BROTHER RICE
SEPTEMBER 2014
VOLUME 54, ISSUE 1
Science Wing Still on Schedule
By Luke Stehney
Chieftain Reporter
A computerized rendering of the new labs in Mr. Barnes’ and Mr. Kossakowski’s rooms
Welcome to the 2014-15 Year
By Charlie Beauregard
Chieftain Op-Ed Editor
all that you learned from your freshman year and to enhance your skills
in all areas. And to the Freshmen, we
The 2014-2015 school year is well
welcome you to the brotherhood that
underway. Now into the fifth week of
is the Band of Brothers. We highly
school, the Chieftain staff would like
recommend joining clubs to get to
to welcome you all to what we hope
know other students and teachers.
will be a fantastic year.
We hope you enjoy your time here as
To the staff and faculty, we hope
you take a step into a new era of your
that you may use your skills to enlives. The Chieftain welcomes you.
hance ours. As students, we are openWith a new year comes change.
minded and ready to learn from you.
Here at the Chieftain, we know that
To the Seniors, we would like to wish
very well. First and foremost, the
you luck in your final school year. We
torch has been passed on, with Mrs.
trust you to lead us and be a great exJohnson relinquishing the superviample for all the student body. To the
sion to Mr. Shaffer. On behalf of all
Juniors, we encourage you to work
the returning members of the staff,
hard in what is the most important
I can safely say we were sad to see
academic year of high school. To the
Mrs. Johnson go but are excited about
Sophomores, we urge you to grow in
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Brother Rice High School Chieftain
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The school has had a vision to
expand the science wing ever since
the young days of Mr. Hoch. In June,
that dream finally began.
However, with all great projects
come a few unexpected bumps in the
road. The construction team has had
its fair share of those.
As summer came to a start, so did
the construction. After confirming
layouts, the plans for new classrooms
and a new hallway started to shape
themselves into the existing structure
of Brother Rice High School.
Fast forward to September, and
the construction is well underway. By
the time students were back and in
full swing, the bricks were laid and
the concrete was poured.
The project is still on track for its
target end date of October, according to the construction team. Unfortunately, that goal looked to be in
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Ike’s Words to Live By
See Page 2
September 2014