The auditorium, once the temporary home of the now-defunct Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, was built to have excellent acoustics and seats around 950 people.

Henninger has many athletic programs including boys' basketball, football, lacrosse, bowling, soccer, tennis, hockey (through Corcoran High School), swimming (through Corcoran and Nottingham High Schools), golf, and track as well as girls' basketball, soccer, swimming, volleyball, tennis, bowling, lacrosse, track, and crew (with Corcoran and Nottingham High Schools).

The Wind Ensemble, a select version of its main Concert Band traditionally plays a copy of the original arrangement of Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.

In the spring of 2006, they performed the Syracuse area debut (High School and professional) of Elton John and Tim Rice's: Aida.

In the fall of the same year they performed the Syracuse area debut of Disney's High School Musical.

Other shows in recent years include Fiddler on the Roof in 2004, West Side Story in Fall 2007, and Once On This Island in Spring 2010.