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Class schedules will be available on Monday, July 28.

IMPORTANT: Health forms must be submitted and approved before a student's class schedule will be released.

To obtain your student's schedule, please sign in to your PrepNet Parent Portal. Next to your student's photo, click "Classes & Reports." On this page, you will find a link to their current class schedule.

More Information about the PrepNet Parent Portal
As a Sandia Prep parent, you have access to Sandia Prep’s School Information Management System through the PrepNet Parent Portal. It is your one-stop for class assignments, invoices, report cards, and much more. You will also find your household profile and medical information there. Please review and update this information at your convenience. Your username and password will remain the same as last year, or for new parents, it will be what you set up during your admission process.

If you have any technical problems, questions, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the IT Department at spsithelp@sandiaprep.org.

If you need to discuss a schedule change, you may contact Sandia Prep Systems Analyst Shanna Wix at swix@sandiaprep.org.

New this year: Updated cell phone and smart device policy for all grade levels

After much reflection and conversations with multiple constituents, Sandia Prep is implementing a no cell phone and smart device policy.

This change brings our upper school in line with the policy already in place for our middle school students and will help enhance and rebuild our sense of community, minimize distraction, encourage face-to-face interaction, and support student well-being.
 

Beginning this fall, students must adhere to the following guidelines regarding cell phones, wireless earbuds/headphones, smartwatches, and all handheld smart devices:

• Devices must be turned off and kept out of sight from 7:50 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
• Devices must be stored in backpacks or lockers – not on a student’s person.
• Devices may not be used anywhere on campus during the school day (including classrooms, library, Quad, Pitchfork, lockers, restrooms, and gyms). Please note: Wired headphones may be used with laptops for academic purposes.
• Devices may be turned back on at the end of the school day at 3:15 p.m.

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Staying in Touch
If you need to reach your child during the school day:

• Call the Front Desk at 505.338.3000.
• Messages will be delivered before the end of the day.
• Urgent messages will be relayed immediately.

• They may visit the front desk, nurse’s office, or an administrator’s office to use a landline.
• With teacher permission, they may also use the classroom phone.

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Emergency Notifications
As has always been our policy, in the unlikely event that Sandia Prep goes into lockdown, parents/guardians will receive a text message notification.

• The text will come from a five- to six-digit number, depending on your phone service provider.
• The message will read: “Sandia Prep is on lockdown. Do not contact your student or the school. More information to follow. Replies to this text thread are not monitored or read.”

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Keep Your Contact Info Up to Date
To verify or update your cell phone number:

• Log in to your Parent PrepNet Portal.
• For help, contact the Sandia Prep IT Department at spsithelp@sandiaprep.org.

Sandia Prep uses a service provided by Magnus Health that allows parents to submit all medical forms online. You can find the link on the Parent Portal homepage. The username and password you use for accessing the Parent Portal/New Parent Portal will also work for the Magnus Health Portal.

1. All health forms for the 2025-2026 school year (including physicals) are REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS and should be submitted through the health portal. (Hard copy forms will not be accepted.) .
2. All health forms are NOW due.
3. Health forms must be submitted and approved before a student's class schedule will be released.

If you experience any difficulties accessing the portals, please contact the Sandia Prep IT department at spsithelp@sandiaprep.org
For medical forms compliance questions, please contact School Nurse Lynn Jeffries at ljeffries@sandiaprep.org.

Back-to-School Camps take place on Thursday, August 21, and Friday, August 22.

Back-to-School Camp information is outlined below by grade level. If the camp your student attends requires a permission or acknowledgment form, you may bring a signed copy to the Sandia Prep Front Office or scan and email it to the grade-level Lead Advisor listed below.

