The Michelle Szetela Center For Learning And Writing
*Writers Spotlight*
We are looking for Writers to give us a new view on the Holidays!
The Writer’s Spotlight is a chance to have people read your work. If you are accepted as a Writer’s Spotlight, your work will be available to read in the library for the last two weeks of the month.
Requirements:
- Write a piece from any genre on the theme for the month (see months and themes below)
- It must be less than 500 words. Excerpts from longer stories are accepted.
- It must be in size 12 font or handwritten.
- Appearance is considered for neatness and professionalism
- It must have a title.
Submit:
To submit, complete a mentoring session in the CLAW (Center for Learning and Writing) by the due date.
Months and Themes
December: Holiday variations: Due December 11
Free write: due by January 5
January: Pheonix and Rebirth: Due January 15
Free write due by February 1
February: Love or Revenge: Due February 15
Free write due by March 1
March: Can you write a story better than chat GBT? Due March 15
Freewrite due April 1
Endings: April 15
Freewrite: anytime May 1-20
The Writing Center Team
Ms. Hermansen
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Ms. Hermansen is in her 5th year at Copper Hills High school. She has loved joining the Writing Center team, and loves the excitement of her tutors. She teaches Language Arts, and especially loves her all her students. She has taught English Language Learners, 10th grade English, 11th Grade English, and Creative Writing. She is currently the main tutor educator as the teacher in charge of the writing center class. She enjoys dressing up as something different every day, and encouraging her students to read and write often.
Ms. Hermansen graduated from the University of Utah with Bachelor's in Honors English Teaching and a minor in Brazilian studies. She has her Master's from Westminster College.
When she's not at school, she's most likely found at the gym, in the pool, on a mountainside, or reading a book. |
In Memoriam - Mrs. Szetela
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Mrs. Michelle Szetela - for whom our Writing Center is named - was a founding member of our team. Her expertise in Writing Centers was integral in the establishment of our Writing Center. We miss her and honor her by continuing this project.
Mrs. Szetela grew up in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles north of Philadelphia, but lived on Long Island, New York, for eight years. She holds degrees from Lehigh Carbon Community College (A.A., Liberal Arts); the State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., English; .inor: secondary education); Northern Arizona University (M.A., English); and Long Island University (M.A., English).
Both as a student and teacher, Mrs. S. tutored in writing and tutoring centers at LCCC, Stony Brook Univ., LIU, and Salt Lake Community College; she taught first-year composition at LIU, LCCC, and Utah Valley University, as well as high school English at Rockwell Charter High School. Mrs. Szetela taught English 1010 (Introduction to Writing), English 2010 (Intermediate Writing), and English 2100 (Technical Writing) at SLCC; she taught at Copper Hills High School from 2015 until her passing in March 2019. Having presented at the Northeast Writing Centers Association Conference; the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference; the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference; the Modern Language Association Convention; the Conference on College Composition and Communication (Summer Regional Conference); and most recently the International Writing Centers Association Conference, Mrs. Szetela served as the Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association Utah State Representative. |
2023 - 2024 Tutor Bios
2023 - 2024 Tutors
Names from Left-Right:
A.J. Mills, Myk Garcia, Jason Ingleby, Luke Jacob, Mia Cifuentes, Ms. Hermansen,
Daisy Bolanos, Bryant Bastian, Scott Borden, Kelly Zamora, Michael Carlino
Jason Ingleby (President)
Jason Ingleby has a passion for technology and a heart for helping others. As a dedicated member of Madrigals, Jason's voice can move hearts as easily as his technical skills can fix devices. He harmonizes in the choir, using his love for singing to create beautiful music alongside his talented peers. Jason is the acting president of C.L.A.W. (Center for Learning and Writing), and he serves as a technology support assistant at Copper Hills High. He's the go-to person for troubleshooting, and fixing electronic devices. Jason's goal is clear: he aims to help those around him fully utilize their electronics, making their lives easier and more enjoyable. In his spare time, you might find Jason taking apart electronic gadgets, exploring their inner workings, and uncovering the secrets of technology. His curiosity knows no bounds, and he's always eager to learn something new. With his dedication to academics, his passion for technology, and his desire to make a difference, there's no doubt that he'll achieve his goals and continue to be an inspiration to those around him.
Subjects: Computer Science, Graphic Design, Fine Arts
Myk Garcia (Vice President)
Myk Garcia is a senior of 2023-2024 and Is a proud member of the technical theater officers as the scenic artist. Who also does cross-country and is varsity for hurdles in track and field. They like to do hands-on learning activities, Say it's building a set, designing literally anything, or even just going out and hiking they like to do. Who hopes to continue the path of technical theater in the future. Their favorite thing about the writing center or Center for Learning and Writing (the CLAW) is that they can get their thoughts out there, and express what they know and to be able to help others get things off their chest a little. What they want to show is that they are a person that you want to express all your thoughts. And know that they will be the one to help put the pieces together for you whether it be in writing, math, reading, or science even the help in more physical classes.
Subjects: A little bit of everything.
Daisy Bolanos (Vice President)
Daisy Bolanos is a senior and a part of lots of clubs. She is the Vice president of the CLAW as she finds fulfillment in tutoring others and is the Vice President in the Spanish Culture Club as she takes great pride in embracing her Hispanic culture. She really enjoys sleeping, but when Daisy isn’t snoozing her day away she is constantly working on something. Although Daisy had the opportunity to become an early graduate during her junior year, she decided to use her senior year to get a head start with college courses. After high school, she plans on becoming the first in her family to get a bachelor's degree. If you ever need help or someone just to vent to Daisy is here to help in any way she can!
Subjects: English, Spanish, Psychology, Fine arts, history, government/politics.
