Music and Performing Arts
The Spruce Creek Musical Performing Arts department has received numerous awards and invitations to events such as the Tournament of Roses Parade and locations such as France, Germany, The Netherlands, England, and China, and is the annual co-host of the yearly Lakeside Jazz Festival along with Atlantic High School. In 2008 it was announced that the Band and Orchestra would be traveling to Europe in 2010, including visits to Germany, Austria, and The Netherlands where they performed. The marching band and color guard have also marched in the Inaugural Parade for Florida's governor, Rick Scott in 2011. The band and color guard have received straight superiors at all marching competitions for the past 26 years. In November of the 2011−2012 school year it was announced that all of Spruce Creek's bands (three jazz, two concert, one full orchestra, and a marching band of over 200) and colorguard had been invited to do a nine-day performance tour across Ireland and perform in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin in 2013. In addition, they have an accomplished theatre program. The Drama department has traveled to Scotland, and received superiors from the District and State level thespian festivals. The program has included many Honor and National thespians.
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