Clubs

Name	Description
Art Club	The Art Club is open to the eighth and ninth grade students. This club meets once a month during activity period to work on projects such as the Junior Duck Stamp competition, State Fair, and Orangeburg County Fair, etc. All students in the eighth and ninth grades interested in art are welcome.
Band	Middle School Band is open to any OPS Middle School students. There are no pre-requisites to join the band. It is not necessary to know how to read music prior to joining. This group performs at Christmas, the SCISA Music Festival, and at a Spring concert every year. High School Band is open to any OPS High School students. There are no pre-requisites to join the High School Band. This group performs yearly at the Christmas concert, SCISA Music Festival, and at a Spring concert every year.
Drama Club	The Drama Club consists of members who are interested in participating in plays; either performance-wise or backstage and in production crews. Members of the Drama Club assist in the production of the Middle School Christmas Program, in One-Act Plays, and any other time that a performance need or situation arises. This club is open to both Middle School and High School students.
Fellowship of Christian Students	Fellowship of Christian Students is for any student in grades sixth through eighth. FCS meets every Thursday morning at 7:30 in the Upper Campus Library. They talk, have devotion, pray, and sometimes eat breakfast. This is an awesome way to fellowship with friends and get closer to God. Please come and join us!
Fine Arts	The Fine Arts Committee at Orangeburg Prep supports the program development in fine arts at both campuses, with attendance at meetings on an as-needed basis by the Headmaster and/or a member of the Board of Directors. Since its inception, our current full-time studio art teacher, Mrs. Sulejman and our music/drama teacher, Mrs. Sullivan, have been recruited for the Upper Campus and Mrs. Millhouse (music) and Mrs. Wyrosdick (art) at the Lower Campus. Projects have included: fundraising, design and completion of renovations at the Upper Campus for a Fine Arts wing, visiting artist residencies at both campuses each year to enrich arts education for our students, and a spring arts festival day at Upper Campus in 2005 and 2006. A festival is being planned in 2008 to include both campuses. If you have an interest in contributing to the Fine Arts Fund or in further information about this committee, please contact Karen Tourville, 378-4778.
Junior Student Council	Junior Student Council is formed to provide leadership through a stable government for the students of the Middle School. The Junior Student Council is responsible for promoting school spirit through various activities and also supporting the Senior Student Council. The Junior Student Council takes part in supporting charities and projects in the community throughout the school year.
Middle School Academic Team	The Middle School Academic Team is comprised of seventh and eighth grade students who are knowledgeable in math, science, history, language, literature, music, art, spelling, current events, and government. They practice once a week in preparation for the Regional SCISA Middle School Academic Quiz Bowl in February. The winner of each Regional Quiz Bowl then competes in the Middle School State Quiz Bowl
Middle School Math Team	The Middle School Math Team is composed of seventh and eighth grade students who demonstrate excellence in mathematics These students practice weekly after school in September and October in order to prepare for the SCISA Math Meet which takes place in late October.
Middle School Walking Club	The Middle School Walking Club meets once a month to explore the joys of a healthy lifestyle. Walking strengthens the heart, bones, and muscles. While walking, students learn how nature can reduce stress and calm the mind. Any Middle School student can be a part of this wonderful club. Students discover how much fun walking can be!
National Honor Society	Membership in the National Honor Society is by invitation only and is open to juniors and seniors with a 4.0 or above GPA. The chapter is very active in school and community activities such as adopting families referred from our local hospice for Thanksgiving and Christmas, offering free face painting at all home football games, and entertaining our three-year old day care children with an Easter Egg hunt complete with the Easter bunny. All funds raised by NHS are given back to the school or to various local charities.
Senior Student Council	Senior Student Council is an organization designed to aid the school and surrounding community in charitable activities. Student Council is responsible for governing the Upper School Student Body, as well as promoting school spirit and organizing school functions (Halloween Carnival, Homecoming, etc.). Student Council is also continuously involved with school and community service projects.
Yearbook	The Yearbook staff is considered to be a club activity for some and a weighted, credited elective for senior editors and section editors. Editors must be seniors with a 3.5 GPA or better. Section editors are usually made up of senior students and the business editor, and staff are comprised of junior level students. The yearbook activity club is opened to all High School students and meets several times a year to support the efforts of the Editor Staff.