at the end of Ennis' term. Anna Rodriguez became principal in 2011. Daley stated that Rodriguez, at the beginning, "invigorated the school." As of August 2015, Miami Springs Senior High School switched to the common - period, 32-credit schedule and graduation requirements to meet the standards and requests of the PTSA and other high schools in the district who had already adopted the schedule. In 2015 a plaque honoring Bruce Wayne Carter, an alumnus of the school who became Private First Class and died in the Vietnam War, was installed. School uniforms The school uniform policy was first implemented in 2003. As of August 2003, shirts must be collared and may be white, yellow, gold, garnet, or red. Pants must be black, blue jeans, or khakis. Miami Springs is one of the few entirely closed campuses in the Miami metropolitan area. It was one of the most expensive high schools to build because it was also the first to include climate control (unlike the Mediterranean courtyard-style architecture used in most other high schools), and thus was able to succeed in the humid, tropical climate of Miami. Demographics Just as in the city of Miami Springs, over the years the proportion of Hispanics has been steadily rising as whites have continued to leave the area, while other races have maintained stable proportions since the school desegregated in the late 1970s. Notable alumni Government Kendrick Meek - former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Florida's 17th congressional district, US Senate candidate 2010 Manny Díaz, Jr. (born 1973), Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate and Appointed as the 28th Commissioner of Education for the State of Florida in 2022. Entertainment Sean Carrigan - Soap Opera actor who starred on The Young and the Restless; Starred in movies such as John Carter and The Single Moms Club Erik Courtney - Bravo TV personality, starring on Newlyweds: The First Year David Fumero - Soap Opera actor who starred on One Life to Live; Actor currently starring on Power; former male fashion model Sports Football Current NFL players: T. Y. Hilton - Indianapolis Colts; Florida International University; 4x NFL Pro-Bowler, 2016 NFL Receiving Yards Leader Former NFL players: Devin Aromashodu - Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, and drafted by the Miami Dolphins; Auburn University; Super Bowl Champion Lomas Brown - Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa