La Salle High School (Milwaukie, Oregon)

La Salle Catholic College Preparatory is a private co-ed Roman Catholic College Preparatory School in Milwaukie, Oregon, near Portland. Under the Archdiocese of Portland, the Brothers of the Christian Schools established La Salle in 1966 as part of their worldwide network of schools. The school has been accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission since 1979.[4]

La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Address
11999 SE Fuller Rd. Milwaukie , Clackamas County , Oregon 97222 United States
Coordinates	45°26′11″N 122°35′12″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Enter to learn, Leave to serve.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, (Lasallian)
Established	1966
Oversight	Archdiocese of Portland
President	Andrew Kuffner [1]
Principal	Andrew Kuffner [1]
Vice Principals	Brian Devine[2] Mario De Ieso[3]
Faculty	45[4]
Grades	9–12[4]
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	715 (2018)
Color(s)	Scarlet and Royal Blue         [5]
Athletics conference	OSAA Northwest Oregon Conference 5A[5]
Mascot	Falcons[5]
Team name	Falcons [6]
Rival	Milwaukie High School, Rex Putnam High School
Accreditation	Northwest Accreditation Commission[4]
Annual tuition	$14,200
Website	La Salle Catholic College Preparatory

Facility

In 2010, the school installed a 98-kilowatt system using funding from a subsidiary of MDU Resources.[7] The system provides 10-20% of the school's power.[7]

Academics

La Salle Preparatory offers 14 Advanced Placement (AP) courses in addition to fifteen honors courses, including some honors courses in which students are eligible to receive college credit for courses from various Portland area colleges and transfer the credit to their college upon graduation from the school.[8]

La Salle offers a variety of clubs and programs in addition to its athletic programs, including: Drama, Art, ASB/Council, Lasallian Ministry, Earth Club, National Honor Society, Chess Club, and Community Service. The school offers its students a chance to participate in competitive educational immersion programs, such as Harvard Model Congress, Lasallian Student Leaders, and Lasallian Youth Assembly, as well as language immersion programs over the summer to Germany, France, and Costa Rica. The school also offers a student counseling and planning program, employing three personal counselors, a student advancement director, and two college counselors.[9]

Athletics

La Salle has won thirty-one state championships in varsity athletics.[10]

State championships

• Chess: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Boys doubles racquetball (National Championships): 2006 [11]
• Boys soccer: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2019 [12]
• Boys golf: 1989, 1991, 2015 [13]

Notable alumni

• Michael Cassidy, 2001, actor
• Ryan Cochrane, 2001, Major League Soccer player[14]
• Katelynne Cox, musician, model, and news anchor[15]
• Matthew Dickman, 1993, poet
• James Whalen, 1996, professional football player

References

1. "Staff Directory | la Salle Catholic College Preparatory". Lsprep.org. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
2. "La Salle Catholic College Preparatory: Student Life". Lsprep.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
3. "La Salle Catholic College Preparatory: Academics". Lsprep.org. 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
5. "Member School A-Z Listing (290 Total Schools)". Osaa.org. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
6. "La Salle Catholic College Preparatory". W3.osaa.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
7. Dungca, Nicole (2010-04-03). "La Salle Catholic College Preparatory taps into solar energy". The Oregonian. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
8. Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
9. Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
10. "Link Lookup" (PDF). Lshigh.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228025710/http://www.lshigh.org/s/255/lasalle.aspx?sid=255&gid=1&pgid=1035. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228012802/http://www.lshigh.org/s/255/lasalle.aspx?sid=255&gid=1&pgid=909. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
13. OSAA Boys Golf Championship, OSAA. Accessed June 28, 2007.
14. Ryan Cochrane profile Archived August 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Houston Dynamo. Accessed June 28, 2007. "Led LaSalle to four league championships, three state finals appearances, and two Oregon State High School Championships."
15. Albright, Mary Ann (January 22, 2010). "Camas teen hopes model magazine will boost her music career". The Columbian. Retrieved 2016-07-31.