TRIO Educational Talent Search (Hammond)
Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a federally funded TRIO Program committed to enhancing and ensuring the academic and personal success of local eligible middle and high school students.
ETS advocates for the successful completion of high school and advancement to college and/or training after high school. The aim of ETS is to provide opportunities for students to reach their maximum potential.
See ETS In Action
Physical & Mental Wellness Workshops
Bert & Det: Surviving College Workshop
ETS participants at the Innovators Camp
Summer STEM Activities
Cultural Experience in downtown Chicago
Our Services
- FREE for eligible families
- Academic, financial, career and personal counseling
- Advice about entry or re-entry to secondary or post-secondary programs
- Career exploration and aptitude assessment
- Referrals for tutoring services
- Information on post-secondary education
- Exposure to college campuses
- Information on student financial assistance
- Assistance in completing college admissions and financial aid applications
- Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams
- Special activities for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders
- Workshops for the families of participants
LEARN HOW TO JOIN TALENT SEARCH!
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
About ETS
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Classroom Office Building, Suite 176
(219) 989-2460
The mission of Educational Talent Search (Hammond) is to enable targeted individuals with an opportunity to enhance their overall quality of life by providing comprehensive involvement in academic and career-related services.
We envision a program which works efficiently to offer a high quality of services and resources in a warm, positive, encouraging, and engaging environment that fosters equitable, healthy student/participant development.
Please review our program’s student and parent handbook below.
Meet Our Staff
Letise Jenkins
Director of Educational Talent Search, Hammond
(219) 989-2298
Hammond, CLO 158A
Diane V. Guthrie
Administrative Assistant, TRIO Educational Talent Search (Hammond)
(219) 989-2460
Hammond, CLO 176
Resource Center
- Learn More Indiana
Learn More Indiana is a partnership of state and local organizations working to help Hoosiers of all ages complete education and training beyond high school. - 21st Century Scholars
- INvested: College Guidance Resources
Indiana specific guide to college knowledge - Know How 2 Go
Website dedicated to helping students navigate college entry - My Major: What Should You Major In?
Diagnostic quiz that helps students narrow down their path of study - Historically Black Colleges and Universities by state
List and links to HBCUs across the United States - College Board: Access to Higher Education
- College Board: Major and Career Search
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook
Tests driven to help find career paths as well as information regarding almost every possible job - Indiana Intern network: indianaintern.net
Earn experience and gain networking skills through this matching website
- ACT Test
Register and practice - College Board: PSAT Downloads
Practice for the PSAT - College Board: SAT Test
Register and practice - Khan Academy
Build skills needed to become college ready - Princeton Review
Comprehensive online preparation resource for nearly every college and career test - CLEP Exams & CLEP Exam Test Preparation
Once accepted into college, you may be able to test out of some classes
- Study Stack: Online Flashcard Maker
Make your own vocabulary and math flashcards and test yourself - Ask Rose: Homework Hotline
24/7 online tutoring resource through Rose Hulmon University - Free Rice: Learn and Earn Rice for Countries
Test yourself in basic skills - Khan Academy
Preferred SAT math preparation site
- FAFSA
Official site of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - College Goal Sunday
Link to applying to colleges for free - Financial Aid! Financial Aid, College Scholarships, and Student Loans
Get financial aid advice
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program
- Black Scholarships | African American Scholarships | Black Colleges
- United Negro College Fund
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Thurgood Marshall Fund
- Latino College Dollars
- Scholarships for Hispanics
- American Association for Blacks in Energy
- Hispanic Fund
- 4 Black Youth: Minority Scholarships
Federally Funded by the U.S. Department of Education
For fiscal year 2023-2024, $428,666 of Federal dollars are being used to fund the Educational Talent Search Program at Purdue University Northwest. The program is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
