Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)

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Brother Rice High School is an all-male, Catholic, college preparatory institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. 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 located 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, Mt. Greenwood, West Lawn, Morgan Park and Ashburn, as well as local suburban municipalities such as Burbank, Oak Lawn, Alsip, and Evergreen Park. The Christian Brothers of Ireland founded the school in 1956. Thus, the school's namesake is owed to the founder of their religious order, Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice.

Academics

Academically, the school is a college preparatory school. The minimum graduation requirements for every student give them the minimum qualifications to enter any state university in Illinois. [ [http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_graduation.htm Graduation requirements] ]

Students are required to take four years of Theology. Freshman and sophomore students are required to complete ten hours of community service, while juniors and seniors are required to complete ten hours of community service per semester. Juniors and seniors are permitted to apply for a waiver for the semester requirement, ad move all of their community service hours to one semester or the summer, if they receive approval to do so (generally if the student i involved in a large scale community service project). [ [http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_courses.htm Course descritions] ]

The school offers the following Advanced Placement courses: Spanish Language, French Language, U.S. History, and European History

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. [ [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_compscia.html?compscia Overview of AP Computer Science A] ] [ [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_compsciab.html?comsciab Overview of AP Computer Science AB] ] 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. [ [http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_courses.htm Course descritions] ]

Currently a four-semester course, open to juniors and seniors, allows CCNA certification. [ [http://www.brrice.org/Academics/academics_courses.htm Course descritions] ]

Athletics

The Brother Rice Crusaders are members of the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and compete in state series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams in ice hockey and rugby. [ [http://www.brrice.org/Athletics/athletics_main.htm Athletic teams sponsored] ]

The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective state tournaments sponsored by the IHSA: [ [http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum2802.htm IHSA record page for Brother Rice HS] ]
*baseball •• 4th place (2006—07); 2nd place (1980—81); State Champions (1975—76)
*football •• 2nd place (1985—86); State Champions (1981—82)
*soccer •• 4th place (1993—94, 2003—04)
*track & field •• 2nd place (1977—78)
*volleyball •• 3rd place (2003—04)
*water polo •• 3rd place (2006—07); 2nd place (2001—02); State Champions (2002—03)

Prior to the IHSA sponoring water polo in 2002, [ [http://www.ihsa.org/activity/wpb/records/chron.htm IHSA boy's water polo chronology] ] Brother Rice won 13 state titles (1979—80, 80—81, 81—82, 82—83, 83—84, 84—85, 85—86, 87—88, 88—89, 93—94, 94—95, 95—96, 97—98) [ [http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/872530,CST-SPT-spot02.article "Chicago Sun Times" April 2, 2008 "Memorable Crusades to Titles"] ]

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 (1969—70, 70—71, 71—72, 75—76, and 2000—01) [ [http://www.usahockey.com/cchl/default.aspx?NAV=AF_04_03&id=100608&DetailedNews=yes Kennedy Cup champions] ]

Notable Alumni

*Kevin Cronin •• •• lead singer of REO SpeedwagonFact|date=July 2008
*David Diehl •• class of 1998 •• NFL offensive tackle, New York Giants, [ [http://www.nfl.com/players/daviddiehl/profile?id=DIE145930 David Diehl stats & bio @nfl.com] ]
*Mark Donahue •• class of 1974 •• NFL offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals (1978-79) [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DONAHMAR01 Mark Donahue stats & bio at football database.com] ]
*Michael Flatley •• class of 1977 •• Irish dancer, creator of Lord of the DanceFact|date=July 2008
*Pete Mackanin •• class of 1969 •• Major League Baseball infielder (1973-81) [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?exact=1&came_from=Brother%20Rice%20HS%20(Chicago,%20IL) MLB draft picks from Brother Rice HS] ]
*Joe Meno •• •• author, "Hairstyles of the Damned" [ [http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/4854.html interview @newcityChicago.com] ]
*Dr. Thomas G. Moran - Astro-Physicist NASA, International expert on solar flares [ [http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=RSINAK000073000011003982000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes] ]
*Ed Olczyk •• •• NHL center, coach, broadcasterFact|date=July 2008
*Chris Pazan •• class of 2002 •• former University of Illinois quarterback and currently a graduate assistant coach working with the offense and quarterbacks at the University of Illinois. [ [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pazan_chris00.html University of Illinois profile for Chris Pazan] ]
*John R. Powers •• •• author of "The Last Catholic in America" & "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" 60s [ [http://www.southtownstar.com/news/mtgreenwood/546003,editmountgreenwood907.article "Mt. Greenwood Anniversary" @"SouthtownStar".com (mentioning John Powers and Brother Rice)] ]
*John C. Reilly •• •• Academy Award-nominated actorFact|date=July 2008
*Thomas M. Tunney •• •• alderman on Chicago's north sideFact|date=July 2008
*John J. York •• •• actor on General HospitalFact|date=July 2008
*Jim Zulevic •• •• actor and comedian (1965-2006) [ [http://www.secondcity.com/news.php?id=184 Obituary for Jim Zulevic @Secondcity.com, with copy of "Chicago Tribune" article] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.brrice.org Brother Rice Official Website]
* [http://www.ihsfw.com/links/C_folder/Chi_BrotherRice.html IHSFW.com's Brother Rice football page] News website
* [http://highschoolsports.net/defaultcal.cfm?ct=2d&schoolid=IL6065511573&spt=-1&lvl=-1&div=-1&CFID=2625956&CFTOKEN=89733980 Brother Rice HighSchool Sports results]