New Brother Rice Head Swimming Coach Mike Murphy ‘89 Dives In
Competitive swimmers know a boatload of techniques to keep their race-times down, and they apply many of these before they even hit the water. A clean, high-velocity entry into the pool off the block is one important aspect. On the initial dive, swimmers attempt to propel themselves the optimal [...]
The Standard: Seniors Today, Alumni Tomorrow
By Matthew Quattrocchi ‘21 I’ve always been told four years of high school would go by in the blink of an eye, but I never fully realized the truth in that until now. It felt like yesterday I pulled a maroon and orange shirt out of a bag to [...]
The Standard: My Senior Article
By Anthony Lundy ‘21 Looking back on my time here at Brother Rice, I have been waiting my whole high school career to become a senior. Watching them as a freshman, seeing them being leaders of the school was so cool to me. Four years later, I am sitting [...]
The Standard: The Last Dance
By Quinn Clifford ‘21 In “The Office” finale, Andy Bernard said, “I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them.” These past four years at Brother Rice have been undoubtedly the best four years of my life. It [...]
The Standard: My Senior Year
By Dan Zapata ‘21 Going into this year, I didn’t know what to expect, but it was already clear that the senior year I had envisioned when I was a freshman wouldn’t be happening. Yes, I knew we were still in a pandemic. However, I thought the damage had [...]
The Standard: Senior Year Reflection
By Jack Kelly ‘21 I write my final article for this class with mixed emotions. I say this not to sound special; I would almost guarantee that every senior journalism student feels the same way. But “mixed emotions” perfectly sums up how I feel right now. When I first [...]
The Standard: My Senior Year
By Garrett Greene ‘21 As an eighth grader, I was very skeptical about where I wanted to go to high school. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to go to Marist, Brother Rice, or St. Laurence for the next four years. I ultimately decided to go to Brother Rice [...]
Coach Badke Announces Final Season
Coach Brian Badke recently announced that the Fall 2021 season will be his tenth and final as the Head Coach of the Brother Rice football program. In the past three years, Chicago Catholic Blue Division Brother Rice has been a high school football powerhouse, finishing as state Finalist and [...]
The Standard: All Rise for the Class of 2021
By Kevin O’Connell ‘21 Three hundred sixty-five days ago, I wasn’t sure if I would be having a senior year. COVID-19 had ended junior year abruptly, and the future was uncertain. It was a complicated summer, but thankfully, Brother Rice reopened for my senior year--and what a year it’s [...]
My Senior Year: A Tale Unlike Anything Before
By Devlin Harris ‘21 As 8th grade Devlin walked through the North Gym doors for an Open House, he never could have imagined what would transpire in the coming years. I did not want to go to Brother Rice. I went to a summer camp at Brother Rice when [...]
The Standard: Senior Year Wrap-Up
By Sean Deane ‘21 As senior year comes to an end, I cannot help but think about how different it would have been without COVID-19, but not in a bad way. The pandemic forced me out of my comfort zone. I had been hanging out with the same group [...]
Brother Rice Boasts an Exceptional 36 Illinois State Scholars for 2021
Brother Rice High School is pleased to announce that 36 Brother Rice students from the graduating Class of 2021 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. On average, approximately 10% of graduates from approved high schools are announced as Illinois State Scholars each year. This year, Brother Rice boasts [...]
The Standard: Turning The Page
By Danny Wallace ‘21 The dreaded reality I have been fearing for years has finally arrived. Two weeks from now, I will have officially graduated from Brother Rice, my second home for the past four years. And I can confidently say that I loved every single second of it. [...]
The Standard: Four Years of a Lifetime
By Matt Murphy ‘21 Without a doubt, it is easy to say that I have had the four best years of my life so far. From walking through the door as a freshman to making my final exit in a Brother Rice uniform, the memories I endured will forever [...]
The Standard: My Senior Year – Baseball Glory Days
By Nick Cipriani ‘21 Some of my fondest memories from high school have been on the baseball field. Although there have been many ups and downs in my high school baseball career, I would not trade this time for anything. My freshman and sophomore seasons were great. We won [...]
The Standard: The Last Chapter
By Justin Hardiek ‘21 It seems like just a few months ago I was riding my bike down Pulaski as a freshman in hopes of watching our Crusaders defeat the Redhawks. Now I am only a week away from graduating. Everyone always tells you that your time as a [...]
The Standard: My Final Article (Assuming I Graduate Before My Foosball Debt Resurfaces)
By Cullen Cosme ‘21 For the Class of ‘21, the last year of high school has been as far from normal as you can imagine. Luckily for us, though, we have years of memories to look back on. Looking back at these previous four years, time seems as if [...]
The Standard: My High School Experience
By Michael Badke ‘21 My time at Brother Rice has been up, down, mediocre, and amazing all at the same time, but I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. There is nothing better than walking into Rice and being a Crusader. From being in class with all [...]
The Standard: My Final Remarks
By Adam Homel '21 My four years at Brother Rice High School are almost over. This is the seniors' last week at school and we graduate on May 20. Just thinking about that, I am glad I enrolled into Brother Rice and I wouldn't have changed my decision if [...]
The Standard: End of the Line
By Sean Mahanes ‘21 Senior year has been unconventional, to say the least. Much like everything else throughout the past 12 months, the expected quickly turned into the unexpected, as homecoming dances and football games morphed into quarantines and Zoom meetings. Still, I wouldn’t have had it any other [...]
The Standard: Closing Time
By Seamus Quinn ‘21 For the first time in my life, I am at a loss for words. I doubt that any article I could write, be it 5 pages or 500, could accurately describe the past four years of my life at this wonderful school. And also for [...]
New FOCUS for Brother Rice High School
Brother Rice High School is proud to announce Mrs. Amy Guzek as the new Director of the FOCUS program. Guzek will take over the reins from longtime FOCUS Director, Mrs. Christina Forbes, who is retiring this spring after 38 years of service. “Words cannot express the impact that Ms. [...]
The Standard: This isn’t the end; this is the beginning
By Conor Durkin ‘21 Well, here we are, my final article for The Standard. I’m going to be honest; I’ve had some trouble getting this thing started. I didn’t know if I wanted to go happy or sad, funny or serious; I just didn’t know. I still don’t know. [...]
Brother Rice to Hold Graduation Ceremony on Tom Mitchell Field
As the 2020-21 academic session comes to an end, we look back at what has been another challenging year for our Crusaders. They have had to adapt to a hybrid schedule, adhere to ever-changing guidelines, and keep up with their studies and activities. Despite the volatility, overall, it has [...]
