SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016

PRESIDENT
Dr. Kevin G. Burns 

kburns@brrice.org

PRINCIPAL
Mr. James P. Antos
jantos@brrice.org

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Mr. Robert J. Alberts
ralberts@brrice.org

Mr. M. Jacob Mathius

docmathius@brrice.org
Brother Rice High School, a private, all-male, Roman Catholic
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS college preparatory high school, is located on the far southwest
Mr. Tim O’Connell side of Chicago. The student body consists of 804 students (74%
toconnell@brrice.org
Caucasian, 13% Latino, 11% African American, 1% Asian, and 1%
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Other). Students are admitted to Brother Rice High School
Mr. Phil Cahill according to the results of a national competitive examination,
pcahill@brrice.org
their grade school records, and recommendations from their
REGISTRAR grammar school teachers.
Mrs. Darlene Diehl
ddiehl@brrice.org
Mission Statement
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT We, the family of Brother Rice High School, are a diverse,
ACTIVITIES Catholic Christian community, committed to preparing young
Ms. Becky Pacetti
bpacetti@brrice.org men for college and for the process of life-long learning. We
educate young men to act manfully in Christ Jesus and to deal
DIRECTOR OF wisely with their world in the tradition of the Christian Brothers
COUNSELING
Miss Amy Axelrood and the charism of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice.
773-298-2535
aaxelrood@brrice.org Brother Rice Faculty
COUNSELING OFFICE The Edmund Rice Christian Brothers of North America,
ASSISTANT formerly known as the Irish Christian Brothers, operate the
Mrs. Mary Beth Jantz school, which includes 56 faculty members, both religious and lay
773-429-4316
mjantz@brrice.org persons, 21 of whom have at least one Masters Degree or higher.
Brother Rice High School
COUNSELORS 10001 South Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60655
Mrs. Samantha Antos 773-429-4300 Fax: 773-779-5239
Mr. Patrick Creed Counseling Office: 773-429-4316
Mr. John McCarthy ACT/CEEB School Code: 140682
 CRUSADER CLASS OF 2015 AT A GLANCE
Class size: 206 # of scholarship offers: 426
Highest GPA (weighted): 4.87 % of students who took the ACT: 97%
% of students attending college: 97% ACT composite average: 23.4
% of students attending a 4 year college: 82% # of students who took AP Tests: 115
% of students attending a 2 year college: 15% # of AP Tests taken: 202
# of students offered scholarships: 108 % of students with AP scores 3-5: 80%

CURRICULUM GRADING SYSTEM

The traditional college preparatory Listed below are the academic grades and
curriculum at Brother Rice High School percentages used by Brother Rice High
requires 24 credits for graduation. School. Reported GPA and class rank on a
Advanced Placement and Honors courses student’s transcript are weighted. An “H”
are offered in multiple disciplines. following a course on a student’s transcript
indicates an Honors course; an “AP”
indicates an Advanced Placement course.
ACCREDITATION

 Rice High School is accredited by
Brother
the State of Illinois and AdvancED. We are a Academic Percentage Unweighted Weighted
member of the College Board, the Illinois Grade (H & AP)
Association of College Admission Counselors,
the National Catholic Educational A+ 99-100 4.2 5.2
Association, and the National Association of A 95-98 4 5
Secondary School Principals. Brother Rice
High School has been named one of the best A- 93-94 4 5
Catholic secondary schools in the nation by
the Catholic Honor Roll; this designation is B+ 91-92 3.2 4.2
given to only 50 Catholic high schools B 87-90 3 4
nationwide.
B- 84-86 3 4
C+ 82-83 2.2 2.7
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
C 78-81 2 2.5
Theology 4 credits C- 75-77 2 2.5
English 4 credits D+ 73-74 1 1
Mathematics 3 credits D 71-72 1 1
Social Studies 3 credits D- 70 1 1
Science (all lab sciences) 3 credits F Below 70 0 0
World Language 2 credits
Physical Education & Health 1.5 credits HONOR ROLL
Superior Honors = Grade point average of 4.6+
Computer Technology 0.5 credits
High Honors = Grade point average of 3.9+
Electives 3 credits
Total 24 credits B Honors = Grade point average of 3.0+
 SPECIAL PROGRAMS
APEX Program: APEX (Academic Pursuit of Excellence) is a special program
designed to guide the truly academically gifted student to his full potential.
Academically gifted students are admitted into APEX to help assure a challenging
academic environment appropriate to their talents. The class of 2015 Average APEX
ACT score was 31.

