RMS students celebrate AVID contract signing

Students and their parents came together Nov. 26 at Ramstein Middle School for a special event — the Advancement Via Individual Determination contract signing and student celebration. 

These sixth, seventh and eighth grade students passed an interview process and were selected for the AVID program.

As part of the program, students are required to sign a contract committing them to a rigorous course of study.  Further motivating the new AVID enrollees, their parents also signed the contract which prompted a few jokes about something they signed long ago at the recruiter’s office.

“We were quite pleased with the very large turnout at this event because it underscores how the involvement of both student and parent leads to the successful completion of the program,” said Jonathan Petrick, AVID site coordinator
Sequinn Lee, the sixth grade AVID elective teacher, said the students were the stars of the evening. She said she heard many positive comments from parents as they enjoyed cake and punch following the signing ceremony.

More than 80 students at RMS — about 10 percent of the school’s enrollment — are involved in the AVID program, which helps students showing high academic potential prepare for college.