What Will Happen in 2018?
World War III? Let’s hope not
By George Mamatas
Chieftain Staff
Will 2018 bring World War 3? Let’s
hope not.
As Donald Trump’s fi rst year in offi ce
comes to a close, tensions between the
United States and North Korea con-
tinue to rise. According to North Korea,
Trump is begging for a nuclear war.
I don’t know about you, but that
defi nitely doesn’t sound great to me.
Leave it to Trump to start 2018 off with
a bang. Literally.
But what will happen in 2018 if North
Korea doesn’t nuke us? Let’s fi nd out:
First up, the world of sports. Russia
will be hosting the 2018 FIFA World
Cup. The tournament will take place
from June 14-July 15 and will include 32
international teams – but not the United
States. Yep, that’s right, we didn’t make
it. So I guess you could say
that no one will really care about the
forward to the halftime show, which
World Cup. At all.
will include the one and only Justin
The Super Bowl is right around the
Timberlake.
corner. It
will prob-
ably just
include
another
appearance
from the
Patriots for
the fourth
time in the
last seven
years.
So, that’s
nothing to
look for-
ward to.
But, I’m
sure we are
all looking
Barring war with North Korea, 2018 promises to be a memorable one
Alumni Tops Leadership in Stellar Raffl e
Brother Rice exceeds sales goal with ease
By Jake Riem
raised a total of $63,050. A great amount their competition by the narrow margin
Chieftain Staff
like that would win any other year. But
of $1,942, raising $64,992. Mr. O. and
The introduction of the two-team
it was not enough this year. The winner
Mr. Reidy will have to prepare breakfast
system might have done the
for the opponent’s
trick for this year’s Raffl e.
leaders as a result.
Competitiveness and the
Though the compe-
will for the day off after
tition is great, what
Super Bowl Sunday was
is most important is
far too great for our goal of
how the student body
$135,000, as we raised about
and faculty came
$148,000 in total raffl e sales.
together to better our
This is the most Brother
school. The money
Rice has seen in years from
will go to advance-
a ticket raffl e.
ments and other
One could assume that
improvements made
the formation of Team
in and around our
Alumni and Team Leader-
school, such as the
ship played a role in the
ones we saw this sum-
success. This allowed each
mer in B-wing, our
band to pick what team
new Science rooms,
they wish to compete for
last Summer.
and join together with two
Overall, the stu-
Alumni and Leadership teams created a new idea to drive Raffl e sales
other bands to form a team
dents did very well,
of brothers. Team Leadership, led by
of the challenge, Team Alumni, led by
and we should all be proud to be a part
Mr. O. and Mr. Reidy, did very well and Mr. McGrath and Mr.Dilworth, bested
of Brother Rice.
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 3
D E C E M B E R 2017