Laughter and smiles fill the classroom as students watch the board intently. The announcements are over, and the entertaining videos play on the screen. This would not be possible without the broadcast journalism class at the school. The broadcast journalism class is not only responsible for the morning announcements but also for the entertaining videos…
Students can easily spot a photographer. They group around, pose for the camera, maybe even throw up some gang signs, and click. That picture is now a memory in time. The Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) is a convention held every year for all high school student publications in the state. There, students compete in…
The entire journalism program has had to adapt in many ways due to the pandemic. However, as the school finally approaches a return to normalcy, the program has regrounded itself and improved across the board. Mrs. Gretchen Gowen, the Rocket Times adviser, emphasized that this year was one for rebuilding. Because the staff wasn’t able…
The student arrives at school and approaches the double doors. In a zombie-like state, he trudges to the cafeteria and falls into his seat. He removes a neon-green aluminum can from his bag, takes a sip, and feels immediate relief from the preceding late night. In a world of stressed-out and over-burdened high school students,…
As the great Roman orator Cicero once said, “Not for ourselves alone are we born.” Ever since the founding of the school, students have taken it upon themselves to write and educate their peers on what is happening around them. They have given their time and effort to tell a previously unknown story. The student…
It swept through the state overnight and left us all in confusion. It is a silent yet deadly killer, and nobody is safe. The COVID-19 Pandemic has, without a doubt, affected almost every one of the 7 billion people that populate our planet. The economy, the schools, and the people are all hurting because…
Editor-in-chief Caleb Shaw explains the plan for future content release amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. Submissions for Capstone: lrchscapstone@gmail.com Questions? Direct Message on GroupMe, Instagram(lil_cjshaw21) or Email(rockettimesnews@gmail.com)
Most schools in the country have their best students going to some of the most prestigious schools in the country. The difference with our top students is that they are going to serve their country. Every year our school has at least one student going to a military academy. Many years we have multiple…
Some students go through high school without ever finding their passion. Some do find it in a club at their school. Others use their passion to create a club. Junior Jacob Roset has the vision of a club, and plans to bring it to our school. He has brought up the idea of a…
A new food craze is taking the school by storm, but it is not being sold by the cafeteria staff. Senior Simon Stoltz makes homemade cookies and sells them in the cafeteria multiple times a week. “My dad has been making these cookies for as long as I can remember,” Stoltz said. “ My dad…
