Brother Rice High School (Michigan)

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Brother Rice High School

Established	1960
Type	Private all-boys secondary
Affiliation	Catholic, Christian Brothers
Principal	David Kozlowski
Students	705
Grades	9–12
Location	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USA
Website	www.brrice.edu

Brother Rice High School is a Catholic all-boys non-residential college prep school with approximately 700 students located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan (Bloomfield Hills mailing address). Its address was for many years in neighboring Birmingham, Michigan's postal district and the school is still often called "Birmingham Brother Rice."

It was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1960 and named after their founder Edmund Ignatius Rice. The school's mission is to develop the body, mind and soul of its students. As a Catholic institution, Brother Rice emphasizes the development of faith, character, honor, integrity, discipline, values, and virtues among its students. It has earned a reputation for high academic standards and is regarded as one of the premier athletic programs in the state, having earned 46 state championships in 46 years.

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 primary rivals. Secondary rivals include St. Mary's Preparatory, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (AKA "U of D Jesuit"), and De La Salle Collegiate High School. Their head football coach, Al Fracassa is the all time wins leader in Michigan high school football history with 365 wins and was named National High School Coach of the Year in 2005.

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 that state labor and union boards have no jurisdiction over private religious schools.

1 Administration
2 Notable alumni
3 Famous athletes
4 External links

[edit] Administration

President: Mr. John Birney '76
Principal: Mr. David Kozlowski
Dean of Faculty & Registrar: Mrs. Lorraine Meier
Dean of Students: Mr. Tom Daniels
Athletic Director: Mr. Regis Cavender
Director of Advancement: Mr. Ed Shaffer

[edit] Notable alumni

Daniel Burnham ‘64 - Former CEO, Raytheon

J. Richard Fredericks ‘64 - Former US Ambassador to Switzerland

Gerald S. McGowan '64 - Former US Ambassador to Portugal

Thomas Lynch ‘66 - Award Winning Novelist

Timothy Manganello '68 - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner

Ken Calvert '69 - Radio Show Personality

David Lawson ‘69 - Federal Judge, US District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Christopher Nagel, ScD ‘76 - Executive VP, Science & Technologies, Molten Metal Technologies

Chris Hansen ‘77 - Investigative Reporter for Dateline NBC

Thomas J. Sugrue ‘82 - noted race-relations scholar, author of The Origins of the American Crisis, and professor of American history at the University of Pennsylvania