Awards

Outstanding Performance Award

The files below includes all information about the OPA including school classification levels, award point charts and helpful information.  Please pay close attention to submission deadlines: 

A late fee of $50 will be charged per school for late applications.

SCMEA ORCHESTRA DIVISION OPA BOOKLET

Good Luck to you and your students!

OPA HISTORY

2023-2024

SILVER AWARDS

Cane Bay High SchoolDr. Linda Versprille
Chapin Middle SchoolRachel Shealy
E. L. Wright Middle SchoolElizabeth Gibbs
Florence Chapel Middle SchoolBrian Gencarelli
Hillcrest Middle SchoolCatherine Hawks
Lexington High SchoolMark Mooningham
Rock Hill High SchoolJeremy F. Shaw
Stratford High SchoolDr. Sharese Pearson-Bush
Woodmont High SchoolElizabeth Conrad

GOLD AWARDS

Alice Drive Middle SchoolMichael Baier
Beechwood Middle SchoolBonnie Pruitt
Byrnes Freshman AcademySusan Wines
Byrnes High SchoolKelsey Grant
Charleston School of the Arts High SchoolChristopher Selby
Chesnee High SchoolTammie Burrows
Chesnee Middle SchoolTammie Burrows
Dawkins Middle SchoolAaron Yackley
Dorman High SchoolArlyn Mills
Dreher High SchoolAdam Rafferty
Eastside High SchoolAudrey Bass
Fairforest Middle SchoolJ. Cortney Dial
Greenville Sr. High AcademyJames Johnston
Laing Middle SchoolMargaret Selby
League AcademyRebecca Leonard and Matthew Lipinski
Lucy Beckham High SchoolMelissa Martin
McCracken MIddle SchoolAllison Key and Jennifer Diehn
Meadow Glen Middle SchoolWilliam Slechta
Riverside High SchoolRich Harbison
Riverside Middle SchoolAngela M Rex
Southwood Academy of the Arts High SchoolAlan Clark
Southwood Academy of the Arts Middle SchoolCeleste Griffith
Spartanburg High SchoolJeff Kuntz and Helen Tipton
Sterling School/Charles Townes CenterKaty Martin
Sumter High SchoolKrystin Baier and Erik Hines
Ten Oaks Middle SchoolChad Hammer
Williams Middle SchoolJohn Roe