Lynchburg City Schools

Distinguishing Facts of Lynchburg City Schools

• E.C. Glass and Heritage High Schools among the top 5% of high schools in the nation
• Earned Distinguished Title One School Division, 2007, 2008
• Honored with Regional Teacher of the Year award 2 years in a row
• Offer the option of sending your child to the GO (Gifted Opportunity) Center at Payne Elementary
• 3 Schools for Innovation
  • T.C. Miller Elementary: Math, Science and the Arts
  • Dearington Elementary: Spanish, Economics and Science
  • Dunbar Middle: Foreign Language, Drama and Communications
• Offer the most Advanced Placement courses in the area
  • 19 courses offered
    • 4 in foreign languages
    • 3 in history
    • 3 in mathematics
    • 3 in the sciences
    • 2 in English
    • 2 in government
    • 2 in art
  • More than 400 students take at least one class
• Offer 6 dual enrollment core content courses
  • Pre-calculus
  • Applied Calculus
  • Biology 101 (w/lab)
  • Biology 102 (w/lab)
  • College Comp 111
  • College Comp 112
• Governor’s School for Math and Science
• Extensive Career Tech program
  • 16 areas of study (and we continue to grow!)
  • 6 involve dual enrollment with local colleges
    • Building Trades
    • Nuclear Technology
    • EMT
    • Cosmetology
    • Computer Systems Technology
    • Precision Machine Technology
• Athletics
  • More than 700 athletes at E.C. Glass play on 36 teams
  • More than 500 athletes at Heritage High School play on 32 teams
• Theater
  • More than 500 students participate in drama productions per year.
  • Heritage High School drama students were the District Champions in Theater
  • E.C. Glass drama students were the 2008 Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) State Secondary School Theatre Champions and represented Virginia in the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
• Music
  • Seven hundred and thirty students from Kindergarten to 12th grade are in the Lynchburg City Schools Strings Program.
  • E.C. Glass High School is designated as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for their superior Band, Orchestra and Chorus programs.
  • E.C. Glass High School Orchestra was selected to perform at the 2009 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference at the Homestead Resort.
  • E.C. Glass High School Choral Department has received straight Superior ratings at the Virginia Music Educators Association Festival since 2002.
  • E.C. Glass High School Marching Band received 1st Place in music at the 2009 James Madison University Parade of Champions.
  • Heritage High School Orchestra received straight Superior ratings at the 2009 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association Festival.
  • HHS Marching Band has been named Grand Champion at every competition for 2 years running.
• Partners in Education:
  • The school division partners with more than 230 individuals and businesses for additional enrichment.
• “Play It Smart” Grant recipient
  • A program developed by the National Football Foundation that provides Academic Coaches to our athletes.
• Dollars and Sense
  • Students earned $425,000 worth of college credit during the 2008-2009 school year
  • More than $10.3 million worth of scholarships offered to Lynchburg City School’s class of 2009
• Our Teachers
  •  Our teachers have an average of 14 years of experience.
  • 55.5% of our teachers hold a master’s degree or higher.  Seventeen of our educators hold doctorates.