[4] An auxiliary filming for the movie Twilight took place at the school in April 2008.

In 2019 claims that opponents of St. Helens had been subjected to years of racist taunting were reported in the media and discussed in the State Senate.

The track coach, Kyle Wrobleski, was arrested in 2018 and found guilty.

In March 2024, the St. Helens School District had to pay the student $3.5 million in a civil rights suit lawsuit settlement.

[14][15] In November 2024, choir director Eric Stearns and former math teacher Mark Collins were arrested for alleged sexual assault.