E. C. Glass High School Explained

E. C. Glass High School
Motto:Together we keep climbing
Streetaddress:2111 Memorial Ave
Zipcode:24501
Country:USA
Url:Official site
Superintendent:Crystal Edwards
Principal:Dani Rule
Nickname:Hilltoppers
Teamname:E.C. Glass Hilltoppers
Conference:Virginia High School League Class 4 Seminole District
Colors:Blue and White
Founded:1871
Enrollment:1,373[1]
Enrollment As Of:2016–17

E. C. Glass High School is a public school in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1871 as Lynchburg High School and was named for long-time Superintendent of Public Schools in Lynchburg, Edward Christian Glass.[2] The school board recently made national headlines when they voted 7-2 to reject a $10,000 grant awarded by the It Gets Better project to students who had applied for the funding to create a safe space for all students. When explaining their reasoning, school board member Letitia Lowery incorrectly stated that "There are short videos on the lifestyle that the kids would have to watch," which is not a requirement of the grant. The students who applied for the grant were quoted by local news as saying the decision "broke our spirits," and that the board "made us feel like we weren’t even there."[3]

Academics

E. C. Glass offers a range of Advanced Placement courses, including: AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP Research, AP American History, AP US & Comparative Government, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Statistics, AP Latin, AP German, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Language & Composition, AP English Literature, AP Art History, AP Music Theory, AP Macro and Micro Economics, AP European History, and AP Portfolio Art.[4] E. C. Glass also offers a range of extra classes such as Drafting, Culinary Arts, and Personal Finance. These classes help students get a head start in the real world.

Some of the awards and recognition for E. C. Glass High School include:[5]

  1. US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School 1983, 1993
  2. Redbook Magazine School Award 1996
  3. Newsweek Magazine, 2007 Ranked in Top Public High Schools
  4. Best Comprehensive High School in Virginia

Athletics

E. C. Glass has a rich athletic tradition. Its football team competed in the Virginia High School State Championship Play-offs in 1925, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1991, 1992, and 1995, and the semi-finals game in 1993, 1994 and 2022.[6] The Hilltoppers won the State Championship in 1930, 1933, 1938, 1988 and finished as state runners-up in 1991 and 1992. .[7] The Hilltopper soccer team went undefeated over many seasons.

Arts

Glass Theatre offers courses in acting and technical theater.[8] Under Jim Ackley, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, the program won four state theatre championships. They have been selected five times to perform on the Main Stage at the Educational Theatre Association national convention and have been named the national high school theatre champions twice by the American High School Theatre Festival. Glass Theatre has also represented the United States at the Edinburgh (Scotland) International Arts Festival Fringe five times where they have always received critical acclaim and performed to sold-out audiences.[9] In 1991, the US Congress named the EC Glass Senior Acting drama class students the winners of the “Young Writers and Inventor’s Award” for their play Going Toward the Light, written under Mr. Ackley’s supervision.[7]

In 2012, Mr. Ackley retired after 32 years at Glass, the longest-tenured drama teacher in the school's history. Mr. E. Tom Harris served in the position for five years and was replaced in 2019 by EC Glass alumna and former Broadway and film actor, Allison Daugherty.

In 1926, E. C. Glass' literary magazine, Menagerie (formerly, The Critic), was the first to receive the Virginia High School League's Trophy Class award.[10]

E. C. Glass also offers many classes in music. Glass's combined concert and chamber orchestra regularly travels to competitions and assessments around the region and consistently sends musicians to the All-Virginia Band and Orchestra event in Richmond.

Additionally, Glass has concert band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, and jazz band classes. The E. C. Glass Marching Band, called "The Pride of Old Dominion," performs at football games and competitions around the state. The school also boasts an award winning Choral Department. Ensembles and classes within the Choral Department include the Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Male and Female Acapella Ensemble.

In 2017, English teacher Casey Wood introduced an elective course entitled Exploring Language and Culture Through Hip Hop. This course follows the historical timeline of Hip Hop culture and allows students to analyze rap lyrics as poetry. In 2024, E.C. Glass High School's record label, BTG (Break the Glass Productions) released their first album entitled "Break the Glass: Volume 1" which features songs written, produced and performed by students, teachers, and members of the E.C. Glass community.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E.C. Glass High. National Center for Education Statistics. February 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: Welcome to E. C. Glass High School . 2011-09-12.
  3. Web site: Dvorak . Petula . November 30, 2023 . LGBTQ teens won a grant for their school. Adults sent the money back. . November 30, 2023 . Washington Post.
  4. http://www.lcsedu.net/schools/ecg/academics Academics | E. C. Glass High School
  5. http://www.vsaart.com/ec_glass Virginia School of the Arts: EC Glass High School
  6. http://www.vhsl.org/files/fb-pastchampions-1920-69.pdf
    http://www.vhsl.org/files/fb-pastchampions-1970-present.pdf
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  8. Web site: Glass Theatre . January 16, 2012 . January 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112023538/http://www.ecglasstheatre.org/index.htm . dead .
  9. Web site: Glass Theatre . January 16, 2012 . January 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112023548/http://www.ecglasstheatre.org/staff.htm . dead .
  10. http://www.vhsl.org/activities/magazines Magazines
  11. News: Casey . Gillis . May 22, 2012 . E.C. Glass's drama director to retire . . August 9, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120524062705/http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/may/22/ec-glasss-drama-director-retire-ar-1935194/ . May 24, 2012 .
  12. Web site: Connie Britton on TV.com. December 29, 2009. CBS Interactive Inc.. 1.
  13. Web site: Scout.com: Ruben Brown Profile. December 29, 2009.
  14. Web site: Buffalo Bills: Brad Butler. December 29, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090503121309/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/brad-butler/1be744cb-39d5-4c0c-afac-96407d0324a5/. May 3, 2009. dead.
  15. Web site: HOF Inductees Class of 1995 William "Bill" Chambers. December 29, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080228235503/http://vshfm.com/hall/induct_chambers.html. February 28, 2008. dead.
  16. Web site: Faith Prince Biography – Yahoo! Movies. December 29, 2009.

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