High School Clubs
The Book Thieves
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Create a space for book lovers or people who want to get into reading to come together, share, and read.
Why Join:
Join a super supportive community of book readers and lovers who want to share their passion for reading.
Activities:
Vote on and select books to read as a club.
Discuss books, genres, and favorite authors.
Engage in fun reading-related activities.
Breakfast Club 2.0 QSA
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Provide a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for students to meet other members of ORCA’s diverse LGBTQIA+ high school community.
Why Join:
Connect with peers, share life experiences, and discuss LGBTQIA+ history in a supportive environment.
Activities:
Weekly meetings to chat, socialize, and build community.
Discussions on LGBTQIA+ history and personal experiences.
Broadcasting Club
Who Can Join: High school students interested in video production
Club Goal: Produce the monthly video newsletter for ORCA, filming video segments that inform and showcase students.
Why Join:
Learn video creation best practices.
Collaborate with peers who enjoy video production.
Help showcase ORCA to the broader school community.
Activities:
Monthly planning and filming sessions.
On-location filming field trips based on club member input.
Chess Club
Who Can Join: All interested students
Club Goal: Learn how to play chess and make friends.
Why Join:
Make friends while playing chess and learning strategies to beat your parents.
Activities:
Playing chess games.
Making friends.
Competing in tournaments.
Drama Club
Who Can Join: ORCA students of all ages
Club Goal: Create a theater production made and written by ORCA students.
Why Join:
Engage in performing arts and theater while staying online.
Activities:
Audition for roles.
Practice and help put on a play for the school.
Bi-weekly meetings starting in November.
Gamers ‘R’ Us
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Socialize, make friends, and enjoy games.
Why Join:
Play and celebrate interests in board games, D&D, video games, word games, and game design.
Activities:
D&D campaigns.
Video game strategy sessions and word games.
Game-inspired artwork and game design.
Garden / Farm / Homesteaders Club
Who Can Join: All interested students
Club Goal: Embrace a healthier way of living through food, backyard homesteading, animals, gardening, and plants.
Why Join:
Promote and increase knowledge of agriculture alongside like-minded peers.
Activities:
Learn about plant biology, agriculture, and growing your own food.
Discussions on livestock, hatching chickens, sourdough starters, and bread making.
Bi-monthly or weekly meetings.
Mountain Biking Club
Who Can Join: Students who ride bikes for fun, race competitively, or just like to bike
Club Goal: Stay in contact with MTB riders across the ORCA community.
Why Join:
Connect with peers who share similar cycling interests.
Activities:
Explore XC, Enduro, Gravity, Road, Gravel, Track, and BMX.
Interactive Kahoots, Padlets, Quizlets, and website interaction.
Music Club
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Foster a culture of practice, kindness, appreciation, and music improvement.
Why Join:
Open to instrumentalists, singers, songwriters, electronic producers, and music appreciators.
Gain access to SoundTrap for music production and collaboration.
Activities:
Optional performances and end-of-semester Virtual Field Trip Showcases.
Mini-lessons on SoundTrap, music theory, and genre history.
Collaborative song-building sessions.
Muslim Student Alliance
Who Can Join: All Muslim students and peers interested in supporting diversity
Club Goal: Help Muslim students step outside their shell, build community, and highlight diversity at ORCA.
Why Join:
Safely express your faith and connect with peers who share similar beliefs.
Activities:
Virtual study circles, halaqas, game nights, and movie screenings.
Guest speaker sessions, webinars, and mosque volunteering opportunities.
Interfaith dialogues and reading/sharing from the Quran.
National Honor Society
Who Can Join: Interested students who complete the application by the end of semester A
Club Goal: Practice leadership through service guided by Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service.
Why Join:
Develop key leadership skills and engage in community service projects.
Activities:
Bi-weekly general member meetings.
Weekly officer meetings.
Newspaper Club (The Current)
Who Can Join: High school and middle school students
Club Goal: Publish The Current, ORCA’s student-run monthly newspaper providing high-quality journalism.
Why Join:
Increase skills in writing, editing, and digital literacy while working in a collaborative team environment.
