Check out 9th Grade Experience on TikTok @9thgradeexperience

Videos

Sept. 19, 2019

Season 2, Episode 4: The Counseling Suite

In the ever-evolving world of education, the traditional role of the guidance counselor has seen a dramatic shift. Gone are the days when the only time you would see your counselor would be when making decisions about your post-high school path, whether it would be college or career. Now, counselors…

View more
Aug. 22, 2019

Season 2, Episode 3: Freshman Walk Through

As a freshman, one of the biggest challenges at Emmaus High School is finding the best way to get around. Now that you have seen your schedule on PowerSchool, you may be wondering how you will make it from room 227 to 580 and then back to the auditorium for…

View more
Aug. 13, 2019

Season 2, Episode 2: Principal Dr. Kate Kieres

Entering her third year as principal at Emmaus High School, Dr. Kate Kieres brings a unique perspective to leadership and an understanding of what makes a 9th grade student successful. She began her career as a high school English teacher before moving into administration as an Assistant Principal for Academic…

View more
Aug. 8, 2019

Season 2, Episode 1: Teacher Roundtable

As a freshman at Emmaus High School, you are at the beginning of a four-year odyssey that will see you progress in many different ways. As you explore the clubs, activities, athletics, and all of the awesome things EHS has to offer, a critical question exists: What does it take…

View more
May 27, 2019

Season 1, Episode 5: From Inside the Assistant Principal's Office with Lisa Lucchesi-Wood

If you really want to know the inner workings of a school, there are two groups of people to chat with: the custodians and the office staff. As she finishes up her second year as the administrative assistant to 9th Grade Assistant Principal Mr. Miller, Lisa Lucchesi-Wood is that go-to…

View more
May 20, 2019

Season 1, Episode 4: LCTI

Everyone knows how difficult the transition to high school can be … but what if you were doing it two times a day in two different locations? For our 9th grade students who are attending Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, they have lived that reality this year by needing to…

View more
May 17, 2019

Season 1, Episode 3: Flex Block Wednesday

Every Wednesday of the school year presents a unique scheduling opportunity for all students at Emmaus High School - Flex Block. This 37-minute period allows students the chance to complete work, check in with teachers for extra help and make-up assignments, or acquire information about school-wide events through announcements or…

View more
May 17, 2019

Season 1, Episode 2: Life of the Varsity Athlete - On and Off the Court

Whether it is under the Friday night lights, beneath waves at the swimming pool, or the beautiful sunshine out on the tennis court, the games you witness involving our varsity athletes here at Emmaus High School only tell part of the student-athlete story. What you don’t see are the hours…

View more
May 17, 2019

Season 1, Episode 1: Academics, Involvement and Finding Balance

Between clubs, activities, sports, and socializing, sometimes it is hard to remember that the real focus of high school needs to be on the academics and the work students do in the classroom. In chatting with our guests today, you will see how two high achieving 9th grade students balance…

View more