Heritage High School (Lynchburg, Virginia)

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Heritage High School
Address
Heritage High School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
3020 Wards Ferry Road

Lynchburg
,
Virginia
24502

United States
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1976
School district Lynchburg City Public Schools
SuperintendentCrystal Edwards
PrincipalTimothy Beatty
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,043 [1]  (2016–17)
Language English
CampusCity
Color(s)   Orange and Navy
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Class AAA Region C
Seminole District
MascotPioneer
Nickname Big Orange
Rival E.C. Glass High School, Brookville High School, Amherst County High School,
Jefferson Forest High School
Website Official Site

Heritage High School is a public high school located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school is a part of Lynchburg City Public Schools District. Timothy Beatty is the head principal . Heritage has enrollment of 1102 as of 2011. Its mascot is the Pioneer and its colors are Navy Blue and Orange.

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Because of structural issues, the existing school building was demolished in 2016 and the new Heritage High School campus was completed. [2]

History

In January, 1975, a steering committee, representative of educators, students, parents, and the community at large, was appointed to begin planning a new high school to accommodate approximately 2,000 students. This committee and twenty-three subcommittees worked under the able direction of Dr. Ernest Martin, Special Assistant to the Superintendent, to draw up the initial specifications for the new school. From this planning merged the architects' design of an ultra-modern structure, beautiful in appearance and functional in use.

The new school had no real identity until the spring of 1976, when a special School Board committee, chaired by Mr. James K. Candler, made the following announcement: "We propose Heritage High School as a fitting name for the city's newest secondary building. The name shall serve to remind this generation and generations to come that the first responsibility in public education is to see that our democratic way of life is preserved through an informed electorate. This name shall call to mind both the pride in achievements in the past and shall hold forth a challenge for greater progress in the future. It shall provide a continuing reminder to Lynchburg educators and citizens of the obligation which is theirs - to mold the future through the education of the youth - to carry on the heritage of free education first established in the city of Lynchburg in 1871 and in the Colony of Virginia in 1634.

The building suffered many structural problems that resulted in the need for higher maintenance costs than comparable schools. In 2007, the Lynchburg School Board hired a firm to suggest ways to either renovate the building, merge the school population to E.C. Glass, or replace it. A task force urged replacement in a September 2011 report. [3] In March 2014, the Lynchburg City Council approved a $63.4 million bid from Barton Malow to build the new school in time for the beginning of the 2016 school year. [2]

The School

Facts

Notable alumni

Central Virginia Governor's School

Marine Corps JROTC

Heritage High School has a Marine Corps JROTC. In addition to academic subjects, extracurricular activities include Drill team, Rifle team, Cyber team, and Raider Team.

Athletics

Heritage (Lynchburg) has won a number of VHSL Seminole District, Region III, and State Championships at the AAA and AA level.

State championships

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2018

Heritage 24, Phoebus 20 Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)

2019

Regionals

1978

1997

-Heritage 20, Salem 14

2002

- Heritage 28,Blacksburg 10 [8]

2003

2004

2005

Scott Stevens, D.W Moore, Terrance Penn, Michael Costa, Aaron Reid, Jeffery Taylor, Cameron Grant, Jared Blakenship, Mike Howell, LA Robertson, Leland Heritige, Josh Owens, Brett Hass, Derick Wathall,

2006

2007

2008

2012

-Heritage 12, Amherst County 7

2017

— Heritage 62, Brookville 20

2018

-Heritage 44, Liberty (Bed) 28

2019

-Heritage 43, Spotswood 20

Theater

Heritage High School is also home to Pioneer Theatre which is a student run program. In 2010, the Virginia Theatre Association named Director Larry Hart theatre educator of the year. All sets are built by Applied Technical Theater I & II. The theatre produces around six shows a year. The six plays usually consist of an Acting II Competition Piece, a Theater in the round, a Mainstage Straight Play, a Mainstage Musical, an Acting II Musical or "Straight Play" Dinner Theatre, and the Acting II Original One Acts. While this is the current compilation it does change slightly from year to year.

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References

  1. ↑ "Heritage High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Jessie Pounds. "Lynchburg City School Board accepts $63.4M bid for new Heritage High". Lynchburg News & Advance. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ A Joint Task Force of Lynchburg City Council and the Lynchburg School Board. "Heritage High School and the Future of Secondary Education" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "LELAND D. MELVIN" (PDF). www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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