Sophomores Cole Cameron and Sam Shroyer found themselves at a crossroads. They could either return to school or take online classes at home. With many factors at stake, both students and their families faced a big decision. Cameron’s father works for an AT&T company and goes to people’s homes and repairs TVs for them. Cameron’s…
The Rockets prepare for their homecoming game against the Northside Grizzlies.
This year’s edition of Liftoff News’ podcast, The Afterburner, is headed by myself, Anthony Hailey. It is an interview-focused podcast. I will sit down with one of the other members of the Rocket Times’ editorial team, as well as the person who that week’s episode is about. The Afterburner will include video of the people…
Photo from CHS/MSM Swim and Dive Instagram The school’s swim team has been a small but competitive feature of the sports department for many years. Students here may not think about this group as often as other sports teams, but they are just as hardworking. Being a small team that practices off-campus presents its own…
Freshmen sit in the cafeteria and talk to each other on the morning of September 1, 2021. As the school year drew near, freshmen nervously awaited their new school, having no idea what to expect. Despite coming from many different schools, the freshmen have found unity in brotherhood. At first, our school can be confusing…
Most schools in the country have their best students going to some of the most prestigious schools in the country. The difference with our top students is that they are going to serve their country. Every year our school has at least one student going to a military academy. Many years we have multiple…
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…
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…
Holding a pair of loppers, wearing a sweater and a pair of overalls, a view that not many have had of him, Mr. Paul Spencer takes care of his crop. A darn Yankee from Ohio, he has gladly made himself part of Arkansas’s long and varied agricultural history. Mr. Spencer lives in Scott, and owns…
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…
