Career Awareness Month Guest Speakers:
The following Career Speakers are scheduled to visit Emmaus High School during the week of 3/10/2025-3/14/2025:
Thursday, March 13th at 11:00am: Luis Molina- Army National Guard Recruiter
Thursday, March 13th at 1:00pm: Social Media Content Creator- Discover Lehigh Valley
Friday, March 14th at 1:00pm: Virgina Muthard and Julie Quinlan: Drexel University- Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist
If you are interested in participating in one of these events, please be sure to register through Naviance. Students are required to speak with their teachers to ensure they have permission to attend the visit and will be required to make up any work missed during the time they are in the visit.
If you have any questions, please contact your Counselor.
Career Fair
Any 9th through 12th grade student who is interested in visiting Biddle Air National Guard Base for a Career Fair on May 1 should pick up a permission form in the counseling office. Permission forms are due March 14.
Senior Scholarships
Greetings! The 2025 EHS Local Scholarship Program for seniors is now open. Here is the link to the EHS Local Scholarship List, Applications & Instructions to Apply.
All applications will be due by Friday, March 21st at 2:30 PM, no exceptions. Good luck!
Any questions should be emailed to ehsscholarships@eastpennsd.org
Grad Spotlight
The East Penn School District would like to recognize a few of our graduating seniors for their outstanding contributions to their school community through the 2025 Grad Spotlight program. Do you know a graduating senior that is making a difference? If yes, nominate them today for our 2025 Grad Spotlight! Whether your nominee is a motivated student leader, volunteers’ countless hours to his/her community, or has a unique skill or talent, we would like to hear about them. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to nominate a standout senior by submitting their nomination online. Nominations will be accepted now through March 14, 2025.
Students will be honored in the Grad Spotlight section of the EPSD Alumni page of our district website and will be featured in a Grad Spotlight social media campaign this spring.
Homebound Instruction
If you are interested in providing homebound instruction for Global Science Inquiry, please contact Kristen Grim at your earliest convenience. If there are no takers, I will forward this to the other two middle schools on her behalf.
Summer Technology Employment
The East Penn School District Technology Department is accepting applications for (4) temporary summer technology positions from June 16, 2025 – August 8, 2025. In order for you to be considered for a Summer Technology position, you must be a current student at Emmaus High School or have graduated from Emmaus High School and currently enrolled in higher education. The hourly rate is $12.50/hr. with a maximum of 320 hours. If you are interested, applications are available on the East Penn School District Website. You may also pick up an application in the Main Office and/or Counseling Office of Emmaus High School. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 4, 2025
Summer Maintenance Employment
The Facilities Department is accepting applications for summer maintenance employment from 6/23/25-8/15/25
(8 WEEKS). If you are a student and interested in being one of our 15 summer maintenance employees, applications are available on the East Penn School District Website. You may also pick up an application in the main office and/or guidance office of Emmaus High School. Applicants must be an East Penn resident 16 years of age or older and continuing their education in high school or college. The hourly rate is $12.50/hr. with a maximum of 320 hours. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY-APRIL 4, 2025
Spring Musical
Tickets for EHS’s Spring Musical, Mamma Mia, are now available on the EHS website. Tickets are $12 for students and senior citizens, and $14 for adults. The show runs April 2-5 at 7PM and April 5 and 6 at 2PM in the EHS auditorium. Get your tickets before we sell out!
Important Counseling Resources – Please Take a Look!
The EHS School Counseling Office’s YouTube channel has many informational videos on topics such as creating a resume, using Naviance, career and college exploration, the college search and application processes, and requesting transcripts, among many other topics.
Please take a few minutes to review the many various videos that can assist our students. Lots of good stuff to help!
Please visit our channel to learn more by clicking this link: Emmaus High School Counseling Office YouTube Channel.
PEER TUTORING IS NOW AVAILABLE!
If you are interested in meeting with a tutor, please complete the 2024-25 Student Tutoring Request Form. Once you have submitted the request, please watch for an email from Mrs. Wood with your Tutor’s name. Once you receive the email with your Tutor’s information, please reach out to them so that you can set up a session with them. A pass will be placed in your HHR teacher’s mailbox once you set up a session. If you know a student who is looking for Peer Tutoring, please direct them to their Schoology group or if you would like to refer them to tutoring, you can complete the 2024-25 Parent/Guardian/Teacher Tutoring Request Form.
Late Bus
Sign up online using the Late Bus Google Form in Schoology under the Materials section or on the EHS website under EHS News, there is a link under the Late Bus post. The late bus will run Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of May.
Interact Club
The Interact Club will continue to collect soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Please drop off tabs in the container outside of room 216.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity will be selling Celsius drinks ($3) and donuts ($2) Thursday mornings before school in the HIVE
Learning Lab (LLAB)
The LLAB is a full-time academic support room located in the library that provides students with a dedicated space for special accommodation testing, make-up exams, retests and/or academic assistance. Keri Crawford will coordinate with faculty, staff members and students to schedule time in the LLAB. Karen Sechler will assist with the administration of tests in the LLAB.
If you have a student who needs to access the LLAB for testing or academic assistance, please complete the LLAB Test Form, attach the test and place them in the Learning Lab mailbox in the main office or drop it off in the LLAB. Copies of the test form can be found in the LLAB, the main office and on schoology. You can also email the completed form and test to Keri at kcrawford@eastpennsd.org.
Once the form and test are received, Keri will contact the student, and an email will be sent to both the teacher and student confirming the date and time the test is scheduled. Please remind them to check their school email.
Chromebook / IT Help
The IT department will hold Chromebook support for students during Hornet Homeroom (10:18 – 10:55) and from 2 to 2:25 pm outside the library entrance.
** Thursdays only, there will be NO tech support during Hornet homeroom, ONLY AT 2-2:25PM **
No Place for Hate
If you are new to the building, No Place for Hate is a school program developed and monitored by the ADL.
On the first Monday of every month, all faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in a casual day and wear a NPFH shirt. Shirts may be purchased in room 309 to participate ** The dates are: Monday: 4/7, 5/5, 6/2 **
Upcoming Dates:
3/8/2025-SAT
3/31/2025-PD Day-No Students
4/2-4/6-Spring Musical-Mamma Mia
4/16/2025-Early Dismissal
4/17/2025-School Closed
4/18/2025-School Closed
4/21/2025-School Closed