Luke Jacob (Spirit Captain)
Luke is a LEGO enthusiast, a JROTC Cadet at Herriman High, and an avid singer in our Madrigals. He is also looking to join the United States Marine Corps, either as an Officer or as Enlisted, after High School. In his free time (With the little he has) Luke likes to sing, sketch, sleep, and chase around his two crazy dogs. He works hard in JROTC as a Squad Leader, Operations Officer, and Color Guard Team Leader. At Copper Hills, he works on his signing in ASL 3, and his singing in both Madrigals and Concert Choir.
Subjects: Singing, Math, and JROTC stuff.
Michael Carlino (Historian)
Michael is a senior this year, and is the Director of CH Studios’ upcoming feature film! He’s a Christian, Filmmaker, TFOL (Teen fan of Lego), and really enjoys school. In his free time, Michael likes to watch movies, read, build with Lego, and spend time with those he loves. His favorite subjects include Video Production, Physics, and Math. And you’ll usually see him wearing his fedora, and on occasion his fez (Because fezes are cool) He’s excited to be part of the CLAW and to have an opportunity to connect with and help others.
Subjects: Math, Film, Physics, and Language Arts
Mia Cifuentes (Mentoring Coordinator)
Mia Cifuentes is a senior this year. She is a part of Latinos in Action. She enjoys going to the gym and going on coffee dates with her friends. Her family is her biggest inspiration. Her favorite colors are green and pink. After high school, her goals are to go to SLCC and then later transfer either to the U of U or out of state to further her education. Her number one goal is to live a happy life. She is hoping to help many grizzlies this year to achieve academic success and connect with more people. She is Bilingual, fluent in Spanish, and can help secure success for more students! She is helpful, a listener, and most of all a friend!
Subjects: Language Arts, History, and Chemistry
Scott Borden (Marketing Designer)
Scott Borden is a Copper Hills Senior and the Director of the Social Media/Marketing department. Scott is a professional editor running 3 successful YouTube and TikTok channels, working towards passing an accumulative 100,000 follower mark. This has made him extremely proficient in a wide spectrum of subjects, especially writing. Scott would love to review your work and provide you with any assistance you need in any subject. Scott enjoys weightlifting, video editing, car modding, and community-building events. Scott is an extremely light-hearted person lifting the environment anywhere he may be. Don't be afraid to ask him for help! You won't regret it! :)
Subjects: Language Arts, Health Science, Science, History, and Semi-Math
Bryant Bastian (Marketing Committee)
Bryant Bastian is a junior with a sincere plan of getting his stuff aligned and graduating in 11th. He doesn't do a whole lot outside of lifting weights and frankly spends most of his time procrastinating and blankly staring at things, but he's actually academically efficient if you look at the finer things. He partakes in mostly physical activities especially involving sports whether it's ice skating, football, lifting, or badminton, however, any hobbies are good if you're passionate about it in his opinion.
He's always had a knack for anything involving language arts and health sciences.
Subjects: Any Subject
A.J. Mills (Marketing Committee)
A.J. is a senior and the current Wind equipment manager for the Copper Hills Bands. He enjoys science and ceramics. In his free time, he enjoys playing DnD, and playing Video games Some of his favorite games are Undertale, Deltarune, Hollow Knight, Stardew Valley Little Nightmares, Little Nightmares 2, FNaF (all 12 games), Hello Neighbor, Phasmaphobia, any Lego games, in short, He’s a nerd and proud about it. After he graduates he plans on going to SLCC and the U of U to pursue a career in forensic pathology.
Subjects: Math and Physical science (chemistry, Biology, Geology, Physics, Astronomy)
Kelly Zamora (Marketing Committee)
Kelly Zamora is a senior this year who plans on graduating early! She enjoys lifting weights, taking naps, and playing basketball. Her favorite subject is anything involving anatomy. She hopes later in life she can work in that field, specifically, for sports. She can be shy at first but once you get to know her she can be a chatterbox. She’s a really great listener and will hear you out if that is all you need. Helping people has been something she enjoys since she learned how to walk. If you need help in math, history, sports med, or medical anatomy she’s your person! She would love to see everyone grow/learn!
Subjects: Any Subject
Past Tutor Bios
2022 - 2023 Tutors
Alec Crawley
Alec Crawley is a kind tutor in the writing center. He has a lot of experience with writing and has overcome many difficulties with it and understands why people may struggle with writing. Alec is a lacrosse D-pole and has a very kind and caring personality.Alec wants to be an Optometrist when he grow up and wants to go to Weber State for Pre Optometry. Alec works at discount tire and is a very hard worker, He knows how to identify your problem and will figure out how to fix it. He can also help with classes. So come on in, Let's get you taken care of!
Subjects: Writing, English, Secondary Math, History, Us gov, Music 1010
Cali Franc
Cali is a senior who is fluent in French and has been in an immersion program since first grade. She is currently in her third year of the Bridge program at the University of Utah for French. Cali is very creative and loves art and languages, she likes to draw, paint, and speak french, she loves interior design and is hoping to go into architecture in her future. Cali likes that the writing center gives students an opportunity to get help from their peers. Cali is really exciting to be a tutor and that she will be helping other students keep up in school.
Subjects: Language Arts, any Writing, and French
Mason Pettit
Mason Pettit is an athlete at the school and likes to have fun with writing and help others make their writing more interesting. In his spare time he likes naps, video games and playing the sports he loves. Academically he's trying to enjoy his senior year and graduate with the best GPA he can muster. In the future he want to go to a D-1 school and try to walk on to play football. He loves how the writing center is a place where everyone can feel welcome. Weather you are in a club, sport. or just a student trying to survive high school the writing center is full of students that are willing to help you get by and just be a friend. Mason hopes that he can be apart of this group and try his best to contribute in anyway he can. Mason is a writing tutor and loves helping people make their writing more enjoyable to read. he hopes that he can help you and if you even just need someone to talk to come see Mason in the writing center!
