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The La Salle Falconer

One segment of the live auction was the Dollars for Scholars paddle raise, which is a fundamental source for the over $3 million in need-based tuition assistance offered to over 60% of La Salle students.
Fundraising, Food, and Fun: La Salle Hosts the Annual Believe Auction
Harper Coleman, Editor • October 22, 2025

On Saturday, Oct. 18, La Salle welcomed parents to the annual Believe Benefit and Auction Dinner, a night of games, food, and charity. Run by admissions and staffed in part by student ambassadors, most of the proceeds...

La Salle’s new adjusted schedule includes one lunch every Wednesday and Friday, which requires students to arrive on campus five minutes earlier, as school starts at 9:10 a.m. instead of 9:15 a.m. on those days.
The Story Behind La Salle’s Schedule Shift
Lucas Wong, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2025

At the start of the 2025-26 school year, La Salle made several small but impactful changes to the schedule.  For example, the start time on blue days moved from 9:15 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.  Toward the end of last year,...

Turning a Hobby Into a Teaching Tool: Mr. Voge’s Love for Piano
Turning a Hobby Into a Teaching Tool: Mr. Voge’s Love for Piano
Harper Coleman, Editor • October 22, 2025

When Science Department Chair Mr. Kyle Voge’s mother put him in piano lessons in the fifth grade, he was not happy and fought with her endlessly on it.  Then in ninth grade, he discovered that his favorite band, Guns...

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During practice, senior Mady Lifshutz said she “does a little bit of everything” — tumbling, stunting, and preparing various halftime routines and cheers.
Athlete of the Week: Mady Lifshutz
Emmett Strackany, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2025

Senior Mady Lifshutz initially pursued a spot on the cheerleading team to preserve a hobby that she enjoys — dance. Despite dancing competitively...

Freshman Jacob Mullett joked about his last name, saying “my last name is a haircut, but it has an extra T.”
Athlete of the Week: Jacob Mullett
October 15, 2025

3.1 miles in just under 22 minutes.  This is freshman Jacob Mullett’s personal...

The La Salle varsity boys soccer team extended their win streak to seven games following their 7-1 win on Senior Night.
Photo Story: Boys Soccer Celebrates Senior Night With 7–1 Victory
October 15, 2025

La Salle varsity boys soccer hosted Rex Putnam High School at home for their...

Following Future Falcon Night, girls varsity soccer advanced to a league record of 4-0 after a 2-0 home victory over Hood River Valley High School on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m.
Photo Story: Girls Soccer Silences Hood River Valley 2–0 on Future Falcon Night
October 8, 2025

The girls varsity soccer team hosted their Future Falcon Night on Wednesday,...

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Thanksgiving Break
Rest up Falcons!
Five Lasallians share insights into the story of their watches.
Beyond the Dial: Watches of La Salle
Jasper Trehearne, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2025

In today’s quest for efficiency and streamlined living, smartwatches have risen to the occasion. In addition to being able to tell the time,...

If freshman Jenson Payment could describe himself in one word, it would be “athletic.”
Student of the Week: Jenson Payment
October 22, 2025

Freshman Jenson Payment came to La Salle after attending St. John the Baptist Catholic...

Speaking on his family’s experience at Open House, “we met some people, met some teachers, and when I did that, we found that the community was really inviting, really kind,” junior Drake Benner said. “We thought that would be a great place for me to continue my educational career.”
Student of the Week: Drake Benner
October 15, 2025

Junior Drake Benner did not realize he was going to attend La Salle until his eighth...

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The exterior of De La Salle Blackfeet, located smack-dab in the middle of Browning, Montana.
The Blackfeet Immersion: One of My Life’s Most Meaningful Experiences
Kieran Crist-Kenworthy, Assistant Editor • October 22, 2025

Since I was little, I always wanted to take the Amtrak Empire Builder, the train line that runs across the Rockies from Portland. However,...

For today’s students, every moment is a race. This isn’t a personal issue: it’s a systemic pressure that has rewired our brains to equate slowness with failure and silence with threat.
Why Slowing Down Is a Radical Act in School
October 15, 2025

I am notoriously bad at walking slowly. Rarely do I stroll through the school halls at a leisurely...

An island paradise turned out to be the perfect laboratory for watching cognition go off the rails and a captivating case study for the human mind’s complex relationship with boredom.
Boredom: The Tool We, and Monkeys, Abuse Too Often
October 1, 2025

On JicarĂłn Island, 30 miles off the coast of Panama, researchers from the Max Planck Institute captured...

We can’t let the people continue to be disconnected and locked out of the “people’s government.”
Democracy Shouldn’t Just Be Once Every Two Years
September 24, 2025

Popular trust in the government — belief in the United States’ foundational institutions and values...

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100 Songs for (Almost) 100 Days of Autumn
100 Songs for (Almost) 100 Days of Autumn
Kailin Quatela, Assistant Editor • October 15, 2025

Several of the albums listed below contain explicit content.  With autumn being in full swing, now's the time for a new fall playlist. Whether it’s pumpkin carving,...

Released Aug. 22, Deftones' latest album, “private music,” was a huge hit, making No. 1 on Billboard’s “Top Rock & Alternative Albums.”
Deftones’ “Private Music”: The End of an Era, or Just the Beginning?
October 1, 2025

A song on this album contains explicit content. Deftones’ 10th album, “private...

With a brand-new bassist and classic live and improvised recording sessions, Big Thief’s “Double Infinity” marches the tightrope between experimental and familiar with beauty.
Big Thief’s “Double Infinity”: The Sound of Creative Freedom
September 24, 2025

In a word, Big Thief’s sixth studio album feels like an embrace.  Three years...

Students in La Salle’s semester-long workshop arrange songs by ear — no sheet music, no shortcuts.
“It’s Not a Magic Trick”: Behind the Scenes of Band’s Pop Music Workshop
June 4, 2025

While most of the school is waking up, the band’s work has already begun. Tucked...

Living in a large city in Western Oregon often means that we don’t see as much of the untouched natural world as we could. There’s so much to explore just next door, from California’s lush canyons and rocky cliffs to Washington’s dense forest and towering mountains, so don’t be afraid to get outside this summer and scratch the surface.
Miles of Music: Tune In and Take a Road Trip This Summer
June 4, 2025

Summer officially begins for La Salle on June 13, after the last final concludes...

Differing in tone and quality from its “Star Wars” predecessors, “Andor” holds a cracked mirror to revolutionary history and builds a narrative that can stand on its own.
Topical and Tragic, “Andor” Transcends Its Roots
May 28, 2025

I have had an intimate knowledge of history since I listened to Mike Duncan’s podcast...

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