River Bluff High School

The River Bluff High School Band was founded in 2013 when a new high school was needed in Lexington, South Carolina, due to the over population of the two adjacent high schools in town. The River Bluff High School Band was formed under the direction of Ken Turner. Ken was a veteran teacher that previously taught as Director of Bands at White Knoll,... Irmo and Chapin High Schools in addition to Kelly Mill and Irmo Middle Schools. In 2013, the school fielded their first competitive marching band and presented their inaugural show called One. In this first year of competition, the band fielded 90 total students and placed 2nd overall at the state championships. In 2014, the marching band grew to 150 members and is close to 190 today. Between the years of 2013-2015, a jazz band, winter guard and winter percussion have been added to the list of performance ensembles, all of which, thrill audiences annually at school and community events. In the past few years, River Bluff High School has also grown from 1000 to nearly 2000 total students. Due to this large number of students, the marching band is now classified in the 4A division and is expected to be in 5A in the coming years. In 2014, we welcomed Joshua V. Hinkel as the Associate Director of Bands for River Bluff High School to assist with the growth of the program. We look forward to continued growth under Mr. Turner and his staffs direction.Read More