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…
Quarterback Sam Sander gestures to the crowd after scoring a touchdown. His score was one of many in the 24-point-margin game. Photo by Phillip Zawislak The Catholic High Rockets handed the Benton Panthers a scathing 38-14 loss. It’s a massive win for the team that continues to emerge as one of the strongest in the…
Well, here it is. When I joined the Rocket Times staff as a junior, my senior farewell seemed so far away. While junior year took forever to end, my senior year has flown by, and now it has been cut short. I never would have expected to be writing my senior farewell while school was…
An event shrouded in mystery is taking place this summer at the St. John’s Center in Little Rock. No attendees have known what adventures they were about to embark on. No one knew that this event would change their lives forever. This event is Search, a retreat that is entirely peer-led. Search #152 is the…
Photo by Mrs. Deanna McGill The Rockets (11-0) defeated the Little Rock Christian Warriors (9-3) in a nail-biter that came down to the bitter end. Throughout the game, the Rocket offense made critical plays when they most needed them, and the defense was on fire even in the freezing temperatures. The Warriors got the first points…
No one can explain the supernatural, which makes it intriguing to many. This school is no stranger to the paranormal, as it has its own share of supernatural events. One such center is that of the auditorium. Teacher Mr. Paul Spencer had a strange experience while using a projector in the auditorium. “As I’m sitting…
It’s 3:04. People in the back of the class are stacking books silently. Mr. Straessle’s voice finally booms on the intercom. He says, “and that is all for today.” The student body rushes outside, eager to get home. Watching all of it, Mrs. Melinda Martin stands in what used to be Jerry Jones’ old office….
A sign in the cafeteria warns students here not to be victims, not to be perpetrators, but above all else not to be bystanders. This is a school motto the student body and faculty take to heart. The sense of camaraderie here is unmatched by any other school, due in large part to the near…
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 was a cold, mid 30° bleak Arkansas day on November 15. The sky was dark and the souls of outside travelers were cold. The dreariness did not affect the jazz stylings of the Region 1 jazz band, however. The band was made up of the best jazz players from Region 1, which encompasses Pulaski and…
