The Standard: 2021 Brother Rice Homecoming Dance
By Liam Nelligan ‘22
The 2021 Brother Rice Homecoming Dance was a great success. A lot of students attended and enjoyed the Mardi Gras themed night. Even though students had to wear masks the whole time, people had fun.
In the cafeteria there was a DJ and […]
The Standard: Crusader Spirit Week
By Connor O’Malley ‘22
Brother Rice had a fun week due to it being homecoming week. For homecoming, the school had a spirit week letting students dress out of uniform and had activities during lunch periods. This allowed the students to have a little fun during […]
The Standard: Brother Rice Opens Their Doors to Future Crusaders
By Kevin McDonald ‘22
On Sunday, Oct. 3, Brother Rice opened its doors to hundreds of prospective Crusader families. The Open House was very successful and welcomed several Crusaders of the next generation. With new clubs to show off and new opportunities for our students, Brother […]
The Standard: Putting Out The Season
By Gavin Flood ‘22
The Brother Rice Golf season has officially come to an end. The Crusaders had a spectacular season making their way all the way up to the sectionals tournament at Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox.
The Crusades first started their playoff run for […]
The Standard: Tales from The Drama Club: The Search for a Story
By Dana Alexander ‘22
In the wee afternoon hours of Sept. 22, the Brother Rice Drama Club convened to answer a vital questionL What would be this year’s show? At the beginning of the school year, the club meets to welcome new members and to decide […]
The Standard: Brother Rice Homecoming 2021
By Tom Golon ‘22
Brother Rice will host its annual homecoming dance on Saturday, Oct. 9. The dance will run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Students must arrive before 8:00 p.m. and must leave by 10:20 p.m. All students must bring a date.
The dance is highly […]
The Standard: Ramblers Take Down Crusaders in Thrilling Shootout
By Mike Fahy ‘22
The Crusaders took a tough loss on Friday, Sept. 17, in an electrifying shootout with the Loyola Academy Ramblers. It was a battle between the number one and number three ranked teams in the state where Brother Rice quarterback, Jack Lausch, and […]
The Standard: Insect Insurgency
By Kevin Conlon ‘22
Last week Brother Rice was under attack both on and off the field. As the Crusaders attempted to fend off the number-one-ranked Ramblers in a shootout, the fans in the stands had to battle against a swarm of tens of thousands of […]
The Standard: Evolution of the Broadcast Journalism Program
By Tony Macellaio ‘22
There’s a new location for the popular broadcast journalism class at Brother Rice. Mr. Vogt spent his time in room 100 in the past years, but it was time for change. He packed his bags and headed to Ms. Forbes’ old room […]
The Standard: A Quality Cafeteria
By John Finnell ‘22
The cafeteria is the oasis of Brother Rice, a much needed break from hard classes and boredom. However, in recent years, the food offered in the cafeteria has declined in quality. The tragedy of the “Old Cookies” has been echoed by the […]
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
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The Standard Staff
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Liam Lyons
Managing Editor
Jacob Wizgird
Expressions Editor
Dana Alexander
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Jack Finnell
Patrick Galeher
Kevin McDonald
Jack O’Connell
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Patrick Conroy
Kevin Conlon
Mike Fahy
Gavin Flood
Tom Golon
James Hogan
Brian Jeffers
Connor Mahay
Jack Mallon
Carter McAlilly
Anthony Macellaio
Sean Maloney
Kevin Murphy
Liam Nelligan
Connor O’Malley
Robbie Pratl
Dan White
Dylan Wards
English 4 Journalism
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Ms. Becky Pacetti
The Standard Highlights
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 [...]
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 [...]