The school is named after David S. "Scotty" Holland, a former student at HSU and current Chairman of the Board for Trend Exploration I LLC oil company.

The Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship, named after an Iranian student who died in the 2009 Iranian election protests, was established at Queen's in 2009.

Named after a former student of the school, the tournament was started in 1972 and draws attention from the local media.

It is named after a former student, Matt Hampson, who was paralysed whilst playing rugby with the England under 21 side.

It is named after Lawrence Sun, an American student and finalist in the 2008 Society for Science & the Public middle school science competition.

Its first program appeared in 1983 and Ichitaro, named after a student Mr. Ukigawa had tutored who had died suddenly, appeared in 1985.

Kopff named the asteroid after a female English student with whom he was acquainted.

It is named after Christopher Peterson Sauer, an American student and first-place winner in the 2008 Society for Science & the Public middle school science competition.

The library in the school is named after a former student, "John C. Chi", who died shortly after graduation in 1975, but was noted for both academic and athletic achievements.