Starting with the Class of 2008, one year of "Career Education and Consumer, Family and Life Skills" such as Foods or Technology Fundamentals is required as well as a year from the "Visual Performing Arts" such as Chorus, Band, Visual Arts, Clothing for Fashion, and Architectural Drawing.

Every year, the Student Council hosts Mr. EHS, a beauty pageant, talent show and fund raiser that also searches for the very special and outstanding male who attends Edison High.

A month prior to the performance, contestants were required to individually raise money for the affiliated charity such as the Simpson-Baber Foundation for the Autistic (2006) or Buddy Ball (2005).

In addition, each year Mr. EHS finalizes with announcements of the winner, Mr. Congeniality, and the amount of money the show raised (approx.

The A cappella Choir and Chamber Singers, for example, have been awarded first place superior ratings in national competitions for over 40 years, 19 under its director, Kenneth Brown (Retired 2021), Now led by Joshua Lisner [citation needed] EHS offers nine different choirs: The band programs in Edison High School are outstanding and also ranked highly in their divisions, with the band placing first in many competitions.

The Wind Ensemble plays challenging music and competes in the Region II Concert Band Festival in March every year.

In 2006 the Wind Ensemble received 3rd place in region II and was invited to participate in the New Jersey Concert Band Gala.

The Eagle Marching band took home two state titles in 2002 and 2003 for their shows the rise and fall of rome and medusa which they performed in group IV open.

In the Spring of 2006, the school presented a production of Barnum, a show that featured a sideshow before the actual musical began.

The cast and crew did not receive any Rising Star Award nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse despite the fantastic two-week run the show had.

In December 2011, EHS Drama presented The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) as its Fall play.

In April 2012, EHS Drama presented Wedding Singer as its Spring musical, directed by Kathi Troy.

In December 2018, EHS Drama presented It's A Wonderful Life as its Winter play, directed by Maureen O'Connor.

In March 2019, EHS Drama presented Curtains as its Spring musical, directed by Maureen O'Connor.

In October 2021, EHS Drama presented Arsenic and Old Lace as its Fall play, directed by Maureen O'Connor.

In March 2022, EHS Drama presented Into the Woods as its Spring musical, directed by Maureen O'Connor.

In October 2023, EHS Theater Department presented Clue as its Fall play, directed by Jessica Eckhoff and Gabriela Padilla.

In March 2024, EHS Theater Department presented Legally Blonde as its Spring musical, directed by Jessica Eckhoff and Gabriela Padilla.

The Edison High School Eagles[2] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in the Middlesex County area and operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[18] The baseball team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 1969 and won the Group IV championship in 1981 (defeating Hackensack High School in the tournament final), 1982 (vs. Hackensack), 1991 vs. (Morris Knolls High School) and 1993 (vs. West New York Memorial).

[20] The 1982 team defeated Hackensack by a score of 4–0 to win their second consecutive Group IV title and run their season record to 25–3.

[22] Edison High plays on a Red and Vegas Gold artificial turf baseball field, constructed in 2020 ata cost of $1.3 million.

[25] The team won its second (and most recent) sectional title in 1991 with a 20–16 win against Middletown High School North in the championship game; the 1991 team earned consideration from the Courier News as one of "the best in GMC history"[26] During the 2022 Championship run the Eagles came back from 14 points down with less than four minutes left in the Fourth Quarter against archrival North Brunswick.

Eagles won the sectional title avenging a playoff loss from three years earlier against Cherokee High School.

[28] The 1987 team finished the season with a record of 23-2 after defeating Belleville by a score of 7–0 to win the Group IV title.