Some South Bend high school students put in the work, and now they are getting the reward.

Riley High School Computer Science and Engineering students applied for, and won, a $26,000 grant from the United Way of St. Joseph County and Project Lead the Way.

The money will help pay for computers, tablets, and other supplies to help more students in those programs.

“I’ve been in the Engineering Magnet and it has really helped me to gain new experiences through the technology that we get to use and we get to learn a lot about um engineering, stuff that we can use in our future,” said Kaden Standiford, Riley High School senior.

Riley has been named a "School of Distinction" by Project Lead the Way the past three years.