[2] In 2019, the phrase "Yadaa.at Kalé" was appended to the school's name to honor the original Tlingit heritage of Juneau.

[8] In February 2018, students from both schools voted on a nickname for the newly merged team, with "Thunder Bears" winning.

In March, the nickname caused controversy when an alternate definition of the term was discovered to be a slur for someone "usually of Native American descent" who drank too much alcohol.

[9] On March 10, the school board voted 5–4 to reject the nickname, ordering the committee to pick a new one.

[12] JDHS's girls' soccer team won three consecutive state championships, in 2018, 2019, and 2021, where the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.