Kaysen Liender
Kaysen Liender is a very deep thinking, hardworking, and he believes that he is a very approachable person. He love schess, Soccer, Video Games, and Cars and how they work. As far as academics goes he obviously enjoys any type of writing, he is good at math however he does not enjoy it. He likes engineering and mechanics and he loves dealing with computers and programming. Careers he is interested in include, Aeronautical Engineer, Game Developer, Astrophysicist, and the true dream job for him would have to be a real life astronaut. His most comfortable tutoring subjects include any type of writing. He feels writing center is going to be a very approachable and popular attraction in the coming years and truly enjoys the idea that he is a part of this wonderful establishment.
Subjects: All of Them!
Andrew Pearson
Andrew is an aspiring filmmaker and songwriter who primarily specializes in writing and direction. He is currently working on writing an album and is a leader within the Copper Hills Film Program. His primary writing style is poetry. He soon may have the opportunity to be Director of Photography for a feature film. He hopes to attend San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico pursuing a career in film and video making.
Subjects: Language Arts and most other subjects
Tyson Margetts
If you are looking for a pickle ball nerd who can explain how math and computers work, Tyson Margetts is your guy! He is a junior who is part of the NHS program and is an oldest child. He is a good leader and he can infuse you with his motivation if you work with him. He wants to dedicate his life to computers and math so he is a master with numbers. He is a good singer and musician so if you work with him he may perform for you. Work with him and he will brighten your day.
Subjects: Math, Making cool slides.
Ivy Pitts
She is a charismatic person. Talk to her about lizards if you don't wanna hear the end of it. She will welcome you, and help you feel more confident in your work. She wants to be a cinematographer and work with directing films. Animation is a hobby of hers. She works with CHTV to create Wednesday news. She is a prolifically talented artist, and finds it so much fun to spew ideas. If you need to brainstorm, talk to her!
Strengths: Biology, Tech, Arts, Ideas, and Creative aspects.
Maddie Rindlisbacher
Maddie, long story short, laughs like a dolphin, but in all seriousness is a happy person. She will definitely want to get to know you and make some new friends. She enjoys playing soccer and running, and almost always has a smile on her face. At the moment Maddie wants to major in psychology, and deepen her understanding of how the brain works. Her main focus is helping others, which is a big step in the right direction. The writing center is going to be a safe place without judgement for everyone, Maddie is excited to help lighten someone's spirit and workload.
Subjects: All of them!
Jalen Mae Solis
Jalen Mae Solis is one of the tutors here at Copper hills at the writing center. As a senior, Jalen Mae strives to do her best academically. Jalen Mae is a straight A student and is involved in many clubs at the school. She is an AP calculus student, a peer tutor for the kids with special needs, and is a club officer for National honor society, ASL, and the Go and Do club. Jalen Mae loves to be involved with the school, hanging out with friends, traveling, and doing things spontaneously. Other than being academically involved with school, she is also taking classes at SLCC to earn her CNA. She loves to help students learn and grow, and loves hearing about peoples lives. Jalen Mae hopes that students will want to come to the writing center and feel like they accomplished something each time they visit.
Subjects: math, English, history
Fisher Spencer
Fisher is a senior, who loves music and cars. In his free time he longboards, snowboards, skateboards, bikes, surfs, hikes, camps, etc. He is currently working on getting his pilot's license and has passed his private pilot ground test, he is also applying to colleges. In his future he hopes to go into an aviation or music field being a bush pilot, commercial pilot, music producer, or music artist.
He enjoys being a tutor because he is able to help and see progress in his peers. He is great at writing, as well as anything music or aviation related and has experience tutoring in all of the listed subjects.
Riley Taylor
Riley Taylor is currently a senior (although she has been told she looks like a freshman) who is willing to help anyone who needs it. She is on the Cross Country and Track team and loves spending time and helping her teammates, and in her free time she likes to draw and hang out with friends. She also is in the NHS, because serving others is one of her biggest passions. She believes that the writing center is a safe place where anyone can go if they want to have more confidence in their writing. If you ever need feedback, ideas, or just help with your writing in general, she will be more than happy to help!
Subjects: Writing
Shelby Gerona
Shelby Gerona is a senior that loves to read and take naps. In her free time she can be found hanging out with her friends, streaming taylor swift, or spending hours at Barnes and Noble. If you ever find yourself in need of some pop culture discourse she's your girl. She's currently planning on going to Dixie State after graduation but still has no idea what she wants to do yet. She loves helping people and seeing students grow more confident in their work. The writing center is a safe place for all ideas with no judgments and she can’t wait to help you!
Subjects: anything Writing!!
Jasley Heuser
Jasley heuser is a senior this year. She loves to read and if she isn’t in her room laying down with her dog and watching Gilmore girls she is with her best friends. If you find yourself driving with her you will endure only taylor swift playing. She only has one word in her vocabulary and that is slay. (she is working on stopping, don't worry)! She doesn’t really know what she wants to do in the future. She goes back to teaching and flight attendant.(even though she hates heights). Jasley wants to be a tutor where she can make a difference in someone writing.
Subjects: anything writing!
Landon Bowker
Landon Bowker is a senior this year he is excited to help you and will do his best to help you in any way that he can. He plans to become an EMT, mostly because he wants to be able to help others. While Landon is a decent student he will try his hardest to make sure that you feel accomplished with your work.
Subjects: Language arts.
2021 - 2022 Tutors
Julieth Rosario
Julieth is a bright spirit who likes to aspire to great things. She brings a lot of joy and humor to the table. As a senior, Julieth is enrolled at SLCC and is in the Surgical Technology program. She plans to get her associates in science in high school. Julieth hopes to start her career as a CST and major in horticulture. She is dedicated and loves to see her peers succeed. Her favorite subjects in school are English and Health sciences. At the writing center she focuses on tutoring English classes, Spanish, French, and any Health class available at Copper Hills. She hopes that the writing center will be a great addition to Copper Hills High school and help students succeed.
