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…
Vol. 1 by Carson McKay I remember one thing from preschool. Just one thing. I remember that adrenaline pumping, Velcro shoe stomping, Four-year-old heart thumping feeling— As I ran from someone, On the playground— In a high-speed pursuit chase, In the game of tag. But that feeling died, Along with our class fish, When I…
A Transcript of the podcast is below: Redemption: In the dictionary it means, “The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. To some people, it is a religious word, meaning coming back into the faith; for others, it is a means to gain back fidelity, a way to make…
Above: RocketTimes Editor-in-Chief Trevor Anderson browses on his phone. Photo provided by Trevor Anderson The dynamics of society continue to change as a result of smartphones and social media The year is 2020, and it is now “acceptable” to be on a smartphone at the dinner table. Bright screens and social media have…
The historic country of Ukraine sits 5,719 miles away. This prominent European country is now at war with one of the world’s superpowers, Russia. In the week before the first hostilities occurred, students here met five Ukrainians on a mission. On February 16, 2022, five delegates representing the country of Ukraine from an organization called Global Ties…
The Catholic High Rockets earn a tough bounce-back win on Senior night. The Rockets had everything working against them: battered spirits after a blowout loss, the absence of dynamic playmaker Hayden Roaf for the first three quarters, and facing an excellent Marion team with 4-star LSU commit Carius Curne. This game boiled down to the…
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…
In this episode, you’ll learn how to set the table for semi-formal or casual meals.
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…
When students, teachers, and parents attend a musical produced by Mount St. Mary’s Academy, they most likely expect a lighthearted comedy, maybe featuring a bit of romance. Instead, what they got was a horror show about a mutated plant which feeds on human blood and flesh. Ms. Jenny Moses, the director of the musical, chose…
