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 […]
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 […]
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The Standard Highlights
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 [...]
The Standard: Crusader Basketball
By Declan McGuire ‘20 The 2019 Brother Rice basketball has been off to a solid start this season with a winning record of 4-2. On Friday, they pulled off a huge conference win against rival St. Rita. Senior Deandre Hagan was a key factor [...]
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 [...]