Hendersonville participates in 6A level sports as a part of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, and maintains athletic programs including track, swimming, softball, bowling, baseball, wrestling, golf, hockey, soccer, football, cross country, marching band, and basketball.

[citation needed] Taylor Swift attended the school until she left to begin homeschooling on her tour bus.

[2] Family Circle magazine gave Hendersonville High School a gold star for 315 seniors who logged around 20,000 hours of community service.

[4] Sports and state titles:[5] Hendersonville's home football games are held at Paul Decker Field.

Hendersonville Soccer also has a soccer-specific facility, called "The Field of Dreams", located in Drakes Creek Park.

In 2011, they represented GNASH and state of Tennessee at the USA Hockey High School national tournament, held in Salt Lake City, Utah.