The AVID program is designed to increase school-wide learning and performance. The mission of the AVID program is to ensure that all students, and most especially the least served students in the middle capable of completing a college preparatory path:

• will succeed in rigorous curriculum
• will enter mainstream activities of the school
• will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges and
• will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society

AVID as an Elective: AVID is offered as a state elective in the state of Texas for all four years

Contact Paula Power for Information.

Cheri Cabello 1 of 300 Named in National Michael & Susan Dell Scholarship Foundation

As part of a scholarship program unique in the type of students it supports and retention rates that far exceed the national average, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's Dell Scholars Program today awarded 300 student with $6,000,000 in college scholarship funds, including Cheri Cabello From Gilmer ISD.

"We are so proud of Cheri Cabello for this exciting recognition from the national scholarship program designed for students who have committed to preparing themselves for the college experience," said Paula Power, the Gilmer High School AVID teacher. "Cheri is remarkable in her determination to succeed, complete the AVID program, and pursue a college degree to realize her goals."