Friday, in a school-wide ceremony, 47 students in grades 9 through 12 were surprised as they were tapped to join Oxford Preparatory School Beta Club, an academic and service oriented honor society. Beta Club President Rachel Sanya explained the meaning and history of Beta Club followed by Vice-President Noah Greenway who explained the principles expected of Beta Club members. Senior Beta Club member Alyssa Ross shared with the audience of over 450 people what the requirements are to maintain Beta Club membership at Oxford Prep. Students who were being tapped were then surprised as Senior Betas Zoe Peace, Jonathan Cole, Hunter Strickland, Asa Thomas, Alyssa Ross, Rachel Sanya, and Noah Greenway led in the notification ceremony by calling the names, providing a formal invitation to join and draping a academic excellence medal about the candidates’ necks.
To be invited for membership students must have completed at least 3 full semesters at Oxford Prep, must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and must have no grade less than a C. Students must maintain this high academic expectation along with giving 20 service hours per year in order to remain a member of the Beta Club. Students who choose to accept the invitation to join Beta Club will be formally inducted in a formal, evening candlelight ceremony in the fall of 2017.
Students invited to become members of the OPS Beta Club are:
| Wes Aitken |
| Aymen Alashmli |
| Alex Bare |
| Josh Blackburn |
| Jacob Bliss |
| Autumn Brantley |
| Hannah Brewer |
| Brian burch |
| Kim Campbell |
| McKayla Campbell |
| Ethan Collins |
| Jason Corbett |
| Callie Danehy |
| Zach Ellington |
| Erica Evitts |
| Nelson Fuentes |
| Danny Gillis |
| Claire Gordon |
| Maria Kate Graham |
| Montana Hamlin |
| Misty Holloway |
| Ridge Huff |
| Kaylah Hunt |
| Emily Iannuzzi |
| John Linge |
| Jose Kyle Maghanoy |
| Shawn Matthews |
| Nathan Metcalf |
| Sophia Metcalf |
| Rick O’Neal |
| Krystal Parrish |
| Mira Patel |
| Mackenzie Pendergrass |
| Cesar Ponciano Quintana |
| Justin Ranes |
| Allie Reeder |
| Trey Reese |
| Jaylen Rose |
| Camden Ross |
| Maecy Ross |
| Kyle Satterwhite |
| Adam Sizemore |
| Hampton Short |
| Kaitlyn Spain |
| Jackson Vaughan |
| Travis Wallace |
| Christian West |
| Zoie Wilson |
Victoria Bradsher
Assistant Director
Oxford Preparatory School