PACC: PACC (Program for Advanced College Credit) is a program offered through
Loyola University (Chicago), St. Mary’s University, Saint Xavier University and
Moraine Valley Community College where a number of junior and senior classes
have been accredited as college level courses.

FOCUS Program: FOCUS is offered to students in need of more individualized

strategies to improve their academic skills and prepare for post-high school plans.
Most students remain in the program for two years and, by junior year, many
students are mainstreamed into regular academic level classes. FOCUS students are
not required to take a world language.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES:



Biology Chemistry Composition French Music Theory
Calculus AB Economics English Literature German Spanish
Calculus BC English European History Government U.S. History

COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES 2015-2016

ENGLISH FOREIGN LANG (CONT) MATHEMATICS (CONT) SOCIAL STUDIES (CONT)
AP English Language AP Spanish Language Algebra II Economics (Honors)
AP English Literature French I Algebra II/Trigonometry Psychology
Broadcast Journalism French I (Honors) Algebra II/Trigonometry Psychology (Honors)
Broadcast Journalism French II (Honors) Sociology
(Honors) French II (Honors) Algebra III/Trigonometry Sociology (Honors)
English I French III Analytic Geometry US History
English I (Honors) French III (Honors) Analytic Geometry/Calculus US History (Honors)
English II French IV (Honors) Vietnam War
English II (Honors) French IV (Honors) AP Calculus AB Vietnam War (Honors)
English III German I AP Calculus BC World Geography
English III (Honors) German I (Honors) Calculus I (Honors) World History
English IV German II Geometry World History (Honors)
English IV (Honors) German II (Honors) Geometry (Honors) WWII to Present
Journalism German III Pre-Algebra WWII to Present (Honors)
Journalism (Honors) German III (Honors) Pre-Calculus
Novel Analysis German IV Pre-Calculus (Honors) TECHNOLOGY &
Reading I 
 German IV (Honors) 
 BUSINESS
Latin I SCIENCE Accounting
FINE ARTS Latin II AP Biology Accounting (Honors)
AP Music Theory Latin III (Honors) AP Chemistry Autocad I
Art Design Latin IV (Honors) Anatomy & Physiology Autocad II
Art Design (Honors) Spanish I Anatomy & Physiology Business Law
Art I Spanish I (Honors) (Honors) Cisco Academy I (Honors)
Art I (Honors) Spanish II Biology Cisco Academy II (Honors)
Art II Spanish II (Honors) Biology (Honors) IT Essentials (Honors)
Art II (Honors) Spanish III Chemistry Marketing
Beginning Band Spanish III (Honors) Chemistry (Honors) Microsoft Office
Chorus Spanish IV Earth Science Web Page Design (Honors)
Concert Band Spanish IV (Honors) Integrated Science
Concert Band (Honors) 
 Physics THEOLOGY
Music Appreciation MATHEMATICS Physics (Honors) Christian Marriage
Orchestra Adv. Geometry/Trigonometry 
 Peer Ministry
Symphonic Band (Honors) Adv. Geometry/Pre-Calculus SOCIAL STUDIES Theology I
Theater Seminar I (Honors) AP European History Theology II
Theater Seminar II Advanced Algebra I (Honors) AP Economics (Micro & Theology III
Advanced Algebra II Macro) Theology IV
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Honors) AP US Government & Politics World Cultures/Religions
AP French Language Algebra I AP US History
AP German Language Algebra I (Honors) Economics
 2015 ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS

DECISIONS PERCENT OF CLASS

Four Year Colleges and Universities 83%

Two Year Colleges 15%
Military 1%
Employment 1.5%

In State (Illinois) Colleges and Universities 60%

Out of State Colleges and Universities 40%
Public Colleges and Universities 55%
Private Colleges and Universities 45%

“Act Manfully in Christ Jesus”