The school counseling office holds multiple events throughout the year to assist students and their families as well as to provide them with needed information to navigate through EHS and for life after graduation. Below is a listing of the events and a brief description in order of their dates.
Post-Secondary Planning Night – September 20, 2023
During this program, our region’s Higher Education Access Partner from PHEAA, Michael Burke present to families regarding Financial Aid. He provided us with a detailed PowerPoint presentation that can be found here: Mr. Burke’s Presentation on the 24-25 FAFSA. In our second session of the night, families had the opportunity to attend a live demonstration Introduction to Naviance for families of 9th and 10th grade students or a Naviance presentation for parents of 11th and 12th grade students on the college and career research tools in Naviance and the college application process for EHS. The presentation from the 11th and 12th grade family session can be found here: 23-24 11th & 12th Grade Family Naviance Presentation.
8th to 9th Grade Family Welcome Night – January 9, 2024
This Family Welcome Night for current 8th grade students and their families/guardians is intended to provide eighth grade students and their parents with information that will help ease the transition from middle school to high school. This event is specifically for current 8th grade students and families that are hoping to learn more about Emmaus High School.
Please follow this link to view a recording of the presentation from our 9th grade counselors from the 2023-2024 school year:Â 2024 8th-9th Grade Family Welcome Night Recording
We also have information regarding Communities in Schools and SAP, as well as a 9th Grade Podcast episode discussing EHS Clubs & Activities.
FAFSA Completion Night – February 7, 2024
Seniors and their families will have the opportunity to work on their FAFSA with Michael Burke from PHEAA and a representative from LCCC’s financial office. It is required that students and their family sign up through the Google Form linked on our EHS School Counseling homepage. Students and their families must complete and acquire their FSA IDs, the link for this can also be found on our EHS School Counseling homepage.
College Fair – April 25, 2024
Our College Fair is held annually. All students and parents are welcome to attend and interact with over 125 representatives from colleges, military branches, trade unions, and technical schools. Our list of attendees will be posted on our homepage and updated periodically as the fair gets closer.