[9] While there was a small overlap at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year, a new 35-minute block called "Pride Time" was created primarily to replace SMART lunch.

Students who had a grade point average lower than 75 were required to go to receive extra help during Pride Time in any classes they may have been struggling in.

[7] As of the 2023–2024 school year, Wakefield High School offers the following 18 Advanced Placement (AP) courses for: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Government and Politics, Human Geography, Physics I, Psychology, Statistics, Studio Art-Drawing, Studio Art-2D, Studio Arts-3D, and United States History.

Wakefield's biggest rivalry in sports is with the cross-town Wake Forest Cougars, Heritage Huskies, and Millbrook Wildcats.

The mission of The Howler is to provide unbiased and accurate news coverage to the students and faculty at Wakefield and to the surrounding community.

[13] The Howler won the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association's award for excellence in journalism in 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022.