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.

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.

The building suffered many structural problems that resulted in the need for higher maintenance costs than comparable schools.

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

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2018 Heritage 24, Phoebus 20 Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA) 2019 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 Heritage High School is also home to Pioneer Theatre which is a student run program.