Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Catholic High School for Boys
Address
6300 Father Tribou St. Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 United States
Coordinates	34°45′21″N 92°20′39″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Male
Motto	Virtus in Veritate (Latin) (Manliness in the Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1930 (95 years ago) (1930)
Founder	Bishop John B. Morris
Sister school	Mount St. Mary Academy
CEEB code	041420
NCES School ID	00047854[1]
Rector	Msgr. Lawrence Frederick
Principal	Matthew Dempsey
Head of school	Steve Straessle
Faculty	55[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	754[2]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Mascot	Rockets
Accreditation	Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
Newspaper	Rocket Times
Yearbook	The Rocket
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
Website	www.lrchs.org

Catholic High School for Boys is a private, Catholic high school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, established in 1930.^[citation needed]

Activities

Extracurricular activities

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

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.[3]

The Rockets have won the following state championships:^[citation needed]

• 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.^[citation needed]

• 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) officially presented the unit colors during Charter Day ceremonies.^[citation needed] 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.[4] 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)[5]
• 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)[6]
• JROTC National Physical Fitness Champions ( 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)[7][4]
• 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.[8]

Notable alumni

Name	Grad Class	Category	Best Known For
Dr. John C. York	1967	Science	Cancer researcher and co-chairman of San Francisco 49ers
French Hill	1975	Politics	Current United States Congressman [9]
Gil Gerard	1961	Entertainment	Actor and star of television's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Stephen Jones	1983	Sports	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.	1988	Sports	Son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and chief sales and marketing officer and executive vice president of the Dallas Cowboys
Jimmy Kremers	1984	Sports	Former MLB player for Atlanta Braves
Pat Seerey	1941	Sports	Former MLB player for Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox
Jake Bequette	2007	Sports	Former Arkansas Razorbacks football and New England Patriots player [10]

References

1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Catholic High School For Boys". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
2. "Profile" (PDF). Little Rock Catholic High School. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
3. "School Profile, Catholic High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
4. "Girls join CHS fitness team -- and win - Arkansas Catholic - March 31, 2012".
5. "Marine Corps JROTC". Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016.
6. "Catholic High School / Wish List 2015". Little Rock Soiree Magazine.
7. Catholic High JROTC wins national championship Archived May 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Catholic High's move to chess club a winning decision - Arkansas Catholic - April 29, 2021". www.arkansas-catholic.org. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. "Board of Directors". Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016.
10. "Family lineman". July 19, 2011.

External links

• Official website