Subjects: Spanish, French, English, Psychology, Health Sciences
Lyzzy Clegg
Lyzzy Clegg is a tutor at the Learning Lab/Writing Center who has an abundance of experience in tutoring fellow peers and has chosen to be a tutor to assist people in their academic journey. She is interested in just about every subject including English, ASL, History, and all sciences but mostly Physics and Biology. They also tend to understand honor level math very easily. Teachers, family, and friends describe Lyzzy as motivating, happy, optimistic, a fast leaner, assertive, friendly, a great listener, and an excellent problem solver. After high school she plans on going to college to either study History, English, Theatre, or Anthropology and to go on to become a professor somewhere in Europe. In their free time she enjoys learning odd facts about history and sciences. And finally, Lyzzy is a parent to five cats, a wicked crochet master, physics nerd, ultimate builder, and knowledgeable in video games.
Subjects: History (euro, american), writing (essays, poems, fiction), science (bio, chem, physics, astronomy), math (regular, honors, NOT AP), ASL (ASL 1, 2, 3), Computer science (digital media), English( writing, analyzing, vocab)History (euro, american), writing (essays, poems, fiction), science (bio, chem, physics, astronomy), math (regular, honors, NOT AP), ASL (ASL 1, 2, 3), Computer science (digital media), English( writing, analyzing, vocab)
Kiersten Gray
Kiersten Gray is a kind, gorgeous, non-judgmental person who will celebrate every achievement with you. She is a swim teacher, proving that she would be more than happy to help anyone with anything. Kiersten really enjoys learning about and helping people, and wants to go into a career with these interests in mind. If you ask her kindly enough, maybe she’ll balance a rubber duck on her head while you work to improve together.
Subjects: Psychology Communication History
Austin Evans
Austin loves the light that comes into people’s eyes when they finally understand something. His favorite subjects are science, math, and writing/ speaking. His teachers and friends agree that he’s a pretty big nerd when it comes to the medical field. He loves anatomy and biology and will talk for days with you about nutrition. After he graduates this year he plans to go on a mission and then become a nutritionist. Outside of school he likes reading self help books and cooking Mediterranean food.
Subjects: Science, biology, sports medicine, JATC CNA and Medical Assisting, medical terminology, sophomore and junior math classes, foods, advanced cooking classes, history and English college level classes, memorization techniques
Jordan Black
Jordan Black loves helping people because he enjoys seeing them learn and grow. He loves history, english, and any hands-on learning because they all come easily to him. He’s often told he’s good at critical thinking, writing, reaching out to others, being sympathetic, serving others, and being open to new things. After college, he plans on serving a mission, going to college, getting married, starting a family, and eventually having the opportunity to spoil his grandchildren. Outside of school, you can catch him learning about history, music, pop culture, and sports. He also loves hanging with friends and learning more about his church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His many hobbies include carving pumpkins, playing sports, composing music, quoting movies, cooking, and collecting records. He’s always up for trying new things, and he’s here to help with whatever you need.
Subjects: Secondary Math, most sciences, English/Language Arts, most History, and Music
Mykenna Green
Mykenna Green is a blonde-haired brainiac who has a passion for finishing Chapstick tubes and holding cookie dough smorgasbords. She is well versed in math, science, photography, and sewing. She spends her time busting a move with Dance Company and helping others. After high school, she intends to serve a mission and pursue a career in electrical engineering. She can often be found hopping around the school in her Converse, making the world a better place. She cannot wait to help you learn in the Writing Center.
Subjects: Math, Science, Writing, Photography, Sewing
Hailey Robins
Hailey Robins is an intelligent young woman who loves to help others. She is a very expressive person, and her teachers commend her for her writing style. She has a passion for anatomy, and how the body works, which can be seen in her desire to attend med school and become a pediatrician someday. Hailey creates earrings as a side business, and runs cross country. This girl is an excellent tutor, and has an incredible personality!
Subjects: Math, specifically Algebra related things not stats. Chemistry, biology, intro to health sciences and consumer health, History, specifically world Language Arts,
Madi Crowther
Madi Crowther loves helping and tutoring. She plans on one day becoming an elementary school teacher. Madi excels in all of her classes but loves her history, English language arts, and French classes. Her teachers and friends would describe her as hardworking and intelligent. Outside of school Madi does ballet and loves to learn about how things work.
Subjects: Language arts, math, possibly AP Euro, and physics.
Hayden Shepherd
Hayden Shepherd is currently a senior. He likes Language Arts and his teachers say he’s and excellent writer. Additionally, Hayden is on the basketball team and is part of BAM. After high school, he plans to go to college, though he isn’t sure where yet. Hayden loves to help people and the range of his knowledge is wide.
Subjects: Language Arts, Math
Bekah Christensen
Bekah is a senior at Copper Hills and excited to help other students in their writing. Dr. Haslam recommended her to help. Bekah loves music and is on Band and Marching Band. Her favorite subjects are Language Arts and Government. She plans on going to USU after high school. Bekah is the Opinion editor for the newspaper and teachers consider her a strong writer.
Subjects: Language Arts (all grades), anything writing, government, physics.
Kennedie Wilding
Kennedie Wilding is one of the funniest, smartest people you will ever meet. She is responsible and trustworthy. Kennedie loves astronomy, soup making, and all things music. She is an expert problem solver and math tutor. After high school, Wilding wants to study physics at one of the nation’s top universities, while continuing to increase her love of golf.
Subjects: Calculus, APUSH, math, basic sciences, AP Euro, English
Jeremy Checketts
Jeremy Checketts loves to tutor by helping people learn what he already knows. “It’s Satisfying!” Some of his favorite subjects are english, art, math because he loves to learn. He is known to his teachers to be great at writing and reading. His family and friends say he is great at talking to new people and is known as a “nice read head.” After high school, he plans to serve an LDS mission, go to college studying something, getting married and having a family. He loves playing tennis, soccer, T-Swift and anything music and lastly pop culture. his hidden talents include art, studying birds, dancing the Irish jig, and celebrity gossip. He’s here to overcome misconceptions about gingers, and he is super duper, and wants to help everyone.