Grade-Level Lead Advisors
6th grade - Anna Wilkerson (awilkerson@sandiaprep.org)
7th grade - Ellie Kerbleski (ekerbleski@sandiaprep.org) 
8th grade - Dan Kelly (dkelly@sandiaprep.org)
9th grade - Brian Tregembo (btregembo@sandiaprep.org)
10th grade - Scott Jeffries (sjeffries@sandiaprep.org)
11th grade - Renee Perkins (rperkins@sandiaprep.org) 
12th grade - Pablo Torres (ptorres@sandiaprep.org) 

6TH-GRADE CAMP: Community building & Glorieta adventure camp 

Register your child and sign camp waiver

Thursday, August 21- Community-Building at Sandia Prep

• 8:00 a.m. - Meet at your advisor's classroom
• 3:15 p.m. - Parent/guardian pick-up

Thursday, August 22

• 8:30 a.m. - Depart from El Paraiso Rd. near Outdoor Leadership Program Pavilion
• 3:30 p.m. - Arrive at El Paraiso Rd. near Outdoor Leadership Program Pavilion

Meals & Packing List

• Lunch provided on Thursday and Friday
• Packing list - Water bottles, sunscreen, casual clothes for play. Daypack with water, sunscreen, bathing suit, T-shirt to wear over swimsuit and under a lifejacket, towel, hat, bug spray, closed-toed shoes, long shorts or pants (we will be wearing harnesses).

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 6th-Grade Lead Advisor Anna Wilkerson at awilkerson@sandiaprep.org.

7TH-GRADE CAMp: Glorieta adventure camp

Register your child and sign camp waiver 

Thursday, August 21

• 8:30 a.m. - Depart from McCall Family Theater (PAC)

• 3:30 p.m. - Arrive at McCall Family Theater (PAC)

Meals & Packing List

• Lunch and dinner will be provided on Thursday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Friday.
• 7th-Grade Packing List

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 7th-Grade Lead Advisor Sponsor Ellie Kerbleski at ekerbleski@sandiaprep.org.

8TH-GRADE CAMP: Glorieta Adventure Camp

Register your child and sign camp waiver
 

Thursday, August 21

• 8:30 a.m. - Depart from McCall Family Theater (PAC)

• 3:30 p.m. - Arrive at McCall Family Theater (PAC

Meals & Packing List

• Lunch and dinner will be provided on Thursday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Friday.
• 8th-Grade Packing List

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 8th-Grade Lead Advisor Dan Kelly at dkelly@sandiaprep.org. 

9TH-GRADE CAMP: GHOST RANCH 

Thursday, August 21
8:00 a.m. - Depart from Field House

Friday, August 22
3:30 p.m. - Return to Field House

Meals & Packing List

• Bring a sack lunch for Thursday. Dinner on Thursday will be provided.
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Friday.
• 9th-Grade Packing List
  

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 9th-Grade Lead Advisor Brian Tregembo at btregembo@sandiaprep.org.

10TH-GRADE CAMP: Camp Shaver  

Thursday, August 21
9:00 a.m. - Depart from McCall Family Theater (PAC)

Friday, August 22
1:15 p.m. - Arrive at McCall Family Theater (PAC)

Meals & Packing List

• Bring a sack lunch for Thursday. Dinner on Thursday will be provided.
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Friday.
• 10th-Grade Packing List

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 10th-Grade Lead Advisor Scott Jeffries at sjeffries@sandiaprep.org.
 

11TH-GRADE CAMP: COLLEGE Prep & RIVER RAFTING

Thursday, August 21 - College Prep
Students will participate in various college preparation activities, including workshops​​​​​​ and guidance from college counselors. Lead Advisor Renee Perkins will be in contact with 11th-grade students and families with more information. 

Friday, August 22  - River Rafting the Racecourse

Sign release form

11:00 a.m. - Depart from McCall Family Theater (PAC)
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Arrive at McCall Family Theater (PAC)

Meals & Packing List

• Bring a sack lunch for Friday. Lead Advisor Renee Perkins will send more information before camp.
• 11th Grade Packing List

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor, 11th-Grade Lead Advisor Renee Perkins at rperkins@sandiaprep.org.
 

12TH-GRADE CAMP: manzano mountain retreat

Learn more about Manzano Mountain Retreat

Thursday, August 21
9:00 a.m. - Depart from Field House

Friday, August 22
12:00 p.m. - Arrive at West Gym to participate in Senior Wall hand prints

Meals & Packing List

• Lunch and dinner will be provided on Thursday. Breakfast will be provided on Friday.
• 12th-Grade Packing List

If your child has food allergies or you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s advisor or 12th-Grade Lead Advisor Pablo Torres at ptorres@sandiaprep.org.

