Because of the pandemic, National Honors Society wasn’t able to hold many events for its members. However, they were able to volunteer at the Arkansas Food Bank. Students strive to be part of National Honors Society. “It feels great to be part of NHS,” said junior Mac Principe. “I’ve worked hard throughout high school to…
Graduation is a very important and symbolic time for the school and it comes with unique preparation. This year’s event saw a quick change of venue as the weather went from threatening to beautiful. Mr. Steve Straessle made the call to first move the graduation indoors on the morning of May 25. As skies and…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That idea is the principle behind this school’s Junktique event, which finally returned after its two year long hiatus. The idea of Junktique is simple. It involves the donation of ‘junk,’ and reselling it to make a profit for the school to help with tuition costs and other…
The school’s theater program had gone dark for two years until the lights went up on the April 26 opening night for See How they Run. See How They Run is a play by Phillip King that premiered in 1944 in Petersborough, England. The play is set in 1940s England during WWII. There are a total…
The student body has chosen representatives for 2018-2019. During an assembly at the beginning of the day on September 4, six hopeful seniors and their campaign managers spoke to the school. The candidates included Cy Bond, Nicolas Gonzales, Drew Jones, Tyler Mackenzie, Henry Nolan, and John Matthew Rogers. The final candidate to speak, John Matthews Rogers,…
How do you measure a year? How does a class stack up against the past and prepare for the future? Students put in hours of work, physical strain, and mental anguish. But perhaps the biggest measure of success for a senior class here comes not from what they do, but from what they can get…
Sacrifice, prayer, and fasting are the typical attributes associated with the season of Lent, especially on Fridays, but there is always light in the darkness. For central Arkansas Catholics, parochial fish fries are their beacon in this time of fasting. Immaculate Conception in North Little Rock hosts only two fish fries a year during Lent,…
Throughout the school’s history, many teachers have joined and left the faculty. Some teachers leave, and some complete their entire careers here, but Mr. Brian Jones returned after one year. Last school year, Mr. Jones left the faculty for a job opportunity in Malvern, Arkansas, where he spent is time as the head baseball coach…
The sound of crickets chirping, a three day hike through the woods, and a campfire get together are just a few events Boy Scouts experience on their way to being Eagle Scouts. The end goal of a Boy Scouts journey is the rank of Eagle Scout. Boy Scouts often try to reach this prestigious rank but never finish…
Over seven years ago a high school band called Wayside developed its first album. Talented seniors in the class of 2007 comprised Wayside, and used a home computer to throw together their CD. Their working environment has since grown from cluttered household living rooms to professional recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The adept gosling, Wayside,…
