In the 1997–98 school year, it received the Best Practice Award for Citizenship & Character Education in recognition of Teaching Responsibility Through Involvement.

[16] The Verona High School Hillbillies[3] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[26] The 2017 team won the program's second state title with a 69-54 win against Woodbury in the Group II tournament championship game[27] and went into the Tournament of Champions as the sixth seed, falling in the quarterfinals to Don Bosco Preparatory High School by a score of 61-51 after leading in the middle of the fourth quarter.

[30] The boys' tennis team won the Group I state championship in 1981, against Pitman High School in the final match of the tournament.

[32] A successful pass for a two-point conversion by future NFL player Anthony Fasano on a flubbed point after touchdown provided the margin of victory, as the 2001 team defeated Cedar Grove High School by a score of 15-14 in the North II Group I sectional championship game and finished the season with an 8-4 record.

[33] In 2008, the football team finished the season with an 11–1 record and were North II Group I state champions with a 13–12 victory over Hoboken High School in the final, earning the program's first sectional title since 2001.

[32][34] The 2014 football team won the North I Group I state championship defeating Cresskill High School by a score of 20–0 in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.

[38] In October 2017, Lou Racioppe, the head coach of Verona's football team, was suspended as part of an administrative investigation into conduct towards his players following complaints from parents.

[39] In 2017, many members of the community voiced concern over the investigation and publicly expressed their anger towards the administration during a hearing before the Board of Education.

[43][44][45] The girls volleyball team won the Group I title in 2017, the program's first, defeating Bogota High School in a rematch of the 2016 final.

[51] The Verona / Glen Ridge ice hockey team defeated Montclair Kimberley Academy by a score of 4–2 to win the McInnis Cup.

A series of directors took the Troupers into Fairview Avenue's newly constructed Verona High School, where they performed such classics as The Man Who Came to Dinner (1958), You Can't Take It with You (1960), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1962).

Director Jim Walsh continued dramatic shows on alternate years with Scapino, Count Dracula, and The Good Doctor.

In the early 80s, Maurice J. Moran began his 27-year tenure as drama advisor and introduced both a non-musical and musical in the same school year.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Mame (1982), Grease (1984), The Fantasticks (1985), Godspell (1986), The Odd Couple, "Story Theater" and The Crucible are some examples of shows done in the 80s.

In 1996, VHS joined 100 other New Jersey high schools participating in the Paper Mill Playhouse's Rising Star Awards, winning a "best actress" nomination in its first year with a repeat production of Anything Goes.

Verona's drama program expanded in 2008, with the revamping of the theater including new seats, better acoustics, and a new lighting and sound booth.

The next year, Fry departed the program, and it continued under Munoz with their next production, The Curious Savage by John Patrick in November 2017,[55] with two of the performers being nominated for "Foxy Awards" - Ava Vasalani (Ethel Savage) for Lead Actress, and Maya Fortgang (Fairy May) for Supporting Actress.

The next musical was The Addams Family in March 2019, which was one of the more successful productions in recent years for the program,[59] earning around $9,000 in ticket sales alone.

[63] In April 2022, school librarian and technology coordinator Elissa Malespina was unexpectedly terminated from her role due to her attempts to include diversity within displays in the library.

Her annual evaluation noted that her "approach to library displays creates a student space that is not inclusive enough," and that she would not be asked to return for the 2022-23 school year.

Math and computer science teacher and 20 year veteran of the school Richard Wertz suggested that this sudden negativity followed outcries from parents in the community.

[64] The original, unaired pilot of the television show Strangers with Candy was filmed in Verona High School.