AVID Trip Slideshow!

Culminating Activity

Last night was our last day of the trip that we would all eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the American Legion. Yesterday we had a delicious Italian dinner; made by our amazing cook Mrs. Denise. We had pasta with meat sauce, garlic bread, and a wonderful salad. Once dinner was over we help clean our kitchen and finished with our nomination ceremony. We nominated people that were working very hard at asking higher level questions, having higher level writing, and participating more in what we are doing. However, we did not just do the nomination ceremony last night; we gave our awesome teachers and chaperons cool gifts, thanking them for making this trip happen! Once that was over we had the opportunity to go to the docks for the last time or go back to our hotel rooms and pack for the next day. Overall, we had a nice last night before we returned home.

San Juan Island Pictures!

We've uploaded all of our pictures from last week, take a look!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3L9wFLDWKZncHJVbVpYYkg5YkU&usp=sharing

Make sure to come to our final AVID potluck, next Monday, June 1st at 6pm in the Angevine Library! 

ALL AVID AMS families are welcome to come. 

8th grade AVID please bring a main dish

7th grade AVID please bring a dessert

New to AVID will bring a drink and/or plate/napkin/cups/silverware

We will watch a trip slideshow and celebrate the end of the year. Again, this is open to all current and incoming AVID students. 

What We During Our Free Time

During our free time there was a variation of choices to pick from such as bike riding, swimming, and just exploring the town. It was really hard to choose. Andres went to the movies and watched Avengers 2 and went swimming after. At the motel we stayed at we were able to rent bikes and Nayeli went bike riding with Ms.Barcheck and her friends, and went to the docks to explore all the organisms that lived there, like moon jellyfish and bull kelp. But those were only few options that we could've done. It was really fun because we got to bond with other people that lived in the town, or just other students that went that aren't really in our immediate friend group. In the end everyone found something fun to do and enjoyed it amongst each other.
By: Nayeli Duenas and Andres Fontes

Cooking and Cleaning

Cooking and cleaning have both been really fun experiences. I liked cooking a lot. I felt like we got a lot of chances to hang out and meet new people. I cooked breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday. We got to learn to cook a lot of new foods that I don't usually cook at home. I loved seeing the smiles on everyone's faces when they got the food. I also enjoyed the cleaning. Most of the time when I am at home my parents do all of the cleaning and I don't usually have to. It really helped us learn about how to clean up and where things go and how to clean really well in general.

-Cailyn Grewe

-Emanuel Camacho

Flora and Fauna by Arely A and Jonathan L

Today we went on an amazing hike to the top of Mt. Young. On the way there, we learned about many new organisms such as the smooth-barked tree called Madrone. Many of the plant life we learned about were identified on the way to the top. We saw leafy ferns, enormous Douglas Fir, picturesque wild berries, broad-leafed maples, and many more awesome organisms. On our way to the top, it smelled like a wet and rainy day. It was not as hard to hike as it is in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. Mt. Young at about 900ft is small to the whooping Pikes Peak. The hike was amazing, and the view at the top and on the way was breath-taking.

British Camp and Pig War!

Today, after the tiring hike up Mt Young, we walked to an opening near the water. Mr. Davis had everyone relax on the grass and he began to tell the story about the place. This exact place bellow, was were a "war" broke out. Mr. Davis explained to us about how in 1950, American farmers landed in this land. He talked about how the British didn't like having those farmers in "their" land and so they tried to find any excuse of kicking them out. The British said the land was part of Canada, but the American's said it was part of America, so they basically hated each other. In 1959, a farmers pig went into his potato field and eat his potatoes. The farmer hated it all, so he shot the pig and caused his death. The British saw this as their opportunity and went to Kaiser Welhelm, the emperor of German, for help. The farmers heard about it, and decided to go to more Americans, but soldiers. Both had an argument about the land being Canadian or American. This happened from 1859-1872. The British soldiers and the American soldiers didn't really hate each other. The British had the best head quarters, so at night, the Americans would sneak out and party with the British soldiers. At the end, the Pig War wasn't a war. The American president declared the land American so everyone went home. The only people that stayed were the farmers.  Either happy, or mad. Today was an amazing experience I will remember for ever. I can't wait to be back home though. Te amo mom!- Maria     I can't wait to be home!- Sarah