By tradition, the land at War Hill (or as it came to be called, Warhill) is named for an American Revolutionary War battle which took place there on June 26, 1781, between British troops under Lord Cornwallis and Allied forces under the Marquis Lafayette.

Nearly 150 men were killed or wounded in the conflict, which occurred during the campaign that led to the victory at Yorktown, establishing independence for Virginia and the United States.

By the late 20th century, the 588-acre (2.38 km2) Warhill tract was one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land in the area.

The construction of Warhill was in response to the overcrowding issue at both Jamestown and Lafayette High School.

When it opened in 2007, the 243,000-square-foot (22,600 m2) facility at Warhill High School included a new state-of-the-art technology specialty center, offering Career and Technical Education (CTE) in the following career clusters: Students from all three WJCC high schools are eligible to attend the new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses at Warhill, which are offered in partnership with Sentara Health System, which opened the modern Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center nearby in Lightfoot in August 2006, and Thomas Nelson Community College.

When Warhill first opened the band was made up of 49 members, with the majority of the students coming from Lafayette High School under the redistricting of James City County.

Directors T. Jonathan Hargis (2007-2012) Hunter Kopczynski (2011-2017) David Enloe (2017–2022) Tim Fary Jr (2022-present) The Warhill Orchestra Program is under the direction of Lauren Bristow.

Warhill High School follows a WJCC district tradition by performing a fall play, a competition piece, and a spring musical.

Highlights of his career include Actors Equity Stage Manager for Arizona Theatre Company and Northern Arizona University Summer Theatre, Production Coordinator for the UPN television series Legend, summers at Utah Shakespearean Festival and Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

Previously, he was the director at James Blair Middle School where he created the theatre program and introduced the 'Shakespeare in the Spring' series.

The Series included Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Julius Caesar.

Other shows produced at James Blair include Little Shop of Horrors (musical), School House Rock Live Jr., The Outsiders, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Mrs. Wigley has both acted and directed for The Williamsburg Players, local television commercials, and worked with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival.

Mrs. Wigley's directing credits at Jamestown include A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Chorus Line, and Museum.

Her directing credits at Warhill includes The Wizard of Oz, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

They will lead the competitive theatre team in a production of "The Ballad of Maria Martin" in late 2024.