Featured Alumni
![Alumni Spotlight: T.M. Pedroley, Class of 1998]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758120035/ritenourk12mous/eg61pr3i7xvferhwrv3g/TMPedroley.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758120035/ritenourk12mous/eg61pr3i7xvferhwrv3g/TMPedroley.jpg","width":449}])
Tara M. Pedroley (Class of 1998) has built a career out of creativity, imagination, and storytelling with works such as The Wednesday Breakfast Club and her series The Adventures of Jumping Jack.
![Alumni Spotlight: Jalen Hinton, Class of 2012]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758119655/ritenourk12mous/h8a2jugu2dwrexldjhb8/Screenshot2025-09-17at93348AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758119655/ritenourk12mous/h8a2jugu2dwrexldjhb8/Screenshot2025-09-17at93348AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758119655/ritenourk12mous/h8a2jugu2dwrexldjhb8/Screenshot2025-09-17at93348AM.png","width":518}])
Known online as @j.one.8, Jalen Hinton (Class of 2012) is a homegrown comedian who has built a following of more than 2.6 million TikTok fans with over 109 million likes, along with nearly 900,000 followers on Instagram and a strong presence on YouTube and Facebook.
![Alumni Spotlight: Tim Bayless, Class of 1998]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758118098/ritenourk12mous/impqp5i6zysqpizodmdq/PuggleSnuggle.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758118098/ritenourk12mous/impqp5i6zysqpizodmdq/PuggleSnuggle.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758118098/ritenourk12mous/impqp5i6zysqpizodmdq/PuggleSnuggle.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758118098/ritenourk12mous/impqp5i6zysqpizodmdq/PuggleSnuggle.jpg","width":1037}])
Tim Bayless (Class of 1998) has published a heartfelt new children’s book, Puggle Snuggle. Tim wrote Puggle Snuggle to help children cope with the loss of a pet while learning the meaning of compassion and friendship.