Activities:
Write, plan, and edit monthly online newspaper issues.
Pitch and write articles covering topics relevant to the ORCA community.
ORCA Esports Club
Who Can Join: High school students meeting eligibility and code of conduct requirements
Club Goal: Provide a varsity-style competitive gaming environment competing nationally on PlayVS.
Why Join:
Develop gaming skills and teamwork in titles like League of Legends, Rocket League, Overwatch 2, and Super Smash Bros.
Gain visibility with collegiate Esports programs.
Activities:
Daily practices and weekly national competitions.
Skill building and strategy development.
ORCA Military Leadership & First Responders Club (MFRC)
Who Can Join: Grades 6–12
Club Goal: Hands-on introduction to careers in the U.S. Military and Emergency Services without recruitment pressure.
Why Join:
Build strength, purpose, leadership, and connection while discovering ways to serve your community.
Activities:
Military & First Responder history and tradition studies.
Physical/mental fitness challenges and ASVAB prep.
Community service projects and career pathway exploration.
ORCA NASA Club
Who Can Join: Grades K–12
Club Goal: Educate members about STEM careers and increase awareness of astronomy, earth, and space science.
Why Join:
Access YouthAstroNet, NASA live streams, astrobiology graphic novels, and STEM resources.
Activities:
Monthly 60-minute assemblies hosted live by NASA staff.
Interactive group discussions with space science-minded peers.
Pens & Prose (formerly Poetry Pals)
Who Can Join: High school writers and poetry lovers
Club Goal: Bring awareness to the power of writing in a healthy, fun environment.
Why Join:
Build writing skills through challenges, tips, tricks, and feedback.
Activities:
Monthly themed writing challenges.
Live classes devoted to sharing student works and studying famous authors/poets.
Photography and Film Club
Who Can Join: Grades 6–12
Club Goal: Share photography skills, discuss gear settings, and explore visual storytelling.
Why Join:
Inspire creativity through fresh monthly photo themes and trivia.
Activities:
Bi-weekly Zoom meetings.
Photo sharing, feedback, and photography trivia Kahoots.
Poetry Out Loud
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Improve public speaking skills, build confidence, and teach literary history through poetry recitation.
Why Join:
Participate in a national recitation competition with opportunities to advance from school to state and national finals.
Activities:
Study and recite classic and contemporary poems from an online anthology.
Public speaking practice and judge-evaluated competitions.
Prayer Club
Who Can Join: All curious students willing to learn and make new friendships
Club Goal: Provide a safe, respectful environment to take a break from school, hang out, and learn about the Bible.
Why Join:
Hang out with friends, play games, and share positive encouragement.
Activities:
Weekly meetings starting in October.
Games (Kahoot, Jeopardy) and optional group prayers.
Spanish Buddies
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Practice speaking, reading, writing, and listening to Spanish while learning about Spanish-speaking countries.
Why Join:
Connect with peers, learn about Hispanic culture, and improve conversational skills.
Activities:
Breakout room conversation practice, vocabulary, and grammar study.
Kahoots, Quizizz, and Spanish virtual escape rooms.
Speech and Debate
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Provide a community to discuss ideas openly, overcome public speaking fears, and enhance critical thinking.
Why Join:
Gain key soft skills, improve academic standing, and learn to advocate for world issues.
Activities:
Real-time debates, group discussions, and public speaking games.
Survival Skills/ Outdoors Club
Who Can Join: Middle school & High school students
Club Goal: Share outdoor experiences and learn essential outdoor safety and survival skills.
Why Join:
Connect with peers who enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, and outdoor recreation.
Activities:
Learn packing strategies, map reading, compass skills, and weather forecasting.
Study wild plants/animals, water treatment, and trail first aid.
Yearbook
Who Can Join: High school students
Club Goal: Collaborate to design and produce the high school yearbook.
Why Join:
Use your creativity to layout pages, organize photos, and document school history.
Activities:
Monthly meetings in fall, transitioning to weekly/bi-weekly meetings in spring.
Page design, layout creation, and photo collection using Picaboo.