Nicole Livas

My alma mater, Kempsville High School, invited me back to speak to the AVID class on Friday, February 20. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.  AVID is a college prep program that targets students in the “academic middle”.   Students have various lessons that encourage and support them so they can be successful in their pursuit of attending a 4 year college.  Most of the students have parents who didn’t go to college or come from socioeconomic groups.

Mrs. Glaser asked me to come share my story about what motivated me to go from Kempsville High School on to George Mason University and to my career in television.  I told the students it wasn’t easy path and shared some of my struggles along the way.  I showed them some of my work, but mostly had a wonderful conversation with them.  I told them they should never stop learning and always be prepared for change.  The biggest example I could give them is how the television news industry is evolving into a multimedia platform and how I’m learning to do more online journalism.

Judging by the questions they asked and the respect they showed for me, this is a group of young people who will go far in life.

Thanks Kempsville AVID kids- and Go Chiefs!!

http://www.kempsvillehs.vbschools.com/

http://www.avidonline.org/