Eaton High School Counseling Department | Visit our website!
 
October 13, 2017
 
EHS events and things to know!!
General Information for all Grades
 
Junior parents - if you were unable to attend our Open House parent meeting, check out this brochure for important information and dates!
 
 
Parents - Please join us for Coffee with the Counselors on October 19th at 9am. High School 101
 
NISD College and Career Fair
*Will be held at Eaton HS
Breakout sessions over Financial Aid, NCAA, College Admissions and more!

Late Night Library
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm
 
The library will be open late for students to get peer tutoring for math, science, ELA, social studies, and Spanish classes. Additionally, on Wednesday from 5:30 -6:30 pm, we will have a parent session for parents wanting to learn more about the technology that students use.  We will show you how to access Moodle and the Home Access Center, explain the features of the Chromebooks and some features of the Google products we use at school.

Naviance/Family Connection

Naviance/Family Connection is a free program that enables students to do SAT/ACT prep, take career surveys, search for colleges, and much more.
 For more information and directions for logging in, please see the Eaton Counseling page.
     
G-Force
*G-Force will resume visits in September.
 
G-Force is a group of students from UNT who are here to help anyone make plans for after high school. They can help you apply to college, trade school, or any type of career searching. G-Force will help you find the money and resources to go. You do not have to apply to UNT to get help. They also do classroom presentations, work with parents, provide academic tutoring and student mentoring. G-Force will be here every other Tuesday from 9-11:30 in the Go Center. If you are interested in meeting with G-Force, please submit a request form.
  
Interested in UNT??
High school juniors in the Top 20% of their class, mid-year, can join Eagle Advantage through their participating ISD and receive guaranteed admission to the
University of North Texas.
Registered students have access to programs and services on the UNT campus during their senior year.
  
Students interested in going to the University of Texas in Fall of 2019
The University has determined that it will automatically admit all eligible 2019 summer/fall freshman applicants who rank within the top 6% of their high school graduating classes, with remaining spaces to be filled through holistic review.

Questions about paying for college?
 
Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, sponsored by UNT


Info for Seniors:


OCTOBER 1 - FAFSA Application opens!

What is the FAFSA? Free application for federal aid.

To apply for most financial aid - including federal and state student grants, work-study, and loans - you'll need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Oct. 1 is the first day you can file the FAFSA. You should try to file as close to this date as possible. College, state and private aid deadlines may be much earlier than federal deadlines. You should pay attention to your colleges' priority financial aid deadlines. It's a good idea to file your FAFSA as early as possible, so that you can get a jump on other financial aid applications (state or institutional aid) that might have earlier deadlines.  




We want to celebrate you and your accomplishments!!! 
As you begin receiving college acceptances and scholarship offers, please bring a copy of your letters to Mrs. Elifrits in the Counseling Center. You may also email a copy to lisa.elifrits@nisdtx.org. This is for all colleges/scholarships, not just the ones you accept. Also, if you are planning to join the military, please stop by and let us know which branch and your recruiter's name. Thank you!
 

Scholarship Info

 

Texas Student Housing Scholarship
*for students accepted to colleges in Austin, College   Station or Denton. Deadline Jan 31st.

Raise.Me -
What is it? Raise.me is a platform that helps 9-12 grade students prepare for college by earning scholarships for their achievements in high school. Over 150 colleges and universities have partnered with Raise.me, and award micro-scholarships for both academics and extracurricular activities.

Click here for more information.




EHS Counseling page has several links to national scholarship searches. Naviance also has a scholarship page and we will be advertising local scholarships as they come available. Click here to view the EHS Counseling scholarship page.
 
**Many scholarship offers come from the university once accepted. Be sure to check your college of choice's website for all financial opportunities!


Remind
Would you like to receive text message reminders of upcoming events? If so, please text @eatoncoun to 81010.




Eaton HS Counselors
 
Shana Jackson, A-B, 817-698-7312
 
Marcela Southerland, C-F, 817-698-7305
 
Irene Myers, G-Ke, 817-698-7313
 
Abby Scanlon, Ki-Ne, 817-698-3990
 
Michelle Arnold, Ng-Si, 817-698-5972
 
Rebecca Kelley, Sk-Z, 817-698-7314
 

Helpful Links


  ACT

Are you interested in playing college sports?
 
Register your junior year with the NCAA Eligibility Center!
 
 
Need more info?
 
 

Important Dates
Wednesday, 10/18
"Teens Can Survive" - Suicide awareness & prevention program for parents
Byron Nelson HS
7pm

Thursday, 10/19
Coffee with the Counselors
         Lecture Hall
               9am
"How Parents can Assist their Student with Academic Success/ College 101"
 

Monday, 10/23
NISD College and Career Fair
@Eaton HS
6-8pm
 
Friday, 10/27
Eagle Time
Lecture Hall
"All about playing college sports" and NCAA Eligibility

Every Friday
Counselor Cafe'  
Counselors will be
 in the Student Union every Friday.
*all lunches
*drop by for Q&A
  

 

 

 

Advisory and Classroom Lessons from the Counseling Dept 

 

 

 October-

 Bullying Awareness

 

 

 

Real Talks is a district resource for parents. The idea of "Real Talks" is to encourage authentic conversation about topics affecting our children and youth. 


 

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