spoke to our AVID students about his education, several career paths, and lots of great advice.

On November 12, Crystal and Anna from Citrus Dental spoke to our AVID Students about their careers as Dental Hygienists as well as the importance of Dental Hygiene and even gave every student a goodie bag with a toothbrush, floss, and mouthwash!

On November 14th, Cody and Duke from the Lineman Program at SFSC came to talk to our students about their experience in the program and what linemen do, and showed them a lot of the equipment they use.

On Tuesday, November 19th, Emily and Victoria spoke to our AVID classes. They are both former AVID students, so they shared their experience in the AVID Program and how it has helped them as well as their experiences working in the school system and various other jobs.

On December 3rd, Thomas Trevino, owner of Kinbro among several other local businesses, discussed his success as a business owner and what he learned though his experiences to get him where he is today with our AVID Students.

On December 16th, our guest speaker was here all the way from Gainesville, Miss Holly Hughes. She works for the Division of Plant Industry for the FDA and told us all about the FDA, the different divisions, and what her division does. We learned about the various pests that attack our ecosystem here in Florida and what's being done to solve the problems, as well as her role in the communications department.

On Tuesday, January 21st, a team from Florida Highlands Hospital spoke to our students about their various positions within the hospital as well as their education and career path that led them to where they are now, their job role/responsibilities, and their favorite part of the job. They also shared some really great advice with the students before breaking off into 4 interactive stations.

We're all connected!

7th Grade AVID students learned they have more in common with each other than they realized by making a chain connecting one person at a time based on shared interests. In the end, we were able to link everyone together.

AVID DAY is August 30th!

We celebrated by proclaiming the impact we'd like to make by the end of the school year. Schoolwide, students participate in a College Bingo and wore neon colors because our futures are BRIGHT!

Word Scramble Challenge in 7th Grade AVID

Spoons!

7th Grade AVID Students took Focused Notes on the game of Spoons and then they put their notes to the test by actually playing the game! It was very intense and fun!

Congrats to Nevaeh and Layla, the winners from their tables!!

Back-to-Back Drawings in 7th Grade AVID!

Students sit back-to-back with their partner. One of them describes the picture and the other one draws the picture based on the description. Neither of them can look until the time is up!

Congratulations to our Winners!

1st Place - Haileigh and Christian

2nd Place - Layla, Eyleen, and Ian

Stockings for Navajo Children

AVID students have been working hard to decorate stockings to send from a local church to Navajo Children in Arizona. First, they researched the Navajo People and did a one-pager. Then, they got to get creative and decorate several stocking each.

7th Grade Field Trip

On Monday, November 4th, the 7th grade AVID class got to tour SFSC in Avon Park and then went to lunch at Olive Garden. It was a very interactive and hands-on tour and we had a great time!

8th Grade Field Trip

On November 21st, 8th Grade AVID Students got to tour Warner University in Lake Wales followed by a delicious lunch at Chilis.

Haunted Gingerbread Houses for Halloween in 7th Grade AVID

Thanksgiving Fun in 7th Grade AVID!

The students made Career Turkeys by researching a potential career choice and disguising their turkey for that career. They also did a paper chain challenge. Not only did their paper chain need to be the longest, using only two pieces of paper, each link also had to include something they are thankful for.

New Shirts

7th Grade AVID Students were excited to wear their new shirts, made by the High School High Tech students here at HHS and provided by Mosaic.

Giving Back

8th Grade AVID Students made cards to give out at a local Nursing Home for Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Bridge Challenge in 7th Grade AVID

LCR for Fun Friday in 7th Grade AVID! Leo was the winner!

Balloon Tower Challenge in 7th Grade AVID

Eyleen, Samantha, and Angelica were the winners!

The Radio Show

On December 19th, Araceli Ramos, Melanie Guerrero-Herrada, Valerie Juarez, and Rosario Torres were the guest speakers for the Cat Chat Radio Show at Wauc 102.1 The Outlaw. They were very well-spoken despite being nervous and represented AVID well!

On January 18, 2024, Erianna Severe and Katelyn Sims from 7th Grade AVID joined Shayla Hernandez and Esmeralda Ramos from 8th Grade AVID and Mrs. Myers to do the Cat Chat Radio Show for 102.1 The Outlaw, our local radio station in Wauchula. They discussed what the AVID program is, what they do in class, how it's helped them, and their goals for the future. They are also all either Culinary Students or Culinary Student Workers so they got a chance to talk about that experience as well. They did a fantastic job and deserved a treat at Dunkin on the way back to school!