It is the home of the La Quinta Blackhawk Brigade marching band and color guard.

After students complete the three-year program, they are able to move into productive jobs in law enforcement, fire fighting, military and related fields.

It is a 4-year program where they get to meet chefs from around the Coachella Valley, create Culinary Showdowns much like in the television show Chopped, and cater meals to events valley wide as well as provide some of the food for La Quinta High Schools' events.

It is a dynamic program set up to give interested students the opportunity to be exposed to fields related to Information Support and Services, Networking, Software and Systems Development, Cybersecurity, and Games and Simulation.

It was the first school in the Coachella Valley to win two consecutive CIF[clarification needed] football championships.

[citation needed] The school has also won three consecutive CIF wrestling championships in 2009, 2010, and 2011.