Dear Riley Parents, Guardians, and Scholars:

Happy Friday! We are a week away from finishing the third quarter of the school year. This year is flying by and the finish is not far away. These next couple months will be packed with different events celebrating our students and their time at Riley. Keep connected to your emails and our social media for these dates.

Our Winter sports season has officially come to a close. I want to take a moment to congratulate all of our athletes on their season. We had a very successful season and our Wildcats make me proud every time I see them competing. We are now moving into the Spring months and Spring sports will be starting up. Softball and Track will be kicking off their seasons in the next couple weeks and everything will be in full swing when we return from Spring Break in April.

WE WILL RAISE THE BAR AT RILEY!

I am looking forward to working with you and your student as we work toward an academically successful school year. I can promise you the best of myself for your students each and every day. Please do not hesitate to contact me at shenderson2@sbcsc.k12.in.us if you have any questions or concerns during the year.

Our Goals:

1) Get students reading on grade level

2) A 95% attendance rate

3) A 90% graduation rate

We greatly appreciate the value that each and every one of our scholars and families brings to Riley. WE ARE THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTHSIDE! WE ARE #RILEYSTRONG!

Sincerely,

Shawn Henderson

#proudprincipal

There is no school on March 21, 2024. This is a synchronous e-learning day.

The Scholastics Exhibition will officially open Saturday, March 2, and will be up until April 14, 2024 at the South Bend Museum of Art. SBMA is open Wednesday-Sunday Noon-5pm and every first Friday of the month they are open until 8pm.

Only Gold and Silver Key awarded pieces will have their physical art work displayed at the exhibition this year. Unfortunately, honorable mention artwork will NOT be displayed due to the delays caused by the software malfunction.

However, honorable mention winners will be recognized at the ceremony along with Gold and Silver Key winners.

Award Selection

Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision

Please give these Wildcats a well deserved ROAR!

Congratulations to our Winners!!!

Riley High School’s FIRST Robotics Team, the Riley WildBots, Competed at FIRST Mishawaka District Event

The Riley WildBots competed in a competition this past weekend at Penn High School in Mishawaka, IN. They competed against a field of 32 teams with their industrial sized robot on a large playing field roughly the size of a basketball court. The team overcame several problems and rose in the rankings throughout the weekend. In the playoffs, the WildBots were part of Alliance 4, with teams 461 Westside Boiler Invasion from West Lafayette, IN and 3176 Purple Precision from Brownsburg, IN. Together, these three teams swept the playoffs and won the event. The team will compete again on March 22-24, 2024 in Plainfield, IN.

The Riley WildBots are a local FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. For the past 13 years,

this team has been committed to building character while building robots. The WildBots provides a place for

students to build STEM and business skills, while also preparing students with the 21st-century

workforce skills they will need to thrive in any career path.

FIRST Robotics Competition is the ultimate “sport of the mind.” Under strict rules, limited time

and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand”, hone

teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game

against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get.

Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Each season ends

with an exciting FIRST Championship.

In a gripping narrative, two men's lives intersect: one, a passionate doctor, and the other, a terrifying madman. Meanwhile, two women, one trusting and the other self-reliant, vie for the same man, unaware of his dark secret. Dr. Jekyll's quest for a scientific breakthrough unleashes his inner demons in the creation of Mr. Hyde.

Produced by the Riley High School Drama Club, "Jekyll & Hyde" will be performed on Friday, March 15th (7 p.m.) and Saturday, March 16th (7 p.m.) in the Riley High School Auditorium (1902 S. Fellows St., South Bend, IN 46613)

SBCSC student/staff tickets: $5 (online), $7 (at the door)

Please use the following code to receive the prices above: SBCSC5

You can purchase tickets HERE

Content advisory: Contains adult themes and violence. Not recommended for children under 13.

Congratulations to Boy Soccer standout Isaiah Pryor on signing his letter of intent to continue his academic & athletic career @ Trine University #GoWildcats

Please help support the Riley Athletic department by purchasing a ticket for Port-a-Pit chicken! Chickens are $10 each. The event will be held right here in the Riley parking lot on Monday, April 15th and will be available starting at 3:00pm. Pre-sale tickets are good until 5:30pm that day. Please see a spring athlete or the athletic department for your tickets.