History
It was opened on February 1, 1959 by Bishop 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.
The school equally recognizes the graduates of both schools, Cathedral/Rice, as a "joint" alumni.
In 2009, probable arson caused damage to the gymnasium.
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