AVID Program

Welcome to the Rancho Mirage High School AVID Program website.
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What is AVID?

AVID, Advancement via Individual Determination, is a national program that works to help motivated students become college and career ready. This program, which is an elective class taken each year during high school, focuses on building student's skills in writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading through a challenging curriculum and activities. Students are expected to take challenging courses, work together with their classmates and AVID family, and participate in volunteer work and extracurricular activities.