Do Teens Really Read?

It’s 10:30 p.m. Exhausted from the school day and practice, the boy hobbles up the stairs to the bedroom. Two objects grab his attention on the nightstand — one, his book for school, the other, his phone. The student knows his test is coming up but rejects the hard work to absorb the book’s necessary information….

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Study Hall or Study Schmall?

The students walk into the main study hall room and sit in their assigned seats. They fire up their school-issued Chromebooks and open their notebooks to complete their assignments. As the clock ticks by, the students frets over whether or not they budgeted enough time to complete the assignments. Perhaps, they think, they could have…

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The Work of Wrestling

Two wrestlers are on the mat, each struggling to fight for power over the other. They lunge for each other’s legs trying to gain an advantage over the other. This leaves the wrestlers tired, but they want to prove themselves not only to themselves but to their coaches and the spectators. They hear a pound…

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Down, Set, Hut!

The quarterback yells and the center snaps the ball. The clock continues to run down as he frantically searches for a target. The defense closes in as the quarterback throws the pigskin down the field. How did they get here? Most students here anticipate football season as one of the most exciting parts of the…

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Searching for Faith

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…

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Gearing Up

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…

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