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Welcome Freshman Legacy
This fall, Brother Rice welcomed one of its largest “Sons of Alums”
class. Over 30 students are continuing the family tradition as
Brother Rice Warriors. Welcome sons and welcome back dads!
National Merit Scholars
Tomas Espinosa ‘14 and Sammy Stevens ‘14 scored in the
top 1% of the nation on the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Because of their test
scores, they are among 16,000 students from across the United
States that have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship
Program.
Ike Onwuzurike ‘14 is a semi-finalist for 2014 National
Achievement Scholarship Program. He is in the top 1% and one of
the 1,600 semifinalists of more than 160,000 Black American high
school seniors under consideration. His performance on the 2012
PSAT/NMSQT differentiated him from the competition.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, all three
Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the
Finalist level of the competition. The Semifinalists and their high
school must submit a detailed application providing information
about their academic record, participation in school and community
activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and
honors and awards received. They must have an outstanding
academic record and be endorsed by a high school official, write
an essay and earn a high score on the SAT.
Principal Michael Segvich, CFC said “We’re very proud of Sammy,
Tomas and Ike, and I’m very happy that they are getting the
recognition they deserve. They are all leaders and excel in and
out of the classroom. They are perfect examples of students of an
Edmund Rice Christian Brother education.”
Names of the scholarship winners will be released in early April
of 2014.
In addition, four Brother Rice seniors have been named
Commended students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship
Program. These students placed among the top 5% of more than
1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking
the PSAT/NMSQT. Congratulations to William Markley, Joseph
McCusker, John Soltis and Nicholas Tolksdorf.
Edmund Rice Volunteers Michael Laurila ‘09 and Chris Lueck ‘09.
Seniors Will Markley , Ike Onwuzurike, Nicholas Tolksdorf, John Soltis, Sammy Stevens,
Tomas Espinosa, and Joe McCusker
Edmund Rice Volunteer Corps
The Edmund Rice Volunteer Corps (ERVC) provides young
alumni the opportunity to work in direct service to Brother Rice.
Corps members serve as substitute teachers and teacher aides,
supervisors for school events, assistants for Kairos and other
retreats, and as supplemental maintenance staff and coaches.
For the 2013-2014 school year we are fortunate to have as
our Edmund Rice Volunteers Michael Laurila ‘09 – graduate of
University of Michigan, English, 2013 and Chris Lueck ‘09 – graduate
of Kalamazoo College, Psychology, 2013. After their year at Brother
Rice, they both plan to continue their education in graduate school.
Outstanding Students Recognized
Three Brother Rice seniors were recently recognized by the
Bloomfield Hills Optimist Club for their service to school
and community and for their approach to volunteerism.
Sean Kelly has been very active in a program that
Brother Rice runs with the Christ Child House of Detroit,
working with underprivileged children doing a variety of
educational and recreational activities. He also took part
in the school’s Mission Trip to Lima, Peru, where he worked
serving impoverished families in the city’s barrio. Sean
Seniors Sean Kelly, Bradford Jones and Ike Onwurizike
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