The Standard: New Leaders
By Daniel Costello ‘27 Brother Rice held its first all-school Mass, led by our new chaplain, Fr. Kevin Gregus, on August 28. Senior Braleel Brooks said, “Mass gives us time to come together, forget about sports and classes, and build a better relationship with God.” August 28 is the feast of St. Augustus; through his teaching, boys become men. Mr. Lyons said, “The writings and philosophy written by St. Augustus are shared here daily, [...]
The Standard: Crusader Footballs Rocky Start
By Matthew Murzyn ‘27 On Friday, August 21, the Brother Rice football team traveled on the road to Frankfort for their season opener. The 2025-26 Crusader football team finished 13-1 and snagged the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Illinois State Football Championship. This year, the team strives to write their own story. Brother Rice was set to play the highly-ranked and dominant Lincoln-Way East Griffins in front of hundreds of excited fans. Senior offensive tackle [...]
The Standard: Senior Breakfast
By Antonio Barraco '27 This year, the Class of ‘27 wanted to do something special for the first day of school. The senior class decided to have a big breakfast to celebrate the first day of school. Before school started, everyone met in the parking lot with food, bean bags, and everything needed for a fun tailgate. Everyone brought individual items to make everything come together. People brought a lot of items like an [...]
The Standard: Back to Business
By Seamus Payne ‘27 Wow. How am I a senior already? I remember being a freshman, thinking I have all the time in the world; now just like that, I’m in my last year of high school. Being a senior brings a lot of fun and upside, but also a lot of responsibility. This year, I will be serving as the editor-in-chief of The Standard, which is a great honor to receive. These first couple [...]
Crusader Athletics Year in Review 25-26
Brother Rice High School - This year, the Crusaders once again proved to have some of the best student athletes, coaches, and fans in the entire state of Illinois. Our athletic programs won multiple Catholic League Championships, IHSA Sectional and Regional Championships, individual state and conference awards, and even a state title! That state title came in November when the 13-1 Crusader football team defeated rival St. Rita 16-0 to win their [...]
Rice Pride Award Honorees
2024 Honorees Jim Gentile ‘64 Tom Phelan ‘84 Rich Hanrahan ‘94 Tim O’Neil ‘99 Pat Harrigan ‘04 2025 Honorees Kevin Furlong ‘85 Marty Mangin ‘90 Brian Gomez ‘95 Mark Telander ‘00 Tim Kevin ‘05 Jimmy Webber ‘10 2026 HonoreesBob McShane ‘71Tim Gallagher ‘81Tom Tyson ‘86Chris Ivers ‘91Mike Fratto ‘96Ryan O’Reilly ‘01Jim Keaty ‘06Joe Dunne ‘11
Circle of Champions Members
Rob Adams ‘81Jim Adduci ‘77Anthony Albano ‘01Coach Bob Alberts ‘85Keith Alberts ‘97Tony Allen ‘74Jim Augustine ‘72*Mike Avelar ‘11Coach Ed BaraMick Barry ‘68Tom Barry ‘71Arthur Bibbs ‘73*Dan Billish ‘96Joe Billish ‘88Mike Billish ‘89Mike Blejski ‘97Britt Booker ‘95Rich Bosko ‘84Tim Braun ‘03Del Brazil ‘87Edward Bryan III ‘86Chris Budvitis ‘85Joe Carroll ‘96Dan Cleary ‘74James Coleman, Jr. ‘74Sean Collins ‘99Brian Corcoran ‘10Robert Coughlin ‘04Tom Coyle ‘69Don Cranley ‘64Ray Crowley ‘71Bob Cummings ‘78Brent Cunningham ‘03Bob DeFries ‘67Bob Demes ‘70Dave Diehl [...]
Hall of Fame Honorees
Jerry Aguiar ’73 Al Albanese Robert Alberts ’85 Bob Andrews ’64 Jim Antos (Honorary) Mary Kay Arnold Joe Augustyn Marty Auz ’66 Bob Baader Kevin Badke ’98 Eileen Barkowski Betty Barton Mike Barton ’60 Terry Barton ’69 Joe Bergmann (Honorary) Denis Bergstedt Walter Berkowicz Marty Berry ’64 Joe Bettinardi ’83 Dennis Beuke ’64** Tom Billish ’64 Kirk Bosi Terry Bowen ’72 Tom Broderick ’78 Brian Bulkley ’78 Dr. Kevin Burns Tony Byrnes ’71 Louis [...]
New Special Education Teacher – Mount Sion Program
Brother Rice High School Announces Mr. Luke Nolan as New Special Education Teacher for the Mount Sion Inclusion Program Brother Rice High School is proud to announce the addition of Mr. Luke Nolan as a Special Education Teacher in the school’s Mount Sion Inclusion Program beginning this upcoming school year. Mr. Nolan will join Mrs. Mary Erdmann, Director of Special Education, as the Mount Sion Program continues to expand in both enrollment and impact. [...]
A New Season of Spiritual Leadership at Brother Rice
Patrick McGowan and Fr. Kevin Gregus join the Brother Rice community, deepening the school’s commitment to faith formation in the Edmund Rice tradition. Brother Rice High School • June 2026 At Brother Rice, faith has never been an afterthought. It is woven into the rhythm of school life: the morning prayer that opens each day, the retreats that mark each year, and the call embedded in the school’s founding mission to form young men [...]