Athletics
Vernon Hills competes in the North Suburban (Prairie) Conference. Its mascot is the Cougar.
The VHHS football team finished the 2003–04 season with the best record in the North Suburban (Prairie) Conference. It finished the 2005–06 season undefeated, winning the conference. It has qualified for state finals in every year except the 2004–05 season.
The boys bowling team has also been successful, placing 3rd in the state during the 2005–06 season. They have since won Sectionals in both 2008 and 2009 and placed 2nd in the state during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 season.
The 2007–08 Pom Pons team won a state championship in the TEAMDance Illinois Class AA Open Dance category. They defended their state title with additional wins in 2009, 2010, and 2011 for a total of 5 state titles.
The boys volleyball team has been very successful within the North Suburban (Prairie) Conference. They have earned five conference championships, in 2003, 2008, 2009 (when they finished 10–0 in conference play), 2010 and co-champion 2011. They were the first team of any sport at VHHS to become back-to-back conference champions.
In the 2007 season the varsity baseball team won in the Sectional semifinals but lost in the Sectional finals against the Lake Forest High School Scouts.
In the 2009 season the bass fishing team of Mike Seal and Brandon Wolff qualified for the state championship during the IHSA bass fishing inaugural season.
In the 2010 and 2012 season the Girl's Track and Field team won their IHSA AA Sectional.
In the 2011–2012 season, the Girl's Basketball team finished second in State.
A complete list of notable state finishes can be found under State Competition Placements, below.
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