Junior 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

• Transcript

Review your transcript / credit audit to make sure you are on target to graduate next year. Sign up to see  counselor to explore options to retrieve credit(s) if necessary.

• ASVAB

Take the ASVAB (Aptitude / Career Test) – Date TBA

• PSAT

Take the PSAT. Learn more about the PSAT

• 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 Visits & 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

Revisit and update 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."

• ACT / SAT

Check out the dates for taking the ACT and / or SAT. Study and take practice tests or get test taking tips from 4Tests, College Board or Khan Academy.

• ACT / SAT

Take the ACT and / or SAT (March - June)

• Research Colleges & Trade Schools on Schoolinks

Continue  researching 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.

• Military Academy / ROTC Scholarships

If interested, look into Military Academy / ROTC Scholarships - interested students must begin the admissions / application process during spring of junior year. Sign up to see a counselor for more information.

• Resume

Create and / or update your resume.

• Review Your Transcript

Make sure you're on track for graduation, scholarships, and college admission. You should have between 17.0 and 19.0 credits at the end of our Junior year to be on track as a Senior.

• Schedule Classes for Senior Year

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

• College in the High School (CIH)

Consider taking College in the High School (CIH) classes. You can earn high school and college credit through these courses. Check out the EHS Course Catalog for additional information.

• College & Career Fair

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

• College Visits

Plan college visits for summer.

• Senior Pictures

Shop around / schedule a time to have your Senior Pictures taken. Submit to yearbook@ephrataschools.org

• 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.