Lynchburg City Schools held a ribbon cutting at Heritage High School to introduce 25, new electric buses. Some students in Lynchburg City Schools can expect a “quieter and healthier” ride to school as the division will receive 25 new electric school buses to use for the upcoming school year. School officials, representatives from Sonny Merryman and others gathered at Heritage High School for a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, to introduce the new buses.
Reid Wodicka, deputy superintendent of operations and strategic planning, said the gathering was to celebrate a “historic investment” into Lynchburg City Schools’ transportation, adding it’s the largest investment of school buses the division has ever made. “This represents the work that has been going on for about two years, and we are thrilled to inaugurate our new 25 electric school buses,” Wodicka said, adding it’s also an important investment to the students. Hope Watts, director of transportation at LCS, said the ribbon cutting was “a monumental day” for Lynchburg City Schools.
“I’m thrilled that we have these buses ready for the first day of school,” she said. “This is a monumental moment for us and I look forward to being able to provide a quieter, cleaner environment for our students in our community.” Caley Edgerly, president and CEO of Sonny Merryman, said the company started 57 years ago in Rustburg and electric vehicles “kind of been” a science project for them the last four year.