Jacob Roset and Tyler Mackenzie complete their first summer at West Point. Fueled by patriotism and desire to serve, young men and women volunteer to be torn down, both physically and mentally, then rebuilt into the next generation of leaders of what many consider to be the most powerful military in the world. Since the founding…
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…
The smell of sugary syrup, the allure of snow on a hot summer afternoon, and smiling children slurping down the last of their melted snow cones are just some of the positive qualities Retro Sno brings to the Pleasant Ridge Town Center. Last summer, junior Whit Wilcox opened his recently purchased snow cone stand under…
With the excitement of senior year also comes the stress of college applications. Seniors across the nation take on the task of choosing colleges to attend for the next four and preparing applications that present them well enough to receive admission to their desired institutions. However, this school’s seniors have shown that there are many…
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…
The Catholic High Rockets (11 – 1) faced off against the Pulaski Academy (PA) Bruins (11 – 1) Friday night in a state semifinal matchup for the ages at War Memorial Stadium. The game was the first-ever meeting between the Rockets and the Bruins, and the Bruins ultimately won in a high-scoring, hard-fought battle. Many…
Senior Duncan Diaz exemplifies the cliché, “When the going gets tough, the though get going.” Everyone can say the phrase, but Diaz has had to live it throughout his entire high school athletic career. Diaz has played more than one sport at Catholic High. He said, “I played football, but got injured sophomore and…
As the great Roman orator Cicero once said, “Not for ourselves alone are we born.” Ever since the founding of the school, students have taken it upon themselves to write and educate their peers on what is happening around them. They have given their time and effort to tell a previously unknown story. The student…
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…
