Catholic High School for Boys is a private,

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high school located in

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, 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

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. The Rockets compete in the 7A/6A Central Conference. The Rockets have won the following state championships: *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

Clubs and traditions

In addition to athletic competition, Catholic sponsors a

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unit, which participates in Drill, Physical Fitness, Academic, and Cyber Patriot competitions, as well as participating in

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, 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) officially 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. 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) * 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) * JROTC National Physical Fitness Champions ( 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)Catholic High JROTC wins national championship
* 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.

Notable alumni

References

External links

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