The Standard This Week
The Standard: Worry Amidst Thanksgiving
By Dan Zapata ‘21
Beep. Beep. Beep.
That’s all that’s heard walking into the grocery store at any time of the year, but in the week of Thanksgiving, this sound is heard endlessly thanks to the long lines of people waiting to check out their purchases.
Stores usually […]
The Standard: Theo is gone, and so is my soul.
By Conor Durkin ‘21
Theo Epstein, the smartest man in all of sports, has decided to resign as the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs. I’m dead on the inside and outside.
Theo held the position for the past nine years. In those nine years, […]
The Standard: Brother Rice Student Council Inaugural Flag Football 7 on 7
By Cullen Cosme ‘21
Starting this year, the Brother Rice Student Council is hoping that going forward they can hold monthly events for the students.
The Student Council believes many of the events can become yearly traditions for the students and staff. The most recent event is […]
The Standard: Fighting Irish Rest of the Season Preview
By Jack Kelly ‘21
Every football fan in Chicago knows that this Bears season has been an utter disappointment thus far. Therefore, I, among many other Southsiders, have taken solace in my Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Senior Kyle Gallagher said, “Notre Dame has been having a very […]
The Standard: How are postponed winter sports going to affect athletes
By Adam Homel ‘21
The IHSA postponed all winter sports on Nov. 17 due to COVID precautions. The winter sports included: basketball, bowling, wrestling, and swimming.
Craig Anderson, the executive director of IHSA, made this decision in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of […]
Brother Rice Virtual 5k
By Garrett Greene ‘21
Looking for a reason to leave the house or stay active during this pandemic? From November 26-29, Brother Rice high school will be hosting a virtual 5k walk. All Brother Rice students, parents, faculty, and alumni are welcome to participate.
Although Coronavirus has […]
The Standard: A Fraudulent Election for a Fraudulent President?
By Devlin Harris ‘21
As our lame duck President continues to go on Twitter and claim “I HAVE WON THIS ELECTION,” we all are wondering when will this election be over?
Georgia has just completed a full, hand done, ballot recount and President-elect Joe Biden has come […]
Action on the Battlefield
By Matt Murphy ‘21
Did you ever want to join an extracurricular activity at Brother Rice? Say no more! The Brother Rice Paintball Club is exactly what you would want!
With his first year as the club leader and also being a very experienced paintballer himself, Mr. […]
The Standard: Edmund Rice Camp: The Show Must Go On!
By Matthew Quattrocchi ‘21
Edmund Rice Camp is an annual tradition at Brother Rice and has been deeply embedded into our school’s culture to carry out the work of Edmund Ignatius Rice.
The year 2020 has brought many challenges in hosting a successful camp. Due to COVID, […]
The Standard: Notre Dame Stuns Top Ranked Clemson
By Michael Badke `21
The Fighting Irish arguably had one of their biggest wins in their storied program’s history, defeating the top-ranked Clemson Tigers in a double-overtime win.
The Clemson Tigers last regular-season loss was in 2017, and they were riding a 36 game regular season winning […]
The Standard: Cross Country State Series
By Sean Deane ‘21
The past three weeks have been very exciting for the cross country team as they competed in a very unconventional state series.
October 24 marked the regional championship held at the Ag School. In the days leading up to this race, the coaches […]
The Standard: All Over the Road: New Sox Manager Charged with Second DUI
By Aidan O’Connor ‘21
From the day he was hired, the majority of White Sox fans were opposed to Tony LaRussa. LaRussa is a Hall-of-Famer, World Series Champion, and proven winner. What more could you want? It puzzled me as to why Sox fans were so […]
The Standard Highlights
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 [...]
The Standard: Thanos Crusader
By Frankie Mesec ‘20 My artwork shows a superhero Crusader snapping a Marist Redhawk out of existence with the infinity gauntlet. I used an assortment of paints, colored pencils, and pastels to color the photo. The photo takes place on a football field to [...]