Information for the Day of the Celebration

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1 Information for the Day of the Celebration We thank you for allowing UTEP to share with you this special Centennial Celebration event. In the following pages you will find information for making this a special day. On November 16, 2005, UTEP officials will be on hand to welcome you to the Don Haskins Center (DHC). Driving and Parking instruction are provided on the following page. Entering and seating has been pre-arranged as follows: Students from the Clint, Canutillo and Fabens School Districts will enter the DHC from the north entrance and sit along the west side. Student from the Socorro School District will enter the DHC from the north entrance and sit at the north end. Students from the Anthony and Ysleta School Districts will enter the DHC through the east (Mesa Street) entrance and sit along the east side. Students from the El Paso and San Elizario School Districts will enter the DHC using the South entrance and sit at the south end. Some schools will be seated on the floor of the DHC. We have tried to distribute the students as best as possible, while working to keep students from the same district close together. Please refer to the attached list to see in which section your school will be seated. Following the program, schools will be released by UTEP Officials. Please remain in your seats until such time as your school is released. Schools not taking part in the campus tour will be released first. After these schools have departed the Don Haskins Center, all remaining students will be released to participate in the walking tour. The first stop of the tour will be the Sun Bowl for lunch. Again, seating in the Sun Bowl has been pre-arranged. Please refer to the attached list. Students are encouraged to wear their school shirt (uniform) and comfortable walking shoes. Students are to reload their buses in the same parking lot as they were dropped off. Please note, your UTEP hosts can not be responsible for the participant s personal items (including lunches and drinks). If you have any questions, your main contact on the day of the event will be: Clint, Canutillo and Fabens School Districts: Scott White 915/ Socorro School District: Tina Mayagoitia 915/ Anthony and Ysleta School Districts: Nacho Cubillos 915/ El Paso and San Elizario School Districts: Mary Helen Padilla 915/ Until then, please direct any questions to ur@utep.edu or visit

2 To help ensure both the safety of all participants, and efficiency in approaching and parking at the Don Haskins Center, we have developed the following directions. Please follow these instructions. Clint ISD, Canutillo ISD and Fabens ISD Exit I-10 at Executive Center and head east to Mesa Street. Turn right and stay on Mesa Street until Sun Bowl Drive. Turn Right on Sun Bowl Drive. There will be an officer at the entrance to Lot C-6W (north of the Don Haskins Center) to meet you. Socorro ISD Due to all the congestion near the Don Haskins Center, exit I-10 at Executive Center and turn right toward Mesa Street. Turn Right and stay on Mesa Street. Just before the Don Haskins Center there will be a Pizza Hut, immediately after the Pizza Hut is the entrance to Lot C-6E. Turn right into the parking lot. There will be an officer at the entrance to the parking lot to meet you. Anthony ISD and Ysleta ISD Exit I-10 at the downtown exit and then head north on Mesa. At Baltimore, turn left and left again into Lot A-9. There will be an officer at the entrance to the parking lot to meet you. El Paso ISD Proceed to Mesa and head towards University Ave. Turn west onto University and then right on Oregon. Turn left at Robinson, then right on Randolph and right again at Baltimore. There will be an officer at the entrance of Lot C-4 lot to meet you. Once the lot fills up, buses will be directed to park in Lot C-7 after dropping off the children in Lot C-4. San Elizario ISD Exit I-10 at Schuster Exit and proceed onto Sun Bowl Drive. Continue on Sun Bowl Drive to Baltimore. Turn right on Baltimore. There will be an officer at the entrance of Lot C-4 lot to meet you. Once the lot fills up, buses will be directed to park in Lot C-7 after dropping off the children in Lot A-9. NOTE: After unloading the other children, buses transporting children in wheelchairs will drop these children off at the south tunnel entrance of the Don Haskins Center. All children in wheelchairs will enter and exit the Don Haskins Center via the tunnel.

