What We are Thankful For
The “windows” in the
cafeteria
In the spirit of this
holiday, the Chieftain
would like to give
thanks for the many
contributions to
the Rice community
The smaller chocolate milk
that costs the same
Mrs. Stoltman’s couch (and
spare IDs)
Goon Squad punctuality
Campus Ministry for making retreats and mission
trips possible
Strict ARC rules
Unending flood of homework
Moms and Dads Clubs for
all they do
Our new “game machines”
Maintenance staff for their
thankless, yet vital, work
The haunted microwave in
the cafeteria
Tech department for keeping us running
Parking lot spot stealers
All our brothers in the vast
alumni base
New TV’s in the arc (... do
they work?)
Faculty & staff
The TV in the cafeteria that
we don’t use
Wi-Fi disconnections
The opportunity to openly
talk about our faith and
beliefs
The elevator to the third
floor
Veterans and active service
members
The school’s two good
water fountains
Band of Brothers
Edmund Rice
AirDrop that only has been
used productively once
Mr. Kuschel for organizing
IM sports
AirPlane mode (you know
why)
Extracurricular activities and the opportunities they give us
An athletic program so strong that it’s a
mild shock when we don’t win
Parents and families, who make the
sacrifices that allow us to attend
Brother Rice
Finally catching Sr. Marie’s drift: “every subject, every night”
Mr. Birney’s time as our President
Mr. Daniel’s time as our Dean
The Pistons, who may have become our
best pro sports team
And, let’s be honest, we should
probably give thanks for
the following, as well:
Our ID’s because, without them, nobody
would know our names
The 30 extra minutes we get on random
Wednesdays to play dodgeball
The Keurig in Ms. Katz’s room that we
don’t get to use
The fact that Marian is so close when
we’re made to believe it’s a million
miles away
Brother Rice Donors
The exercise we get when we have to
access a bathroom from D-Wing ... or,
after school, to get to the only bathroom
that’s open (the one across from the
cafeteria)
Our readers
The 11 saunas that we have in D-Wing
Student leaders
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P AGE 5
Another No. 1 pick in the NFL draft
Iced coffee in the cafeteria
Coach Joe’s Wednesday talks
The bell schedules for the raffle, which
make the new Wednesday schedules
seem absolutely comprehendible
Google Drive for providing a better excuse than “my dog ate my homework”
Accounting and the other classes that
make us a co-ed school
The development of the critical thinking
skills required to get out of the parking
lot every day
New curtains on the showers in the
locker room that we still don’t use
Mr. Galli and Mr. Higdon, who bring
down the average age of our teachers by
.07389 x 10^2 years
N O V E M B E R 2015