Counseling

ACCESSING STUDENT SUPPORT IN A HYBRID MODEL

To make this easier for students and families, we have set up an online appointment scheduling system called Acuity. Acuity Scheduler will provide a seamless and direct platform for scheduling an appointment with your counselor/social worker/dean. Here is the link to reach all student support staff and the link for a virtual meeting through Zoom; you’ll also receive an email with the link for the Zoom meeting. If you are enrolled in Hybrid learning and are in the building, show confirmation/email to your teacher and come directly to Student Center East or South for your in-person appointment.

The video below walks you through the appointment scheduling process:
How to Access Counselors and Social Workers

Welcome to the EPHS Counseling Department. All school counselors have a minimum of a Master's Degree in school counseling and are licensed by the State of Minnesota. Counselors are available through individual appointments, group guidance activities, walk-ins, emails, and voicemail. Counselors offer support to examine each student's personal, social, career and/or academic issues. Counselors help students clarify their feelings, thoughts and behaviors; explore alternatives; and make decisions. For more information on school counselors, visit the Minnesota School Counselor Association or the American School Counselor Association.

The goals of counseling department are:

To provide respectful, meaningful services for each student
To provide safe, confidential support to each student
To help each student understand and appreciate his or her uniqueness
To help each student enhance skills to promote positive change
To have each senior develop a future plan and graduate

Counseling Staff

Anthea Amsler	(952) 975-8031	Counselor (A-Br)
Rachel Schmidt	(952) 975-8027	Counselor (Bs-Fa)
Jennifer Silverberg	(952) 975-8039	Counselor (Fb-Ho)
Lenny Moskowitz	(952) 975-8032	Counselor (Hp-Le)
Jeremy Miller	(952) 975-8038	Counselor (Lf-Mon)
Amanda Boztepe	(952) 975-8035	Counselor (Moo-Raj)
Lisa Quiring	(952) 975-8033	Counselor (Rak-Sv)
Robin Zydowsky	(952) 975-8034	Counselor (Sw-Z)
Elizabeth McNamara	(952) 975-8333	College & Career Student Specialist

Contact Us

Student Center East Phone Numbers:

Julie Johnson	(952) 975-8021	(A - Le)
Martine Knothe	(952) 975-8030	(Lf - Z)
Student Center East Fax	(952) 975-8321

Walk-In Schedule 2020-2021

Walk-In Schedule 2020-2021

WELCOME BACK to the 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR!!

Counselors will be available to support students and families by email, phone, or appointment only. Students and families may request a virtual or in-person meeting; however, only one person is allowed to meet with a counselor during a face-to-face meeting.

To schedule a virtual or in-person appointment, please reach out to:

Julie Johnson	last names A - Le	(952) 975-8021
Martine Knothe	last names Lf - Z	(952) 975-8030

SCOIR

Eden Prairie High School is pleased to announce that we have implemented a new college guidance management system called Scoir. This new, modern online system will streamline the process of requesting, processing, sending and tracking the electronic delivery of all application-related documents. More importantly, it's much more helpful for students and parents during the college search and selection process.

On Scoir, colleges come to life through pictures, videos and links that highlight active student clubs and organizations. This better enables students to identify colleges that are a good fit with their personal and academic interests, which increases college retention. Scoir also provides parents with useful financial calculators so you can determine the likely cost of attendance at different colleges and consider the affordability when deciding where to apply. These features, along with more convenient scheduling and communication tools, will help keep everyone informed and engaged throughout the college application process. Scoir exists to help more students achieve more positive outcomes, and we're excited that our students have access to this system and the opportunities it provides.

Scoir Log-in Page

Post-Secondary Planning

EPHS College and Career Programming

Eden Prairie High School provides a robust college and career readiness curriculum for students with activities focused on each grade level. Each student sets a personal and academic goal that is specific, measurable, timely and attainable. These personal and academic goals are set each term and have meaning to the student and an action plan to help them obtain the goal. All students will receive instruction and guidance on their registration process.

Presentations

College Planning Evening (2/20/2020)

Financial Aid and Scholarship Evening (10/13/20)

Resources

Below you will find contacts and organizations that can provide students help in various areas of their life to improve their well-being.

EPHS Social Workers

Family Resources

Academic

Social and Emotional Health

Al-Anon / Al-A-Teen
Support for friends and family members of problem drinkers.

Change to Chill
What is stress, what causes it, and how can you manage it?

Cornerstone
Cornerstone’s ultimate goal is to reduce the prevalence of domestic and dating violence.

Headway
Headway offers many outpatient, in-school and other comprehensive options for youth experiencing difficulties in their family life and at school.

Hennepin County Mobile Crisis
Hennepin County can help people who are in the midst of a mental health crisis.

Sexual Violence Center
Respectful, confidential services to survivors, their friends, and their families free of charge.

Mental and Chemical Health

MentalHealth.gov

Minnesota Monitoring
Home monitoring, drug and alcohol testing.

MoveFwd (formerly Teens Alone)
Free, confidential, practical, strengths-based, solution-focused counseling services specifically for you. Move Fwd counseling addresses issues such as family problems, chemical use, abuse and neglect, situational depression and anxiety, families falling apart and possible emerging mental illness.

My Health
The mission of My Health is to improve the health of our community by providing health services and information which support teens and young adults in making responsible and well-informed decisions.

Relate Counseling
Relate Counseling Center is a nonprofit, community based mental and chemical health care center located in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Washburn Center for Children
Minnesota's leading children’s mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children’s needs.

Additional Resources

PSEO Career Resource Center

Steve Banks	(952) 975-8028
Dru Taylor	(952) 975-8025