The school also gets commuters from other inner Chittenden County municipalities such as Burlington, Essex, Shelburne, and Williston.

Due to the historical controversies associated with the name and its disputed connection to the American Civil War, a "Captain Reb" mascot was discontinued in the early 1990s.

[8][9] The school board went ahead and approved the name change to "Wolves" on June 8, 2017 despite the pending court case.

The ice hockey team plays off campus at nearby Dorset Park in the City of South Burlington's Cairns Arena, shared with the CVU Redhawks and Saint Michael's College Purple Knights (as home ice, along with a few other teams).

[11] SBHS has funded clubs for sports that are unconventional in the United States such as cricket, ultimate frisbee, and rugby.

[12] The drama club produces three shows annually: a musical in the fall and one-act plays in the spring.

Notable South Burlington High School drama alumni include Kerstin Anderson, who starred as Maria Von Trapp in the 2015 U.S. national tour of The Sound of Music, for which she received warm praise.