Student of the Week Kenton Ridge High School

Riley Bender is the Student of the Week at Kenton Ridge High School. CONTRIBUTED

Riley Bender is the Student of the Week at Kenton Ridge High School. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Riley Bender

School: Kenton Ridge High School

Grade: 12th

Age: 18

Extra-curricular: Marching band, girl’s powerlifting, Leo club, Sci-fi club

Claim to fame/honors: National Honors Society and honor roll

Words you live by: Sometimes the reason good things are not happening to you is because you are the good thing that needs to happen to other people.

Toughest challenge: keeping life balanced

Biggest influence: my family and their endless support

School-day rituals: using time wisely, giving myself a break if I need one and having lunch with my friends

What’s on your bedroom walls: pictures of friends and family

When I’m bored I like to … read, watch movies, and spend time with family and friends

Favorite movie: Real Steel

Person who would play you in a movie: Lily James

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite musical artist: Elton John

Favorite book: Crush or Six of Crows series

Favorite home-cooked meal: Homemade mac and cheese

Favorite restaurant: Cici’s Pizza

Whose mind would you like to read: Robin Williams

Place where you’d love to travel: England and Scotland

Talent you’d like to have: Pointe Ballet

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite team: Chicago Blackhawks

Something in the world I’d like to change: turn disagreement and hate into understanding and compromise

Favorite high school moment: any moment with my friends and me being goofy

Favorite junk food: vanilla ice cream

Best thing about high school: trying new things

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