Catholic High School for Boys

Mary Morgan Berry has joined the Hendrix College Office of Advancement team as development associate for Hendrix Athletics. In her new role, Berry will focus on advancing Hendrix Athletics through donor engagement, event coordination and strategic fundraising initiatives. Most recently, …

John Sidery’s previous wealth management experience runs the gamut of operations big and small, from one of the largest financial firms in the world to a local, independent office. After more than a decade deepening his expertise, Sidery set off …

Sonya Whitfield did not have a guidebook for what was happening. A 33-year employee of the Pulaski County Special School District, Whitfield was the principal at Baker Elementary School in Little Rock when the nation’s school system shut down due …

Feature image: Greg Smart, left, and Tom Gordon, co-founders (Photo provided by Slim Chickens) Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is one of the fastest-growing chicken restaurant chains in the nation. To that, co-founder Tom Gordon said “What took so long?” Opened by …

The return on investment of a four-year college degree is as valuable as ever, said university leaders in Arkansas, and there is data to back them up. While an increase in the number of programs offering technical and skills training …

The Maverick: Sheriff Eric Higgins challenges the status quo Early in his law enforcement career, the extent of Eric Higgins’ crime fighting with the Little Rock Police Department was limited to screening local pawn shops. There, he checked inventories against …

A new Veterans memorial statue was unveiled Monday at Catholic High School for Boys, funded by senior Marine Corps JROTC cadets from the school. The statue pays homage to all those associated with Catholic High who have served in the …

His title changed last year from principal to head of school, but Steve Straessle remains the face of Little Rock’s Catholic High School for Boys, the school from which he graduated in 1988. In addition to his administrative duties, Straessle …

It is a rare institution that can win the sort of near-universal respect and admiration that the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has enjoyed over more than a century of existence. Though he has served as Director of the AGFC …

Steve Straessle Principal Catholic High School Steve Straessle is a 1988 graduate of Catholic High School and has been a teacher there since 1992. In 2005, he took the helm as principal and continues to teach two classes in addition to …