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…
Students give up social media for Lent Smartphones and social media now dominate daily life: Snapping, texting, and doomscrolling TikTok eat up hours and hours of each day. Head of School Mr. Steve Straessle organized an initiative called the Great Deletion to encourage students to get off their phones and refocus on what matters. On…
A Dream by Conor Brown I dreamt of nothing wrong last night. I woke up happy but remembered I can’t really fly. You don’t exist until I escape from my life In the abyss of pictures only in my mind. I battle monsters but in reality, I can’t fight. I ruled the world but then…
College is not the only path to success. Former student Conor Mabry realized this truth after spending three semesters here. He chose to follow his dream of becoming a diesel mechanic and enrolled in Metropolitan Career-Technical center, a vocational high school. Mabry transferred to Little Rock Central High School where he is in a joint…
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…
Everyday, a group of students meet during their lunch period to play a game. While most people are eating and discussing the events of the day, these students undertake adventure instead.
While lacrosse is not an Arkansas Activities Association-sanctioned sport, it is rapidly increasing in popularity. The lacrosse team has spiked in new players over the past two years with roughly half of last year’s team being freshmen. To prepare for this season, the lacrosse team has not only started their training but has acquired two…
Sacrifice, prayer, and fasting are the typical attributes associated with the season of Lent, especially on Fridays, but there is always light in the darkness. For central Arkansas Catholics, parochial fish fries are their beacon in this time of fasting. Immaculate Conception in North Little Rock hosts only two fish fries a year during Lent,…
A new food craze is taking the school by storm, but it is not being sold by the cafeteria staff. Senior Simon Stoltz makes homemade cookies and sells them in the cafeteria multiple times a week. “My dad has been making these cookies for as long as I can remember,” Stoltz said. “ My dad…
