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…
Happy Feet
Gavin and Graham Melton pursue Irish dancing Like a swan, Irish dancers keep their upper bodies perfectly still and perform a rush of kicks using their strong legs and core. Irish dancing to music in the form of reels, jigs, and hornpipes is a colorful, cultural activity with Celtic roots dating back centuries. Being successful…
Walter Flanagin-Captain Conway
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…
Mythical Origins
A short history of myth: What it means to be human In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong argues that the history of humanity and myths are inseparable. Armstrong traces myths to their origins and describes how they change throughout history. As humanity moved from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a civilization, myths evolved with…
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…
Up in the Air: Food Insecurity
About 8% of children in the United States do not know where their next meal will come from. Within this number, 0.8% often miss meals because of poverty. This statistic represents not just a number, but real kids who have to deal with the growing problem of food insecurity. Hunger affects those near us even…
Rockets Advance to Semi-Finals
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…
Changing Dynamics
Above: Aidan Harvell and others help keep the Little Rock Country Club germ-free. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” -Robert H. Schuller With the threat of COVID-19 looming over The United States, over fifteen million fellow Americans have filed for unemployment. However, the workers at CCLR are still hard at…