Notable Clubs and Extracurricular Activities
- Mu Alpha Theta: Since the mid to late 1990s, the Miami Springs Senior High School Mu Alpha Theta chapter has had the distinction of being first in the county and ranking in the top ten statewide. In the 06-07 season, Springs Mu Alpha Theta team won 5th place in the National Mu Alpha Theta math competition, beating powerhouses nationwide. The team maintained a top-ten ranking since 2001, producing several national champions in diverse topics such as Advanced Calculus and Number Theory.
- Thespian Troupe 1466: The school's Thespian Troupe is part of the International Thespian Society. They work in conjunction with the school's Drama club, The Golden Players. In recent years, they have won numerous Critic's Choice Awards at the district and state levels with monologues, duet acting scenes, ensemble acting scenes, and student directed scenes. Thespian Troupe 1466 also won the honor of presenting a mainstage production at the Florida State Thespian Festival with their performance of "Anatomy of Gray" by Jim Leonard Jr. In the 2008-2009 school year, they won Superior ratings at the Florida Theatre Conference and the District 8 One-Act Play Festival with their 40-minute version of "Yemaya's Belly" by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes. This marked the first time that the school received Superiors at both competitions.
- National Honor Society
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Orchestra: This Music club performs at the annual Fall and Spring Concerts, as well as Christmas at the Circle for the past 4 years. In 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 they received 3 superior ratings and went to state competition and in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 they received 2 Superior ratings and an excellent.As of the 2011-2012 school year, the club has been disbanded due to the class being cut from the curriculum.
- Marching Band2nd Place in 2011
- Color Guard
- Anchor Service Club: The Miami Springs Anchor Club is a tradition of excellence that stretches back for many years. This club is dedicated to the surrounding communities and donates time, money and their excellent volunteer group to those in need. Their annual projects range from the School supply drives and the Christmas Toys donations to the Recycling Project at the River Cities Festival and large number of Brainminders Puppet Shows they do to help promote brain safety to children of young ages. Recently in 2010 this Anchor club was awarded "Outstanding International Club of the Year" and attended the International Pilot Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Eco-Hawks Environmental Club
- Medical Hawks
- Winter Drumline: As of the 2010-2011 school year, the drumline has not participated in any competitions due to instructor absence.
- Winter Guard
- HOSA
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