River Bluff High School

River Bluff High School
Address
320 Corley Mill Road
Lexington, SC, 29072
USA
Coordinates 34°01′38″N 81°09′03″W / 34.0272°N 81.1509°W / 34.0272; -81.1509Coordinates: 34°01′38″N 81°09′03″W / 34.0272°N 81.1509°W / 34.0272; -81.1509
Information
Type Public
Motto Work hard, Get smart, Do Good
Established 2013
School district Lexington School District 1
Oversight South Carolina Department of Education
Superintendent Dr. Karen Woodward
Principal Dr. Luke Clamp [1]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 3,000 (2015 Spring Est.) [2]
Hours in school day 7 (8:15 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.) [3]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)      Dark Green
     Vegas Gold
Athletics conference Region V AAAAA
Mascot Gator
Rival Lexington High School
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website

River Bluff High School is one of five public high school in Lexington, South Carolina and provides education for ninth through twelfth grades in the districts of Lexington, Lake Murray, and Oak Grove. Located on the eastern side of Lexington, SC, River Bluff High School overlooks the Saluda River and is only a few hundred feet from Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 378. River Bluff was established in the fall of 2013.

Development

Construction of River Bluff was completed in August 2013. River Bluff was constructed with many windows to reduce the cost of lighting. The school was also constructed without lockers; the students receive materials delivered online rather than through textbooks. River Bluff is one of the largest schools in South Carolina, totaling to 540,000 square feet. The construction of River Bluff totaled $138.9 million, authorized by voters in 2008.[4]

Athletics

This is a list of sports offered to River Bluff Students:

Bands

Under the direction of Kenneth (Ken) D. Turner, the River Bluff High School Marching Band won the class AAA lower state championship on 19 October 2013. The placed second at the SCBDA Marching Band Championship for class AAA. In AAAA in 2014, they won the class AAAA Lower State Championship and placed third at the SCBDA Marching Band Championship for class AAAA. In 2015, they took home their third Lower State title. Also, at the SCBDA Marching Band Championships they placed second.

Under the direction of Assistant Director of Bands, Joshua V. Hinkle, the River Bluff High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble won the SCBDA Indoor Percussion Championships for class AA in 2015.[6][7][8]

Feeder Schools

Via Meadow Glen Middle School and Lexington Middle School:

References

  1. ↑ http://rbhs.lexington1.net:8044/about-us/administration/
  2. ↑ http://www.thestate.com/2013/08/19/2928002/new-high-school-near-lexington.html
  3. ↑ http://rbhs.lexington1.net:8044/about-us/administration/
  4. ↑ http://www.thestate.com/2013/08/19/2928002/new-high-school-near-lexington.html
  5. ↑ http://riverbluffathletics.com/
  6. ↑ http://rbhs.lexington1.net:8044/about/fine-arts/band/
  7. ↑ http://www.bandlink.org/documents/2013_Prelims_1_3_Lower.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.bandlink.org/documents/2014_SCBDA_AA_AAAA_Finals_Recap.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.lexington1.net/LexOneWeb/Schools/Feeders/River_Bluff_Feeder_Chart.pdf
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