Get ''Geared 4 School'' Hollywood Style With Ashley Tisdale And Staples; Staples Offers $10,000 Back-To-School Shopping Spree in LA with Teen Celebrity Ashley Tisdale

Eligible daily, weekly and grand-prize "Geared 4 School"sweepstakes winners will receive the following Staples prize packs:

-- The Star Treatment: One lucky grand-prize winner will be flown to Los Angeles, CA, to go on a $10,000 Staples shopping spree with Ashley Tisdale and experience the Seventeen magazine celebrity treatment, which includes a star makeover at a top salon and dinner at a swanky Hollywood restaurant - all documented on their new digital camera.

-- Gettin' the Gear: In addition to receiving a personal phone call from Ashley, the lucky weekly winners will get this season's hottest new backpack filled with a laptop computer, MP3 player and more. One hot new back-to-school item will also be signed by Ashley.

-- Autographed by Ashley: Every daily winner will receive a special prize pack containing some of the coolest school supplies, including one item autographed by Ashley.

"This back-to-school season, I'm teaming up with Staples to getteens excited about heading back to class in style," said AshleyTisdale, who is also the first female artist to ever debut with twosongs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Staples has thelatest organizational products in the bold new colors and trendypatterns that teens want, and this sweepstakes makes it even easierfor teens to get their hands on them for free - maybe even in LA, on awild shopping spree with me."

Staples "Geared 4 School" sweepstakes runs from July 16 to Sept.17, and is open to teens ages 13 through 18. Entrants can text-in aspecial Staples phrase - found in the back-to-school section ofparticipating Staples' stores nationwide and in select advertisements- or enter online at www.geared4school.com for a chance to win some ofthis season's hottest back-to-school products. Additional informationon the sweepstakes, including a copy of the official sweepstakes rulesand regulations, can be found online at www.geared4school.com.

About Staples

Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore concept in 1986 andtoday is the world's largest office products company. With 69,000talented associates, the company is committed to making it easy to buya wide range of office products, including supplies, technology,furniture, and business services. With 2005 sales of $16.1 billion,Staples serves consumers and businesses ranging from home-basedbusinesses to Fortune 500 companies in 21 countries throughout Northand South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston,Staples operates 1,786 office superstores and also serves itscustomers through mail order catalog, e-commerce and contractbusinesses. More information is available at www.staples.com.