Subjects: Calculus, Statistics, writing, anything English-related, European history, US history, AP essays, psychology, basic science, basic Spanish
Madi Taylor
Madi is on the drill team. She is excited to be a tutor so she can help others. Her favorite subjects are Physics and Chemistry, eventually she wants to figure out how the world works. Everyone she knows would say she is a great communicator, organized, and she explains things so others can understand. She loves to paint and dance for fun. She plans on going to college for engineering after high school.
Subjects: Math up to secondary 3H, physics, language arts
Joey Coleman
Joey is an outgoing and enthusiastic supporter of everyone at Copper Hills. He loves to collect music, learn new things, and meet new people. Joey is skilled in political science, writing, business, tech, and ASL. Feel free to say hi whenever you see him in the hallways or at any of the football, volleyball, and basketball games.
Subjects: Language Arts, Debate, European History, US History, Government, ASL, Band and Music, Financial Literacy, and BusinessLanguage Arts, Debate, European History, US History, Government, ASL, Band and Music, Financial Literacy, and Business
Allie Hechtle
Allie is a senior and loves school and learning new things. Currently she is doing the surgical technologist program at SLCC. Allie likes to take concurrent and AP classes. Service is what she loves to do in her free time. She has almost 150 service hours from the years of being in high school. She is a member of NHS, HOSA, and ASL club. Spending time with her family is very important to her. Allie is always doing her best and is very hard working. She does best in health and science but also likes math and language arts. She loves to help others and make them feel confident with learning.
Subjects: Language Arts, Science, Health, Math
Stevie Visher
Stevie Visher enjoys reading and singing. She is good at communicating when there is an issue, and enduring difficulties in life. In her free time, Stevie enjoys clothes shopping, doing slam poetry, and working. (Maybe not working always…) She plans to attend college and major in psychology or something English.
Subjects: English, writing, and creative writing
Hailey Porter
Hailey Porter is wanting to be a learning lab tutor since she enjoys helping others with homework! She enjoys math or art classes since she has good friends in those classes and she does best in those subjects making them enjoyable to her. Her teachers think she is good at working hard and putting effort in her work. She plans to go to college after she graduates, and have a family of her own eventually. Outside of school she enjoys learning about others and art. Hailey really likes playing board games with her friends or playing the piano with her good friend when she isn’t doing homework or working.
Subjects: Math, English
Tyson Margetts
If you are looking for a pickle ball nerd who can explain how math and computers work, Tyson Margetts is your guy! He is a junior who is part of the NHS program and is an oldest child. He is a good leader and he can infuse you with his motivation if you work with him. He wants to dedicate his life to computers and math so he is a master with numbers. He is a good singer and musician so if you work with him he may perform for you. Work with him and he will brighten your day.
Subjects: Math, Making cool slides.
Cara Fuller
Cara Fuller is an amazing human and she is excited to meet new people and help them succeed this year! She loves ASL and is really good at it too. Cara also enjoys English because she can write and make something using her brain. Her teachers know how self motivated she is. They have also noticed that she is a great leader and able to see what is important. Cara is amazing at the piano and relating to others. After hight school she wants to go to college and become an ASL teacher or a sports manager. She also wants to serve a mission for her church. She enjoys learning more piano and leadership skills. Cara is the queen of Mario Kart Wii when she has time to play because she also manages Cross Country and is the vice president of the ASL club.
Subjects: ASL English/Language Arts, Education, Organizing/Communication, Choir (and possibly other music), Photography, Seminary, Web Development
Ethan Hepworth
Ethan Hepworth is excited to be returning to the Writing Center as a tutor this year. Ethan loves learning and history is his favorite subject. He specializes in helping his peers with AP History and Math classes, but he enjoys helping in all core subjects. Ethan is a Madrigal, participates in the school’s theatre program, and is a member of variety of clubs. He looks forward to helping you succeed with your studies this year.
Subjects: AP US History, AP European History, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, any secondary maths, Honors English, AP Literature, AP Physics, Chemistry
Kennadee Mecham
Kennadee Mecham is passionate about doing well in school and loves to see people succeed. She specializes in math and anything art related. Teachers say she is especially good at asking questions, listening, looking at other people's needs, talking to people, and helping people. Not only that, but she is extremely organized, always willing to help, and stands up for others. After highschool she plans to get a bachelor's degree in interior design and is thinking about serving a church mission. She also loves bowling, tennis, and is an excellent singer. Kennadee is going to be a great tutor because she cares deeply about everyone around her.
Subjects: Math Physics Interior Design English History Pretty much anything.
Aubree Field
Aubree Field is a beyond amazing student and friend. She’s an officer in NHS and loves helping people out which is why she wants to help out in the writing center. She’s super kind and always willing to lend a helping hand. Her strength is definitely History. Through taking classes and reading lots of books about war, she has a very fond interest of the past. She even wants to be a History Museum Curator in the future.
Subjects: History, Language Arts, and any type of Family and Consumer Sciences
Elise Wickham
Elise Wickham is really smart and super funny. She is really great at helping people and she is a great resource, when you need help. She loves math and English and is great at both these subjects. Elise is also good at writing, presenting, sharing her thoughts with others, making sure everyone is included, being friendly, and she is also a really good listener. After high school Elise wants to continue her education in early childhood education so this is a great opportunity for her to help students and learn how to be a better teacher now.
Subjects: Language Arts, Math, Child Development, Astronomy, History and Science.
Ayden Justice
Ayden Justice is a part of writing center because she wants to help other and improve herself by doing so. Her favorite subjects in school are English and math because they’ve both been subjects she’s succeeded in. Teachers and friends say she’s good at public speaking, she’s Intelligent, compassionate, and a people person. Her plans after high school are to get a scholarship to a college and then go to grad school after. She wants to major in the medical field, engineering or architecture. Outside of school she enjoyed learning about bettering herself and how to overcome depression and anxiety. Her hobbies consist of playing the cello and playing volleyball.
