A new era begins Thursday for Rice Memorial High School.
The private Catholic school in South Burlington will unveil its recently installed artificial turf field prior to christening it when the undefeated Green Knights’ field hockey team hosts Essex.
“It opens up everything for our student-athletes. Rice is already one of the best high school preparatory schools for college,” Rice athletic director Neil Brodeur said. “Now kids can not only get one of the best educations in Vermont, they can start playing on some of the best venues in Vermont, too. It’s going to affect so many of our kids.”…