Video
Welcome to the video section of the AVID website. Here, you will find some moving stories from AVID students and teachers. In addition, we'll be showcasing some of our AVID schools' videos. Be sure to check out additional videos on AVID's YouTube channel.
New! Student and teacher speakers, keynote speakers and more are featured in 31 new inspirational videos available for viewing on YouTube.
Videos are currently available in the following categories:
- Recently Added
- 2011 AVID Video Contest: Winners
- 2011 AVID Video Contest: Honorable Mention
- Introduction to AVID
- Founder's Scholarship Winner
- Student Speaker
- Teacher Speaker
Recently Added
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 Voices of AVID2011 35 sec Introduction to AVID YouTube Hear how AVID has affected students and teachers in their own words. This series will capture the stories of AVID students and teachers in brief video clips. |
2011 AVID Video Contest: Winners
AVID is pleased to announce the 2010 AVID Video Contest winners! Schools were asked to submit videos that were no more than 15 minutes long and that were engaging, fun and creative; they could include information about tutorials, C-notes, binders, and more. Sixty two schools entered the video contest, and all were creative and fun to watch. The top three entries are shown here; honorable mentions below:
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 Alief Hastings High SchoolHouston, TX 2011 4 min 42 sec, View entry  Linden High SchoolLinden, CA 2011 5 min 32 sec, View entry  Murchison Middle SchoolAustin, TX 2011 6 min 47 sec, View entry |
2011 AVID Video Contest: Honorable Mention
Eight schools receive an honorable mention for their video entry in the 2011 AVID Video Contest:
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Category: Introduction to AVID
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 AVID Australia2011 12 min 04 sec Introduction to AVID YouTube | Windows Media Player | QuickTime Students and teachers share real-life testimonials, describing how AVID is making a positive change in Australia's schools. |
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 In Their Voices2011 5 min 16 sec Introduction to AVID YouTube or TeacherTube Real stories from real people. Educators and students in AVID schools talk about their AVID implementation and what they have found to be successful. |
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 What is AVID?2010 2 min 06 sec Introduction to AVID View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large Download This two-minute piece provides a quick overview of the AVID program. It is meant to be a short introduction. We encourage you to watch additional videos or read more about the program on our website for more in-depth information. |
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 Celebrating 30 Years2010 8 min 37 sec Introduction to AVID View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large Download This video, which was shown at the beginning of each Summer Institute, celebrates AVID's 30th anniversary and highlights important organizational milestones throughout the past three decades. Featured alumni showcase AVID's impact on their lives. |
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 Cardboard Confessionals 2009 11 min 24 sec Introduction to AVID View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Seniors of the L. V. Berkner High School Class of 2009 reflected on their journey toward graduation by creating a personal cardboard confessional. The intent of this project was to bid farewell to high school and to the faculty who mentored them. |
Category: Founder's Scholarship Winner
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 Fadi Shaya 2008 5 min 01 sec Founder's Scholarship Winner View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Fadi Shaya shares his story of overcoming hardships to find academic success at the San Diego 2 Summer Institute. |
Category: Student Speaker
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 Ivan Ildefonso2010 10 min 03 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Greeley West High School student Ivan Ildefonso spoke of his struggles with gangs and how AVID helped him at the San Diego 1 luncheon. |
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 Cynthia Arellano2010 9 min 48 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Cynthia Arellano, an alumna of San Dieguito Academy, offered a poem as her speech at the San Diego 2 luncheon. |
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 Akii Dean2010 3 min 44 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Timber Creek High School student Akii Dean shared how he thought basketball was the only way he was going to go to college at the Summer Institute luncheon celebration in Orlando. |
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 Abbi Ashley2010 7 min 36 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Abbi Ashley, a student at Wichita North High School shared her struggles and triumphs at the luncheon at Dallas 1. |
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 Rita Helmbrecht2009 6 min 48 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Native American AVID alumna and Gonzaga University student, Rita Helmbrecht, speaks at Sacramento's 2009 AVID Summer Institute. She shares the devastating emotional toll caused her by her drug addicted brother and the suicide of her alcoholic father and credits AVID and her mother for giving her the key to success. Rita was the recipient of the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship. |
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 Ron Rossingh2009 9 min 41 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download As speaker at 2009's AVID Summer Institute in Dallas, Texas, Ron Rossingh shares how AVID helped him surround himself with the right kind of peers, excel academically and ultimately empower him to leave his gang because, as he found out, "gangs do not offer college scholarships". He will be the first in his family to attend college. |
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 Ediberto Diaz 2008 12 min 33 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Part 1, Part 2 Download Eddie Diaz shares his story and wit with the Dallas 1 Summer Institute attendees. |
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 Jack Davis 2008 8 min 52 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Jack Davis tells the story of how AVID helped him become a better student at the San Diego 1 Institute. |
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 Isaiah Moore 2007 7 min 16 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Isaiah Moore explains the impact AVID has had on his life at the Atlanta Summer Institute. |
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 Christina Blakely 2007 6 min 44 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download At the Dallas Summer Institute, Christina Blakely shares her story of thriving as an AVID student. |
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 Jonathan Grant Brown 2006 8 min 42 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Jonathan Grant Brown explains how he received support from his AVID family to achieve success at the Austin Summer Institute. |
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 Dwight Pope 2007 6 min 17 sec Student Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download At the San Diego 1 Summer Institute, attendees learned about how AVID impacted Dwight Pope's life. |
Category: Teacher Speaker
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 Jacqueline Golson 2009 8 min 25 sec Teacher Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Jacqueline Golson, AVID teacher at Elsik Ninth Grade Center in TX, shares how AVID has helped her find a second career, and a new life. |
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 Jeffrey Arounsley 2009 4 min 52 sec Teacher Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download AVID teacher Jeffrey A. Rounsley, of Park View High School in Virginia, was the featured teacher speaker during the 2009 Orlando Summer Institute luncheon. |
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 Stacie Valdez 2007 8 min 16 sec Teacher Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Stacie Valdez speaks in front of a crowd of teachers, counselors, and administrators at the San Diego 2 Summer Institute in California. |
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 Kimberly Shultz 2008 5 min 14 sec Teacher Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download At the Dallas 1 Summer Institute, Kimberly Shultz shares how her AVID students have forever affected her life. |
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 Kathleen Beckham 2007 7 min 51 sec Teacher Speaker View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View: Small, Large | Download: Small, Large View Download Kathleen Beckham shares her AVID story with the attendees at the San Diego 1 Summer Institute. |