Meet the next principal at Lexington’s River Bluff High School
River Bluff High School has a new principal.
The Lexington 1 school board this week approved the appointment of Meg Huggins to be the new head of the sleek, modern campus on Corley Mill Road where 2,000 Lexington students prep for life after graduation.
Huggins is currently an assistant principal at River Bluff, where she has worked since the school opened in 2013. She was the River Bluff Teacher of the Year in 2015, Lexington 1’s Teacher of the Year for 2016 and the statewide secondary assistant principal of the year for 2024, the school district said in a news release announcing Huggins’ appointment.
“Meg Huggins is a respected leader who knows River Bluff High School well and cares deeply about its students, staff, families and community,” Lexington 1 Superintendent Keith Price said in a statement. “Since the school opened, she has helped build a strong instructional foundation. We are excited to see her step into this role and continue supporting students as they learn, grow and excel.”
She will replace Jacob Smith when Smith steps down at the end of the school year. Smith had worked at River Bluff since the high school opened 13 years ago, and has been River Bluff’s principal for the last five years.
Huggins has been with the school just as long. She was the lead teacher for the Center for Law and Global Policy Development when River Bluff first opened its doors, and moved into an assistant principal role in 2017.
The new principal has a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Tennessee and a master’s in teaching and educational leadership from the University of South Carolina. She started her teaching career in Lexington 1 as a history and government teacher at White Knoll High School in 2004, and she later taught economics, geography and global studies at Lexington High School.
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