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Edina AVID student chosen to speak at national summer institute after award‑winning essay
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Marari Ferreiro, a senior in the AVID program at Edina High School, won a student speaker contest and was selected to present her essay at the AVID Summer Institute in Dallas; AVID staff and school leaders described the program’s role in boosting academic skills and college readiness.
Marari Ferreiro, a senior in Edina High School’s AVID program, told the school board April 7 she was selected from hundreds of applicants to deliver an award‑winning essay at the AVID Summer Institute in Dallas this summer.
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college‑preparatory elective that administrators said trains students in academic rigor and executive‑functioning skills. Jeff Pope, administrative dean at Edina High School, introduced Ferreiro…
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