James Whitcomb Riley High School

James Whitcomb Riley High School
Location
1902 Fellows Street South Bend , St. Joseph County , Indiana 46618 United States
41°39′16″N 86°14′36″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1924 – old Riley 2000 – new Riley
School district	South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC)
Principal	Shawn Henderson
Nickname	Riley
Teaching staff	88.03 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	998 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	11.34
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and gold     (Original colors: purple and gold, when Riley HS which was purple and gold combined with Jackson High School which was blue and white in Fall of 1975, they kept the gold from Riley and the blue from Jackson    )
Slogan	Pride of the South Side (created by Ed Bradford)
Athletics conference	Northern Indiana Athletic Conference
Team name	Wildcats
Newspaper	The Riley Review
Website	riley.sb.school

James Whitcomb Riley High School is a high school in South Bend, Indiana; serving most of the city's south side. The school is named in honor of the "Hoosier Poet", James Whitcomb Riley. The school is operated by South Bend Community School Corporation and governed by the SBSC's Board of School Trustees.

Boys swimming

The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation. Founded in 1952 it has had dozens of swimmers win individual state titles and be named All-Americans.

State titles

The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation, with 7 State titles (1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62,1977–78, 1985–86, 1994–95), and 7 State-Runner Titles (1960–61, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2001–02, 2002–03).

Sectional titles

Along with their state titles the team has won 30 Sectional titles (1975–76, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23)

Conference titles

They Riley High School Boys Swim team has also won an additional 31 Northern Indiana Conference titles (1955–56, 1256–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17).

City titles

Since the start of the S.B.C.S.C City Championship Riley has accumulated 35 City titles (1955–56, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23).

Win–loss record

Since the start of the 2001–02 and to the end of the 2019–2020 season the team has accumulated a win–loss record of 222–42–1.

Girls basketball

In the early 2000s, Riley experienced some success in girls basketball being the 4-A state runner-up in 2002 and semi state runner-up in 2003. Since then, they have accumulated a win–loss record of 30–143 from the 2006–2014 seasons.

Good Morning America

On September 30, 2020, the national morning news show Good Morning America came to Riley to bring awareness to schools and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve along with GMA donated a $20,000 grant in partnership with Donor's Choose, and 1200 WiFi-Hotspots for five years in partnership with AT&T.

Notable alumni

• Joe Domnanovich – American football center
• Ron Dunlap – politician
• Fred Evans – American football running back
• Larry Karaszewski – screenwriter
• Steve Nemeth – American football quarterback
• Jonathan Pollard – spy
• Bob Rush – professional baseball pitcher
• Javon Small – basketball player
• Pamela Gaye Walker – actress, writer, director
• Jackie Walorski – politician, former U.S. Representative in Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• Daniel Waters – screenwriter
• Mark Waters – screenwriter
• Doug Wead – political commentator and writer
• Blake Wesley – professional basketball player
• Marcus Wilson – professional basketball player
• Tom Wukovits – professional basketball player

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

External links

• Official website