History
Due to the increasing population of Columbia in the 70's, and the crowding of David H. Hickman High School towards the end of the 1960s, the Columbia Board of Education decided to form a new high school. The board bought 42 acres (170,000 m2) of land in Southern Columbia and started the construction of the new high school. In September 1973, Rock Bridge first opened and had a class of 583 students. The name Rock Bridge was chosen because of the schools proximity to the natural rock bridge of Rock Bridge State Park. The original design of the school won a national award in school design. The school is centrally air conditioned. As of 2010-2011, the school has Wi-Fi throughout the media center, commons, and main hallways. More areas will be added in the future. In 2011, a mobile laptop cart of 30 computers was added for teachers to rent out.
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