Life throws curveballs at us almost every day. These curveballs can be as small as burning one’s toast by accident in the morning or as big as the pandemic that the world is currently in. COVID-19 comes with many rules and restrictions including social distancing. Local and national government telling people to stay inside has…
These past four years have had their ups and downs. At one point I truly thought, “My high school experience has been a trepid crawl through the pits of hell,” but that’s just not true. I’ve made so many great memories, so to say all of high school has been terrible just isn’t fair. At…
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…
To preface, I want to thank all of my teachers and friends as well as everyone who made my Catholic High experience what it was. And what it was, was a stepping stone. They were four formative years, which have turned me from a 5’3, 100-pound freshman, to the man I am today. My time…
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…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Perhaps one of the most quoted lines for closing speeches, Dickens’ words have become cliche to use, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have any meaning. I would be lying if I said I didn’t…
Above: Sophomore Paul Moellers runs his mowing route during these hard times. It came as a surprise. Like others, my working situation completely changed with the rise of the COVID-19. While one of my jobs actually benefited from the pandemic, I ended up completely losing the other. Ever since I was 13, I have mowed…
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…
Above: The famous Claypool Reservoir picture taken in 1956. This picture is one of the most famous pictures in the duck hunting world and it was taken a couple miles south of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Student shares his opinion on duck numbers in Arkansas Shotgun blasts on a cold winter morning with Dad, duck hunting is…
Above: RocketTimes Editor-in-Chief Trevor Anderson browses on his phone. Photo provided by Trevor Anderson The dynamics of society continue to change as a result of smartphones and social media The year is 2020, and it is now “acceptable” to be on a smartphone at the dinner table. Bright screens and social media have…
