Wilson and Assistant Principal David Lange sought and received permission from the Kansas State University Athletic Director (fee of $1.00) to use their Wildcat logo.

Upon his retirement in 2002, a controversial replacement, Jane Stewart, was appointed by the Superintendent at the time, John Haro.

Citing her "paucity of qualifications" and upset at her quick appointment, the entire faculty walked out of their first meeting with her.

[6] Stewart nonetheless began as principal, but early-on was involuntarily transferred to a position in the district office—spawning a lawsuit for employment discrimination.

[9] That expansion, completed in March 1993, included additional classrooms, teacher offices, and science labs.

Teachers use MacBook Pros to wirelessly transmit attendance and grades to Infinite Campus, an online student/teacher communication platform.

[citation needed] In 2013, EHS began participating in a beta-test program of different electronic devices for potential use throughout ISD 196.

This program was being expanded in the 2014–15 school year district-wide, as several classrooms beta-tested the use of iPad Minis for each student.

This completed the district-wide one-to-one initiative so that every student in the building would have access to the internet from their own personal iPads.

Students at Eagan High School receive a liberal arts education, rather than specializing in one area of study.

Social studies and English are required each year, and students must choose from a sampling of physical education, fine arts, math, science, and foreign language classes before graduation.

A variety of options are offered for high-achieving students, including a decent number of Advanced Placement courses in the areas of art, literature, writing, history, math, and science.

Additionally, seniors may earn credit for Language and English at the University of Minnesota through its "College in the Schools" (CIS) program or take classes at local universities and colleges through the state-sponsored Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program.

On the first day of school, freshmen participate with their leader in a welcoming program, consisting of various team-building activities.

Ideally composed of 5 students of each class (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior), PAWS is a time for announcements to be read and forms handed out.

Like Link, PAWS groups also engage in a variety of activities to promote school spirit and connectivity with other classes.

A large portion of graduates—92% of the class of 2005—attend two or four year colleges and universities soon after graduation, with the vast majority pursuing four-year degrees.

In setting goals for future achievement through Minnesota's teacher incentive pay program, Eagan High School's sole goal was to increase standardized test scores for Special Education while other schools chose to focus on Advanced Placement programs.

The school has many extracurricular activities with over seventy percent of its faculty coaching or advising some sort of after-school program.

[citation needed] Through its speech and debate teams, it has won numerous awards including state and national titles in many categories.

For the last decade, the National Speech and Debate Association has recognized EHS as one of the top 1% of schools in forensics nationwide.

Eagan High School currently offers twenty-seven interscholastic athletic activities and a variety of intramural sports programs, including adaptive soccer, floor hockey, and softball for special needs students.

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognized Eagan for its vocal and instrumental music programs by naming it a GRAMMY Signature School in 2001.

EHS's theatre program has received multiple awards, such as a "Starred Performance" at One-Act State competition in 2014 for their production of The Diviners.

The EHS Winterguard won the 2004 Championships in the North Star Circuit[19] in the category of Scholastic A, Division II under the direction of Erin Hager and Jessica Maher.