San Ysidro is an AVID National Demonstration School
AVID Coordinator: Marko Gutierrez
AP in charge of AVID: Marisol Higareda
AVID Elective Teachers:
Eric Kobrick, Andrea Giordano-Rink, Lindsey Sparks, Marysol Gomez, Jessica McKittrick
Why do SYH students want to take AVID as one of their electives?
Students in AVID recognize that getting to a four-year university is not easy, especially for a first-generation college student. AVID seeks to ensure that students not only get accepted to a four-year university, but that they are also prepared to succeed once they are there. AVID students learn about all different universities, especially those outside of San Diego. AVID students also have access to many scholarships just for being in AVID! Many students believe that the best part of AVID includes the many fieldtrips AVID classes take to explore universities. SYH AVID students have visited schools as close as UC Riverside and as far as UC Berkeley.
Who has graduated from the SYH AVID program and what have they done?
The SYH AVID program has been “helping Cougars get to college” since 2006, when the first AVID seniors graduated and were accepted to four-year universities. In 2006 there were only a handful of students in AVID, but in 2019 SYH graduated 75 AVID Seniors, all of whom attend college/university now. We have students who have attended and graduated from prestigious universities such as Stanford, Bekeley, UCLA, Georgetown, Dennison, etc. In addition, some of our students are now in PhD and Master’s programs.
Previous AVID students who won big in college scholarships:
In 2017 Christian Robles (UC Irinve) won the prestigious AVID Founder’s Scholarship of $25, 0000
In 2020 San Ysidro AVID Students made headlines when they won thousands of dollars in scholarships. Winners included:
Name
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Scholarship
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Amount
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Kassandra Meneses
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Adelante Mujer
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$1,000
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Cristian Fuentes
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AVID Donald Costa Scholarship
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$2,000 for 4 years
|
Angela Mendiola
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San Diego County Citizens Foundation
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$1,000
|
Luciana Gutierrez
|
San Diego County Citizens Foundation
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$1,000
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Evelyn Ruiz Barrientos
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San Diego County Citizens Foundation
|
$1,000
|
Angel Zepeda
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Coronado Rotary Club
|
$500
|
Cristian Fuentes
|
Coronado Rotary Club
|
$500
|
Angel Zepeda
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Judge Lowell Scholarship
|
$700
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Cristian Fuentes
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Judge Lowell Scholarship
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$700
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Desirae Ferguson
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Campbell Univesity Athletic Scholarship
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$3,000 + Room & Board
|
Jesus Medina
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Optimist 2nd place
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$20
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Diego Gonzalez
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San Diego County Citizens Foundation
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$1,000
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Cristy Mendoza
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District Folklorico Scholarship
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$750
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Cristian Fuentes
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San Diego Indian American Society
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$2,000
|
Cristian Fuentes
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Community Scholars Initiative
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$2,000
|
Jesus Medina
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San Ysidro Women’s Club
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$500
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Natalia Rojas Gomez
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San Ysidro Women’s Club
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$500
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Gerardo Valenzuela Roman
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MECHA
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$100
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Alessandra Gaeta Garcia
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MECHA
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$100
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For more information on AVID at SYH, please contact : Mr.Gutierrez marko.gutierrez@sweetwaterschools.org
AVID Students and University Acceptances
Last Name
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First Name
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University/College Attending
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AU GALLEGOS
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YOSELIN CHESAI
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UC Riverside
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CASAS
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JOSHUA
|
CSU Chico
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CHACON
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PAOLA
|
CSU Dominguez Hills
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CHAVARIN
|
MIGUEL
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SDSU
|
DIAZ
|
MATILDE
|
CSU Chico
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ESPINOSA
|
JENIFFER
|
UCSD
|
FENNELL
|
TRENTON
|
Vanguard University
|
FERGUSON
|
DESIRAE
|
Campbellsville University
|
FLORES O’NEIL
|
KENNETH
|
SWC
|
FRIAS
|
ARIANA
|
Grossmont College
|
FUENTES HERNANDEZ
|
CRISTIAN
|
UCSD
|
GAETA GARCIA
|
ALESSANDRA
|
SDSU
|
GARCIA
|
LINDSEY
|
CSU Monterey Bay
|
GARCIA
|
NAYELI
|
UCI
|
GONZALEZ
|
DIEGO
|
UCSD
|
GRIJALVA
|
ARMANDO
|
SDSU
|
GUTIERREZ
|
LUCIANA
|
UCSD
|
HALLMEN
|
TIFFANY
|
SWC
|
HERNANDEZ
|
ALEXA
|
CSU Fullerton
|
HERNANDEZ
|
BRISA
|
SWC
|
HERRERA LOPEZ
|
MONICA
|
CSU Chico
|
JAIME
|
FERNANDO
|
SDSU
|
JIMENEZ
|
ITZEL
|
Bellus Academy
|
LEE
|
JACKY
|
CSU San Marcos
|
MARTINEZ
|
JENNY
|
SDSU
|
MEDINA ALCANTAR
|
JESUS
|
UCSD
|
MENDIOLA
|
ANGELA
|
UCSD
|
MENDOZA
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CRISTY
|
UCLA
|
MENDOZA PARRA
|
OMAR
|
Cal Poly Pomona
|
MENESES
|
KASSANDRA
|
SWC
|
MERCADO
|
ISABELA
|
SDSU
|
MEZA
|
NOEMI
|
SDSU
|
MUNOZ
|
ALMA
|
CSU San Marcos
|
NAVARRO MARQUEZ
|
YAEL
|
SDSU
|
OLIVERA
|
ISELLA
|
Yakima Valley College
|
PEREZ
|
MARTIN
|
UC Merced
|
PEREZ-CARRASCO
|
JISELLE
|
SDSU
|
PLASCENCIA
|
ADRIAN
|
CSU San Marcos
|
PRICE
|
JACQUELINE
|
UCSD
|
ROBINSON
|
CHRISTIAN
|
Military
|
RODRIGUEZ
|
BRIANNA
|
CSU Long Beach
|
RODRIGUEZ
|
DIEGO
|
SDSU
|
ROJAS
|
NATALIA
|
CSU San Marcos
|
RUIZ BARRIENTOS
|
EVELYN
|
SDSU
|
SANCHEZ
|
VALERIA
|
CSU Fullerton
|
SANDOVAL VELAZQUEZ
|
LARISSA
|
UC Merced
|
VALENZUELA
|
GERARDO
|
Cal Poly Pomona
|
VARGAS
|
MANUEL
|
SWC
|
VARGAS ESCOBAR
|
ALYED
|
City College
|
VIZCAINO
|
CASSANDRA
|
Mesa College
|
ZEPEDA
|
ANGEL
|
UCLA
|
We have 13 sections of AVID
What is AVID?
Who can join?
What does AVID look like on a weekly basis?
MONDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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FRIDAY
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Hour 1: Tutorials
Hour 2: AVID Curriculum
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Hour 1: Tutorials
Hour 2: AVID Curriculum
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Binder checks, Socratic Seminars, Guest Speakers, and Team-Building
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