Extracurricular Activities

Academic Team
Advisor: Mrs. Rasely and Mrs. Sanders
The Academic Team meets in January and February and studies Math, U.S. History, Geography, Science and English. Each week they compete, answering questions in the above mentions academic areas against the Junior High Schools in our local area.
There are three leagues in the District and the winner of each league advances to play the winner of the other two.  Team members are chosen by the academic team mentors from a list of recommended students.
The majority of the team members are ninth graders with some eighth and seventh graders on the team as well.  There are about 17 students on the Academic Team.  There is a District Champion which goes on to play out of state teams through closed circuit TV.

After School Homework Class
Advisors: Mrs. Engh & Ms. Fraidenburg
There is help for the students after school to assist them with their homework.  The homework class is held Monday through  Thursday from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.  A teacher is on hand to answer questions and help any student during this time.

Chess Club
Advisor: Mr. McIntyre
This club is for all interested student who want to use their chess-playing experience to compete in competitions.

French Language Fairs
Advisor: Mr. Erickson
French students have the unique opportunity to participate in two different “French Language Fairs”.  The Granite District Fair takes place in mid-March and the BYU Language Fair occurs in mid-April.  Both have similar activities and competitions to foster achievement in French.
One of the most exciting competitions is the “Language Bowl” in which 4-person teams answer questions about hundreds of bits of French geography, history, food, famous people, and other cultural information.  Other students compete in recitation of a poem or dramatic reading, testing pronunciation skills.  Both fairs also have French Spelling Bees.

Future Problem Solvers
Advisor: Mrs. Allred
Students use creative thinking to solve different problems.
Golf – To participate a student needs to play at least one round at Four Lakes with and adult and at least one round at Meadowbrook with an adult.  They bring their scores to the coach and then they play here at Olympus Junior.  The top 10 scores are selected players.  These 10 players will play Division.  The top 5 scorers will go on to District.  Any questions please cal the office and we will connect  you with the coach.
Math Olympiad – This team meets to solve problems and prepare for monthly national competitions.

MESA Club
Advisor: Mr. Gregory
Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement Club.  This club is a national club for minority and female students.  We have activities that focus on Math and Science.  Activities are after school 3 times a month.  Activities include games, building things (paper airplanes, bridges, boats, sail cars, etc.), and peer tutoring.  Two field trips a year are also available along with a Lagoon Day in May.  During MESA day in April all schools send teams to compete in a variety of activities.  This is a fun club that enables students to participate rather than just watch.  GPA must be maintained at 2.5 in all Science, Math and English classes and 80% attendance at meetings is required to stay in the club.

Mini-Musical
Advisor: Mr. Sparks
Tryouts are open to all students.  Everyone who tries out is given a part somewhere in the production.  Practices run every Monday through Thursday, with some Fridays and Saturdays.  The musical is presented in the spring.

Spring Art Show
Advisor: Ms. Moffat
The Spring Art Show is usually during mid-April.  It is open to all grades.  The “Best of Show” goes to the District.  The principal chooses one of the art projects as a “Principal Purchase Award”.  The student is paid for the art work and the art work becomes part of a permanent collection Olympus Junior High.

Stage Crew
Advisor: Mr. Peters
Open to all students.  Students are trained, assigned, and perform tasks related to sound, light, and stage equipment for concerts, assemblies and plays.  Crew meets one to three times a week.

Yearbook Staff
Advisor: Mrs. Stevens
Yearbook staff is only for 9th graders.  The student needs to apply in 8th grade.  Students are selected based on their grades and citizenship.  Students need to dedicate a great deal of time after school to the Yearbook.