| Heritage High School "#1 Big Orange Country" | |
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| Address | |
| 3020 Wards Ferry Road Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1976 |
| School district | Lynchburg City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Paul McKendrick |
| Principal | Dr. Mark Miear |
| Assistant principals | Mrs. Maria Jeager Mr. Timothy Beatty Mr. Charles King |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,102 (2011-12) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | City |
| Color(s) | Orange and Navy Blue ██ |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League AA Region III Seminole District |
| Mascot | Pioneers |
| Rival | E.C. Glass High School, Brookville High School, Amherst County High School, Jefferson Forrest |
| 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. Mark Miear is the head principal . Heritage has enrollment of 1102 as of 2011. Its mascot is the Pioneer and its colors are blue and orange.
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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.
Heritage (Lynchburg) has won a number of VHSL Seminole District, Region III, and State Championships at the AAA and AA level.
2002
2003
2004
2006
1978
2002
2003
2004
2005
Region III Baseball Champions 2006
2007
2008
Heritage High School is also home to Pioneer Theatre. A student run program with Theatre Director Larry Hart and Associate Director Michelle Velastegui as of Fall 2008. 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.
2006-2007 season
2007-2008 season
2008-2009 season
2009-2010 season
2010-2011 season