River Bluff High School

River Bluff High School is one of three public high schools in Lexington, South Carolina, United States. It provides education for ninth to twelfth grades for the town of Lexington and parts of Lake Murray, Oak Grove and West Columbia. It is located on the eastern side of Lexington, the school overlooks the Saluda River and a few hundred feet from Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 378.

River Bluff High School
River Bluff High School in 2016
Address
320 Corley Mill Road

Lexington, South Carolina
29072

United States
Coordinates34°01′38″N 81°09′03″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoWork Hard. Get Smart. Do Good.
Established2013 (2013)
School districtLexington School District 1
OversightSouth Carolina Department of Education
SuperintendentGreg Little[1]
CEEB code411292
PrincipalJacob Smith
Teaching staff130.30 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,045 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.69[2]
Schedule(8:15 am – 3:40 pm)[3]
Hours in school day7
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Dark green and Vegas gold
  
Fight songWar Eagle
Athletics conferenceRegion V AAAAA
MascotGator
RivalLexington High School
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookThe Tributary
Websiteschools.lexington1.net/RBHS

History

Construction began in January 2011 and was completed in August 2013. The construction process was overseen by Cumming Construction Management and contracted by China Construction America of South Carolina. It was constructed with many windows to reduce the cost of lighting. Students receive materials delivered online rather than through textbooks. River Bluff is one of the largest schools in South Carolina, covering an area of 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2). Construction cost $138.9 million, authorized by voters in 2008.[4]

In 2023, the parents of a student sued a teacher, principal, and other education officials, claiming the student was assaulted for not stopping to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.[5][6]

Athletics

Championships

All championships are 5A unless otherwise noted.

State Championships (8)
  • Cheerleading: 2013 (AAA)
  • Boys' soccer: 2016 (AAAA)
  • Wrestling: 2017
  • Girls' tennis: 2017, 2019
  • Boys' basketball: 2021
  • Swimming state champions:
  • Brian Loos 100 yd breaststroke: 2016
  • Matthew Swain 100 yd breaststroke: 2021
  • Maecy Wells 100 yd butterfly: 2022

Bands

The River Bluff High School Marching Band is a 4 time Lower State champion in both Class AAA (2013) and AAAA (2014, 2015, 2017).

The school's Indoor Percussion Ensemble won the SCBDA Indoor Percussion Championships for class AA in 2015. In the 2016 season, it advanced to competition in Class A and was placed second at SCBDA and third at its first appearance at the CWEA Circuit Championships.[7]

Feeder schools

Via Meadow Glen Middle School and Lexington Middle School:

  • Lexington Elementary
  • Meadow Glen Elementary
  • Midway Elementary school
  • New Providence Elementary
  • Oak Grove Elementary[8]
  • Beachwood Middle school
  • Meadow Glen Middle School
  • Lakeside Middle School

References
  1. "Lexington County School District One". Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. "River Bluff High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. Administration Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. New High School near Lexington Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Parents sue after SC student says teacher assaulted her for not saying Pledge of Allegiance". The State. March 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023.
  6. "9th grader sues over Pledge of Allegiance confrontation". ABC News. March 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023.
  7. Band Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
    - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Lexington County School District One" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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