The Concert orchestra is for 6th grade students who participated for a full year of fifth grade strings at their elementary school. There are three separate Concert orchestra class periods that combine into one big orchestra for performances! The Concert orchestra performs at the Winter concert, the Spring concert, and the Klein Invitational contest. They also get a chance to earn a medal at solo contest! Concert orchestra students can attend all of the orchestra parties and trips throughout the year.

The Symphony Orchestra is a competing orchestra for students who have been in orchestra for at least one year before. These students will perform at the Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts as well as three orchestra contests during the year: Kleinfest, the Ann Roberts Orchestra Contest, and the U.I.L. Concert and Sightreading Contest. They will also compete at Solo and Ensemble contest and Region orchestra auditions. During the first quarter of the year, this orchestra will be required to attend one outside of school rehearsal per week. This orchestra will be mostly 7th grade students with some 8th graders.

The Chamber Orchestra is a competing orchestra for students who have been in orchestra for at least one year before. These students will perform at the Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts, plus a holiday tour to the elementary schools and the NJHS induction, as well as three orchestra contests during the year: Kleinfest, the Ann Roberts Orchestra Contest, and the U.I.L. Concert and Sightreading Contest. They will also compete at Solo and Ensemble contest and Region orchestra auditions. This orchestra will be required to attend one outside of school rehearsal per week throughout the year. This orchestra will be mostly 8th grade students with some 7th graders.

Students in the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras have the opportunity to participate in the Full Orchestra, a group that combines band and orchestra students together to play exciting music that they would not otherwise get to play in normal class time!