[7] The village issued $940,000.00 in bonds for the site and building; however, due to rising construction prices at the time, the high school as planned could not be completed for that amount.

[7] Groundbreaking on the high school took place on July 10, 1948, and engineer George Gilfeather supervised the ensuing construction almost daily.

[7] On November 8, 1958, voters permitted bonds in the amount of $1,600,000.00 to be used for a further addition on the east side of the building, including twenty-three classrooms, an auxiliary gymnasium, and an auditorium.

[7] In 1999, Barrington voters approved an additional bond issuance for substantial remodeling and expansion of the high school.

[citation needed] This expansion included updating the building's classroom and athletic facilities as well as adding additional accommodations for the school's approximately 2,400 students.

[citation needed] The studio-based art program received a state award for excellence, and an in-house gallery features regional and professional artists.

Vocal ensembles, including madrigal groups, have performed at the White House, the Sydney Opera House, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Capitol Hill Club, the Supreme Court, and the Goodman Theater, among other venues, festivals, and competitions.

In 2015 and 2016 President Obama invited the BHS-TV video students and their instructor to the White House Film Festival.

The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross-country, cheerleading, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.