Zimmerman Middle and High School AVID February Newsletter

UPCOMING EVENTSMarch 8th: eMentors Field Trip to CH Robinson (Grade 12)March 22nd: St. Cloud State Campus Visit (Grade 7)April 5th: University of St. Thomas Campus Visit (Grades 9-11)

Feed My Starving Children Field Trips

On February 7th the middle school classes packed meals that were bring sent to Haiti at FMSC. The high school classes did the same on February 16th. The field trip demonstrated to students the importance of serving others and how fulfilling it can be. Both groups were well behaved and had a lot of fun!

6th Grade AVID Enjoys Trips to Feed My Starving Children

Sixth grade AVID students recently served with other middles school AVID students from ZMS at Feed My Starving Children. Students found the experience both rewarding and humbling. They immediately asked when they could go back and pack more meals for those in need.

Students of the Month have also been recognized and are included below. They include Payton McEachern, Chase Morrissette, and Maggie Fischbach.

AVID 7 Shows Teamwork in Treasure Hunt Activity

We went on a "Treasure hunt" to collect envelopes that were planted around the school in various rooms and offices.  When we had collected all the "packages," we opened them to find various puzzle pieces from ten different puzzles.  The students had to combine all the puzzle pieces to reveal 10 inspirational posters.  We talked about teamwork, shared our favorite inspirational quotes and then made inspirational locker signs with our favorite quotes.

AVID 8 Makes College Research Fun!

We recently completed our College Vision Boards! The 8th grade AVID students have been working hard on researching specific information about potential colleges to attend. After narrowing down their search, they chose one school and gathered informationto create a vision board that included the school's population, majors they offer, tuition costs, clubs and activities, etc. They turned out so cool!! We are also continuing to use the tutorial process in class to assist in academic achievement!

AVID 9 Students Busy Enhancing Communication Skills and Goal-Setting

With the start of the new semester, AVID 9 reflected on the goals that they had for first semester, and decided what their new goals would be for second semester. Our focus for this month is about learning how to communicate properly and advocate for ourselves when we need to. We have been discussing how to ask teachers questions when students need help in class. Additionally, we have been talking about what effective speaking and presenting looks like. The students will be giving formal presentations in a couple of weeks for our AVID class. They will practice their communication, listening, and inquiry skills, while also learning how to create a clear and informative Google Slides presentation.

AVID 10 Students Become Geniuses

Sophomores are researching a topic that they are passionate about, during their "Genius Hour." They have a goal of researching topics they find interesting, and become geniuses in those topics. Once they have become geniuses in their topic, they will create a presentation and practice formally presenting to their classmates about their interests.

AVID 11 Busy Researching Careers

AVID 11 students are finishing up Career Research and Presentations.  Careers of interest include Aerospace Engineering, Education, Law Enforcement, Drafting, Sales Representatives, and Equine Training among others.  Students took Personality, Career, and Interest Profiles to narrow down their career choice.  After that, they researched career duties, training, compensation, and economic outlook.  They presented their findings to their classmates. 

AVID 12 Preparing for eMentor Field trip

AVID 12 student have a unique opportunity to participate in a seven week program called eMentors.  As participants of the program, students are matched with employees from CH Robinson, exchange weekly email messages, have the opportunity to meet with mentors and tour the CH Robinson World Head Quaterters in Eden Prairie (March).   The eMentors program gives students real life experience and a platform to express themselves in a professional manner.  Students have already received their first email from their mentors!  

This week we have a guest speaker from Fanberg Auctioneering talking with us about etiquette, resiliency, and entrepreneurship.