The Standard: Overcoming Senioritis
By Jimmy Gilmartin ‘23
My senior year at Brother Rice definitely was not how I expected it to be. I quickly learned that it is only a myth that “you do nothing your senior year.” I had been told my entire life how easy senior year […]
The Standard: The Departure
By George Raphael-McElroy ‘23
“Everything will be just fine, everything will be just fine.”
Sometimes you have to remind yourself that during your senior year. It’s your final year before “going into the real world” and, damn, is it a little scary to think about at […]
The Standard: An Exceptional Senior Year
By Robert Regan ‘23
I didn’t think my senior year at Brother Rice would be any different than my previous three years of high school. It would be in the same place with the same people doing the same things. It turned out though, I was […]
The Standard: I am finally done.
By Mateo Perez ‘23
If someone told me at the beginning of this school year what was going to happen to me, I would not have believed them. I would have never guessed that my senior year was going to be filled with such opportunities, achievements, […]
The Standard: The Last Crusade
By Cameron Slavin ‘23
My four years of high school are coming to an end. There are only a couple days remaining and all that is left in my senior year is another physics test, prom, and the senior prank.
Brother Rice has taught me a lot […]
The Standard: In the Blink of an Eye
By Ryan Gierhahn ‘23
Senior year, the final chapter of my high school journey, has gone by in the blink of an eye. It has given me memories and people I will cherish forever, and I can’t help but long to relive it all over again. […]
The Standard: The Last Hurrah
By Billy Reardon ‘23
Well, here we are, the last hurrah. When the faculty said to me, “High school goes by in a blink of an eye”, they really meant it. I remember my first day of school at Brother Rice being super nervous about trying […]
The Standard: Many Great Memories Made
By Danny Durkin ‘23
It feels just like yesterday my cousin was telling me how fun senior year will be, and he sure was right.
My last year here at Brother Rice was full of a lot of memories that I will never forget, from going to […]
The Standard: Saved the Best for Last
By Charlie Walsh ‘23
My senior year has by far been the most memorable. I have had so much success and fun.
I started off the year running cross country. I was named team captain. This was an achievement that I looked forward to for three years. […]
The Standard: The Grind Doesn’t Stop
By Danny Hughes ‘23
Unfortunately, I won’t really miss Brother Rice until I’m already gone. I did plenty of new things during senior year, such as benching two plates for the first time, driving my own car, running my first Turkey Trot, enjoying every class on […]
The Standard: Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time
By Joshua Sutker ‘23
Someone pinch me because it was only yesterday that I walked into Coach Gleeson’s gym class as an innocent little freshman. I can still hear him barking one of his 100 trademark sayings into my ear as I am in the middle […]
The Standard: We’ll be Seeing Ya
By Jimmy Navarrete ‘23
It is crazy to think that after these last couple of weeks, I will not be returning to Brother Rice for another year of school. It is definitely a bittersweet feeling; I can’t wait to be on summer break and to be […]
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Ryan Gierhahn
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Peter McShane
Jackson Mendoza
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George Raphael-McElroy
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The Standard Highlights
Alumni Spotlight: Sean O’Reilly ’08
Written By: Jack Zampillo ’18 -------------------------------------------------- Men of Edmund are called to serve. To serve the community, the school, and it’s people. Sean O’Reilly, Class of 2008, answered his call to service at an early age and hasn’t looked back. Following his time at [...]
Alumni Spotlight: Brendan Coghlan ‘18
Written By: Jack Zampillo '18 The term “mind over matter” is intriguing. Do our minds have the ability to negate and persevere through hardships we may endure in the physical world? For Brendan Coghlan, the answer is yes. Coghlan, Class of 2018, exemplified the [...]
Alumni Spotlight – Brian Conlisk ‘16
By Jack Zampillo ‘18 Can you imagine what it would be like to spend five days underwater? To be in control of a naval aircraft thousands of feet in the sky? Me neither. For Brian Conlisk, Class of 2016, these extraordinary circumstances are just [...]
Alumni Spotlight – Declan Kennedy ‘15
By: Jack Zampillo ‘18 Declan Kennedy and music go together like maroon and orange - a perfect pairing. Kennedy, Class of 2015, has built his musical prowess from a young age, performing in numerous local shows with the family band “Kennedy Compound” and actively [...]
Alumni Spotlight – Brendan Reidy ’17
The Crusader community is like a family: close-knit, influential, and united by a love for Brother Rice High School. Family members move away, explore greater opportunities, and create their own paths, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t catch up once in a while! “Alumni [...]
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 [...]