The River Bluff High School Band was founded in 2013, alongside the opening of River Bluff High School as Lexington School District One’s newest high school. The River Bluff High School Band was formed under the direction of Ken Turner, 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 over 2000 total students. Due to this large number of students, the marching band is now classified in the 5A division.

Kevin Hebert was named River Bluff High School’s Director of Bands in July 2019. Before accepting this position, Kevin previously served as Director of Bands at Chapin High School from 2010-2019 and at Bristol Tennessee High School from 2002-2010.

AWARDS and HONORS

2013 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAA Lower-State Champion
2013 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAA State Silver Medalist
2014 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAAA Lower-State Champion
2014 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAAA State Bronze Medalist
2014 JV Winter Guard, CWEA, Class Regional-A Bronze Division Champions
2014 Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, SCBDA, Superior Rating
2014 Jazz Band, SCBDA, Superior Rating
2015 Winter Percussion, SCBDA, Class AA State Champions
2015 Varsity Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class A Silver Medalist
2015 JV Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class AAA State Champions
2015 JV Winter Guard, CWEA, Class AAA State Champions
2015 Varsity Winter Guard, CWEA, Class A Silver Division Champions
2015 Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, SCBDA, Superior Ratings
2016 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAAA State Silver Medalist
2016 Varsity Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class A State Champions
2016 Varsity Winter Guard, CWEA, Class A Silver Medalist
2016 Winter Percussion, SCBDA, Class A Silver Medalist
2017 Marching Band, SCBDA, AAAA State Silver Medalist
2017 Varsity Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class A Gold Medalist
2017 Varsity Winter Guard, CWEA, Class A Silver Medalist
2017 Winter Percussion, SCBDA, Class A Gold Medalist
2018 Marching Band, SCBDA, Class AAAAA Superior Rating
2018 Varsity Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class A Gold Medalist
2018 Winter Percussion, SCBDA, Class A Gold Medalist
2019 Marching Band, SCBDA, Class AAAAA Superior Rating
2019 Varsity Winter Guard, CWEA, Class A Finalist
2021 Varsity Winter Guard, WGI Virtual Season, Class A Finalist
2021 Marching Band, SCBDA, Class AAAAA Superior Rating
2022 Varsity Winter Guard, SCBDA, Class A Gold Medalist
2022 Jazz Ensemble, SCBDA, Superior with Distinction Rating
2023 Wind Symphony Featured Performance at the SCMEA Conference
2023 Concert Band Superior with Distinction Rating
2023 Wind Symphony Superior with Distinction Rating
2023 Varsity Winterguard Bronze Medalist in CWEA

SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award

2013 – 2014
2014 – 2015
2015 – 2016
2016 – 2017
2017 – 2018
2018 – 2019
2020-2021 (Not available due to COVID)
2021-2022
2022-2023