Brother Rice Pumps Up Commitment to Student-Athletes with Weight Room Revamp… and Coach Michael Cano!
On a recent summer morning, Brother Rice Strength and Conditioning Coach Michael Cano (Class of ’03) could be witnessed explaining a proper lifting technique to a gathered crowd of captivated student-athletes in the newly renovated weight room at Brother Rice High School. Twenty years ago, Cano patrolled the gridiron [...]
Bobby Frasor Is Inducted Into the Catholic League Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Bobby Frasor '05 on being inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame! The Blue Island native attended St. Benedict school before attending Brother Rice High School. While at Brother Rice, Frasor played three years of varsity basketball, winning two sectional championships and one Super-Sectional. Frasor [...]
The Standard: The Last Rodeo
By Danny White ‘22 ¨Yo, what class do you have first period?¨ I remember asking that to all my classmates on schedule pick up day, what feels like a month ago. But it was actually 10 months ago. I like to think of this school year in three different [...]
The Standard: What a Great Time
By Dylan Warda ‘22 From the very first day of the school year, I knew this was going to be a fun year. I got lucky with my schedule and got classes that I was excited about. The thing that made each day so great were the people. At [...]
The Standard: Wrapping It Up
By Connor O’Malley ‘22 When people say high school goes by fast, I did not realize it would fly by that fast. Brother Rice only has a couple more days of school until the seniors start a whole new life. I am excited for the University of Dayton, but [...]
The Standard: The Last Dance
By Liam Nelligan ‘22 My experience at Rice has been more than I could have ever expected coming into the school freshman year. A lot of great things happened throughout my four years that exceeded all of my expectations. Freshman year was really great and welcoming for me. A [...]
The Standard: Best High School on the South Side
By Kevin Murphy ‘22 When I think back on my four years at Rice, I mostly think about all the times I have been crying laughing in my classroom seat and all the funny moments I had here. I am glad that as my years went by, everyone became [...]
The Standard: Four Years Flew By
By Carter McAlilly ‘22 These four years at Brother Rice have been the best time of my life. I have met so many new people and made so many friends. Freshman year, I learned what it means to be a Crusader. Being a Crusader meant being my best self [...]
The Standard: Blink of an Eye
By Sean Maloney ‘22 When I was finishing 8th grade, everyone told me high school would go by “in the blink of an eye”. I believed that it’d fly by, but not as fast it did. I feel like just yesterday I was suiting up to play a freshman [...]
The Standard: End of the Road: Football
By Jack Mallon ‘22 It’s crazy to think that this year is over. It feels like yesterday that I was starting summer football camp as a freshman. As time flies, you don’t realize the moments and memories that you create. From rivalry games to messing around at practice with [...]
The Standard: The Last Dance
By Connor Mahay ‘22 I have been a part of the Brother Rice baseball program throughout the entirety of my career at Brother Rice High School. Being a part of that program has taught me the most valuable things that I have learned in the short 18 years that [...]
The Standard: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
By Tony Macellaio ‘22 The last year of high school was the fastest year of my life. At the end of summer, I remember thinking to myself about how busy my senior year would be. Looking back, I wish I would have lived in the moment a little more. [...]
The Standard: It all ends here
By Julius Lujano ‘22 My experience at Rice was a unique one compared to others that have graduated. The biggest difference in my experience at Rice is the obvious one. Covid hit in my sophomore year. So in reality, I have been in the school for only 3 years [...]
The Standard: Don’t Blink
By Brian Jeffers ‘22 I remember in the summer of July 2021 when I picked up my final high school schedule for my senior year at Brother Rice. I was not scared but I was kind of sad because of how fast my first three years went by. I [...]
The Standard: The Crusade Nears its End
By Tim Hayes ’22 Going into high school, everyone was telling me that high school would flash before my eyes. At first, I didn’t believe them, but with just a couple of days left, I’m just sitting here wondering where all that time flew by. I remember my first [...]
The Standard: The Last Laugh
By Jimmy Hogan ‘22 My senior year at Brother Rice was one to remember but the times I will remember the most was from August to November. During that period was the football season. After working hard all summer the season had finally arrived. Once I realized I was [...]
The Standard: My Senior Year at Brother Rice
By Tom Golon ‘22 Everyone always tells you how fast your high school years will fly by, but nobody seems to comprehend how fast it will actually go until it has gone. Playing soccer was always my favorite sport as a child, and this year I played in my [...]
The Standard: My senior year
By Gavin Flood ‘22 My senior year at Brother Rice has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions. From making the golf team to taking the ACT test, it has been one heck of a ride. My senior year started out with me making the golf team before school had [...]
The Standard: Time Flies
By Mike Fahy ‘22 Time really does fly when you’re having fun. In the blink of an eye, I will be graduating alongside my fellow classmates. My four years at Brother Rice have been nothing short of amazing. Through all the ups and downs, I would not change one [...]
The Standard: The Last Minute
By Patrick Conroy ‘22 There’s always a final shot to be made and a final touchdown to be scored, but eventually, every game ends. Now is that time for me to end my last year as a student at Brother Rice. The past four years have flown by, filled [...]
The Standard: Saders
By Griffin Conners `22 Senior year has been my favorite year. It started with an unbelievable football season. I made so many new friends that I will have forever. Our team was inseparable, so we did many things together. This included practice, weight workouts, games, and social events. Even [...]
The Standard: Just Show Up
By Kevin Conlon ‘22 My senior year has been an adventure of personal growth and finding my true self. I love myself and the life I am creating. I am on my way to achieving everything I dreamed about being as a kid but gave up on because I [...]
The Standard: Senior Year and Beyond
By Jack O’Connell ’22 – Team Leader Here we are, it is the last week of school for us seniors. The last days of school in my opinion are bittersweet because it feels great to be getting out of school, but at the same time, we are leaving behind [...]
The Standard: A Senior Reflection
By Kevin McDonald ’22 – Team Leader Everyone says that high school goes by fast, and I really never believed any of them. However, as my time at Brother Rice comes to an end, I can’t help but want time to stop and slow down. Everyone was right about [...]
