AVID In The News
Transcript of California Governor Schwartzenegger Press
Conference at Rosa Parks Middle School
by Michael Harris
Jan 7th,
2010
Preparations for Rosa Parks Day in California will spread the
spirit of Rosa Parks throughout the State of California and continue to make
change. The broader historical legacy of Civil Rights in the State of
California remains an open secret. We must understand the past clearly to have
a greater appreciation of the present. Margret Fortune summed up the crisis
best, "Right now, 80 percent of African American students who graduate from our
public schools here in California are not even eligible to apply to our public
university. That's a crisis. That means we're setting them up to go to prison.
That's not an exaggeration; it's a reality."
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UC Davis Recognizes Distinguished Alumni
January 4,
2010
Mary Catherine Swanson -- Swanson, cred ’67, will be honored
with the Distinguished Achievement Award for exemplary conduct and achievement.
She is the founder, past executive director and member of the board of
directors of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination). Swanson started
the student support program in 1980 with 32 students in one San Diego school.
The program now serves more than 300,000 students in 4,000 schools in 45 states
and 15 countries. One of eight UC Davis graduates in the Swanson family, she
currently serves on the UC Davis School of Education’s Board of
Advisors.
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The Baltimore Sun
By Arin Gencer
January 2,
2010
Preparing students for a brighter future AVID college preparatory
program at Woodlawn High aims to raise achievement among black male
teens.
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Mountain View Voice News
December 23,
2009
Crunch time for college-bound students Economic downturn makes
application process even tougher by Kelsey Mesher Mountain View Voice Staff
Like many of her fellow students, Los Altos High School senior Vienna Rye will
spend the winter break carefully filling out applications for college.
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School spotlight: Sunset Elementary School
By Lisa
Deaderick, Union-Tribune Staff Writer
December 19, 2009
Two years
ago, Sunset Elementary partnered with Athletes for Education to address its
obesity problem. “We have the highest obesity rate in the county, and our
school has the highest in the district,” said Jason Romero, 35, principal
at Sunset. “So a few years ago, we made an effort for healthier
habits.” Steve Gregory of the Chargers stops by each month to work out
with the children; students and parents participate in a morning walking
program; classes in healthy cooking are offered for parents; and students get
healthy treats like fruit salad parties. When the health of the children
started improving, Romero and his staff noticed that the academics began to
improve, as well...
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The Fallbrook Village News
December 17,
2009
Fallbrook High students leave a legacy. Shirley Chisholm once said,
"Service is the rent we pay for our place on earth." To fulfill these words, an
endeavor called Legacy Week was organized at Fallbrook High School from
November 30 to December 5. The week, the students, devoted to serving others,
were given the opportunity to learn about service organizations as well as earn
service hours to help them with future endeavors at Fallbrook High.
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NEWS RELEASE – AVID Center San
Diego
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
AVID African American Male
Initiative (AAMI) announces Pilot Schools, a college preparatory system serving
largely first generation college-going students in nearly 4,500 schools in 45
states and 16 countries/territories, has today announced the Culturally
Relevant Site Team (CREST) schools for its African American Male Initiative
(AAMI).
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Voice of America News® – San Diego
03
August 2009
California Teacher's AVID Program Prepares Students for
College.
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