Location

James Whitcomb Riley High School is a secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 in South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, Indiana

The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

. Its address is 1902 Fellows St, South Bend, IN 46613. The school is run by the South Bend Community School Corporation

South Bend Community School Corporation

The South Bend Community School Corporation operates the public schools in South Bend, Indiana, and is one of the largest school corporations in Indiana, with a total of 33 schools.-High schools:*John Adams High School*Clay High School...

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History

The school was named for the "Hoosier

Hoosier

Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. Although residents of most U.S. states typically adopt a derivative of the state name, e.g., "Indianan" or "Indianian", natives of Indiana rarely use these. Indiana adopted the nickname "Hoosier State" more than 150...

 Poet", James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the Hoosier Poet and Children's Poet for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively...

. Originally built in 1924 at 405 East Ewing Avenue, the school was demolished and a new facility was completed in the summer of 1999. The new school is 375000 square feet (34,838.6 m²), sitting on a 29.5 acres (119,382.4 m²) campus. The new building holds a maximum capacity of 1800 students.

Academics

When the South Bend Community School Corporation changed to a magnet school setting, Riley was chosen as the Engineering and Technology Magnet Program. Classes for the Engineering Program use the nationally recognized Project Lead the Way Curriculum, including Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Engineering Design and Development.

Extra-curricular

School clubs and organizations include Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...

, Dance Team, Drama Club, S.A.D.D., T.R.E.E.S., Quiz Bowl, Spell Bowl, Step Team, Bowling Club, Bible Club, Student Council, the Riley chapter of the National Honor Society, Chess Club, and others.

Athletics

Swimming has been the sport that has succeeded best at the school. The team has won the Northern Indiana Conference

Northern Indiana Conference

-About:The Northern Indiana Conference is a high school athletic conference that was founded in 1927 and spanned from Hammond and Gary over to South Bend/Mishawaka and Elkhart and all the way down to Plymouth...

 championship as well as a city title and a Sectional Title.

Next to swimming, the cross country teams are the most decorated. In the 2008 season, both the boys' and girls' teams were undefeated, wining NIC championship titles, city championships, and Sectional championships. they advanced that season as far as semi-state with a near miss at state due to injuries.

There is also a wrestling team.

Rivals

Sports rivalry

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 include South Bend John Adams

John Adams High School (South Bend, Indiana)

For schools with similar names, see Adams High School.John Adams High School is a public secondary school in South Bend. Its 2008-2009 enrollment is approximately 2000. The mock trial team at Adams recently won a second national title in four years...

, South Bend Clay, South Bend St. Joseph's, and Mishawaka Marian.

External links

• James Whitcomb Riley High School Homepage