The Standard: Brother Rice Coding and Computer Club
By Robert Pratl ‘22
Brother Rice Coding and Computer Club is poised to meet next Tuesday, for its second meeting of the year. Coding Club is a great opportunity to learn programming principles after school. The club will be open for any and all interested students.
According […]
The Standard: The Book of Badke
By Pat Galeher ‘22
The year 2021 marked Coach Brian Badke’s end to his coaching career at Brother Rice. Badke has held the position of head coach for the past ten seasons. Although the Crusaders fell short of a state championship, it was certainly an outstanding […]
The Standard: Brother Rice Celebrates Thanksgiving
By Jimmy Hogan ‘22
After a long year of the pandemic, Brother Rice is now able to celebrate Thanksgiving the right way. Many families are finally able to get together for the first time since 2019. The pandemic has changed many people’s lives.
Thanksgiving is now the […]
The Standard: Devastating Loss for the Rolling Crusaders
By Connor Mahay ‘22
With the Crusaders’ huge win over the Mount Carmel Caravan in the state quarterfinal game, Brother Rice was heading into Wheaton North territory. However, Jack Lausch was nursing a muscle contusion in his left leg all week. The Crusaders knew it was […]
The Standard: Mental Health Awareness in Our Communities
By Patrick Conroy ‘22
Every year, hundreds of people commit suicide throughout the world, with many of them being teens or young adults. Recently, Illinois has seen an increase in the number of adolescent suicides.
West of Chicago, Providence Catholic High School recently suffered the loss of […]
The Standard: Coach Klutch and His Experience at State
By Liam Lyons ‘22
This past week, I interviewed Coach Mark Klutcharch, teacher, sophomore football coach, and freshman basketball coach, about what it was like to play in a state championship game. Coach Klutch was a part of the 1981 state championship football team […]
The Standard: Brother Rice Defeats Mount Carmel to Advance to State Semifinals
By Gavin Flood ‘22
People thought that Brother Rice could not defeat Mount Carmel for a third time in 2021, but they were wrong.
The Crusaders defeated Mount Carmel 41-28 in the state quarterfinals on Nov. 13, 2021. Senior Jack Lausch led the team with four rushing […]
The Standard: Mother McAuley’s Epic State Run
By Kevin McDonald ‘22
Over the weekend, we saw many impressive games from schools on 99th street. Brother Rice defeated Mount Carmel, and our neighbor Mother McAuley had an impressive run down at state for volleyball.
After an outstanding season, the Mother McAuley volleyball team was determined […]
The Standard: Evolving Admissions: An Interview with Mr. Creed
By Patrick Carney ‘22
On the night I submitted my first college applications, my immediate family along with my grandparents went out to dinner. Conversation was jovial, and my grandparents asked me numerous questions about college applications. The most interesting questions came from my grandfather. He […]
The Standard: Kairos 157- A Success
By Sean Maloney ‘22
“Kairos was something I never thought I needed. It was an amazing experience from the very first day I entered to the last,” said senior Alejandro Macias.
Last week, some students took part in Kairos 157. The retreat began on Wednesday, and the […]
The Standard: Veterans Day Prayer Service
By Dylan Warda ‘22
On Thursday, Nov. 11, the annual Veterans Day prayer service was held at Brother Rice. The prayer service is a time to acknowledge the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to serve their country.
The prayer service opened […]
The Standard: Signing Day At Rice
By Connor O’Malley ‘22
Six students from Brother Rice signed their National Letters of Intent to play college baseball. The six students are Beau Polickey, Jake Fenton, Christian Holmes, Will Flanigan, Nick Daugherty, and Tom Verran. All of them are excited for the years to come […]
The Standard
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Mike Fahy
Gavin Flood
Tom Golon
James Hogan
Brian Jeffers
Connor Mahay
Jack Mallon
Carter McAlilly
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Sean Maloney
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English 4 Journalism
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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 [...]