Freshmen Resources

• Challenge Yourself & Monitor Grades

Take challenging courses and track your grades on Skyward routinely. Keeping your grades up will give you more options with regards to college and scholarship opportunities.

• Get Involved

Check announcements and the EHS website daily for updates and upcoming events and get involved! Participate in school activities - sports, clubs, volunteer, etc. or community based organizations or community service projects.

• Be Informed

Join us on social media! Instagram: @ehscounselingcenter or EHS Facebook

• Research Interests

Begin researching interesting careers and post-secondary schools (colleges) using Schoolinks. Use Schoolinks to research careers, education, employment trends are more.

• Attend college presentations at EHS

See the counseling office for dates and schools.

• College & Career Fair

Plan to attend the College & Career Fair to learn more about two-year and four-year college admissions and programs, trade / technical programs, military options are more. 

• College Bound Scholarship

Review the College Bound Scholarship pledge requirements (if applicable). This is a scholarship opportunity that you must have signed up for by the end of your eighth grade year. If you have any questions, Schedule a Meeting with Mr. Mills.

• Student Employment

Get a summer job to begin saving money for college/technical school as well as gain skills and references to put on a resume.

• High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) – Schoolinks

Start your High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) before fall conference. The HSBP is a graduation requirement! The activities you will do on Schoolinks, through Advisory and through classroom presentations will become part of your HSBP. These will make up your "digital portfolio."

• Research Colleges & Trade Schools on Schoolinks

Get an idea of what requirements you will need to be able to meet in order to pursue the career and/or college you are interested in once you graduate high school.

• Research Scholarships

Start looking into possible scholarships for which you may be eligible and can apply. Check out the Scholarship Page on our website.

• Review Your Transcript

Make sure you're on track for graduation, scholarships, and college admission. You should have between 6.0 and 7.0 credits at the end of your freshman year to be on track as a sophomore.

• Schedule Classes for Sophomore Year

Schedule a Meeting if necessary to review missing credits and to explore options to retrieve credits if needed.

• Foreign Language Class

Consider taking Spanish if planning to go to a four-year college after high school.

• College & Career Fair

Attend the College and Career Fair with your parents/guardians.

• College Visits

Plan college visits for summer.

• Student Employment

Get a summer job to begin saving money for college/technical school as well as gain skills and references to put on a resume.

• Community Service

Look for opportunities to participate in community service projects.