“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…
The Rockets prepare for their homecoming game against the Northside Grizzlies.
For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed about graduating from Catholic High. I have always been the kind of person who is excited about the future, but I will never forget how much I have grown over the past four years. Coming here on my first day of freshman year, I was…
Schola is not usually associated with competitive varsity athletes. However, that stereotype is quickly changing into a more diverse group of vocalists. Recently, many athletes have joined and are urging others to do the same. Senior Josh Dawson and senior Jackson O’Shea, two of our school’s premier athletes, have overcome the standard image of…
I got colder and colder as the sun peeked over the treetops on the edge of the fire lane. It took my father and grandfather two days to find that pristine spot. It was an absolutely perfect morning until my scope started to fog up. For the next hour I busied myself swirling my jacket…
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…
The Catholic High Rockets held off the West Memphis Blue Devils in an incredible style and continued their undefeated streak. This season has been the strongest for the Rockets in this millennia. The Rockets (5-0) faced the West Memphis Blue Devils (4-1) last Friday at War Memorial Stadium. It was a highly anticipated game as…
There are many clubs from which to choose here. Some people like chemistry while others may like journalism. There are a handful of students who are now getting the chance to join a club on Marine Biology and discuss topics such as underwater welding. Junior Jonathan Ramsey founded the Marine Biology Club and Dr. Jennifer…
He could have given up. He had just injured his leg for the second time in two years. Instead of giving up and walking away from running, senior Andrew Straessle kept fighting and persisted. And because of that decision, he is now a college athlete. Straessle started running in the sixth grade and…
It is the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded. A hush rolls over the crowd as senior William Hancock steps up to the plate. This at-bat, however, was decided long before its time. “In the off-season I put in about ten hours a week doing actual baseball activity, plus a few hours doing baseball-specific…
