The school's student body has been recognized for its high level of racial and cultural diversity since at least the 1980s.

[3] The event was hosted by members of the board, including Thomas Kean and William Winter, and chaired by historian John Hope Franklin.

[3] In 2006, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited Annandale to announce that a $188,000 grant would be given to Fairfax County Public Schools to expand Arabic and Chinese programs, as part of the National Security Language Initiative.

"[5] In October 2011, AHS was again noted by the White House for its cultural diversity, hosting a visit by First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady of South Korea Kim Yoon-ok, both of whom praised the school's widespread ethnic make-up in speeches to the student body.

[4] During her address, Obama said of AHS, “This is the perfect place for you to find out who you are and what you want to become, and that’s really what education is all about.”[4] The visits were accompanied by a ceremony featuring Grammy-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh.

[6] At the time, Madame Kim was traveling on a state visit to the US with her husband, Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who were invited as guests of honor to a White House dinner that week after Congress approved the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.

[18] The A-Blast, in 2009, had adopted a new multimedia program which trains journalism students to create projects pertaining to the news around Annandale High School, and is currently in its fourth production year.

Annandale won Patriot District titles in 2005, 2006,2007, and 2009 (shared with West Springfield High School), but the Atoms fell to their first round opponents each year.

Opening its doors in 1954, Annandale High School had 1,000 students, ranging in grades eight-eleven.

The former TJHS students, now Annandale seniors, were appropriately given the one-time special distinction to use a dual name, TJHS/AHS, for school year 1987–88.

[25] In early 2010, the Annandale Border Control Force was established by local parent and community groups.