History

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 of 1970.

The Heritage School officially opened for operations in September of that same year, serving students in grades one through eight. The school enrolled 134 students and employeed an instructional staff of 11 teachers. In 1973, the ninth and tenth grades and a gymnasium were added.  During the next three years, The Heritage School added kindergarten and grades 11 and 12.  The school had its first graduating class in 1975.

During its 39 years of operation, the following headmasters have served: