Hello! My name is Miss Collins, and I have been teaching English here at Carter High School since 2007. My greatest joy as an English teacher is to see students develop their critical thinking skills and share their thoughts with me and their fellow classmates. I learn so much by understanding how they view the world around them, and how those views tie to our content materials.

I started my teaching career in 1992; I have been an RUSD teacher since 1999 and a proud Lion since its opening in 2004. Understanding ourselves and others through various modes of communication is the heartbeat of my professional purpose.

"If we truly wish to understand why freedom is necessary in a civilized society, we must begin by realizing that, because freedom of discussion improves our own opinions, the liberties of other men are our own vital necessity" (Walter Lippmann, 1939).

As a teacher, my focus is to build relationships with students, while giving them the opportunity to critically think about the various topics discussed in our class. I promote healthy class discussions and encourage students to use a rhetorical approach to the content. I have always loved reading, and enjoy introducing exciting literary lessons to my students. I love teaching and getting to know my students and families, and consider my students 'students for life'.

I have a wonderful husband that I've been with since high school and an amazing son. We enjoy spending time with our families, going to Lake Havasu, watching football, and celebrating Halloween (Fall is our favorite season).
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“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn” - Ignacio Estrada

Mrs. Schaupp has been teaching at Carter High since 2017. Her love of literature, experiences living abroad, and passion for teaching drive her belief that every student can succeed. As an English teacher, she strives to show students their own ability to excel in reading, writing, communication, and collaboration through the use of inquiry and critical thinking strategies. Mrs. Schaupp believes that by engaging with different works of literature that represent the diverse cultures in our community, we expand our knowledge, empathy, and global citizenship. She brings the same love of storytelling to her position as the yearbook adviser. Her goal in that class is to instill a passion for journalistic excellence and capture the essence of Carter one story, one photo, one memory, and one student at a time. “To live will be an awfully great adventure.” -Peter Pan

Hello, my name is Mr. Davaloz, and I have been at Carter High School since 2019. I teach Multicultural Literature and AVID for both 10th and 11th-graders. I have a deep passion for teaching, and I enjoy every day with my students. Each day is an absolute pleasure to teach at Carter High School as I get to uncover new meaning through enriching lessons with the wonderful and charismatic students of Carter.

Greetings! I have taught in Rialto Unified since 2005 and have taught since 1991. I love getting students interested in learning through reading, and especially literature. My goal as an educator is to help my students know how to teach themselves long after they leave my class.


"A good vocabulary comes from reading books above one's age-group." -J.R.R. Tolkien
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies." -George R.R. Martin-

I have been teaching in Rialto since 1996. I enjoy reading and writing. I'm happy to help my students make personal and academic progress.