Brother Rice High School (Chicago) Explained

Brother Rice High School
Logo Alt:Drawing of a knight holding a red shield and riding an orange horse
Location:10001 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, Illinois, 60655-3356
Country:United States
Authority:Congregation of Christian Brothers
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Oversight:Congregation of Christian Brothers
Principal:Robert Alberts
Teaching Staff:57.3
Ratio:12.2
Type:Private parochial boys' school
Tuition:US$12,480[1]
Grades:9–12
Campus Type:Urban
Conference:Chicago Catholic League
Motto:Latin: Viriliter in Christo Jesu
Motto Translation:Act Manfully in Christ Jesus
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Nickname:Crusaders
Colors:Maroon and orange
Established:1956
Enrollment:698[3]

Brother Rice High School is a Catholic, all male college preparatory institution in Chicago, Illinois, administered under the Congregation of Christian Brothers. On the same block of land, directly to the east, is the all female Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, while Saint Xavier University is just to the south of Mother McAuley, and to the southeast of Brother Rice. Its enrollment is mostly drawn from local neighborhoods such as Beverly, Mount Greenwood, West Lawn, Morgan Park, and Ashburn, as well as local suburban municipalities such as Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Burbank, and Alsip. The Christian Brothers founded the school in 1956. The school's namesake is the founder of their religious order, Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. It is affiliated with another high school of the same name in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

School colors and seal

The school colors are maroon and orange. The maroon was taken from the maroon and gold colors of Iona College founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in New Rochelle, New York. The orange is taken from the black and orange colors of Leo Catholic High School in Chicago, Illinois, also opened by the Christian Brothers in 1926. The Brother Rice school seal has similar design features to the seal of Iona College.[4]

Academics

The school is a college preparatory school. The minimum graduation requirements for every student give them the qualifications to enter any state university in Illinois.[5]

Honors/Advanced Placement Program

The school offers the following Advanced Placement courses: Spanish Language, French Language, U.S. History, European History, Music Theory, Chemistry, German Language, Economics, and U.S. Government.

The school also offers one of the AP Computer Science courses, but calls it AP Java without specifying whether the course is AP Computer Science 'A' or 'AB'. The school also lists an "Advanced Placement" Computer Science course using C++, though this has been discontinued by the College Board as an option in their AP program, which exclusively emphasizes Java.[6] [7] The school lists a single AP course which prepares students to take both the AP English Language and AP English Literature tests. The AP Calculus class permits students the option to take either the 'AB' or 'BC' AP test.[8]

A four-semester course, open to juniors and seniors, allows CCNA certification.[8]

Curriculum and Educational Support Committees

The Curriculum Committee and Educational Support Committee serve as advisory boards to the principal on all matters relating to educational improvement, course offerings, course changes, and overall curriculum development. This school board addresses concerns of the faculty, staff, administration, and students in efforts of academic improvement.

Athletics

Brother Rice competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. The team is nicknamed the Crusaders.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling and lacrosse. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams in ice hockey and rugby. The Brother Rice rugby team has won nine state championships and one national championship since the team's formation.[9]

The following teams have won their respective state tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:[10]

Prior to the IHSA sponsoring water polo in 2002, Brother Rice won 13 state titles (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998).[11] [12]

The Chicago Catholic League's ice hockey champion wins the Kennedy Cup, an award that has been contested since 1964; the oldest high school ice hockey prize in Illinois. Brother Rice has won this award five times (1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 2001).[13]

The Prep Bowl pits the Chicago Catholic League champion versus the Chicago Public League champion, in a football game played at Soldier Field. Brother Rice has appeared in eight Prep Bowls (1975, 1980, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012), having won five, which is the 4th most of all time.