 

Sandia Prep’s daily schedule is an eight-class, eight day (A-H) rotating schedule.

Click here to see the A-H rotating schedule example.

Mondays & Fridays - Assembly & Advisory at 10:10 a.m.
Wednesdays - 9:00 a.m. start
Tuesdays & Thursdays - Activity at 2:15 p.m.
Middle School Lunch - 11:15 a.m.
Upper School Lunch - 12:20 p.m.

Daily schedules and school calendars can be found here.

Sandia Prep's English and Math departments ask that, over the summer break, students read a book specifically selected for their grade level and complete a math packet based on the math class they will be taking in the coming year. The book list and math packets were sent to families at the start of summer.  

You can find summer reading and math assignments here.

New Parent Reception
Tuesday, August 12
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 
McCall Performing Arts Center (PAC)

Parents, please join us for a brief information session and reception, where we'll ensure you and your student are well-prepared to start the school year. Please bring your child’s schedule and visit the Sundevil Supply Sale after Orientation.

New Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 12

Sixth-Grade Orientation

• Check in: By 8:00 a.m. in the McCall Performing Arts Center (PAC) foyer
• Orientation: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Pick-up is in the Quad near the Gazebo.
• Full schedule
  
   

Ninth-Grade Orientation (for ALL ninth-grade students, new and returning)

• Check in: By 11:00 a.m. in the Field House
• Orientation: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
• Pick-up is in the Field House
• Full schedule
• IMPORTANT: All ninth-graders must bring their laptop to Orientation. If providing a dedicated laptop to your student for the 2025-2026 school year would be a financial hardship, the school will provide a laptop, free of charge, for your student to check out for the entire year. You can sign up for a laptop here. School-issued laptops will be available for pickup during Orientation. Students do not need any other school supplies on that day.
  
   

Orientation for 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades

• Check in: By 8:00 a.m. in the McCall Performing Arts Center (PAC) foyer
• Orientation: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Pick-up is in the Saunders Library 
• Full schedule

New this year: Ninth-Grade Orientation is for all new AND returning 9th-grade students.

Ninth-Grade Orientation (for ALL ninth-grade students, new and returning)
Let's get upper school started on the right foot, all together! Returning Prep students are highly encouraged to attend.

• Check in: By 11:00 a.m. in the Field House
• Orientation: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
• Pick-up is in the Field House
• Full schedule
   

New Parent Reception
Tuesday, August 12
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 
McCall Performing Arts Center (PAC)

New Prep parents, please join us for a brief information session and reception, where we'll ensure you and your student are well-prepared to start the school year. Returning parents of rising 9th-graders are not required to join. Please bring your child’s schedule and visit the Sundevil Supply Sale after Orientation.
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New this year: Sandia Prep is using a new online service for school meals and snacks called MySchoolBucks.

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, Sandia Prep will use MySchoolBucks, an online service where you can easily and securely pay for school meals using a credit/debit card or electronic check.

Using MySchoolBucks you can:

• Add funds to your student’s meal account
• View meal balances and cafeteria purchases
• Receive low balance alerts

Get started in 4 easy steps:

1. Download the mobile app or visit myschoolbucks.com
2. Create your free account
3. Select "NM"
4. Select "Sandia Prep / Manzano Day School"
5. Add your student
6. Add funds to your student’s meal account

Please note: Any remaining balances from former MyKidsSpending accounts will be automatically loaded to the new MySchoolBucks account system.

If you have any questions about getting started with MySchoolBucks, please call 855.832.5226.
For questions regarding the Prep Café, please contact Prep Café Manager Joe Chavez at jochavez@sandiaprep.org or 505.338.3025.
 

Like a garden or a championship team, a reading list shouldn't be static. Our curriculum needs renewal, refurbishment, and replacement to stay vital, and summer is a good time for us to work on that process. On the grade lists below, you can find your teacher and a list of books they know they'll be teaching this year. Books will be added during the year in a number of classes, but you can be sure that information will be communicated well in advance via Veracross/PrepNet class pages.