Subjects: English and most subjects
Elizabeth Newlon
Elizabeth loves to help others out and loves to teach other people. She is especially good at math since she enjoys numbers. She is a good student and she can be good at any subject as long as she puts her mind to it. All great qualities to have in a tutor. After high school she would like to go to college in order to study bio veterinary science. When Elizabeth isn’t isn't in school she is probably reading historical fiction novels, and enjoying music. Elizabeth is great at baking cookies and playing the piano!
Subjects: AP Calculus AB (general math), AP Music Theory, Language Arts/Writing
Kelli Sorensen
Kelli Sorensen cannot wait to help tutor in the writing lab! She’s always loved school as well as helping others. Her favorite subjects are anything science or math related. She loves playing tennis and getting crazy in the student section. One hidden talent that Kelli has is that she’s pro at word hunt on iMessage games. After graduating, she hopes to go to nursing school to become a pediatric nurse.
Subjects: physics, secondary math 2 and 3, US history, chemistry, biology
Kylee Fernandez
Kylee wants to be a tutor because she loves to help people. Her favorite subjects in school are math and health sciences. Her teachers describe her as being very organized. Her friends and family say she is good at anything involving the medical field and editing documents and essays. Outside of high school, Kylee loves learning about health. She enjoys working on cars, going to the gym, and being the HOSA president at JATC MA. She wants to be an anesthesiologist some day and is excited to help others.
Subjects: Math: Statistics, Secondary math 1-3. Heath Science: Anatomy and Physiology (HTHS 1110/1111), Intro to health science, medical terminology, first aid. Sciences: biology, chemistry, and physics.
Katelyn Riddle
Katelyn Riddle is responsible and compassionate scholar that loves helping the people around her. She loves learning and enjoys all subjects, but especially math. Katelyn is always willing to help others and she will go above and beyond with everything that she does. Katelyn likes swimming, being with family, and getting involved at her church. After high school, Katelyn plans to go on a mission, study sports medicine, and swim.
Subjects: Math (all types), AP Calc, Language Arts/ writing, chemistry, AP US History, AP European History, basic sciences
Kylan Olson
Kylan Olson wants others to be able to learn and understand. He enjoys math because it stretches his my and he enjoys working through critical thinking problems. Kylan’s teachers say he is good at entertaining. His family says he is good at being kind, serving, and loving everybody. He wants study civil engineering and go on a mission after high school. He enjoys learning about physics, chemistry and calculus outside of school. Some hidden talents Kylan has are touching his tongue to his nose, crossing one eye at a time, and can blow a tripe bubble with gum. He enjoys baseball and rugby but has a passion for swimming.
Subjects: Math, writing, science, history
Jasmin Roque
Jasmin Roque is an involved student who loves Math, Language Arts, History, and Dancing. She also loves to act, sing, draw and more! She wants to be a tutor for the Writing Lab because she knows what it is like to struggle in school and feel helpless so her desire is to be there for her peers. Her teachers say that she is good at articulating how she feels, leading people, and communicating. Her family and friends say that she is good at holding people accountable, yet being compassionate towards everyone and being friends with anyone. Jasmin plans to go to a University of California school and major in architecture. She enjoys learning how to be a better leader, how to better herself mentally and physically, and how to be more efficient with her time. Jasmin is an awesome student, friend and overall person.
Subjects: Math, history, and language arts ( I’m also fluent in Spanish)
2020 - 2021 Tutors
Jose Rodriguez
One of the most hardworking, caring, and compassionate people you’ll meet is Jose. He was born in Mexico and has found his passion for learning. Jose likes to learn from other people but he is also very good at teaching other people. Jose is the CHHS debate President which has fueled his passion to learn about things like social justice and other things that affect people in the real world, also you could find him reading a new book or watching anime. Jose likes to work with people and in doing so helps create a better bond and understanding with him and other people he talks to. He cares a lot about his family, friends, personal values, his education, and overall making a positive impact on people’s lives. His compassion and ability to care creates a really nice and helpful personality to talk to.
Jose is a senior and is hoping to go to college with a full-ride scholarship and become successful enough to support his parents and himself. Jose has been able to achieve 5’s all on 6 of his AP tests that he has taken. Jose loved his AP US History, AP Spanish, AP Language Arts, and AP Psychology classes and has found himself specializing in Social Sciences and Language Arts.
Alyssa Vandenberg
Alyssa Vandenberg, a current senior at Copper Hills, is a returning tutor at the Writing Center and Learning Lab. She is ambitiously involved at the school by serving as Choir President and enjoys sharing her talents through both Madrigals and Concert Choir as well as playing the piano. She plans to grow in her knowledge this year through taking AP Music Theory and other enriching classes in addition to participating in National Honors Society.
Alyssa looks forward to sharing her academic experience and expertise with others specifically in AP US and World History, along with AP English Language and Composition. She is also skilled in aspects of music and is happy to assist others with her insight.
Spending time with her friends and making memories with others is another thing that Alyssa enjoys. Furthermore, she loves dogs and being able to serve others. She consistently seeks to learn and grow. Her sweet personality and thoughtful support will elevate your experience here at Copper Hills. You’re sure to find a friend with her as your whole-hearted and enthusiastic tutor.
Elizabeth Cifuentes
Elizabeth Cifuentes is a senior at copper hills high school. At home, Elizabeth loves to read, write poetry, draw, sing, and hangout with friends and family. She has done many things to show that she is a part of our school community. She has been both the service leader and education leader for LIA. She’s also been apart of the Hope Squad for 3 years straight, helping to prevent teen suicide and bullying. Along with these clubs, she is also a part of Madrigals and holds the position of News Editor for our Copper Hills Newspaper, The Grizzly Growl.
