The Standard: The Crusade Nears its End
By Tim Hayes ’22
Going into high school, everyone was telling me that high school would flash before my eyes. At first, I didn’t believe them, but with just a couple of days left, I’m just sitting here wondering where all that time flew by.
I remember […]
The Standard: The Last Laugh
By Jimmy Hogan ‘22
My senior year at Brother Rice was one to remember but the times I will remember the most was from August to November. During that period was the football season.
After working hard all summer the season had finally arrived. Once I realized […]
The Standard: My Senior Year at Brother Rice
By Tom Golon ‘22
Everyone always tells you how fast your high school years will fly by, but nobody seems to comprehend how fast it will actually go until it has gone.
Playing soccer was always my favorite sport as a child, and this year I played […]
The Standard: My senior year
By Gavin Flood ‘22
My senior year at Brother Rice has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions. From making the golf team to taking the ACT test, it has been one heck of a ride.
My senior year started out with me making the golf team before […]
The Standard: Time Flies
By Mike Fahy ‘22
Time really does fly when you’re having fun. In the blink of an eye, I will be graduating alongside my fellow classmates. My four years at Brother Rice have been nothing short of amazing. Through all the ups and downs, I would […]
The Standard: The Last Minute
By Patrick Conroy ‘22
There’s always a final shot to be made and a final touchdown to be scored, but eventually, every game ends.
Now is that time for me to end my last year as a student at Brother Rice. The past four years have flown […]
The Standard: Saders
By Griffin Conners `22
Senior year has been my favorite year. It started with an unbelievable football season. I made so many new friends that I will have forever. Our team was inseparable, so we did many things together. This included practice, weight workouts, games, and […]
The Standard: Just Show Up
By Kevin Conlon ‘22
My senior year has been an adventure of personal growth and finding my true self. I love myself and the life I am creating. I am on my way to achieving everything I dreamed about being as a kid but gave up […]
The Standard: Senior Year and Beyond
By Jack O’Connell ’22 – Team Leader
Here we are, it is the last week of school for us seniors. The last days of school in my opinion are bittersweet because it feels great to be getting out of school, but at the same time, we […]
The Standard: A Senior Reflection
By Kevin McDonald ’22 – Team Leader
Everyone says that high school goes by fast, and I really never believed any of them. However, as my time at Brother Rice comes to an end, I can’t help but want time to stop and slow down. Everyone […]
The Standard: The Final Return
By Pat Galeher ’22 – Team Leader
Covid-19 tried its best to take down my senior year, but I didn’t let it. Unfortunately, the pandemic affected last year’s seniors immensely, but the Class of 2022 graduated Covid free.
Senior year was certainly an exciting way to end […]
The Standard: Four Years in Six Days
By John Finnell ‘22 – Team Leader
Summarizing a full year in one page? Yikes. I mean, really, most people can write hundreds of pages and not say a single thing, so to summarize my last year at Rice with a few hundred words seems impossible. […]
The Standard
Brother Rice High School
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Phone: 773-429-4300
Email: TheStandard@brrice.org
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The Standard Staff
Editor–in-Chief
Liam Lyons
Managing Editor
Jacob Wizgird
Expressions Editor
Dana Alexander
Team leaders
Patrick Carney
Jack Finnell
Patrick Galeher
Kevin McDonald
Jack O’Connell
Staff Writers
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
Instructor
Ms. Becky Pacetti