REQUIRED ENGLISH BOOKS:

6TH GRADE
Kozikowski

• So B. It by Sarah Weeks
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

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7th GRADE
Kozikowski

• The Circuit: The Graphic Novel by Francisco Jiménez and Celia Jacobs
• Bless the Beasts and Children by Glendon Swarthout

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Kerbleski
Please note that while there are required texts for the class, it is not recommended to purchase them in advance; each student will choose one or more novels from within a thematic unit. 

Dystopian Unit 

• Matched by Allie Condie
• Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
• Maze Runner by James Dashner
• Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
• The Giver by Lois Lowery
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman 
• City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau 
• Uglies by Scott Westerfield 
   

Survival Unit 

• A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
• Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen 
• The Martian by Andy Weir (Full or Middle Grade Abridged Version)

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8TH GRADE
Hunt 

• The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Tregembo

• Students will receive book information before the start of the school year.

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Kerbleski

• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
• Dry by Neal Shusterman

Please note that while there are additional required texts for this class, it is not recommended to buy them in advance; each student will choose one or more from within a thematic unit. 

Challenged Classics Unit (students will read two novels during this unit). 

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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9TH GRADE
Quay-de la Vallee

• Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Folger edition)
• The Three Theban Plays (Fagles Trans.)
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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Tregembo

• No required texts

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10TH GRADE
Hunt

• The Odyssey by Homer (Robert Fagles translation)
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Folger edition) 
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Bernofsky translation)
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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Quay-de la Vallee

• The Odyssey (Emily Wilson translation)
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Bernofsky translation)
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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• The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

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12TH GRADE
Wheeler - 12th Grade English
Please be aware that you will be required to write in these books. Used copies are great as long as they haven’t been fully annotated by another student.

• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (hardcover or paperback)
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare (any unabridged, unannotated edition)

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• In August, students will choose books to be read collectively and individually for the year.

• Psych 101 by Paul Kleinman 

Many families have questions about Prep's policies regarding technology and devices on campus. The Sandia Prep faculty values technology-free lessons and class time, but they also recognize the importance of preparing students to navigate the contemporary world, which often requires the use of computers in the classroom. To strike the right balance, our IT Department collaborates closely with the faculty and administration to establish clear guidelines for technology use throughout the campus.

What is an educational technology resource?
Typically, a technology resource is a tool, system, device, or software product that aids in classroom instruction and engagement. Educational technology can be hardware, such as an interactive touchscreen, web-based, like a research database, or a software package, such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Creative Cloud.

Who has access to educational technology at Prep?
Middle school students have access to sets of laptops in all humanities classrooms and science labs. Upper school students have access to specialty equipment, including graphic design labs and computer programming labs. All students may use the open computers in the Saunders Library.

What educational technology should my student bring to school?

• Middle school students (grades 6-8): Nothing. Everything they need is right here!

• Upper school students (grades 9-12): Laptop.

What are the minimum requirements for my upper school student's laptop?
A laptop is a basic requirement for all upper school students. The minimum requirements for a laptop are as follows:

• Operating system: Windows 11 or Mac OS 14 (Sonoma)

• Hard drive: 512GB

• Memory: 16 GB

• Processor: i5 or comparable
   

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy provides more details. 

Checking Out a Laptop
If providing a dedicated laptop to your student for the 2025-2026 school year would be a financial hardship, the school will provide a laptop, free of charge, for your student to check out for the entire year. You can sign up for a laptop here.

Internet Access
Sandia Prep filters internet access for all devices on campus. Our K12 firewall restricts access by faculty, staff, and students to appropriate, educational websites. For a detailed list of the types and groups of websites that are blocked, please contact the Sandia Prep IT Department at  spsithelp@sandiaprep.org. The K12 firewall only restricts devices on our campus. Once a device leaves the Prep campus, parents are responsible for monitoring usage.

Members of the IT staff will be available during the New Student Orientation on Tuesday, August 12, to answer questions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Sandia Prep IT Director, Jenny Davidson, at jdavidson@sandiaprep.org.

Middle School Sports
Middle school team practices begin the week of Monday, August 18. Teams will have practices after school, but specifics are determined by each coach and team.
Click here to sign up for middle school sports

Eighth-Grade Participation in Upper School Sports
In the eighth grade, some students opt to play on upper school teams. This is sport-specific and doesn't have to apply to all sports played. For instance, students may opt to play upper school soccer and return to middle school to play basketball, but they cannot play both middle school and upper school soccer.

