The Standard This Week
The Standard: Saint Xavier Turkey Shootout
By Ethan Williams ‘20
On Thursday, Nov. 21, students from surrounding grade schools competed in the Saint Xavier Annual Turkey Shoot and Family Open Gym. The shootout was hosted in the SXU Shannon Center. This event was open to students under 8th grade.
The students, when paired […]
The Standard: Sweet as Apple Pie
By Tom Devine ‘20
There are not too many better feelings than getting a whiff of fresh apple pie right out of the oven.
On Nov. 5, ten hungry Crusaders got to experience that wonderful scent from the Brother Rice cooking class.
Students met in the Brother Rice […]
The Standard: Three Thanksgiving Dinners
By Nicholas Currier ‘20
Three strikes make a turkey, but what do three turkeys make?
Thanksgiving this year will be interesting. Not only will I be celebrating on Thursday, but on Friday and Saturday as well!
Thanksgiving Day will be the usual celebration event. All of my cousins, […]
The Standard: Football Playoff Game – Brother Rice Vs. Warren
By Ethan Williams ‘20
Warren has struck revenge on the powerhouse, Brother Rice.
After Warren lost 20 to nothing last season, they took that lost to heart and struck out to beat Brother Rice this year, which unfortunately happened last Saturday night.
Warren beat Rice 28-0.
The match was […]
The Standard: “The Mandalorian”
By Nicholas Currier ‘20
A long-awaited show takes us by storm(trooper).
Disney Plus is a new streaming service that was released on Nov. 12 of this year. With the release of this new streaming service came old Disney classics, hit movies, movies out of the vault, and […]
The Standard: A New and Old Look at “The Terminator”
By Henry Barsch ‘20
In what does not seem like too long ago, “The Terminator” hit the theaters in 1984. What was at first a low-budget and low-risk movie directed by James Cameron became a smashing success. It made $78.3 million at the box office on […]
The Standard: Spanish Club Field Trip
By Martin Loughney ‘20
The Spanish Club, headed by Mrs. Carbol, has a mission to help students enrolled in Spanish to learn and embrace the cultures of different Spanish speaking countries. The Spanish Club took their annual trip to the Nation Museum of Mexican Art in […]
The Standard: Athletic Trainer Kyle Watson
By Martin Loughney ‘20
Kyle Watson is the head athletic trainer and a teacher here at Brother Rice. Mr. Watson grew up on the south side of Chicago and graduated from Argo High School. He later attended Northern Illinois University where he received a Bachelor’s degree […]
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 point, is […]
The Standard: Popeyes Sandwich Drama
By Frankie Mesec ‘20
I don’t get it. How are people getting so worked up about a chicken sandwich to the point of dying for one?
I had the new chicken sandwich from Popeyes, and I thought it was great. The taste was good, and I like […]
The Standard: My Days in the Pit
By Frankie Mesec ‘20
Another day playing trombone in the “pit of doom.” Let’s hope no more kids fall in.
I am in the pit orchestra for the McAuley musical, “Grease.” As the time of writing this article, we are in tech week, getting ready for the […]
The Standard: Jack Lausch – The Man, the Myth, the Legend
By Justin Jefferson ‘20
Jack Lausch has been a headline in many stories this past month. The young talented star has lead the Brother Rice Crusaders to a second straight semi-finals while only playing quarterback going into the end of the season.
Most people would fail if […]
The Standard Highlights
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 [...]
The Standard: BRMM Band Crusader
By Frankie Mesec ‘20 I am a band kid, and I barely ever see any art or stories about band activities. I am here to change that. I decided to make a band drawing because I had a good idea for a drawing. I [...]
The Standard: Always a Crusader
By Myles Hopkins ‘19 With graduation rapidly approaching, I was reminded that no matter where I go, I will always be a Crusader at heart. Senior year gave me a new perspective on Brother Rice; it has let me realize how great high school [...]
The Standard: Summer Nights
By Joe Fitzgerald ‘19 Summer nights, oh what a sight, Great things happen when the sun dims its light. They say youth is wasted on the young, They’re just jealous because we have so much fun. Oh, what joyous times we’ve come upon, Staying [...]
The Standard: The Many Faces of Digital Photography
By Patrick McAuliffe ‘19 Many people just assume that good pictures are ones that you just pull your phone out of your pocket and take. Sometimes you can get lucky and get a good picture from it, but it will never be as good [...]