[1] In 2000, the then Harrison High School building (now Washington Middle School) was used as the location of an open casting call by HBO for the series The Sopranos, which brought 15,000-plus TV star hopefuls to the town, doubling the town's population and bringing traffic to a standstill.

[24] The 1972 team finished the season with 13-2-4 record after being declared as the Group I co-champion with Jamesburg following a 1–1 tie after double overtime in the tournament final played at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

[28] The 2007 team repeated as North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-1 win over Jonathan Dayton High School in the tournament final.

The team finished the season 22-1-1 record and won the 2013 North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 4-0 victory against Leonia High School also winning the Hudson County Tournament against Memorial High School by a score of 2-0.

The team finished the season with a 24–3 record and won the program's 25th state title in 2014 with a 4-0 victory against Haddon Township in the Group I final at Kean University.

[34] The 1960 boys' basketball team won the Group I state title with a 66-54 Dunellen High School in the championship game.

[35][36] The football team won the 1986 North I Group II state sectional title with a 19-0 win against Hawthorne High School in the championship game, to finish the season with an 8–2–1 record.

[37][38][39] The girls' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1991 with a 61-49 win against runner-up Manasquan High School in the finals.

The new school, located on the former site of Clayton Container, initiated construction in January 2005 and lasted over two years, with the bulk of its electrical work completed in the summer of 2007.