The New Mexico Activities Association requires a form to be completed for any eighth-grade student participating in an upper school sport. Forms can be filled out in the Athletics Office with either Athletic Director Terry Darnell (505.338.3032 or tdarnell@sandiaprep.org) or Assistant to the Athletic Director Kathleen Lucero (505.338.3069 or klucero@sandiaprep.org).

Upper School Sports
If your eighth- through twelfth-grade student is interested in playing a sport, please get in touch with coaches directly: 

• Baseball - Matt McCoy
• Bowling (new coach needed) - Kathleen Lucero
• Boys Basketball - Damian Segura
• Boys Soccer - Tommy Smith
• Cross Country - Kyle Ellis or Sid Sheer
• Dance - Louie Giannini
• eSports or Chess - Edward Rockey
• Girls Basketball - Alex Tackman
• Girls Soccer - Matt Westerlund
• Golf - Patrick Logan
• Mountain Biking - Jay English
• Softball - Leonard Garcia
• Swim & Dive - Ellie Kerbleski
• Tennis (new coach needed) - Kathleen Lucero
• Track & Field - Kyle Ellis or Sid Sheer
• Volleyball - Audra Gentry

Practices officially begin for upper school soccer, cross country, and volleyball on Thursday, August 14, but many of these upper school sports have pre-season practices during the summer. Please contact Athletic Director Terry Darnell at tdarnell@sandiaprep.org or a specific coach for more information.

Mandatory Athletic Information Nights
If your student plans to participate in a Fall sport, please save the date for Fall Athletic Information Night on Thursday, August 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the West Gym. This mandatory event is for parents of all middle school and upper school Fall student-athletes.

You’ll meet our Athletic Director, Athletic Trainer, coaches, and parent volunteers who support our athletics program, and receive important details about the upcoming season. 

Athletic Information Nights for Winter and Spring sports will be as follows:

• Winter Sports: Thursday, November 20, 2025
• Spring Sports: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Back-To-School Sundevil Supply Store Sales are presented by the Sandia Preparatory School Parents Association and are open to all Sundevil families.

By participating in the annual Sundevil Supply Store Sale, you're not just getting your school supplies, you're also supporting the Sandia Prep School Parents Association with our only fundraiser of the year. All proceeds fund many activities at Prep. We offer competitive pricing, and all purchases are tax-free. It's a win-win!

Back-To-School Sundevil Supply Store Sales
All sales take place in the Russell Student Center.

• Saturday, August 9 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, August 10 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 12 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
   

PE uniform shirts are required for Sandia Prep PE classes. Each new middle school student receives two shirts, which can be picked up at the Back-to-School Supply Sale. If you can't make it to the sale, shirts will be available for purchase in the School Supply Store located in the cafeteria. Additional shirts can also be purchased for $25.

Supply Lists
6th-Grade Supply List
7th-Grade Supply List
8th-Grade Supply List
9th-12th-Grade Supply List

The 2025-2026 Student/Parent Handbook will soon be available on the PrepNet Portals.

If your student will be absent for any reason, please email the attendance office at spsattendance@sandiaprep.org, or call the main office at 505.338.3000. If parents do not email or call by 10:30 a.m., then the school will contact you to verify the absence.

If textbooks are used for a particular subject, teachers will distribute them during class. Students will not need to check textbooks out from the library.

The Sandia Preparatory School Parents Association (SPSPA) helps the school by planning and supervising events. As a parent or guardian of a Sandia Prep student, you automatically become a member of the Parents Association. Your involvement alongside other parents enhances our students' overall school experience. Volunteering time provides a rewarding connection to the Prep community. We rely on our parents’ help for another successful year ahead!

If you would like to get involved in the SPSPA, please contact the SPSPA president at spspa@sandiaprep.org.

The Sundevil Athletics Organization (SAO) is a parent volunteer group that focuses on athletics. The SAO helps to identify and train a team parent for each athletic team here at Prep. They coordinate all apparel, including Prep spirit wear, sports-specific wear, and letter jackets. Throughout the school year, the SAO is able to financially support many activities at Prep.

If you would like to get involved in Sundevil athletics, please contact the SAO President at saopresident@sandiaprep.org.