BROTHER RICE
Chieftain
V OLUME 59, I SSUE 2
O CTOBER 2019
Passion
Drives
The Cause
Avid biker Mr. Barnes
Helping the needy
Football program hoping to make
Lawrence Tech its permanent home
By Charlie Simpson
homes. There are no concessions, and
Chieftain Staff
there are only porta-potties for bath-
Due to the fact that Brother Rice doesn’t rooms.
have a true stadium on campus, our
After considering the positives and the
football team has always had to play
negatives, though, everyone still seems to
on the road. So we’ve adopted other
like playing at LTU.
fi elds as our home through
“For Rice football, playing
For a closer look at Lawrence Tech gives our
the years. This year, we’ve
made another change – from
guys a true home fi eld,” said
at the history
Hurley Field in Berkley to
Mr. Galli, who is an assistant
of past home
Lawrence Tech University in
defensive coach. “Berkley was
fi elds, see Page 2 a nice fi eld, but LTU gives our
Southfi eld. After talking to
those close to the situation, it
fans, players, and coaches a
is clear that there are many positives and big-time high school football atmosphere.
negatives from this switch.
“The views of the fi eld are amazing,
Lawrence Tech has a beautiful fi eld and with the buildings, highway, and land-
a great location. Another plus is that the
scape surrounding the stadium.”
stands are closer to the fi eld, due to the
LTU also brings a lot of positives for the
fact that there is no track. LTU also has
Goon Squad. The stands are brand new
a lot of room for parking. But the park-
and spacious, which allows us to fi t many
ing lots come with a long walk to the
Goons.
fi eld. Also, at LTU the locker rooms are
See WARRIORS on Page 2
not done – instead, the teams use mobile
B R OTHE R R IC E H IG H S C H O O L C H I E F TA I N
P AGE 1
See BIKES on Page 3
Shaffer
Road Warriors
By Joey Farrar
Chieftain Staff
One of Brother Rice’s very own is
living up to the pillars of the Christian
Brothers. Mr. Barnes has combined two
of his favorite interests — riding bikes
and helping the poor — by leading a
new charity, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Detroit,
for the past two years.
After teaching full-time at Brother
Rice for 12 years, Mr. Barnes reduced
his teaching load in 2017 – he now
teaches three classes a day– so that he
could devote time to this new calling.
When asked about how he balances
both teaching and the organization, Mr.
Barnes said, “It is a challenge. Teaching
Jose Segura works on a bike with a volun-
teer during a St. Padre Pio service project
O C T O B E R 2019