In March 1969, a group of parents with the assistance of Dr. William L. Pressly, president of the Westminster Schools in Atlanta, undertook the task of forming an independent school in Newnan, Georgia.  On October 7, 1969, the State of Georgia granted a charter to “The Heritage School, Incorporated.”

 

Mrs. Katie Arnall Freeman donated sixty-two acres of land on Highway 29 to the trustees of The Heritage School in early 1970 as a site for the school.  The trustees named George H. Keller, Jr. as headmaster in March, 1970.

 

The Heritage School officially opened for operations in September, 1970 with classes for students in grades one through eight and enrollment of 134 students with eleven teachers.  In 1973, the ninth and tenth grades and a gymnasium were added.  During the next three years kindergarten and grades eleven and twelve were added.  The school had its first graduating class in 1975.

 

During its twenty-seven years of operation, the following headmasters have served:

 

 

 

History

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