West Chicago AVID

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

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Decision Day 2026! So proud of our AVID Seniors! @MrsCulbertson81

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Last week the brilliance of our AVID Wildcats was on full display! Our Freshmen presented their Scholarship Awards and the Sophomores had a Career Fair. We are so proud of all of them!

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Congratulations to our January WICORish Teacher Award Winner, Mrs. Haas! Your students appreciate all you have done to build their Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading skills!

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The AVID teachers are always thankful for our students! Special shout out to the students who volunteered their time to update our display case!

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Congrats to Angelyn P., and Jahnett C.! They received the AVID Scholar of the Quarter Award. Angelyn is the Sophomore Award recipient and Jahnett is the Junior recipient.

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Congratulations to Fatima A., our AVID 12 Student of the Quarter! Fatima is an amazing role model and an excellent example of what an AVID scholar should be!

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AVID pride!!

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Congratulations to Mr. McCollum! He was nominated by the AVID students to be our September WICORish Teacher of the month! Thank you for providing your students the opportunity to practice their Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading skills!

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Socratic Seminar anyone?? In his role as a student leader at the Chicago AVID Summer Institute, Omar Lutfiyev participated in one in front of thousands of teachers last week! We are so proud of our student leaders!

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Shoutout to Alina Ortiz, Valeria Ballines and Omar Lutfiyev! Last week they were student leaders at the Chicago AVID Summer Institute (a professional development event attended by THOUSANDS of teachers). We are so proud of their leadership!

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The commitments keep rolling in! We are so proud of our AVID Wildcats! @MrsCulbertson81

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🥳 Congratulations to AVID 12 student Valeria Salinas for being selected as a member of the Dell Scholars Class of 2025! 💻 We are so proud of you! 🎓 @WegoAVID @AVID4College @DellScholars @wegochronicle @CHSD94

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Did everyone enjoy the Super Bowl last weekend? AVID 11 students used it as a way to research colleges! They were each assigned a player and tasked with learning about the college they went to. Way to go AVID 11 all stars!

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Congratulations to our WICORish Award Winner this month! Ms. Almarales supports her students in their Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading skills every day! Your AVID students appreciate you!

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Our first “Coffee with College Students” was a success! Thank you to the WeGo Alumni who took the time to speak to some of our Seniors about their experience! @MrsCulbertson81

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So it begins….. Our Seniors are beginning to commit to their futures! Can’t wait to add more to this wall!

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Congratulations to Ms. Bosco our WICORish Teacher Award Winner for October! Students nominated her because she consistently provides them with opportunities to grow their Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading skills.

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Another Tutorial MVP to celebrate! Well done!

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Tutorials are an inquiry based, collaborative way in which our AVID students push themselves to dive deeper into their coursework. Today we celebrate some of the Tutorial MVPs from Mrs. Walter’s AVID classes! Keep up the great work!

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Today was a great day to center ourselves and clear our minds before finals week! The weather was beautiful for our outdoor SWAVID activities!
Special shout out to Mrs. Walters and the WeGo Social Workers for planning a rejuvenating day!