The school's mascot is the Thunderbolt, but its student populace are more colloquially known as the T-Bolts or just the Bolts.

This moniker was unintentionally gained from a basketball commentator in the school system's early years (circa 1960s), who, while watching the high school boys' team racing back and forth across the court, exclaimed that they were zipping back and forth like "thunderbolts."

A 5.9 mills levy was placed on the November 8, 2011 ballot to construct a new early learning center and new high school, as well as making improvements to the other buildings in the district.

[3] Construction on the new building began in late 2012 with the relocation of the tennis courts, softball diamonds, and band rehearsal field.

Previous head band directors were Willis R. Cool, Reginald Richwine (1981–2006), David Armbruster (2006–2009), Jim Blankenship (2009–2013), and Andrew Brough (2013–2016).