3 Participants Information School District Phone Supervisor Unload/Load DHC Tour Sun Bowl Notes Contact Alarcon San Elizario David Prieto Lot C-4 Sec P YES Sec 12 MH Padilla Alfonso Borrego San Elizario Celia Vela Lot C-4 Floor 1 YES Sec 12 1 Visually Impaired MH Padilla Anthony Anthony Mary Munoz Lot A-9 Floor 4 NO N Cubillos Ascarate Ysleta Lisa Morales Lot A-9 Sec I NO N Cubillos Beall El Paso Ana Candelaria Lot C-4 Floor 2 NO Wheelchair MH Padilla Benito Martinez Socorro Bret Reed Lot C-6 E Sec Y YES Sec 13 T Mayagoitia Bill Childress Canutillo Lorena Salas Lot C-6 W Sec U YES Sec 8 S White Burleson El Paso Leonor Dozal Lot C-4 Sec L NO MH Padilla Cadwallader Ysleta Marta Provenghi Lot A-9 Sec I NO N Cubillos Canutillo Canutillo Rachel Tellez Lot C-6 W Floor 2 YES Sec 8 S White Capistrano Ysleta Esperanza Flores Lot A-9 Sec G NO N Cubillos Carroll T. Welch Clint Ruth Valdez Lot C-6 W Floor 6 YES Sec 9 2 Visually Impaired S White Clendenin El Paso Mr. Martinez Lot C-4 Sec O YES Sec 10 MH Padilla Coldwell El Paso Patricia Beck Lot C-4 Sec M YES Sec 10 MH Padilla Deanna Davenport Canutillo Dolores Amero Lot C-6 W Sec T NO S White Del Norte Heights Ysleta Jenny Baker Lot A-9 Sec H YES Sec 15 N Cubillos Edgemere Ysleta Jan Sanchez Lot A-9 Sec H YES Sec 15 N Cubillos Escontrias Socorro Cheryl Matijevich Lot C-6 E Sec W+X NO T Mayagoitia Hillside El Paso Adrian Botello Lot C-4 Floor 1 YES Sec 10 Deaf Ed. Students MH Padilla Horizon Heights Socorro Susan Wohleking Lot C-6 E Sec Z YES Sec 13 T Mayagoitia Hueco Socorro Maribel Alarcon Lot C-6 E Sec Z YES Sec 14 T Mayagoitia Jane A. Hambric Socorro Virginia Rivera Lot C-6 E Sec C NO T Mayagoitia Jose Damian Canutillo Hector Juarez Lot C-6 W Sec T NO S White L.B. Johnson El Paso Janet Pendygraft Lot C-4 Sec N NO MH Padilla Lancaster Ysleta Moises Hinojosa Lot A-9 Floor 5 YES Sec 16 Wheelchair N Cubillos Le Barron Park Ysleta Celia Martinez Lot A-9 Sec E NO N Cubillos Marian Manor Ysleta Diana Aparicio Lot A-9 Sec F YES Sec 16 N Cubillos Myrtle Cooper Socorro Clara Khoury Lot C-6 E Floor 6 YES Sec 14 T Mayagoitia North Loop Ysleta Laura Burdett Lot A-9 Sec E NO N Cubillos North Star Ysleta Terri Hernandez Lot A-9 Sec F YES Sec 16 N Cubillos O'Donnell Fabens Monica Campos Lot C-6 W Floor 1 YES Sec 17 Wheelchair S White Park El Paso Frank de Santos Lot C-4 Sec O YES Sec 11 MH Padilla Paso Del Norte Socorro Lori Montoya Lot C-6 E Sec B NO T Mayagoitia Red Sands Clint Sara Alva Lot C-6 W Sec V YES Sec 9 S White Travis El Paso Rosemary Diaz Lot C-4 Sec K YES Sec 11 MH Padilla Vilas El Paso Venessa Andreas Lot C-4 Floor 1 YES Sec 12 MH Padilla Vista Del Sol Socorro Andrea Rivas Lot C-6 E Sec A NO T Mayagoitia W. D. Surratt Clint Martha Payne Lot C-6 W Sec S NO S White Zavala El Paso Leticia Foster Lot C-4 Sec P YES Sec 12 MH Padilla

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5 EVENT TIMELINE November 16, 2005 Don Haskins Center 9:00-9:30 a.m. Students Arrive Arrangements for the drop-off and pick-up of the students will be made through Emilio Martinez of the UTEP Parking and Transportation Department ( ). Videos and music will be played in the venue throughout the students arrival. 10:00-10:05 a.m. UTEP Student Emcee welcomes the students in English and Spanish, followed by the introduction of UTEP GO Team 10:05-10:25 a.m. UTEP GO Team 10:25 10:28 a.m. Emcee introduces Dr. Natalicio 10:28 10:38 a.m. Dr. Natalicio speaks 10:38-10:45 a.m. UTEP fight song plays as the Cheerleaders, Paydirt Pete and the Golddiggers enter the Don Haskins Center 10:45-10:50 a.m. Coach Mike Price speaks 10:50 11:00 a.m. Emcee gives a brief history of the 1966 NCAA championship won by Texas Western College, now UTEP, and introduces the trailer of Glory Road. Emcee tells students to work hard, have a safe trip back and that we will see them in 2014! 11:00-11:30 Students leave to board buses or, if weather permits, to take the self-guided tour of campus (Maps will be sent to participating schools at a later date.) We appreciate your interest in

6 INFORMATION SHEET In the year 2014, The University of Texas at El Paso will celebrate its 100 th anniversary. To prepare for this anniversary celebration, UTEP s president, Dr. Diana Natalicio, established the UTEP Centennial Commission consisting of 100 community representatives. The Centennial Commission was charged with developing a vision for UTEP in 2014 and that vision is scheduled to be released to the public on November 17, The work that the Centennial Commission does today will have a direct impact on the entering freshmen of the year 2014 students that are currently enrolled in the fourth grade. Prior to the release of the Centennial Commission s work, fourth graders from throughout the El Paso area are invited to visit UTEP for an inspirational program on the importance of preparing for a university education. The event will be held November 16, 2005 at the Don Haskins Center. Program highlights include: A presentation by the award-winning UTEP GO Team. Recognized as one of the state s top motivational performance teams, this talented group of college students stresses the importance of studying, setting goals and continuing your education beyond high school. Written and performed by students from the El Paso area, the UTEP GO Team uses multi-media and real-life experiences to relate, inspire and motivate students of all ages. Dr. Diana Natalicio UTEP s president will talk about the importance of a college education and will encourage students to work hard now so that they can attend UTEP in UTEP Cheerleaders, Golddiggers and Paydirt Pete Miner spirit squads will teach students a UTEP cheer! Coach Mike Price A winning coach for many years, Mike Price will talk about setting goals and how it s important to succeed both on the playing field and in the classroom. Glory Road Trailer The trailer for the Disney movie, Glory Road, will be presented. Glory Road depicts the story of Don Haskins and the 1966 NCAA Championship UTEP basketball team. Special Gift Each student will be presented with a pencil box, pencil and ruler. Following the program, classes are encouraged to participate in a self-guided, walking tour of the UTEP campus. UTEP students will be stationed at key UTEP interest-sights to provide information and trivia. This tour is self-paced and will focus on UTEP s history, academic programs and student services. We appreciate your interest in