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EHS events and things to know!!
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General Information for all Grades
*Info just for Seniors is at the bottom of the newsletter
Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year!!
Counselor Change - Irene Myers, counselor for students with last names of F-Ji will be leaving Eaton High on Friday, September 7th. She will be staying in Northwest ISD as the at risk counselor for our district. To make the transition as smooth as possible for our students and families, Ms. Patricia Porter will take her place and start in our counseling department on September 10th. She has been employed as Eaton's Student Services Facilitator for the past two years and fourteen years as a school counselor. As of September 10th, you can reach her at [email protected] or 817.698.7313. She comes with a great deal of expertise and we are excited that she is joining our EHS Counseling team!
G-Force 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 Tuesday from 9-11:30 in the Go Center. If you are interested in meeting with G-Force, please submit a request form here.
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 take career surveys, search for colleges, and much more.
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?
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Info for Seniors:
Have you started your Apply Texas account? Most public colleges in Texas will use the Apply Texas application. Get started now!
Need to request a transcript?
2. User name is first name.last name
3. Password is your student ID number (just the numbers, no initials)
Counselors will be meeting with all Seniors for one on one meetings to review credits, transcripts and post high school plans.
*We will meet through Government and Economics beginning 9/17/18.
OCTOBER 10th - Senior Blitz Day
While the 10th and 11th grade students take the PSAT, Seniors will be involved in various activities such as completing college applications, applying for Financial Aid, working on essays, etc.
More info to come!!
We will also be offering the ASVAB for Seniors.
What is the ASVAB??
Your son or daughter's decision to enter college, technical or vocational school, military service, or straight to work is an important one. The ASVAB Career Exploration Program can help. The ASVAB produces three Career Exploration Scores for Verbal Skills, Math Skills, and Science and Technical Skills. These scores serve as information about your child that can aid in the exploration of a wide variety of career options. Every student who take the ASVAB will receive a Career Exploration Guide, which includes career information to almost 400 occupations. EHS will be offering the ASVAB to our Senior students on October 10th. The ASVAB is FREE, and you do not have enlist in the Military to take it. If you are interested in your student taking the exam, click on the following link. We have 60 spots available.
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Are you a first generation college student? If yes, and you need additional assistance with college planning, financial aid, etc please contact Mrs. Southerland in counseling -
[email protected]
FAFSA opens October 1st!!
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
[email protected]. 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. Failure to turn in your information could result in you not being recognized at the Senior awards program.
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Scholarship Info
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!
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.
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Remind
Would you like to receive text message reminders of upcoming events? If so, please text @eatoncoun to 81010.
Eaton HS Counselors
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Are you interested in playing college sports?
Need more info?
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Thursday, Sept 27
Go Center
Eagle Time
Mississippi State, OSU and Alabama will host an informational session.
Wednesday, Oct 10
PSAT for grades 10 & 11
*no pre-registration necessary
Monday,Oct 29
NISD College and Career Fair
Northwest HS
6-8pm
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| Advisory and Classroom Lessons from the Counseling Dept September Suicide Prevention and Awareness
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| 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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