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Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Private, all-male school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catholic High School for Boys is a private, Catholic high school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, established in 1930.[citation needed]
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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.
The Rockets have won the following state championships:[citation needed]
- Baseball: 1971, 1972
- Football: 1984, 1985, 2024
- Golf: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2021, 2024 (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)
- Quiz Bowl state champions: 2009
- Chess state champions: 2021[4]
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.[5] 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)[6]
- 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)[7]
- JROTC National Physical Fitness Champions ( 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)[8][5]
- 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.
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