Bremerton AVID

A new year!

2010-08-29T16:52:00.001-07:00

Hi AVID 2014!

This is the place you'll come for all the info you need regarding our class. I'm excited to meet you! I'll see you on Wednesday...

Spaghetti & Gummy Bear houses and College Acceptance!

2010-02-26T10:50:00.001-08:00

Good competition today you guys. I'll definitely try to do more of it in the future, how fun! Mr. Aries thought it was pretty cool too. Congrats to the winning team of Kaylee, Taylor, and Licia.

Chris, showing his WSU pride!

Updates on college acceptances...
Wendy: PLU, WSU, U of Portland, Whitworth
Samantha: WSU
Ashley: WSU, ASU
Sherilyn: WSU, EWU
Mew: WSU, WWU, PLU, Whitworth
Chris: WSU
Sam: FIDM, IADT
Jarell: EWU
Jacque: IADT
Chi: WSU, UC-Riverside
Mey: Johnson & Wales, Wells, Corban
Neslie: WSU, PLU, WWU
Shyanne: WWU
Kia: MontanaSU
Terrick: U of I, Carroll College, U of Great Falls
Kaylee: EWU
Hanah: WSU, UW-T
Kristina: WSU

Keep going on those scholarships, and for those of you still waiting for letters, let's figure out what we can do to get those positive ones.

AVID College Readiness

2010-02-18T19:26:00.001-08:00

Get ready. It is coming. In the meantime, check out this movie preview about the leader we are going to focus on:

MOVIE

AVID has Talent!

2010-01-29T15:29:00.000-08:00

The talent show pictures are up, and I could find 3 AVID seniors: Chris, Amberly, and Carlos.

If you have more pictures, let me know.

Have a great long weekend, and enjoy de-stressing after finals. See you on Monday!

Going WAY back...

2010-01-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

So not way back, but close. This is from the holiday party, December 2007.

Don't forget about our guests coming in on Monday. Goal: One local scholarship, and then as many additional scholarships as you can get completed. I know that you guys will turn in stacks of scholarships and amaze them!

Finals and Scholarships

2010-01-13T20:08:00.000-08:00

We are getting down to the end of the semester, which means a few very important things are happening:

* FAFSA needs to be completed. Don't forget you need to have a PIN. FAFSA Homepage

* Local scholarships are coming up. Dell Scholars is January 15th (Friday!), we will work on Pay It Forward on February 2nd, and we will have our local help on scholarships on January 25th. Phew!

* and of course... finals. AVID final can be found here if you forgot: AVID Speaker Contest

By popular request...

2010-01-13T19:39:00.000-08:00

The day before winter break is always a crazy one, especially when I move the desks so it looks like a dance floor.

The college acceptance letters keep rolling in...

2009-11-30T21:55:00.000-08:00

Here is our list of seniors and the colleges they have been accepted to:

Chris: WSU

Kia: Montana State

Sam: International Academy of Design and Technology

Mandi: Johnson and Wales

Good job guys! Keep it up!

Homecoming Game

2009-10-17T23:32:00.000-07:00

So close to a victory! Great job Knights, don't give up!

Coronation Pictures!

2009-10-11T10:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.bremertonnjrotc.com/bhsphotos.htm <--- check it out!

College Applications!

2009-10-08T18:42:00.001-07:00

Friday, and then also MWF of the week after homecoming week, will be spent in computer labs working on college applications. So, bring materials, here we go!

Next week we will have a variety of different BHS alum to speak to us.

And, congratulations Terrick on being crowned Homecoming King! How exciting!

Are you all keeping well?

2009-09-20T21:50:00.000-07:00

Seems like half the 12th grade AVID class is sick right now! I hope you are all feeling better, keeping well, and so on. Remember, washing your hands is good!

Here is the plan for the week:

Monday: Goals Essay

Tuesday: Tutorial

Wednesday: Entry Essay/Scholarship Essay Powerpoint

Thursday: Tutorial

Friday: Binder Check, Elks Scholarship (in class)

Reading material until then, quotes a member of our class! Fred Meyer gives BHS money .

See you second period.

It is looking like Fall around here...

2009-09-16T10:07:00.001-07:00

... and that means college applications. We will really start focusing on college applications in October, but for now, we are getting ourselves ready by prioritizing deadlines for the applications. In the meantime, we are updating our mad AVID skills (notes, binders, tutorials) and really focusing on a good start to the year by setting goals for ourselves and the class.

Here's where we are going the next few days:

Tuesdays/Thursdays: tutorial, please bring a question and be ready to go when the bell rings!
Fridays: binder checks, don't forget to bring it to class

We will be typing up our goals essay and proofing it on Friday, with it due in class on Monday (9/21).

Great first week!

2009-09-04T16:49:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to tell all of you that I really enjoyed meeting all of you! You guys rock!

Next week we have a busy and packed schedule: binders, Obama's address to school kids, ACT sign-ups, cornell notes review, buddy study, goals essay... the list goes on and on.

For those of you who asked: you can not sign up for the ACTs at home because Mr. Swanson collected your form! So, if you are trying to do that, we will complete this on Wednesday. Bring all the info you need.

Have a wonderful and safe Labor Day Weekend, see you on Tuesday!

Back to School!!

2009-09-01T21:28:00.001-07:00

It is that time again... yes, you know...

What time is it?

KNIGHT TIME!!!

Hope you all have a great first day of school, I'm looking forward to seeing you!

Graduation and AVID Picnic

2009-06-13T21:28:00.001-07:00

This week has been a busy one, full of AVID celebrations. Here are some of our memories! More to come... keep checking back!

Kia contemplates how to confuse my science classes.

AVID seniors! Yay!

This week in AVID...

2009-06-06T22:29:00.000-07:00

In Mrs. Faxon's class this week, we will be:

Monday: Senior Final; textbook return for seniors and juniors

Tuesday: NO AVID (Only 4-6th period)

Wednesday: College Drive (Seniors' Last Day) -- ***AVID PICNIC***

Thursday: Mrs. Gleysteen visiting, high stakes tutorial

Friday: High stakes binder check, AVID Friday activity

Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Universities Trip!

2009-05-26T21:57:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a fantastic trip we had. We were able to see three different colleges in two days, and this included: walking all over all three schools, eating in school cafeterias, seeing grizzly bears, playing "bump" and a pickup game of basketball, riding on a bus for 15 total hours, doing a scavenger hunt that involved finding someone with an accent, almost being "eaten" by carnivorous plants, seeing "the pit," trying to spend as much as possible on a meal card without going over, and enjoying 26" pizzas. Great job all!

Mrs. Faxon's Class

2009-05-05T19:17:00.000-07:00

Right now we are writing papers about a famous person in our chosen career. Already, the rough drafts have been turned in and edited, all that is left is the polishing for the final paper. This one will go in portfolios for presentations next year for the juniors. Don't forget, final paper is due Monday, May 11th!

A Beginning?

2009-05-03T10:44:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the Bremerton High School AVID blog. This is a place to come to find out what is happening at the school, see our ever-changing calendar, and hook up with past friends from AVID. Go Knights!