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Small Group, Big Dreams

Duck Hunting is one of the most popular leisure activities among students. A few seniors decided to take their love of hunting up a notch. Arkansas Flyway Outdoors was created by seniors Hunter Keeling, Chase Worsham, and Corbin Weaver. Having experience since before they were teens, their love of hunting inspired them to film their…

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Fayetteville Fallout

Football and basketball season may be over, but the season of several other sports is just beginning. One of these sports is track and field, which kicked off in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on February 18, 2023. The indoor track meet attracted schools much larger than Catholic High School, but that did not discourage the team. “There…

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The Help of a Friend

As dawn breaks after the cold darkness of a winter night, a kind man prepares to guide young men to eternal life through Mass. This by itself is an extraordinary event. However, Fr. Patrick Friend does this every single day, bright and early at 7:15. And that’s just the beginning of the generosity that Fr….

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From First To Last

The LiftoffNews Editors find it important in this time to feature and highlight the work of our staff. A centerpiece of the Rocket journalism team is photojournalist Phillip Zawislak. Far too often, his work goes unnoticed and unthanked. Today, he is recognized. Without further ado, a selection of photos by Phillip Zawislak.

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The Schedule Shuffle

A student walks down the hall, heading to his L1 lunch period before going to Schola practice. His classes are 50 minutes. He has three minutes between classes and only six classes in a day. This was the life of a student here before the 2020-2021 school year. The bell schedule at the school has…

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Surrendering Socials

Students give up social media for Lent Smartphones and social media now dominate daily life: Snapping, texting, and doomscrolling TikTok eat up hours and hours of each day. Head of School Mr. Steve Straessle organized an initiative called the Great Deletion to encourage students to get off their phones and refocus on what matters. On…

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Bounce Back

According to the U.S. News and World Report, 80% of Americans fail to follow through with their New Year’s resolutions. However, one student is completely undaunted by this statistic. Junior Kyrilos Sadaka committed to a resolution to improve his basketball abilities for the church league season at the beginning of this year and is showing…

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State of Modern Cinema

Modern cinema is dead. The box office may still heat up, but movies can’t hold a candle to television. I looked up the top ten grossing movies right now. Three are book adaptations (four if Big Hero 6 counts). Two are direct sequels with Penguins of Madagascar being a spin-off of the Madagascar series. Only three of these…

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