New tradition at Catholic High It is 7 a.m. on a Saturday, and the Catholic High campus buzzes with energy. Students and faculty gather at the starting line, stretching and warming up, ready for the Rocket 5k. This run is special, however, because it marks the beginning of a new school tradition: the Rocket 5K…
Assigned reading. For most students, it is a long, arduous, and boring task. In a generation surrounded by technology and social media, many teenagers would say there are much better ways to invest their time than to read. However, this school is different. For as long as most students, past and present, can remember, the…
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…
Catholic High places first at the Bob Gravett Invitational 5K Catholic High’s cross-country team put in work all summer to prepare for the season with a goal in mind: to bring the CHS cross-country program back to its winning ways. “We ran through rainy days, scorching hot days, early mornings, late night races, 6-days-a-week, all…
Modern cinema is dead. The box office may still heat up, but movies can’t hold a candle to television. I looked up the top ten grossing movies right now. Three are book adaptations (four if Big Hero 6 counts). Two are direct sequels with Penguins of Madagascar being a spin-off of the Madagascar series. Only three of these…
After enduring three school quarters of not knowing where I wanted to spend the next four years, I found my answer: I’m attending Southern Methodist University in the fall. However, my decision did not come through a pronounced sign. I’ve had SMU on my radar since last summer after a visit, but it wasn’t until…
“No matter how hard I try, he beats me,” said sophomore Lukas Dush, “but I have beaten him once.” Dush and fellow sophomore Miles Wilson have battled each other many times. Dush tries his best, but when the final move has been played, Wilson is most likely victorious. It’s not a full-blown war, but rather…
After the pandemic hit this school, the Beyblade club was one of its victims but has returned after its year-long hiatus. Although gone for a full year, the club is now returned again thanks to sophomores A.J. Salgaonkar, John Yarberry, and James Nichols. Fr. Patrick Friend is the sponsor and host of the Beyblade club. …
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…