Elizabeth loves to read and write and specializes in English tutoring. However, Elizabeth is also comfortable with tutoring in US History, Secondary Math 2 and 3, and Physics. Overall, Elizabeth is a great person and loves to help people. She is very friendly to all students, and has the ability to communicate and tutor in both Spanish and English. Along with that, Elizabeth is always willing to lend a helping hand and is excited to tutor.
Ajla Mehic
Ajla Mehic is a senior this year at Copper Hills High whose subject strengths include medical anatomy, health, science and language arts. She’s most likely to major in biology after graduating with her Associates Degree this upcoming spring. Her motivation to keep working hard comes from her parents and herself. She hopes to have accomplished all of her dreams by the time she is older. This year Ajla was granted the opportunity to be a HOSA communication officer as well as being a part of Newspaper.
Some interesting facts about Ajla are that she’s fluent in Bosnian due to the fact that her parents are Bosnian. Her favorite colors are light purple and baby blue. She loves little kids and hopes to become a pediatrician in the future. She also loves animals and spending her free time with her brothers or her puppy. If she’s not doing that in her free time, you’ll catch her watching Netflix eating her favorite snacks such as ice cream. She loves to travel and explore the outdoors as well as play with her husky and spend time with her family and friends. Some of her favorite places to travel include Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia.
Daniela Garcia
Daniela Garcia is a senior at Copper Hills High. She enjoys working out, working with little kids, learning about psychology, and spending time with family and friends. In her free time, she likes to watch Netflix, play with kids, and bake. Her favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy, and her favorite movie is The Greatest Showman. She is also fluent in Spanish.
Daniela’s favorite places to be are in nature, at a cabin, Mexico, or anywhere with water, like lakes and oceans. Her favorite colors include baby blue, yellow, and soft pink. She also loves to eat fries.
Daniela is currently the service officer for Latinos in Action and the service Vice President for National Honor Society. She is also working on graduating high school with her Associate’s degree. She has completed many concurrent classes and is currently enrolled in multiple concurrent classes this year as well.
Daniela’s strengths include math, history, and language arts.
Victoria McNair
Victoria McNair is a responsible, cheerful, and creative person who enjoys putting others’ needs before her own in hopes of seeing their success and happiness. She has been on Copper Hills Dance Company for almost three years, and she owes her dedication, hard-work, and positive spirit all to her coaches and teammates. Victoria loves to challenge herself with AP, Concurrent, and Honors classes. She has taken five AP tests and passed all of them. She has maintained a 4.0 since elementary school and is currently attending JATC for Pharmacy at SLCC. She also has served in many leadership positions. For Copper Hills Dance Company, she has been Conditioning Vice President and Choreography VP. She is also currently the Historian for JATC HOSA.
When Victoria is not leading out, she enjoys service projects, such as: gardening and general cleanup. In the near future, she plans to study at the University of Utah to become a Forensic Psychologist.
Victoria would make a wonderful tutor as she is a strong spirit that loves going out of her way to help the students of Copper Hills.
Colton Silimon
Colton is a senior, dedicated to his studies and getting his associates degree this year. He hopes to Major in either political science or social psychology and attend a school on the west coast. Despite not quite knowing his career path yet, he wants to be able to help people out and is inspired by a thirst for knowledge and the belief that he can always be better. He is treasurer on MESA council, and the Speech and Debate Vice President for this year. Math, AP psychology, and APUSH are just some of the few areas of study that he’s skilled in.
When not studying he heavily enjoys photography, fashion, philosophy, and snowboarding during the winter months.A love for photography has even led him to be in AP Photography this year where he hopes to score well on the end of year test. He also loves watching anime, learning about new things like technology, and playing games like league of legends. Despite taking many challenging classes and extracurriculars, Colton still finds the time to partake in his many hobbies and meet new people, always on the lookout for the next big adventure.
Mohmmad Al-Saedy
Mohmmad Al-Saedy is a Junior and a future Computer Engineer. Mohmmad is a very social person, in his free time he likes working on his car which is why you will most likely find him in the auto shop during school. Which is another reason you would hear him talking about the film series, “Fast and the Furious.'' He loves to listen to Khalid and J. Cole as well and will try to start a debate about how 90s rap is still the best genre to this day, but he also loves to help and volunteer. He volunteers with his local mosque and runs a volunteering club inside the mosque named AlRasool Youth Committee.
Mohmmad is the Vice President for Skills USA and a NHS member. He is planning on going to Utah Valley University and getting his bachelor's degree in computer engineering. He speaks Arabic and is a first generation student to graduate high school and college from his family. Things Mohmmad can help you with is geography, world history, language arts, PhotoShop and digital media, HTML, Javascript and Python coding.
Carlee Davidson
Carlee Davidson is a senior this year. She specializes in any form of essay or narrative writing, honors or regular chemistry, math 1030, and secondary math 3/3h.
When Carlee isn't doing homework or working at Fiiz, she enjoys playing the piano, painting, singing, and hanging out with friends. After Carlee graduates high school, she plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Carlee excels in academics. She juggles 4 concurrent classes as well as other honors classes and manages to maintain a 4.0 GPA.
Carlee was a captain for Hope Squad last year, as well as the vice president for One Nation, the secretary for Educators Rising, and a member of National Honors Society.
Fatima Al-Saedy
Fatima Al-Saedy is going to be a future pre-med student at the University Utah. After she finishes med school in-state she is planning to go to New York for her residency. Her dream is to live in New York or Portland, Oregon. She loves photography and the arts. Especially art with a lot of feelings and emotions. One of her favorite artists is Francisco Goya. She is a Communication Officer for HOSA. She loves medicine and the human body. Everything our body does amazes her. She can also speak Arabic and her family is from Iraq. She is a first-gen student and will be one of the first to graduate high school from her family and go to college. Fatima is very hardworking, a dedicated student, a very social and outgoing person, and loves to talk. Some of her favorite subjects are science, history, and language arts. She can help you make a study plan, or help you with medical anatomy and philosophy, intro to health science, and biology. She can also help with writing hooks, claims, and counterclaims. If you are someone who wants to organize and learn how to study and manage your time she is someone who can help you with that too.
