AVID
SANTA BARBARA HIGH SCHOOL
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Changing the future...one student at a time.
AVID ALUMNI
Going Beyond
While the AVID Program began at Santa Barbara High School in 2006, it wasn't until the class of 2012 that we began to see the results of our slow growth model. That class was the first class to take an overnight field trip to the Bay Area to visit colleges and universities and many of them applied and were accepted to schools such as Sacramento State University. Since then we have had students attend or are attending the following colleges and universities:
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
UC Merced
San Francisco State
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cal State Northridge
San Diego State
Sacramento State
Sonoma State
Cal State San Marcos
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State Channel Islands
Cal State East Bay
Fresno State
San Jose State
Chico State
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
Mount St. Mary's College
University of Southern California
Westmont College
University of Oregon
Tufts University
University of La Verne
CLASS OF 2017
AVID Alumni
2024 Updates
VICTOR RENDON
PITZER COLLEGE
CLASS OF 2028
Mayra was very active at SBHS all four years. A member of the women's soccer program, Mayra embodied the spirit of a true student-athlete. She also was an instrumental part of the AVID Club helping to fundraise for two overnight field trips and also volunteering at her church as a youth mentor. Her tenacity, infectious smile, and willingness to help her peers made her popular in and out of the classroom. Mayra did all this while maintaining a 4.00 academic GPA. It was no surprise that she was selected as a Distinguished Don and received multiple scholarships to study at UC Irvine.
LARRY BERMUDEZ
UC BERKELEY
CLASS OF 2025
Leonel or Leo to his friends was a quiet but dedicated student who brought the determination and work ethic to his classes every day. As a peer, Leo stepped up to tutor his classmates in math and even science while maintaining a 4.60 GPA taking the most rigorous class schedule. He did this while working two jobs after school and the weekends to help his family. He never shirked from his academic responsibilities and we were thrilled when he was selected as a Distinguished Don and offered a spot at our local university, UC Santa Barbara where he plans to major in physics.
JOSELINE
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE
CLASS OF 2027
Luz was so quiet her first year in AVID, we were not sure that she even spoke. Shy and reserved at first, Luz became a leader in the AVID program through the AVID Club and other extracurricular activities including AHA! Peacebuilders. Her Senior year she blossomed into a leader by helping mentor younger students and as the AVID TA where she worked on various documents to help make the AVID program stronger. She is currently attending San Jose State University and majoring in Education to pursue her dream of being a special education teacher.