Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, Arkansas) explained

Catholic High School for Boys
Motto:	Virtus in Veritate (Latin)
Motto Translation:	Manliness in the Truth
Streetaddress:	6300 Father Tribou St.
Zipcode:	72205
Country:	United States
Ceeb:	041420
Enrollment:	754^[1]
Coordinates:	34.7558°N -92.3442°W
Campus:	Urban
Principal:	Matthew Dempsey
Head Of School:	Steve Straessle
Rector:	Msgr. Lawrence Frederick
Faculty:	55
Accreditation:	Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
Act:	24.6
Colors:	Purple and gold
Newspaper:	Rocket Times
Yearbook:	The Rocket

Catholic High School for Boys is a private, Catholic high school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, established in 1930.

Activities

Extracurricular activities

The Catholic High School for Boys mascot is The Rockets, with purple and gold serving as its school colors.

Athletics

The Little Rock Catholic Rockets compete in the 7A Classification, which is the state's largest classification, administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Rockets compete in the 7A/6A Central Conference. Interscholastic activities include: football, golf, basketball, bowling, cross country running, soccer, swimming and diving, wrestling, track and field, and baseball.^[2]

The Rockets have won the following state championships:

• Baseball: 1971, 1972
• Football: 1984, 1985
• Golf: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2021 (boys)
• Swimming and diving: 1962, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Soccer: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 (7A)
• Wrestling: 2014 (7A/6A)
• Tennis: 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (boys)
• Basketball: 2008 (7A)

Clubs and traditions

In addition to athletic competition, Catholic sponsors a United States Marine Corps JROTC unit, which participates in Drill, Physical Fitness, Academic, and Cyber Patriot competitions, as well as participating in Quiz Bowl, debate, and speech competitions.

• The MCJROTC unit was founded by Major General Sidney S. McMath (USMC), former Governor of Arkansas, on 27 November 1967, when General Clifford B. Drake (USMC) official presented the unit colors during Charter Day ceremonies. The early cadets who attended the program were referred to as "Sid's Kids". The current Marine instructors are Sgt. Maj. R.S. Jernigan (Ret. USMC) and Col. C. Johnson (Ret. USMC). The unit includes female cadets from Mount St. Mary Academy.^[3] The unit as a whole has received many awards, including:
• Designated Naval Honor School, Program with Distinction (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)^[4]
• Marine Corps Reserve Association Junior ROTC Outstanding Unit Award (1982)
• Marine Corps Reserve Association, Region V Best Marine Corps Unit (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)^[5]
• JROTC National Physical Fitness Champions (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)^[6]
• JROTC Academic Bowl, Best MCJROTC Academic team (2016)
• The JROTC program sponsors many different teams, such as: Academic, Armed Drill, Armed Exhibition Drill, Rifle, Cyber Patriot, and Physical Fitness.

The Rockets were the 2009 Quiz Bowl state champions and the 2021 chess state champions.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Dr. John C. York (Class of 1967) Cancer researcher and co-chairman, San Francisco 49ers
• French Hill (Class of 1975), Current United States Congressman^[8]
• Gil Gerard (Class of 1961) Actor and star of television's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
• Stephen Jones (Class of 1983) Former Arkansas Razorbacks football player, son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and current executive vice president, CEO, and director of player personnel for the team
• Jerry Jones Jr. (Class of 1988) Son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and chief sales and marketing officer and executive vice president of the Dallas Cowboys
• Jimmy Kremers (Class of 1984) Former MLB player (Atlanta Braves)
• Pat Seerey (Class of 1941) Former MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox)
• Jake Bequette (Class of 2007) Former Arkansas Razorbacks football and New England Patriots player ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. Little Rock Catholic High School. 9 July 2017.
2. Web site: School Profile, Catholic High School . Arkansas Activities Association . February 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130128/http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=247&school= . March 4, 2016 .
3. Web site: Girls join CHS fitness team -- and win - Arkansas Catholic - March 31, 2012.
4. Web site: Marine Corps JROTC . Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402171203/http://www.lrchs.org/academics/academic-departments/marine-corps . 2016-04-02.
5. Catholic High School / Wish List 2015 . Little Rock Soiree Magazine.
6. http://www.thv11.com/news/education/catholic-high-jrotc-wins-national-championship/210472423 Catholic High JROTC wins national championship
7. Web site: Catholic High's move to chess club a winning decision - Arkansas Catholic - April 29, 2021 . 2022-04-01 . www.arkansas-catholic.org . en.
8. Web site: Board of Directors . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213124741/http://www.lrchs.org/chs-foundationalumni-association/board_of_directors/ . 2016-02-13 . Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys.
9. Web site: Family lineman . 19 July 2011 .