Lynchburg City Schools Strings Program

Why We Stand Out

Distinguishing Facts of Lynchburg City Schools

  • E. C. Glass and Heritage High Schools among the top 5% of high schools in the nation
  • Offer the option of sending your child to the GO (Gifted Opportunities) 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*
    • 18 courses offered
      • 3 in foreign languages
      • 3 in history
      • 2 in mathematics
      • 5 in the sciences
      • 2 in English
      • 1 in government
      • 1 in art
      • 1 economics
    • 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 located on the campus of Heritage High School
  • Extensive Career Tech program
    • 15 areas of study
    • 6 involve dual enrollment with local colleges
      • Building Trades
      • Nuclear Technology
      • EMT
      • Precision Machine Technology
      • Teacher for Tomorrow
      • Early Childhood Education
  • 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 Theatre
    • 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
    • More than 700 students in Kindergarten to 12th grade are in the Lynchburg City Schools Strings Program.
    • The band programs at both high schools consistently take top honors at all competitions
  • Partners in Education:
    • The school division partners with more than 250 individuals and businesses for additional enrichment.
  • Dollars and Sense
    • Students from the LCS class of 2010 are going to more than 90 colleges around the country and are earning more than $7.7 million in scholarships and grants.
  • 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.

*VES offers the next closest number in offerings at 14 classes