[4] The Sumner School Board delayed naming of the new school because the city of Bonney Lake refused to require impact fees of the builders, potentially costing the district hundreds of thousand dollars.

[11] In January 2006, Bonney Lake High School opened a branch of Boeing Employees' Credit Union and an in-school ATM.

[8] The athletic teams at Bonney Lake High School are known as the Panthers.

During the 2012-13 school year the Panthers won their first state championship when the boys soccer team beat Shorecrest High School 1-0 in the state championship game.

The 2016-17 boys wrestling team won the school's second state championship.