What’s Happening at MIA?

The MIA Academy of Rock is Marco Island Academy’s after-hours rock band dedicated to allowing students to fulfill their musical passions and showcase their talent in a tightly knit, accepting, and supportive environment.    The Academy of Rock is directed by Mr. Totten, one of MIA’s two art teachers. Currently, the band is working hard at rehearsing a multitude of covers, planning to ...

The History and Culture Club has been a prominent part of MIA for the last 7 years. After its formation in 2016 with just a few members, it has multiplied in size ever since. It is sponsored by Mrs. Galiana, Señor Higuera, Señora Walther, and Mr. Ginther. The club emphasizes the importance of learning about the cultures, language skills, and history of others across the globe. It works to teach it...

The Thespian Society in Marco Island Academy is the school’s theatre club that promotes its students to show creativity and let them express themselves. It’s run by Mr. Dayett and other fellow Thespians. They are currently working on the production, Superhero,  which will be performed in the spring and will be shown at MIA’s gym.    The Thespians have previously put on productions of Aladdin, Int...

Many students here at MIA know about Mr. Eder’s art classes. Some of the students here are in Mr. Eder’s classes. If you enjoyed doing art in his class or even just enjoy doing any form of art in general, Art Club is the place for you.   Art Clubs provides students with the opportunity to draw in a place where they can learn from other students about art. On most occasions, the studen...

FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This club is for students that value their faith and are able to share this with other students in the club. Club meetings are held every Thursday morning at 7:45. Donuts are provided for all the members at the beginning of each meeting. The meeting begins with a question about food to wake the members up and bring them together. It continues into a s...

Student Government Association (SGA) gives students a stronger voice. SGA at MIA is responsible for organizing student activities like dances, spirit weeks, Pep Rallies, Holiday festivities, fundraisers, and staff appreciation activities to name a few. SGA officers meet on Thursdays after school and members meet Tuesday mornings at 7:45 am. The president of SGA is Virginia Lowe, the VP is Kacie Swanson,...

The chess club was popular last year but after changing, advisors' meetings became irregular and the club started to lose popularity. Nonetheless, meetings are held occasionally; you just have to listen to morning announcements for them.    The chess club was run by our very own Mrs.Cobos, but this year was overtaken by Mr.Wade. When the club originally started over 30 kids joined and w...

Spanish Honor Society (SHH) is an honor society for students who excel in the subject of Spanish. Students attend meetings where they discuss different cultural aspects and plan events for the school, such as the taco and nachos sales for Cinco de Mayo and Hispanic Heritage Month.    The club members must also volunteer in the community to be part of SHH. Students have to also complete all...

Science National Honors Society highlights the brightest scientific minds of seniors and juniors at MIA. Sponsored by MIA’s chemistry and physics teacher Mr. Brandon Swope, the club meets monthly to discuss and plan events, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising.    In partnership with the Audubon of the Western Everglades, SNHS has been able to give the students in the club field ...

The National Honors Society of MIA represents the best of MIA when it comes to the four pillars of NHS: Leadership, Scholarship, Character, and Service. The students in this club show high grades, extreme motivation, and volunteer regularly for our community. These students show amazing leadership skills and an overall amazing character. NHS will also be planning a local community service project in...

Interact is a student-led club supervised by our principal, Ms. Scott. Interact is centered around helping the community and volunteering. Students can join at any time, and weekly meetings are held in the mezzanine every Friday morning at 7:45.Interact is funded by Marco Island Academy and Sunrise Rotary.   Caitlyn Sadofsky is the president of Interact, and there are 5 other council members, T...

Marco Island Academy’s Key Club is a branch of the international Kiwanis organization that provides community service opportunities for the students of MIA. Leaders of the club include its advisor Mrs Galiana and the current president Taylor Drott, who organize multiple events per month that both assist locals in the community and help its 82 paid members reach their 100 service hour requirement fo...

Since MIA has opened its doors, the varsity boys basketball team has been the most successful athletic program for the school. This year, the basketball program is coached by Jim Watt and features team leaders, seniors Shamus Coyle and John Boxma. So far they have rattled off an impressive 12 wins and 6 losses while playing competitive teams and hard fought games.  On Friday, January 20th, they played against...

The MIA boy’s soccer team is coached by Mr. Fernando Higuera and assistant coach Joseph Wood. Practices are held on the new turf field on Monday through Thursday. Practice is usually around 4pm after school and ends around 6pm. The team practices hard to play well on the field. The Boy's Soccer Team's most recent home game was on Thursday, January 19th. This was the Senior Night game. The boy...

This is the first year Marco Island Academy has their own lacrosse team. Practice is held on the Manta Ray field Monday through Friday from 5-7 p.m.  Before practice the team warms up in the newly constructed weight room. Coach J.B. Jones will start by focusing on passing, catching, and dodging. Games will begin in February and go through April. ...

The girls soccer team practices Monday through Friday from 4-5:30. The next soccer game the Rays will play is Donahue Academy on January 23, 2023, the game will be at 4:00pm. Though this game isn’t just your average soccer game, this is the semi finals of the season, and the next game will be the districts. To prepare for this intense schedule the team is working on teamwork, and their dribbling s...

If students are interested in playing, tryouts are on January 26th at Tommie Barfield Elementary School. Practices are held Monday through Friday.  The baseball team’s first game will be February 16th at Golden Gate High School. The first home game will be February 20th at Tommie Barfield. The baseball team will also be playing at the famous LoanDepot Park, where the Miami Marlins play, on M...