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

Lexington, South Carolina
29072

United States
Coordinates34°01′38″N 81°09′03″W / 34.0272°N 81.1509°W / 34.0272; -81.1509
Information
TypePublic
MottoWork Hard. Get Smart. Do Good.
Established2013 (11 years ago) (2013)
School districtLexington School District 1
OversightSouth Carolina Department of Education
SuperintendentGreg Little[1]
CEEB code411292
PrincipalJacob Smith
Teaching staff136.60 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,197 (2022–2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.08[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

River Bluff High School is one of three public high schools in Lexington, South Carolina, United States. It provides education for ninth through 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 is a few hundred feet from Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 378.

History

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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.[4] River Bluff High School was designed in accordance with LEED for Schools Building Design and Construction principles and was certified Silver.[5] It was constructed with many windows to reduce the cost of lighting.[citation needed] Students receive materials delivered online rather than through textbooks.[citation needed] 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.[6]

In 2021, while exploring school grounds, a group of students discovered the graves of numerous Black South Carolinians dating back to the 1800s.[7] A landmark was later added to the area to commemorate the historically black Mount Zion AME Church/graveyard which had stood on the school's grounds from 1857 to 1929.[8]

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.[9][10]

Athletics

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Championships

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All championships are 5A unless otherwise noted.

State Championships (12)
  • Cheerleading: 2013 (AAA)[11]
  • Boys' soccer: 2016 (AAAA)[12]
  • Wrestling: 2017[13]
  • Girls' tennis: 2017, 2019[14]
  • Boys' basketball: 2021[15]
  • Baseball: 2023[16]
  • Swimming state champions:
  • 100 yard breaststroke:
    • Brian Loos (2016),[17] Matthew Swain (2021)[18]
  • 100 yard butterfly:
  • 100 yard backstroke:
    • Maecy Wells (2023)

Bands

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The River Bluff High School Marching Band, sometimes referred to as the Gator Band, is a 4 time Lower State champion in both Class AAA (2013) and AAAA (2014, 2015)[21][22]

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.[13]

Feeder schools

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Via Meadow Glen Middle School and Lexington Middle School:

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

References

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  1. ^ "Lexington County School District One". Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "River Bluff High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Administration Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "River Bluff High School – China Construction America". Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "River Bluff High School | U.S. Green Building Council". www.usgbc.org. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  6. ^ New High School near Lexington Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Marchant, Bristow (June 8, 2021). "River Bluff High was built next to a Black church cemetery. Students honor its history". thestate.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Stewart, Madeline (June 9, 2021). "Historical marker placed for cemetery at River Bluff High School". www.wistv.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "9th grader sues over Pledge of Allegiance confrontation". ABC News. March 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Lexington County School District One" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  12. ^ "2015-2016 Bill 5360 Text of Previous Version (May 18, 2016) - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  13. ^ a b 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)
  14. ^ Jr, Thomas Grant (December 31, 1969). "CHAMPIONS AGAIN: River Bluff reclaims tennis title". Lexington County Chronicle. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "South Carolina SR657 | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  16. ^ Duprez, Mike (May 27, 2023). "River Bluff baseball sweeps to the 5A SCHSL state title". Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Lepesant, Anne (April 23, 2017). "South Carolina 5A State Champ Brian Loos to Swim for Xavier University". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Matthew Swain". Swimcloud. February 9, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  19. ^ Keith, Braden (October 24, 2022). "Fort Mill Girls End Wando's 5 Year Run in South Carolina; Wando Boys Prevail". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  20. ^ "Maecy Wells". Swimcloud. October 14, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  21. ^ https://www.bandlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014-AA-AAAA_Lower_Recap.pdf
  22. ^ https://www.bandlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2015-2A-4A-Lower-State-Prelims.pdf
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