The first "school bus" provided to THS was a covered wagon pulled by two mules and owned by a local man named Mr. Faust.

Alabaster continued to grow along with communities surrounding, making Thompson one of the largest schools in the 1990s and 2000s.

Some communities such as Saginaw and Brantleyville could no longer attend Thompson as the school system was zoned for city limits only.

Since the construction of the new school, Thompson has seen renewed interest in athletics funding, now primarily dominating the football scene.

[13] The following year in 2018, Thompson's football team advanced to the AHSAA 7A Finals for the first time in over three decades.

[14] In 2019, the Warriors went 12–1 and advanced to the AHSAA 7A Finals, where they beat the Central-Phenix High School Red Devils 40–14, giving Thompson their first football state championship since 1983.

[16] The 2019 fall eSports season was the first for Thompson, and the Warriors went all the way to the finals to face off against Bob Jones High School for the AHSAA League of Legends State Championship.

The new, state-of-the-art school totals 360,000 sq ft (33,000 m2),[26] and includes: dedicated classrooms for each academy, a 2,500-seat arena-style gymnasium, an auxiliary gym, new baseball and softball facilities, tennis courts, competition track and a 5,300 seat football and soccer stadium, which houses an indoor practice facility.