The Standard: The Last Rodeo
By Danny White ‘22
¨Yo, what class do you have first period?¨
I remember asking that to all my classmates on schedule pick up day, what feels like a month ago. But it was actually 10 months ago.
I like to think of this school year in three […]
The Standard: What a Great Time
By Dylan Warda ‘22
From the very first day of the school year, I knew this was going to be a fun year. I got lucky with my schedule and got classes that I was excited about.
The thing that made each day so great were the […]
The Standard: Wrapping It Up
By Connor O’Malley ‘22
When people say high school goes by fast, I did not realize it would fly by that fast. Brother Rice only has a couple more days of school until the seniors start a whole new life. I am excited for the University […]
The Standard: The Last Dance
By Liam Nelligan ‘22
My experience at Rice has been more than I could have ever expected coming into the school freshman year. A lot of great things happened throughout my four years that exceeded all of my expectations.
Freshman year was really great and welcoming for […]
The Standard: Best High School on the South Side
By Kevin Murphy ‘22
When I think back on my four years at Rice, I mostly think about all the times I have been crying laughing in my classroom seat and all the funny moments I had here. I am glad that as my years went […]
The Standard: Four Years Flew By
By Carter McAlilly ‘22
These four years at Brother Rice have been the best time of my life. I have met so many new people and made so many friends.
Freshman year, I learned what it means to be a Crusader. Being a Crusader meant being my […]
The Standard: Blink of an Eye
By Sean Maloney ‘22
When I was finishing 8th grade, everyone told me high school would go by “in the blink of an eye”. I believed that it’d fly by, but not as fast it did.
I feel like just yesterday I was suiting up to play […]
The Standard: End of the Road: Football
By Jack Mallon ‘22
It’s crazy to think that this year is over. It feels like yesterday that I was starting summer football camp as a freshman.
As time flies, you don’t realize the moments and memories that you create. From rivalry games to messing around at […]
The Standard: The Last Dance
By Connor Mahay ‘22
I have been a part of the Brother Rice baseball program throughout the entirety of my career at Brother Rice High School. Being a part of that program has taught me the most valuable things that I have learned in the short […]
The Standard: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
By Tony Macellaio ‘22
The last year of high school was the fastest year of my life. At the end of summer, I remember thinking to myself about how busy my senior year would be. Looking back, I wish I would have lived in the moment […]
The Standard: It all ends here
By Julius Lujano ‘22
My experience at Rice was a unique one compared to others that have graduated. The biggest difference in my experience at Rice is the obvious one.
Covid hit in my sophomore year. So in reality, I have been in the school for only […]
The Standard: Don’t Blink
By Brian Jeffers ‘22
I remember in the summer of July 2021 when I picked up my final high school schedule for my senior year at Brother Rice. I was not scared but I was kind of sad because of how fast my first three years […]
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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 [...]