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{{Short description|Public school in Indiana, United States}}
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{{Infobox school
| name             = James Whitcomb Riley High School
| head_name2       = Nickname
| head2            = Riley
| location         = 1902 Fellows Street
| city             = [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
| state            = [[Indiana]]
| county           = [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph County]]
| zipcode          = 46618
| country          = [[United States]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|41|39|16|N|86|14|36|W|scale:3000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map      = Indiana#USA
| established      = 1924 – old Riley <br /> 2000 – new Riley
| type             = [[Public high school]]
| district         = [[South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC)]]
| grades           = 9{{ndash}}12
| principal        = Shawn Henderson
| campus           = Urban
| enrollment       = 998 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1810290&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=181029001660|title=Riley High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 15, 2025}}</ref> 
| teaching_staff   = 88.03 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio            = 11.34<ref name=NCES/>
| team_name        = Wildcats
| conference       = [[Northern Indiana Athletic Conference]]
| colors           = Blue and gold {{color box|blue}} {{color box|gold}} <br> (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 {{color box|#EE82EE}} {{color box|gold}})
| slogan           = Pride of the South Side (created by Ed Bradford)
| newspaper        = The Riley Review
| website          = {{URL2|https://riley.sb.school}}
| image            = Riley High School South Bend 2015.jpg
| image_size       = 265px
}}
'''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.
[https://southbendrileysports.com/].

===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). 
[https://www.ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Swimming/Team-State-Champions].

===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)
[https://www.ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Swimming/Sectional-Championships#2152164-most-sectional-championships-by-total].

===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, 1961-1962, 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).
[https://southbendrileysports.com/].

===City Titles===
Since the start of the S.B.C.S.C City Championship Riley has accumulated 35 City Tiles ( 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, 2021-2022, 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.

[https://southbendrileysports.com/].

==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.[http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/game_history.aspx?gendersport=girls,basketball&schoolid=dc0b8caa-4fc2-4135-b80a-bd2315119014].

==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]].
[https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/15000-childrens-homes-surprised-free-wi-fi-amid-73331800].

==Notable alumni==

*[[Joe Domnanovich]] - American football center
*[[Ron Dunlap (politician)|Ron Dunlap]] - politician
*[[Fred Evans (running back)|Fred Evans]] - American football running back
*[[Larry Karaszewski]] - Screenwriter
*[[Steve Nemeth (gridiron football)|Steve Nemeth]] - American football quarterback
*[[Jonathan Pollard]] - spy
*[[Bob Rush (baseball)|Bob Rush]] - professional baseball pitcher
*[[Javon Small]] - basketball player
*[[Jackie Walorski]] - politician, former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] in [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district]]
*[[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]] - Screenwriter
*[[Mark Waters]] - Screenwriter
*[[Doug Wead]] - political commentator and writer
*[[Blake Wesley (basketball)|Blake Wesley]] - professional basketball player
*[[Marcus Wilson (basketball)|Marcus Wilson]] - professional basketball player 
*[[Tom Wukovits]] - professional basketball player

==See also==
* [[List of high schools in Indiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://riley.sb.school}}

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[[Category:Public high schools in Indiana]]
[[Category:James Whitcomb Riley]]
[[Category:Education in South Bend, Indiana]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1924]]
[[Category:Schools in St. Joseph County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Magnet schools in Indiana]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Indiana]]