[17] The Morris Hills Hilltopper, the school's official newspaper, is published four times a year in color.

All students are allowed to submit prose or poetry, or visual works of art (though not all are put into the actual magazine).

Many have gained recognition or awards for their duties in the community or their overall excellence in their field, including the Morris Hills Stage Crew (part of drama club), which placed third in the ITS Statewide festival in the 2005-2006 year.

[25] Interscholastic sports offered at Morris Hills include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

[30] The football team won the NJSIAA North II Group III state sectional championship in 1975 and 2016.

[36] The wrestling team won the North II Group III state sectional title in 1987.

[37] The 1997 softball team finished the season with a 29–2 record after winning the Group II state championship by defeating Delaware Valley Regional High School by a score of 2–1 in the tournament final.

[38][39] The field hockey team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 2001.

[40] The boys' track team won the Group II state indoor relay championship in 2006 and 2008.

[41] The boys' basketball team made the state tournament for the first time in 10 years in 2006, though it lost in the first round to 6th-seeded Passaic Valley High School 67–45.

[43] Robinson was coach during Morris Hills' county track and field championship victory in 2006, the first time the Scarlet Knights had won since 1977.

Morris Hills was selected to participate in the inaugural Nike Team National Cross Country Championship in 2005, where they finished 13th.

The marching band was chosen after being spotted by MTV associates during their annual competition at Giants Stadium.

In the commercial, the marching band played clips from nominated songs and ended in a human formation of the MTV symbol.