UHS students, the “Driving Eagle,” have many opportunities to participate in various extracurricular school activities. Students have created clubs related to their special interests after securing faculty sponsorship. These include membership in Junior Chapters of the Society of Women Engineers and Society of Automotive Engineers, Patent/Design, Student Council, Yearbook, Newspaper, Student-Run Store, Character Counts, Junior Mock Trial, Drama, Debate, Science Fair, Academic Games, and other organizations of interest to the students. Dances and parties are also a part of student life at UHS, as well as Intramural Sports, including basketball.

Robotics
University High School’s Get It! (Girls Exploring Together Information Technology) received first place in the exhibition category bringing home the Judge’s Trophy at Robofest. The team is sponsored and piloted by UHS industry partner, Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWTF).

Innovative Vehicle Design (IVD)
University High School students, in conjunction with Siemens VDO and UHS instructors built an electric car to present at the annual Convergence Education Foundation conference. IVD emphasizes innovation, rather than competition and involves a ten-month design and build process.