Riley Recap - VOLUME 3 ISSUE 17
James Whitcomb Riley's Newsletter

RILEY RECAP - VOLUME 3 ISSUE 17
MARCH 22, 2024
From the Desk of Principal Henderson
Dear Riley Parents, Guardians, and Scholars:
Happy Friday! We are now only 4 days away from Spring Break. Soon it will be April and we will be working on landing the plane. Landing the plane means that we are focusing hard on getting to the end of our journey together this year. Ensuring our grades are in order and that we are doing what is necessary to finish strong. I hope you all find time over Spring Break to rest and relax as we gear up and grind through the final two months of school.
The weather is changing and after we come back from Spring Break, we have a lot of things going on. It is important for scholars, staff and families to check their emails and our social medias to stay up to date and ensure that they are not missing anything important. We love celebrating our scholars and will share any and all information we can to make sure all stakeholders are involved and aware.
With the change in weather means that Spring sporting events will be starting. We have lots of students involved in Track, Baseball and Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys Golf and our new Boys Volleyball team. Good luck to all of our scholars this season as they compete wearing that Riley name on their jerseys.
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMING SOON:
ATHLETICS FUNDRAISER
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.
PARAPROFESSIONAL APPRECIATION WEEK
In honor of Paraprofessional Appreciation Week and Disability Awareness Month, many of our scholars & staff wore purple today. #ParasRock #DisabilityAwarenessMonth
CTE Class Named “News School of the Year”
Broadcast Media & Film (TV/Radio) CTE Class Named “News School of the Year”
Broadcast Media & Film (TV/Radio) CTE Class Named “News School of the Year” for 2nd Time.
SOUTH BEND, IN. – The Broadcast Media and Film (TV/Radio) program with the South Bend Community School Corporations’s Career & Technical Education Department is excited to announce our student award winners of the 2024 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters competition.
For the second year in a row, our student media team won “News School of the Year”, making us the top student news team in the state. We also received 3rd Place “Video School of the Year.” School of the Year is determined by points earned from placements in the contest. We also received 1st place for our show “Kids in the Bend” and 2nd place for our four-time award-winning show “Buzz in the Bend”, both in the Video Magazine category.
41 Indiana high schools submitted 672 entries across 42 categories. There were 87 judges from the fields of media production and broadcasting.
The Indiana Association of School Broadcasters is an organization consisting of and supporting Indiana high schools and colleges to promote professional excellence and student recognition in the area of media education. IASB membership consists of secondary schools and post-secondary schools that offer academic, career technical education or extra-curricular programs related to electronic media.
Below is a full list of our awards and honorable mentions, plus a link to watch our award-winning 2024 videos:
IASB 2024 South Bend Schools Winners Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZMio8oF88&list=PLLC4AQAz2CER6HAbIHo5Wz2y2h-FElLJT
Video Comedy/Parody - 1st Place
Matthew Pandori-Tessely & Cameron Kendall
Video Magazine - 1st
“Kids in the Bend”
SBS-TV Media Team
Video Magazine - 2nd
“Buzz in the Bend”
SBS-TV Media Team
Photojournalism - 2nd Place
Matthew Pandori-Tessely
Radio In-Depth - 2nd Place
Matthew Pandori-Tessely & Lydia Thurston
Video Sports Program - 2nd Place
SBS-TV Sports Media Team
Radio Interview - 3rd Place
Reese Kissel
School Newscast - 3rd Place
SBS-TV Media Team
Video Package - 3rd Place
Cameron Kendall & Matthew Pandori-Tessely
Video In-Depth - 3rd Place
Reese Kissel & Noah Gordon
Radio News Anchor - Finalist
Reese Kissel
Photojournalism - Honorable Mention
Jamal Dukes
The Broadcast Media & Film program is led by Media Instructor Tim Richardson and supported by Media Assistant and Producer Erika Celeste. They have a combined 50+ years of award-winning filmmaking, media production and journalism experience.
RHS DRAMA PRESENTS:
These students KILLED IT!!! Last weekend, Riley's drama club put on the production of Jekyll and Hyde. It was such an amazing show! I am SOOO proud of these young people and what they did. Probably the best High School performance we have ever seen. Great job Wildcats!
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONORS SOCIETY
Congratulations to the 31 students from Riley who were inducted into the National Technical Honors Society last week. We are so proud of our students. Riley made up 37% of all SBCSC students who were inducted this year. Congratulations Scholars.
THANK YOU MR. JACKSON
Happy National Social Worker Week (March 4 - March 8, 2024). Mr. Jackson has done an amazing job stepping up to support Riley HS & Clay HS. We are honored to have Mr. Jackson on the SBCSC Team! #MentalHealthMatters