Catholic High School for Boys

• Name — Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys • Motto — Virtus in Veritate (Latin) • Motto Translation — Manliness in the Truth • Address — 6300 Father Tribou St. • City — Little Rock, Arkansas • Zipcode — 72205 • Country — United States • Sister School — Mount St. Mary Academy • Ceeb — 041420 • Enrollment — 754 • Campus — Urban • Type — Private, All-Male • Affiliation — Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock • Religious Affiliation — Roman Catholic • Principal — Matthew Dempsey • Head Of School — Steve Straessle • Rector — Msgr. Lawrence Frederick • Founder — Bishop John B. Morris • Faculty — 55 • Grades — 9–12 • Accreditation — Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association • Mascot — Rockets • Colors — Purple and gold purpleyellow • Newspaper — Rocket Times • Yearbook — The Rocket • Website — http: www.lrchs.org/

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

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. • Fall — Winter — Spring • Fall Football Girls Field hockey Girls Flag Football Girls & Boys Cross Country Girls Volleyball Girls Golf Girls Tennis Boys Water Polo — Girls & Boys Basketball Girls Water Polo Soccer Wrestling Cheer bowling — Boys Tennis Football Boys Volleyball Girls & Boys Swimming Boys Golf Boys Baseball Girls Softball Track & Field Beach Volleyball 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

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) officially presented the unit colors during Charter Day ceremonies. The early cadets who attended the program were referred to as "Sid's Kids". 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) • 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.

• Name — Graduation Class — Best Known For • Pat Seerey — 1941 — Former MLB player for Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox • Gil Gerard — 1961 — Actor and star of television's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century • Dr. John C. York — 1967 — Cancer researcher and co-chairman of San Francisco 49ers • French Hill — 1975 — Current United States Congressman • Stephen Jones — 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. — 1988 — Son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and chief sales and marketing officer and executive vice president of the Dallas Cowboys • Jimmy Kremers — 1984 — Former MLB player for Atlanta Braves • Ron Whittaker — 1990 — Professional golfer on the PGA Tour • Jake Bequette — 2007 — Former Arkansas Razorbacks football and New England Patriots player