The original mascot, the "Purple Treadway" used in the early years of the school's establishment in 1954.

An updated campus was opened in 2006, leaving the previous building for its main influx institution, Mabry Middle School, to expand.

It also had 3 students accepted to SC Governor's School of Arts and Humanities in 2003.

She also received the Scholastic Silver Key for her short non-fiction story called Carolina Koolaid.

Chapman High School is a member of the National Beta Club.