club performs at the annual Fall and Spring Concerts, as well as Christmas at the Circle for the past four years. In 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 they received three Superior ratings and went to state competition, and in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 they received two Superior ratings and an Excellent. 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. The group also had 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 Alegría Hudes. This marked the first time that the school received Superiors at both competitions. Winter Drumline: As of the 2010-2011 school year, the drumline has not participated in any competitions due to instructor absence. Winter Guard Academics The State's Accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs. The school's grades by year since the FCAT began in 1998 are: 1998-99: D 1999-00: D 2000-01: D 2001-02: D (316 points) 2002-03: D (306 points) 2003-04: C (328 points) 2004-05: B (385 points) 2005-06: B (386 points) 2006-07: C (459 points) 2007-08: B (507 points) See also Miami-Dade County Public Schools Education in the United States References External links Miami Springs High School Miami Springs High School alumni website Zeitgeist website Educational institutions established in 1964 Miami-Dade County Public Schools high schools Education in Miami Springs, Florida 1964 establishments in Florida