Welcome to the EHS Counseling Website!
Please be advised that the counselors have limited office hours over the summer. Counselors will respond to e-mails and phone calls as soon as they are able. If you wish to contact someone regarding a matter requiring immediate assistance, please call the counseling office at 610-965-1660 or the main office at 610-965-1650. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Announcing the EHS Counselors’ YouTube Channel
The EHS Counselors have created a YouTube Channel with videos on scheduling, navigating Naviance Family Connection, the assessments available via Naviance, and more! Our YouTube channel can be found by clicking the gray YouTube icon at the top of this page on the left (next to the Twitter icon), or by clicking on this link: Emmaus High School Counseling YouTube Channel. Please be sure to click “videos” once you have navigated to our page to see all of our videos, as the homepage only shows the most recent.
2017-2018 Grading Scale and GPA Calculation Changes
For the past two years, an instructional leadership team in East Penn has been working to examine our district-wide assessment practices and evaluate them in terms of their efficacy and equity. Through that process, the secondary grading scale and high school grade point average calculations emerged as an area in need of revision. For these reasons, we have decided to modify the grading scale and calculation of student GPA to be more consistent with other schools both regionally and nationally. This change will go into effect beginning with the 2017-18 school year. For more information regarding these changes please click here.
Changes in the Counseling Office
As you may be aware, some exciting changes are happening at Emmaus High School for the 2017- 18 school year. In addition to the adjusted bell schedule and Flex Block Wednesdays, a Ninth Grade Academy has been created to assist students with the transition to high school. As a result of the new Ninth Grade Academy, the Emmaus High School Counseling Office has been restructured and counselors have been reassigned to students. Please find the letter sent home to students in grades 10-12 by clicking here.
New counselor assignments can be found on our ‘Contacting a Counselor‘ page.
Naviance Family Connection
The counseling office is pleased to continue to offer Family Connection through Naviance to our students and their families. Family Connection is the preferred postsecondary planning resource for EHS counselors. We encourage all families to utilize the resources found in Family Connection. Students have received an introduction on how to use and navigate Family Connection. Below is a link to access Emmaus High School’s Naviance Family Connection site. Students need to log in using their ID number as their username and their EPSD password as the password. Parents must register using a registration code, which can be obtained from your child’s counselor. Once registered, parents are able to input an email address and create a password for future use.
https://connection.naviance.com/emmaushs
Reminders for Seniors Applying to College
- Be sure you are requesting your documents through Naviance/Family Connection with 15 school days to process prior to the college’s application deadline.
- Scholarships are added to Naviance/Family Connection as we receive information from outside agencies, be sure to check in often.
Be sure to check your Naviance/Family Connection account for more information tailored to your grade level!