Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance to the University of Colorado for your
grade year. We are so lucky to have you for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. I am
Professor Hilah Torres, and I will be your homeroom teacher. I will be teaching ELA and Social
Studies this year. I graduated from Northern Arizona University with my Bachelors of Science in
Education. This will be my first year on the EDUPRIZE team. I live in Mesa with my husband Matt
and my dog Zoe. In my spare time I enjoy reading, painting, and spending time with my husband
and family.
Professor Ashley Ulrich (Ul-Rick) will be your Math and Science (Cottage). This is her fourth
year teaching at EDUPRIZE. She received her degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State
University, Go Sun Devils! She and her husband, Brian, live in Gilbert with their cat, Stitch. In her
spare time she likes to go to the movies, enjoy the great outdoors, read a good book, and spend
time with family and friends.
We are excited to be continuing our Diploma Program this year! In case you are new to
EDUPRIZE, each class is representing a real life college, and you are going to have the
opportunity to earn many different academic degrees throughout the year. To start the year off
right, you can do some research about CU over the summer. Who founded the college and in
what year? Who is the current head coach of the football team? What is their mascot? This will
be a great opportunity for you to learn a little bit about our college.
You can visit our campus for your New Student Orientation (Open House) on Monday, July
24th at 11:00 a.m. While our Open House is all day from 8:00-4:00, our scheduled time is bolded.
Your new classroom is room 92 in building 2. Please be sure to complete and print the Open
House Forms and bring the completed forms to me. These forms can be found on our school
website, www.eduprizeschools.net. You will need to purchase a planner and Junior Scholastic
Magazine for $13. You may pay with cash or check (made payable to Eduprize). In order to
be considered enrolled at EDUPRIZE, it is imperative that each student attend on time and for the
entire first full day of school, Wednesday, July 26th. We will meet students at the lunch tables next
to building 2. Our Monday–Thursday school hours are 7:45-3:10, and on Fridays we have class
from 7:45-11:50. Please check the school website for any possible changes or updates before
the year starts.
6th
This year you will be enrolled in four science/social studies courses.
Economics 101 (Money Market)
Introduction to Life Science (Greenhouse)
Weather Investigations 101 (Storm Cellar)
Introduction to Energy (Power Plant)
I look forward to meeting you! We have so much knowledge to acquire this year; I just cannot
wait to get started.
See you all very soon. Go Buffalos!
Hilah Torres
Hilah Torres
[email protected]
Ashley Ulrich
Ashley Ulrich
[email protected]
Text book and Dormitory Necessities
*Please do not label supplies with your name*
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1 pair of earbuds/headphones
24 #2 pencils or 2 mechanical pencils with additional lead
1 package fine point dry erase markers (skinny ones)
1 black fine-tip and 1 regular black Sharpie
1 pair of scissors (adult size)
1 4 oz. bottle of glue
2 plastic pocket folders w/brads (for writing & social studies)
1 paper pocket folder without brads (for writing)
4 paper pocket folders w/ brads (for cottage)
3 composition books (for reading, writing, & social studies)
1 package of lined paper, college ruled
1 college ruled spiral notebook (120 count)
1 2” white VIEW binder (student portfolios)
1 daily student binder (ex. 3 ring, zipper binder, accordion style, etc)
1 25 count package of plastic sleeves (sheet protectors)
2 reams of white copy paper
2 containers of wipes (Clorox type)
GirlsBoys2 boxes of Kleenex
2 rolls of paper towels
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$13 for both planner and Junior Scholastic Magazine. This will need to be purchased at
Open House using either cash or check (made payable to Eduprize).
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Classroom Wish List:
Sharpies: black, colored, and/or ultra-fine point tip
Elmer gallon refill glue
Reams of bright colored copy paper
Reams of card stock paper
Post-It Notes
Dum-Dums/Tootsie-Pop suckers
Jolly Ranchers
Target, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards
…more of anything you wish to donate!
Our supply list has been reviewed thoroughly in an effort to make it manageable for everyone.
The supplies listed above are a good indication of what we use per child throughout the year. Our
desire is that you are able to purchase these supplies on sale. Please feel free to join forces with
someone else in our class to purchase the items in bulk.
The school year goes quite smoothly when these supplies are on hand and readily available.
Please contribute what you can now. If more supplies are needed later in the year they will be
announced in newsletters. As always, thank you for your continued support!