Student Activities

Track

Students in grades 1-5 are encouraged to participate in track.  Track is in session from late March through early May.

Basketball

Teams are grades 3-4 and grade 5.  Teams are co-ed. Students are required to have a 2.0 grade point average. All games are played on Saturdays at Oak Park Preparatory Academy.  

Cheer 
Students in grades 3-5 participate in the cheer program locally and nationally. Students have been recognized for their achievement in various cheer competitions throughout the area. 

Safety Patrol

4th and 5th grade students provide support at our school entrances at arrival and dismissal.  The students who participate in Safety Patrol escort students in grades K-2 to Latchkey and the bus. 

Chess Club

Members of the Chess Club are in grades 3 - 5.  Students learn how to play the chess and compete against each other.  Tournaments occur in the spring.

Student Council

Student council is a service organization.  Members in grades 4 - 5 participate in a variety of community service projects. 

National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS)

Students in grades 4 -5 must apply and have the grades to be considered for NEHS.  NEHS members raise funds to support various community programs, such as Kids Beating Cancer, COTS, etc.

Recycling Club

The students in our Recycling Club participate in various green school initiatives throughout the building, including collecting recycling from classrooms. 

This is an after-school activity for grades 3-5.  All students participate in upcoming events, such as:  concerts, our Annual MLK Celebration, Parent Literacy Nights, Kindergarten & 5th grade Promotions, OPHS Homecoming, and much more.

• Staff vs. Student Basketball games
• Buddy Buddy Picture Day
• Honor Roll Assemblies (each card marking)
• Perfect/Near Perfect Attendance assemblies
• O.K. 2 Say Assemblies
• Student of the Month Recognition
• Einstein Spirit Wear Fridays
• March is Reading Month activities
• Spirit Week activities                   
•  Grade-level Field Trips
• Black History Month activities
• Kindergarten Promotion
• Fifth Grade Promotion
• Career Recognition Week 
•  Girl Scouts Troop
• Holiday, Winter & Spring Concerts
• Male & Female Mentoring Groups
• Male & Female Step Teams and much more!