Clubs and Organizations

Clubs, Organizations, and Activities

Band	Mr. Ayers - The RHS band offers the student many opportunities. These opportunities include learning to play a wind or percussion instrument. The band performs concerts and participates in various competitions throughout the state of Virginia. It is recommended that the student have had at least one year of band prior to high school and that he/she be approved by the band director. RHS also offers a marching band that performs for football games and competes in statewide competitions.
Chorus	Mrs. Perry - The Rustburg High School Mixed Choral group presents concerts throughout the school year and provides music for special occasions.
Drama/ One Act Play	Mr. Munson - The Drama Club is open to all students enrolled in Speech and Drama and those who participate in the senior play, the spring production, one-acts, VHSL Theater Festival, and/or any other dramatic productions at RHS.
FCA	Mr. Overlie - An organization of athletes committed to Christian values of Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence.
Forensics	Ms. Rierson - Forensics allows students to develop acting and speaking skills while competing with other schools. Forensics involves spelling, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, prose reading, poetry reading, and dramatic interpretation. Some events are divided into girls and boys categories. Forensics also includes one-act play competition.
Future Business Leaders of America	Mrs. Booth and Mrs. McGuire - FBLA is a co-curricular organization which inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. Membership is available to all students enrolled in business classes. Dues must be paid to state and national groups.
Future Farmers of America	Mr. J. Torrence - This co-curricular organization aims at developing agriculture leadership, cooperation, and citizenship. Its purpose is to foster an appreciation and love for a stable life in agricultural endeavors. Membership is available to all students enrolled in vocational agriculture. Dues must be paid to state and national groups.
National Honor Society	Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Slate - The purpose of the National Honor Society is to recognize and promote outstanding character, scholarship, service, and leadership qualities among students. To be considered for membership a student must be a Junior or Senior with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and complete a Student Activity Form displaying his/her leadership qualities and service contributions. Based on professional interaction, the faculty rates each student on character. The results are presented to a 5-member council chosen by the NHS Sponsors and the Principal. Students receiving a majority vote from the council are inducted in the fall of each year.
Scholastic Bowl	Mrs. Reaves - Teams from different schools compete by answering questions based upon different subject areas such as math, science, literature, religion, mythology, philosophy, economics, history, music, art, and current events. Matches are run by having team members buzzing in (much like the show Jeopardy!) to answer points and collaborate on more in-depth questions regarding similar subjects.
Spanish Club and Spanish Honor Society	Mrs. Ibarra and Ms. Christopher - The Spanish Club consists of Spanish students who are interested in cultivating an awareness of and an appreciation for the Spanish language and culture. Some of the activities include fiestas, community service activities, participation in National Foreign Language Week and the celebration of holidays.
Student Council Association (SCA)	Mrs. Wommack - The SCA is a channel for the students to present ideas and requests to the administration. Also, it is designed to keep students aware of activities and to promote participation for the betterment of students and the school. Full cooperation between students and representatives makes this organization effective. Representatives are elected by each home room. These persons should be willing to work, express their ideas at meetings and report to home room any decisions made at meetings. Officers are elected by the student body.
Yearbook	Mrs. Carr - A very important group at RHS is the annual staff which compiles and publishes the school’s yearbook “The Owl”. The staff is selected in the spring when interested students in 11^th and 12^th grade home rooms must indicate a desire to work. One period of the school day is used for work on the yearbook and students are scheduled into this hour; one credit is given. Staff members are responsible for selling ads to finance the yearbook, taking candid photographs, writing copy, designing layouts, and collecting accurate records of all activities involved in creating the book.
Young Life	Ms. Cyrus - Young Life is known around the world as an organization that knows how to have fun. Kids often meet in small groups with a Young Life leader during the week to discuss their ideas and questions about faith and begin exploring the Bible.