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.[3]
The Rockets have won the following state championships:
In addition to athletic competition, Catholic sponsors a
United States Marine CorpsJROTC 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.[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.
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This list may be incomplete. Some parts of the county are in the
East End School District though the district does not operate schools in Pulaski County.