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Pictured Above: The first group of AVID students began as 7th graders at MMS and will graduate from Manteo High School in 2011. AVID is now in place in every secondary school in Dare County.

AVID targets students in the academic middle - B, C, and even D students - who have the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard. Typically, they are the first in their families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority families. AVID pulls these students out of their unchallenging courses and puts them on the college track: acceleration instead of remediation.

Proven Results
Nationally, 95% of AVID graduates go on to college and 75% earn a four year degree. What's more, , AVID is proven to raise the bar of academic excellence and achievement for all students in schools where it is implemented.

For more information on this research-based program, visit www.avidonline.org.