For immediate release
March 20, 2007 |
Contact: Andrea Lichter, SCCOE
(408) 453-6899 |
AVID Students to Attend Writing Skills Conference
SAN JOSE, CA – More than 400 AVID students and teachers representing 19
high schools from Palo Alto to King City will participate in the 6th
Annual Writers Conference on Friday, March 23, at the University of California,
Santa Cruz.
The conference follows the participation by more than 2,400 AVID students in
a "Write-Off" – a timed writing experience modeled after the new SAT
essay. The "Write-Off" is designed to heighten students' enthusiasm
for writing and to sharpen skills for the SAT essay and other college entrance
exams.
The conference will begin with an address by author and associate professor
Juan Poblete. Two sessions of writing and college preparation workshops led by
university faculty and others will follow his address. The conference day will
end with awards and recognition to students with the most outstanding Write-Off
essays.
AVID--Advancement Via Individual Determination—is an in-school academic
support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility
and success. The program places academically average students in advanced
classes. A goal is to present opportunities to minority, rural, low-income and
other students without a college-going tradition in their families.
The Region V AVID Program, which serves the conference students, comprises 76
middle and high schools in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz
Counties. It is based at the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Date last updated: March 20, 2007
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