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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Standard
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The Standard Staff
Editor–in-Chief
Aidan O’Connor
Managing Editor
Conor Durkin
Expressions Editor
Sean Mahanes
Team leaders
Seane Deane
Seamus Quinn
Daniel Wallace
Daniel Zapata
Staff Writers
Mick Badke
Nick Cipriani
Joe Collins
Cullen Cosme
Quinn Clifford
Garrett Green
Devlin Harris
Justin Hardiek
Adam Homel
Jack Kelly
Michael Lynch
Tony Lundy
Matt Murphy
Kevin O’Connell
Matt Quattrocchi
English 4 Journalism
Instructor
Ms. Becky Pacetti
The Standard Highlights
The Standard: Snowmageddon: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Hate Chicago Weather
By Seamus Quinn ‘21 Greetings my fellow Chiberians! I hope this message finds you well. I am currently writing this from the safety of my igloo manor that I built three weeks ago when a snowplow buried me in the wonderful wintry weather we [...]
The Standard: The Stranger
By Danny Wallace ‘21 The Miltons were like every other family from their area: Irish Catholic, blue-collar, family-oriented. Their two-story, red brick house in the middle of Chicago mimicked these traits. They were just like us, which is why the horrifying accident of late [...]
The Standard: The Battle of Pulaski – Hail the Crusade
By Declan McGuire ‘20 On Jan. 21, 2020, the Crusader basketball team traveled to Marist High School in the Battle of Pulaski. In a hard fought victory, the Crusaders came out on top, defeating the Redhawks 55-47. Senior guard Rico Powell lead the way [...]
The Standard: Christmas Houses
By Ken Foyle ‘20 Over the past few days, I have been searching the southwest suburbs for the best-decorated houses. From Oak Lawn to Palos Park, these houses display a collective festivity and tasteful assortments of lights, wreaths, and statues. Some houses featured a [...]
The Standard: Crusader Basketball
By Declan McGuire ‘20 The 2019 Brother Rice basketball has been off to a solid start this season with a winning record of 4-2. On Friday, they pulled off a huge conference win against rival St. Rita. Senior Deandre Hagan was a key factor [...]
The Standard: Crusader Football
By Connor Leibforth ‘20 The 2019 Brother Rice football team has been something different. After finishing the season at only 5-4, the Crusaders knew they had something to prove. Finishing the season in the semifinals, but upsetting three straight teams to get to that [...]