Abigail Crawford
Abigail Crawford is a 17-year-old senior at Copper Hills. In her free time, she loves to play piano and improve her wood burning skills. She loves doing anything outdoors, including hiking, camping, off-roading, or just heading to the mountains for the day.
Abigail is a part of the National Honors Society. She also holds an impressive GPA and loves helping others. She has taken both AP World and APUSH, and understands how to write SAQs, LEQs, and DBQs within AP history courses. Abigail is also a part of the physical therapy program at the JATC. She has also taken anatomy and physiology and intro to health.
Although she doesn’t know what she wants to major in, Abigail is looking forward to attending college and has a few ideas for majors. Some include physical therapy, exercise science, and sports medicine. She wants to go into a field where she can interact with people and have an impact on their lives.
Mimi Tran
Mimi Tran is a Senior at Copper Hills High School. A 4.0 student, Mimi has been part of NHS for 2 years, and an officer for HOSA for just as long. Mimi is a student who is very dedicated to her studies, specialized in math science, and the arts; more specifically physics and visual arts.
Tran is a hard working person that is also drawn towards a love of art. She shows her creativity with a brush and canvas along with crafts of her own: her favorite colors are pastels and black. But on a more academic note, Mimi has the future goals of graduating college, majoring in STEM and minoring in art.
She would love to have a job in the medical field and live comfortably with her own loving family. As for participating in the Writing Center, she would really love to give a helping hand to those that want to improve their skills because she 100% understands how hard it can be being a full-time student along with your own responsibilities.
Tazia Mcaffee
Tazia Mcaffee is a senior at Copper Hills High. She has an amazing GPA of 3.9 even though she takes rigorous courses at school and works many jobs. This shows how goal oriented and persevered Tazia is in school and in her everyday life. At home, Tazia is consumed of homework, babysitting, and working. At school, Tazia is very involved with the community. She’s included in many extracurriculars like HOSA, Newspaper, NHS, and the Writing Center. Tazia’s strong suit in school is Anatomy, Physiology, Biology, Math 1040/1030, and English.
Tazia wants to major in biology with an emphasis in anatomy while minoring in child development. She wants to get into medical school and eventually become a pediatric surgeon. Tazia wants to be in the writing center to tutor because she believes it is a great opportunity to reinforce information for herself while helping students actually learn the information rather than just memorize.
Megan Dean
Megan Dean is a senior this year. She is a hard worker, and always strives to do her best. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA since kindergarten, and hopes to keep it throughout the rest of high school. Currently, she is taking a few concurrent enrollment classes, and enjoys them very much.
When Megan isn’t at school, she’s either working, doing homework, or taking a nap. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, rollerblading, and playing lacrosse. Currently, she is the President of CH Pals, and she loves being a part of the SPED program at Copper Hills.
After high school, Megan will be attending Southern Utah University. She plans on getting a Bachelor's degree in Severe Special Education, and Psychology. She hopes to either be a SPED teacher or a Child Development Psychologist.
Megan is excited to be a part of the Writing Center and she can’t wait to help others.
Savannah Sorensen
Savannah Sorensen is a senior at Copper Hills High. She is extremely excited to serve as a tutor in the Writing Center this year. As a dedicated student, Savannah is able to assist in various aspects of writing, such as general drafting and editing of essays, but her main strengths lie in math and history. She has great knowledge of math concepts, specifically in Secondary Math 1, 2, and 3 Honors. She also excels at History 2700 and 2710, and can offer great advice on writing essays and performing well on the exams in these classes. She is also able to speak basic Spanish and is ready to spread her knowledge and positivity through tutoring.
Outside of academic endeavors, Savannah is also very involved at Copper Hills. She has earned her place in both Madrigals and Concert Choir, where she can express her passion for music and singing. She also enjoys playing volleyball, and she proudly serves as the Service Vice President of the National Honor Society. As someone who cares about helping other people and improving the world around her, Savannah is hoping to pursue a career in psychology or biochemistry in the future.
Since she is an extremely friendly, outgoing, and fun-loving person, Savannah is always willing to meet new people. She genuinely loves making connections with those around her. Her contagious laughter and great sense of humor are sure to brighten your day and make you smile.
Janzy Clark
Janzy Clark is a Senior at Copper Hills High School. She's currently taking 3 college classes and attends the Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers (JATC) 2 periods every day. She's studying advanced engineering at the JATC and is most interested in learning about biomedical engineering. Clark plans on attending Utah State University next year for college.
Some of Janzy's hobbies include baking, painting nails, doing crafts, spending time with her dog, and a lot of sleeping. She also loves playing with children and taking care of babies.
Janzy works a part time job right now at Target in Jordan Landing but she always makes time for my family and schoolwork. She has a mom and dad, two older brothers, one younger sister, and one adorable dog named Coco. She loves to laugh and always appreciates a good meme or joke. She feels comfortable teaching a variety of topics including US History, Language Arts 10H and 11H, Engineering (robotics, electronics, civil, and much more), and Secondary Math 2H and 3H. She would also be able to help with AP world and AB Calculus and is always willing to learn something new to help out others.
Julieth Rosario
Julieth Rosario is a Junior at Copper Hills. She may be shy at first but she'll jump at the opportunity to help someone in need. Julieth is very excited to be a tutor at the writing center and hopes to help as much as possible. She hopes to get to know people as much as possible. Some of the things she enjoys doing in her free time are playing lacrosse, painting, reading, and all kinds of crafts. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Some of her friends may describe her as goofy but observant.
One thing Julieth aspires to do with her future is pre-med. Her favorite subjects in school are math and health science. She would feel comfortable tutoring in both of those subjects as well as English, French, and Spanish. Career-wise, Julieth does not have a clear path but hopes to get there after school. She may struggle here and there like any other student but she always manages to rise with help. She hopes to be an asset to the writing center and become friends with those who walk through the door.
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