Each year the New York State Public High School Athletic Association recognizes varsity athletic teams around the state as scholar/athlete teams when they achieve a 90 percent academic average during their season. The team with the highest average in their sport is declared the scholar/athlete state champion.

The Jericho High School Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving Team was honored as the Scholar/Athlete State Champions for the 2005 fall sports season. The team placed first out of 183 teams in the state with a combined average of 97.636 percent. The Jericho High School Girls Varsity Swim and Diving Team is the seventh Scholar/Athlete State Championship Team at Jericho in the state's 15 years of honoring scholar/athlete teams. Team members include: Stefanie Aversa, Whitney Bachrach, Allison Birnbaum, Emily Cheng, Jaimie Chow, Stacey Derkatch, Arden Finn, Marissa Finn, Dara Freudenthal, Jenna Goldberg, Katerina Jeng, Rebecca Jung, Lauren Kessler, Geerin Kim, Jennifer Kim, Katherine Kim, Kathy Kim, Susan Kim, Hallie Krauser, Esther Lee, June Lee, Rachel Lorintz, Ilana Malekan, Liana Mari, Samantha McInerney, Michelle Molinari, Jaclyn Murphy, Diana Pan, Alexis Rosenblum, Lindsey Schnitt, Molly Sherman, Sarah Singer, Jennifer So, Rachel So, Daisy Tang, Cassidy Tichner, Marni Weiner, Angel Xu, Mary Yang, Esther Yoo, Hannah Yoo, Adina Yoon, Jennifer Yoon and Catherine You. The proud team coaches are Joseph Farrell, Allison Clark and Richard Stern.