 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.It shall provide a continuing reminder to Lynchburg educators and citizens of the obligation which is theirs - to mold the future through the education of the youth - to carry on the heritage of free education first established in the city of Lynchburg in 1871 and in the Colony of Virginia in 1634.The building suffered many structural problems that resulted in the need for higher maintenance costs than comparable schools.