Rice Memorial High School

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Rice Memorial High School
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Address
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor Avenue

South Burlington
,
Vermont
05403

United States
Coordinates 44°27′10″N73°12′1″W / 44.45278°N 73.20028°W / 44.45278; -73.20028
Information
Type Parochial, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1917
PrincipalAndy Nagy
Faculty41 [1]
Grades 9–12
EnrollmentApproximately 400 (2017-2018)
Average class size20 [2]
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Color(s) Green and White   
Athletics17 Interscholastic Sports
MascotGreen Knights
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges [3]
NewspaperThe Knights Banner
Website http://rmhsvt.org

Rice Memorial High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary and college preparatory school in South Burlington, Vermont. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. The student body is mostly drawn from Northern and Central Vermont but includes other students including international students. The school and buildings were named for Bishop Joseph Rice who had established Cathedral High School in 1917.

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History

Rice Memorial High School was opened on February 1, 1959 by Bishop Robert Joyce. Previous to this the school was known as Cathedral High School, which had been founded in 1917, and was located in Burlington, Vermont. Rice Memorial High School was built to replace the decaying building of Cathedral High School. On the day it became Rice Memorial High School, 900 students marched from the old Cathedral High School to the new high school. [4] The school equally recognizes the graduates of both schools, Cathedral/Rice, as a "joint" alumni. [5]

Boys' basketball had a 54-6 record from the fall season of 2007 through January 2009. Its only losses were to Burlington High School. Burlington's only loss since the 2007 season had been to Rice, in the 2009 State Championship [6] They played Burlington High School in consecutive seasons, 2007–09, for the Vermont State Division I championship's, winning in 2007-09. From 2007-14, the boys' basketball team played in 7 out of 8 finals, winning 5 state titles. [7]

In 2009, a fire caused damage to the gymnasium.[ citation needed ]

Academic

The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. [8]

Students

The student body has approximately 400 students, approximately 2/3 of whom are Catholic. 21 courses are offered in the Honors and Advanced Placement programs. In 2006, 64% of students scored 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams. The average SAT score is 1799.[ citation needed ] 96% of students are accepted into four-year colleges.[ citation needed ]

Faculty

The average faculty member has 17 years experience, and 68% of the faculty have advanced degrees.

Tuition

Tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $12,900. [9]

Principals

  1. Msgr. Raymond Adams first Principal, 1959-1964

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  1. Msgr. Wendell Searles 1966-1975
  2. Rev. Roland Rivard 1975-1982
  3. Rev. Ronald Soutiere 1982
  4. Mr. John Lemon 1982
  5. Mr. Phillip Soltau 1982-1984
  6. Bro. John Collignon 1984-1994
  7. Bro. Roger Lemoyne 1994-1998
  8. Mr. John McCarthy 1998-2003
  9. Dr. Alan Crowley (1976) 2003-2006 [5]
  10. Msgr. Bernie Bourgeois 2006-2016 [5]
  11. Sister Laura Della Santa 2016-2017
  12. Lisa Lorenz 2017–2022
  13. Dr. Andrew Keough, Interim, 2022-2023
  14. Mr. Andrew Nagy 2023-present

Athletics

About 80% of the students participate in interscholastic athletics. [2] There are 32 athletic teams that compete in 17 different sports. The school's prime rival is cross-town Burlington High School. [10] Rice Memorial's mascot is the Green Knight.

In 2022, both the girls basketball and boys basketball won the division 1 state championship.

Rice Memorial boys basketball has won 18 Vermont state championships, with their most recent championship being in 2022 where they won without any seniors on their roster.

Recognition

State Championships:

Notable alumni

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