USHLI Announces  

November Tablet Raffle Winner  

America Ramirez, a Junior at the University of Colorado Boulder, is the November winner of USHLI's tablet raffle; a campaign to promote reading and to make books more affordable to young students. After learning of her selection Ramirez said "In my three years at the University of Colorado Boulder I have had to work very hard to help my family and myself fund for my education, via scholarships, stipends, and working multiple jobs...With this gift I will be able to utilize all of the resources provided for me to the fullest and work more freely around campus to achieve my goal of graduating from CU Boulder with a bachelor's degree in Integrative Physiology. 

Ramirez's name was drawn from the list of individuals who  USHLI.  A winner will be drawn every month. With this tablet, a student can access millions of books, magazines, songs, movies, TV shows, popular apps and games.

In announcing the campaign, USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade said, "It is common knowledge that students who read more do better in school, transition easier from one grade level to the next, have a better vocabulary and better language skills, are better writers and spellers, are more self-confident, do better on ACT and SAT scores, and are more likely to graduate and pursue post-secondary education or grad school."