AVID
Understanding AVID
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a nonprofit that changes lives by helping schools shift to a more equitable, student-centered approach. AVID offers a variety of classroom activities, lesson plans, professional learning videos, and timely articles that are relevant to students. These tools help educators at Nyack implement and refine instructional practices. The power of AVID at the middle and high school level is the ability to impact students enrolled in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the school. AVID at the middle and high school level can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into any classroom to improve engagement and success for all students. Teachers have been incorporating the AVID strategies into their classroom to help all students, not just those in the AVID elective, to become more college- and career-ready.
Calendar
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New Haven University Free Application/Instant Decision Day Day
A representative from New Haven University will be here in the Guidance Office from 10 am - 1 pm. If anyone is applying to New Haven University please see your Guidance Counselor. Please bring you laptop.
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Common Application Workshop - 10:30 in the library
please remember to bring your laptop, school counselors will be available.
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School Counseling Office Conference Room
Rockland Community College Instant Decision Day
Please sign up in the School Counseling Office. A representative from RCC will be here from 10 am -2 pm. Application fee is waived. Students need to arrive for their appointments with their laptop to apply.
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BOCES COURSE FAIR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 10:30
Come learn all about the trades that BOCES offers. There will be a BOCES course fair during lunch at the high school for all students to learn about different options available to them through the local BOCES programs!
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School Closed - Holiday Recess
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School Closed - New Year's Day
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8th to 9th Grade Orientation
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Junior Parent Night and College Fair
College Fair 6-7 pm
Junior Parent Night 7 pm
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National School Counselors Week
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School Closed - Mid-Winter Recess
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School Closed - Good Friday
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School Closed - Spring Recess
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School Closed - Passover
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Orange County College Night at SUNY Orange in Middletown NY
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National Decision Day
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Southern Westchester College Fair
Event is being held at Westchester County Center in White Plains.
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Putnam-Northern Westchester College & Career Fair
Event is being held at Northern Westchester BOCES at Yorktown Heights
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Sophomore Parent Night and College Fair
College Fair from 6-7 pm
Meeting begins at 7 pm
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School Closed - Memorial Day
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Senior Awards Night
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Quick Contacts
Lorraine Longing, District Director for AVID, Llonging@nyackschools.org, 845 353 - 7123
Lynn Giles Harris, AVID Site Coordinator, Lgilesharris@nyackschools.org
Sean Cavanagh, 11th Grade AVID counselor, scavanagh@nyackschools.org
Judelka Espinal, 11th and 12th Grade AVID elective teacher, jespinal@nyackschools.org
Maggie Gershonovitz, 10th grade AVID counselor, mgershonovitz@nyackschools.org
Tara Heinemann, 9th and 12th grade AVID counselor, theinemann@nyackschools.org
Kelly Vasquez, 9th and 10th Grade AVID elective teacher, kvasquez@nyackschools.org
What's Happening in AVID 23-24 coming soon!
Virtual College Tours!
Parent Resources
AVID Community Service Opportunities
High School AVID students created a AVID Holiday Cookbook
Meals on Wheels - Miles of Smiles and Caring Cards- https://www.mowrockland.org/
Baking Memories for Kids - https://www.bakingmemories4kids.com/