AVID
Holiday Season
Academic Competition and Eligibility
Sports
100

AVID stands for Advancement Via ...

Individual Determination

100

What holiday marks the last day of the year?

New Year's Eve

100

What does the term "academic probation" mean in most high schools?

Being below minimum academic standards

100

Which term describes the ability to rapidly change direction while maintaining control? 

Agility 

200

Which AVID strategy focuses on asking higher level questions?

Inquiry

200

Which holiday commemorates the miracle of oil lasting eight days? 

Hanukkah

200

What is the semester GPA required for Harvard Students to be eligible for the next semester?

1.88

200

What fitness component measures how far a joint can move?

Flexibility

300

Which AVID strategy helps students organize notes by separating main ideas, questions, and summaries.

Cornell Notes

300

What holiday tradition involves making goals or promises for the upcoming year?

New Year's Resolutions

300

What skill must most student athletes have in order to balance school, sports, and personal life.

Time Management

300

In a 4 x 800 meter race what is the total distance the relay team runs?

3200 meters or 2 Miles

400

What does the AVID Acronym W.I.C.O.R. stand for? 

Writing 

Inquiry 

Collaboration 

Organization 

Reading

400

In the song "the Twelve Days of Christmas," how many gifts are given in total?

364

400

What term describes classes that count toward graduation and athletic eligibility?

Core Classes

400

What are the two types of stretching athletes use?

Dynamic and Static

500

Which level of Costa's Levels of Thinking requires students to justify answers using evidence?

Level 3

500

Which holiday celebrates the winter solstice and the return of longer days observed in several cultures?

Yule

500

What institution is responsible for making sure any athlete that is going to play at the colligate level is able to.

NCAA clearing house. 

500

What is the Wisconsin Badgers tradition that they do at the start of the 4th quarter of football games. 

Jump Around

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