[2] Lee-Davis opened in the midst of Massive Resistance, as the State of Virginia opposed desegregation of its public schools, despite the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

[12] After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, another local movement to change the name of LDHS arose.

[15][16] The varsity boys Baseball Team were the Virginia High School League group AAA state champions in both 1997 and 2001.

Mechanicsville has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Madz and the women's-only New Horizons.

[18] Together with Hanover High School, Mechanicsville hosts a choir competition every year.