The Standard: An Exceptional Senior Year
By Robert Regan ‘23
I didn’t think my senior year at Brother Rice would be any different than my previous three years of high school. It would be in the same place with the same people doing the same things. It turned out though, I was […]
The Standard: I am finally done.
By Mateo Perez ‘23
If someone told me at the beginning of this school year what was going to happen to me, I would not have believed them. I would have never guessed that my senior year was going to be filled with such opportunities, achievements, […]
The Standard: The Last Crusade
By Cameron Slavin ‘23
My four years of high school are coming to an end. There are only a couple days remaining and all that is left in my senior year is another physics test, prom, and the senior prank.
Brother Rice has taught me a lot […]
The Standard: In the Blink of an Eye
By Ryan Gierhahn ‘23
Senior year, the final chapter of my high school journey, has gone by in the blink of an eye. It has given me memories and people I will cherish forever, and I can’t help but long to relive it all over again. […]
The Standard: The Last Hurrah
By Billy Reardon ‘23
Well, here we are, the last hurrah. When the faculty said to me, “High school goes by in a blink of an eye”, they really meant it. I remember my first day of school at Brother Rice being super nervous about trying […]
The Standard: Many Great Memories Made
By Danny Durkin ‘23
It feels just like yesterday my cousin was telling me how fun senior year will be, and he sure was right.
My last year here at Brother Rice was full of a lot of memories that I will never forget, from going to […]
The Standard: Saved the Best for Last
By Charlie Walsh ‘23
My senior year has by far been the most memorable. I have had so much success and fun.
I started off the year running cross country. I was named team captain. This was an achievement that I looked forward to for three years. […]
The Standard: The Grind Doesn’t Stop
By Danny Hughes ‘23
Unfortunately, I won’t really miss Brother Rice until I’m already gone. I did plenty of new things during senior year, such as benching two plates for the first time, driving my own car, running my first Turkey Trot, enjoying every class on […]
The Standard: Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time
By Joshua Sutker ‘23
Someone pinch me because it was only yesterday that I walked into Coach Gleeson’s gym class as an innocent little freshman. I can still hear him barking one of his 100 trademark sayings into my ear as I am in the middle […]
The Standard: We’ll be Seeing Ya
By Jimmy Navarrete ‘23
It is crazy to think that after these last couple of weeks, I will not be returning to Brother Rice for another year of school. It is definitely a bittersweet feeling; I can’t wait to be on summer break and to be […]
The Standard: A Bittersweet Farewell
By Jack Morrison ‘23
I could not wait to leave. I could not believe I had another year at Brother Rice. All I wanted to do was leave and get to college. I wish I could go back and tell myself differently. My senior year was, […]
The Standard: The Future is Ahead, not Behind
By Alex Cichowicz ´23
Well that’s about it. All four years are just about completed. High school took a lot out of me but also gave so much back. Not only does high school give back an education, but also mainly experiences and memories. When people […]
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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 [...]