Brother Rice High School is a Roman Catholic all-boys non-residential college prep school with approximately 400 students located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. The school shares a campus with the all-girls Marian High School, Saint Regis Parish and the K-8 Saint Regis School.
History
Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Brother Rice was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1960 and named after their founder Edmund Ignatius Rice. Brother was originally located on the Continental railroad tracks. The tracks run through a school courtyard to this day. Many tourists each year visit the historic site.
The school was the site of a labor battle in 2003 and 2004 when a group of teachers attempted to unionize. However, a state court ruled that state labor and union boards have no jurisdiction over private religious schools.
Athletics
The Brother Rice Warriors are also known for their tradition of excellence in athletics having won 72 state championships since their first title, the 1974 basketball championship. The lacrosse team has won the state title 24 times and was the 2008 Inside Lacrosse National Champion.
The Warriors are members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and compete in the Detroit Catholic League with Detroit Catholic Central High School as their respected arch rival.
Activities
The debate team has won 14 state championships and placed first in the world in the 2007 United Nations Foundation and International Debate Education Association (IDEA) Global Debates.
Notable alumni
B. J. Armstrong '85 - retired pro basketball player, NBA champion
Matt Baker '01 - NFL player
Larry Borom '17 - NFL player
Mike Bouchard '74 - Oakland County Sheriff
Brian Brennan '80 - retired NFL player
Greg Collins '71 - Actor; former NFL player
Eugene Cordero '96 - comedian and actor
Brad Galli '07 - sports reporter, WXYZ
Paul Grant '92 - former NBA basketball player
Chris Hansen '77 - TV journalist, NBC's To Catch a Predator
John James '99 - U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district
Andy Juett - comedian
Karl Kauffmann ‘16 - Major League Baseball player
Bob Kula '85 - professional football player
T. J. Lang '05 - Retired NFL player for Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions
David M. Lawson '69 - federal judge
DJ LeMahieu '07 - Major League Baseball player, 2016 NL batting champion, 2020 AL batting champion Mike Lodish '85 - retired NFL player, 2-time Super Bowl champion Thomas Lynch - poet Matthew Milia '04 and David Jones '03 - folk musicians Frontier Ruckus David Morrow '89 - founder of Warrior Sports Gerald McGowan '64 - former US Ambassador to Portugal Nick Plummer '15 - Major League Baseball player Zip Rzeppa '70 - TV sportscaster, author, speaker John Shasky '82 - former NBA basketball player Thomas Sugrue '80 - scholar and historian Gemara Williams '01 - retired NFL player Timothy M. Maganello '68 - former CEO of BorgWarner Mackenzie MacEachern '12 - NHL player for St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup Champion Sergio Perkovic '13 - Premier Lacrosse League for Redwoods