The Standard: Trap
By Mateo Perez ‘23
Set in Menachap, California, every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious–every person but one. What happened?
This year, Mother McAuley’s spring play is “Trap,” an unnerving and exhilarating documentary-style play.
Senior Michelle-Marie Nimo said, “I am looking forward to […]
The Standard: “Trash Talk” – BR Intramural Basketball League
By Jack Morrison ‘23
This year, Brother Rice introduced a new basketball league for students to join. Thanks to Mr. Jack Zampillo and Mr. Greg Nye set up the league. The season was full of ups and downs, but in the end it was always Team […]
The Standard: College Corner-Marquette University
By Joe Scarriot ‘23
On Dec. 20, Marquette University finally released their admission decisions. I got in! I have only heard great things about Marquette which made me want to see what all the hype was about.
On a day off from school, my parents and I […]
The Standard: Crusaders Bring Home Some Hardware
By Jimmy Navarrete ‘23
The Brother Rice Crusaders ended the regular season accounting for the most wins in Brother Rice history with 27 regular season wins. The regular season went by fairly quickly-now the real season starts. Rice took care of business against Eisenhower High School […]
The Standard: Pole Vault School Record at MVP Vibe Fest
By Danny Hughes ´23
Congratulations are in order for senior Joey Heilmann after he broke the pole vault school record. Joey, with a pole vault height of 13 foot 11 and ¼ inches, broke the previous school record set eight years earlier back in 2015 by […]
The Standard: Black History Month Celebration
By Robert Regan ‘23
On February 24, students from schools all over the Archdiocese of Chicago gathered together for a prayer service in honor of Black History Month. The service took place downtown at the famous Holy Name Cathedral, a stunning church featuring magnificent gothic architecture.
Ten […]
The Standard: ICOPS Invitational
By Charlie Walsh ‘23
“It’s my favorite indoor track meet all year,” said sophomore Gavin O’Connor.
On Sunday, the entire track and field team traveled to Lewis University to compete at ICOPS invitational. It is the first real meet of the year with good competition from all […]
The Standard: Survive and Advance
By Peter McShane ‘23
After closing out the season with a win against the Bogan Bengals, Brother Rice earned the 2nd seed in their sectional for the IHSA playoffs. Set to play against Eisenhower High School in the first round, the Crusaders knew they needed to […]
The Standard: State Champion Bobby Conway
By Brendan Arnold ´23
On February 18, sophomore Bobby Conway ‘25 got a chance to put his name in the books. In what was anticipated to be an early exit for the young mat man, he fought differently.
“Going into the match I wasn’t worried about losing […]
The Standard: Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast
By Ryan Gierhahn ‘23
Alderman Matt O’Shea, 19th Ward, hosted the ninth annual Get Behind the Vest pancake breakfast in Kane Hall at St. John Fisher Elementary School on Sunday, Feb. 19. The event aims to raise funds to purchase new bulletproof vests for Chicago Police […]
The Standard: Shadow Day
By Nick Niego ‘23
Brother Rice hosted its last official big shadow day on Monday, Feb. 20, and it was a great day for shadows and students.
Grade school students were dropped off at the main gym in the morning and picked up by their host, and […]
The Standard: Wrestling Sectionals and Season Recap
By Billy Reardon ‘23
Congratulations to the Brother Rice wrestling team on a great season culminating with another IHSA Individual State Champion and back-to-back IHSA Dual Team State appearances! This past Tuesday the Crusaders beat Lemont 38-29 in the Class 2A dual-team sectionals. The Crusaders are […]
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Team leaders
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Ryan Gierhahn
Jimmy Gilmartin
Danny Hughes
Peter McShane
Jackson Mendoza
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George Raphael-McElroy
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Robert Regan
Joe Scarriot
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Charlie Walsh
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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 [...]