A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height, consisting of a stylized yellow hornet with black details, white stinger and wings, facing the viewer, the hornet superimposed over a green hive, its wings surmounting at the base of two stacked black scrolls inscribed HAINES CITY at top HIGH SCHOOL at bottom and at base a black scroll surmounted across the hornets abdomen, inscribed HORNETS in gold.
Green and white are the school colors. The hornet is the schools mascot and is poised to sting which reflects the cadets military training. The true character of the cadet symbolizes academic excellence and civic leadership, two qualities the cadets strive for.
The shoulder loop insignia was authorized 9 April 2015.