In the twenty-first century, human progress has advanced so much that the database of human knowledge is now doubling every five years. Progress demands a need for efficiency, and in many depictions of the future, efficiency is best portrayed by robots. VEX Robotics is a nationwide robotics program that allows teams of students to…
A man kneels before an altar. His face is hooded and facing down toward the ground while his lips murmur prayers for the Lord to show him the path he must follow. He does this day after day until finally he is ordained a priest and is assigned a parish to care for. This is…
Coach Cochran and Coach Reeves discuss the season ahead This spring, Coach Cochran began retooling a team that won nine games in its debut. The Rockets only return a couple of starters on both sides of the ball, but Coach Cochran and his staff are up for the challenge. On offense, Phillips Blair, a junior…
The seniors move on, the juniors take on a new mantle of leadership, the sophomores become role models, and the freshmen are no longer the newbies. The cycle of athletes is an earmark of high school athletics, and Catholic High track and cross country is no exception. As ten seniors leave the track and cross…
Driving a vehicle that is old enough to be Mr. David Massery’s first car is repulsive to most students. But sophomore Justin Hinman’s ride is not an ordinary car. Hinman’s car is certainly an attention grabber according to sophomore Joseph Enderlin. “It is pretty loud and old-looking with a very loud speaker system,” said Enderlin. Hinman…
These past four years have had their ups and downs. At one point I truly thought, “My high school experience has been a trepid crawl through the pits of hell,” but that’s just not true. I’ve made so many great memories, so to say all of high school has been terrible just isn’t fair. At…
College is not the only path to success. Former student Conor Mabry realized this truth after spending three semesters here. He chose to follow his dream of becoming a diesel mechanic and enrolled in Metropolitan Career-Technical center, a vocational high school. Mabry transferred to Little Rock Central High School where he is in a joint…
The future is a vast void of uncertainty. No one knows what lies ahead. However, one can prepare himself for what is to come. Everyone knows that this school holds its students to high standards. Teachers push their students to challenge themselves and grow their relationship with God. This school helps students prepare for the…
Although there have been many debates within our school, the debate over whether our school should offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses has been one of the longest and hard-fought ones. This idea was put to the test this year when our school introduced AP courses to the curriculum. Colleges and universities were both influences on…
Students have plenty of reasons to be worried about going to school. Most students worry about things like the test they didn’t study for, or the homework they never got around to doing the night before. However, a new fear has taken the school by storm: wasps. Recently, wasps have troubled several students, both in…