Notable alumni

Sports

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuition Information . . 2020–21 . Tuition/Financial Aid/Scholarships . Brother Rice High School . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020181250/https://www.brotherrice.org/tuition-financialaid-scholarships/ . October 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . July 28, 2009 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923003622/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . September 23, 2009.
  3. Web site: School Detail for BR RICE HIGH SCHOOL . . 2017–18 . Search for Private Schools . National Center for Education Statistics . December 4, 2020.
  4. http://www.brrice.org/AboutUs/aboutUs_colorsSeal.htm
  5. http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_graduation.htm Graduation requirements
  6. http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_compscia.html?compscia Overview of AP Computer Science A
  7. Web site: Overview of AP Computer Science AB . 2008-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080422235935/http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_compsciab.html?comsciab . 2008-04-22 . dead .
  8. http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_courses.htm Course descriptions
  9. http://www.brrice.org/Athletics/athletics_main.htm Athletic teams sponsored
  10. http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum2802.htm IHSA record page for Brother Rice HS
  11. Web site: IHSA boys' water polo chronology . 2008-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013051307/http://www.ihsa.org/activity/wpb/records/chron.htm . 2008-10-13 . dead .
  12. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/872530,CST-SPT-spot02.article Chicago Sun Times April 2, 2008 Memorable Crusades to Titles
  13. http://www.usahockey.com/cchl/default.aspx?NAV=AF_04_03&id=100608&DetailedNews=yes Kennedy Cup champions
  14. Web site: Garmes. Kyle. Castle stars in TBS show with George Wendt. The Beverly Review. 14 July 2015.
  15. Faingold, Scott, "REO Speedwagon rolls home: Central Illinois' classic rock favorite sons perform here Feb. 25", Illinois Times, Thursday, February 18, 2010. " ... recalls Cronin, who graduated from Brother Rice High School in Chicago ..."
  16. Web site: Sweet Home Chicago: Michael Flatley. biographic sketch. Office of the Clerk of Cook County. 2009. 15 August 2011. High School: Brother Rice High School, Chicago. https://web.archive.org/web/20110411025053/http://cookcountyclerk.com/sweethomecookcounty/Pages/MichaelFlatley.aspx. 2011-04-11. dead.
  17. http://www.southtownstar.com/news/mtgreenwood/546003,editmountgreenwood907.article Mt. Greenwood Anniversary @SouthtownStar.com (mentioning John Powers and Brother Rice)
  18. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000604/bio John C. Reilly (I) - Biography
  19. News: Cheung. Ariel. Ald. Tunney Talks Cubs, Pride Parade and the Future of Lakeview. April 13, 2015. DNAInfo. Chicago, Illinois. September 4, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905004856/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150413/lakeview/ald-tunney-looks-next-term-lets-go. September 5, 2017.
  20. http://www.secondcity.com/news.php?id=184 Obituary for Jim Zulevic @Secondcity.com, with copy of Chicago Tribune article
  21. Web site: Jim Adduci Stats. Baseball Almanac. April 8, 2013.
  22. http://www.nfl.com/players/daviddiehl/profile?id=DIE145930 David Diehl stats & bio @nfl.com
  23. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DONAHMAR01 Mark Donahue stats & bio at football database.com
  24. Web site: Frasor Named Head Basketball Coach. Brother Rice High School. 2016-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525061806/http://brotherrice.org/brother-rice-welcomes-back-new-basketball-coach-bobby-frasor-05/. 2015-05-25. dead.
  25. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hicksph01.html Phil Hicks stats & bio; basketball-reference.com; accessed 1 January 2009
  26. Web site: Rico Hill . Basketball-Reference.com . April 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130314175204/http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/h/hillri01d.html . March 14, 2013 .
  27. Web site: Paul Hutchins Stats. .
  28. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?exact=1&came_from=Brother%20Rice%20HS%20(Chicago,%20IL) MLB draft picks from Brother Rice HS
  29. Web site: Dougherty . Pete . Former Packers assistant Meyer added to 2 halls of fame . PackersNews.com/Green Bay Press Gazette . 16 June 2011 . 27 July 2011 . Former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator John Meyer was inducted into two halls of fame in Chicago this spring. Both inductions were for his athletic career at Brother Rice High School in Chicago. . dead . https://archive.today/20120707070834/http://blogs.greenbaypressgazette.com/blogs/gpg/insider/2011/06/16/former-packers-assistant-meyer-added-to-2-halls-of-fame/ . July 7, 2012 .
  30. Web site: Royals' Michael Massey: Receives first big-league call-up . 2022-07-17 . CBSSports.com . en.
  31. Web site: Samples . Chuck . Royals fall 8-1 in Toronto . 2022-07-17 . KVOE . en.

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