AVID Club members celebrated the beginning of a new semester and the newly elected AVID Club officers by sharing a dinner at Shakas after-school on Wednesday, February 20. Newly elected officers were announced, received sashes that were created by new Art Director, Amy Wong, and a gift certificate to Starbucks.(LEFT PICTURE: Newly elected Vice-President, Thania Lucero, and newly appointed Sargeant-at-Arms, Cielo Ruiz).
AVID Club has new plans for the Spring semester to help create a college-going atmosphere on campus. Tomorrow AVID Club will be hosting a FAFSA workshop for seniors who plan to go to college and need financial aid. The workshop will be on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, after-school, in Room B-20.
(RIGHT PICTURE: New Co-Secretaries, Kalin Thong and Stacy San at Shakas).
AVID Club also has other social activities that plan to create college awareness within the club. AVID Club plans to attend the AVID sponsored evening at Magic Mountain on April 11, 2008, and visit a local university. AVID Club also plans to help sponsor a new AVID Celebration at the end of the year, to help highlight the accomplishment of AVID Club, and students in the AVID program.
(LEFT PICTURE: Emily Gao is the newly appointed Treasurer for AVID Club).
To help pay for many of the many activities that AVID Club is hosting, the Club plans to participate in many fundraising activities. This semester, AVID Club is planning a chocolate sale, campus wide sale of college awarness t-shirt, Shakey's Night, and ideas are still developing!(RIGHT PICTURE: Newly elected President, Lucie Carlin, enjoys her dinner at Shakas, as she is congratulated by the Club. Lucie is an AVID senior student in Mr. Sanchez' AVID Class).
