Clubs + Student Organizations

The Bluebell Honor Society honors girls in grades 9-12 who have demonstrated a high participation in community service.

Working closely with their class dean, students in each grade are elected to be responsible for planning and leading class events and activities. Selections are made in the spring, and those chosen coordinate activities for the upcoming year.

G-Force is all about S-C-H-O-O-L S-P-I-R-I-T! This group is responsible for fostering that spirit by celebrating Bruisers in sport, drama, arts, and beyond!

GPS Ambassadors have a passion for GPS and willingness to assist the Advancement Office with alumnae and admission events as well as school tours to prospective parents and students.

Honor Council members encourage a successful honor system, counsel girls who may have violated the honor system, and help them re-establish honorable character. They also help to instill a sense of pride and integrity in others. Girls from all classes may participate.

The GPS Honors Orchestra is open to all students who want to study classical symphonic music. Selection is by audition.

The school yearbook has selected editorial staff members from grades 10-12 who have demonstrated proficiency and commitment to bringing excellence to the yearbook. The editors run the regular club meetings during one activity period a week, manage the staff working on pages in their section, and edit all pages of their section.

This selected group of juniors and seniors helps to organize and supervise the many phases of May Day (during spring semester). Girls apply for the May Day Committee the spring of junior and/or senior year and are selected based upon academics, conduct, and attendance. 

National Honor Society recognizes high school students who provide evidence of strong scholarship, service, leadership, and character.  Applications are available to juniors and seniors on class MyGPS pages in early fall and are subject to approval by a faculty committee. Applications require students to discuss their scholarship, leadership, service and character and to provide references to support these qualities. Membership in the Duffy-Jarnigan Chapter requires that applicants and current members hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6 (from at least two semesters at GPS) and have no major disciplinary infractions within one year of applying and while members. Inductions occur in October of each year. This honor society does not schedule regular meetings, but officers may call meetings for specific projects. All members are required to participate in the chapter service project, typically on-campus tutoring. Any girl who has been convicted by the Honor Council or served any in-school suspension for a major disciplinary infraction is not eligible for membership in the National Honor Society during the following year.

Each class elects two representatives who organize and identify community service opportunities. The primary objective of Partnerships in the Community is to prepare GPS students to be the most engaged members and leaders of our current and future communities.

Sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), the GPS chapter of the Société Honoraire de Français (French National Honor Society) seeks to recognize outstanding scholarship in the study of French language and francophone cultures.  Students of French who meet the selection criteria are invited by the French faculty to join the society, and are then inducted at an annual ceremony.

Student Council representatives provide leadership in an array of services to their fellow classmates, including social functions and enforcement of discipline, as well as serving as spokespersons for the student body.

This performing modern dance company is open to grades 10-12 by audition only. Auditions are held at the end of every year. Exceptions may be made for incoming students who have a history of dance and have been given an audition by the dance department faculty.

The mission of the Tucker River Fellows program at Girls Preparatory School (GPS) is to prepare future leaders to understand and have an impact on the conservation of the Tennessee River. Throughout the program, fellows will engage in interdisciplinary scholarship and experiential learning. Fellows are selected prior to their freshman year and will spend part of the summer and following academic year engaged in experiential learning about the many issues impacting their local watershed as well as learning about the historical, ecological, political, economic and aesthetic significance of the Tennessee River.