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Choir and Guitar teacher Mr. Otto Wild strums along with the Beginning Guitar class to help rehearse their song.

Practice, Practice, Practice: Behind the Scenes of the Christmas Concert

Rita Tran, Assistant Editor December 13, 2023

An hour before the Christmas Concert, the Advanced and Beginning Guitar, Band, and Choir classes headed over to the theater to prepare and practice for their Christmas performance on the morning of...

The Solar Engineering and STEM presentation was given by Jeni Hall in the Hamersly Library, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Hall, solar project manager for the nonprofit Energy Trust of Oregon, said that her goal in the presentation was to help people understand the importance of clean energy, not in the future, but right now, and the “different ways that it touches us.”

Solar Engineering Presentation Highlights STEM Careers and How To Pursue Them

Finn Christensen-McElroy, Staff Reporter December 13, 2023

Most of us are fairly familiar with solar panels: electricity generating devices whose energy can be used to power anything from a house to an entire island. Solar engineering, a career which involves...

Approximately 45 families are being supported by La Salle’s Christmas Drive.

A Season of Giving: La Salle Donates Gifts to Lot Whitcomb

Zayna Elkhal, Staff Reporter December 13, 2023

Every holiday season, students of La Salle are asked to participate in the annual Christmas Drive. Director of Service Ms. Olyvia Conner said that the Christmas Drive is where low-income families at Lot...

La Salle students ascend the stairs, headed towards their first meeting of the day, held in the EMU’s ballroom.

Falcons Flock to the University of Oregon for Fall Media Day

Harper Coleman, Staff Reporter December 6, 2023

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the students of La Salle’s Journalism and Yearbook classes began to arrive at school. At 6:30 a.m., the students, still rubbing sleep from their eyes, boarded a Blue Star bus...

The open heart surgery was streamed from multiple cameras to an auditorium via live video feed, where students watched and were walked through the procedure by two PAs.

“A Phenomenal Experience”: La Salle Anatomy & Physiology Students Observe Open Heart Surgery

Finn Christensen-McElroy, Staff Reporter December 6, 2023

“A fantastic once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” is how science teacher Mr. Ryan Kain described the trip he and 20 senior Anatomy & Physiology students took on Wednesday, Dec. 6, to see an open heart...

Sophomore Danica Glaziers illustration portrays a Klikatat (Klickitat) warrior from one of the Confederate Tribes of the Grande Ronde.

A Cultural Genocide: Acknowledging Native History During Native American Heritage Month

Kayah Cieslak, Staff Reporter November 29, 2023

For years, “systematic militarized and identity-alteration methodologies'' infested the United States and targeted Indigenous children, stripping them of their traditions and reprimanding them if they...

La Salle sophomores Larissa Bonn and John Rask, along with Luke Stahl, a fellow Happy Valley Youth Council member, welcome people as they enter the town hall. La Salle sophomore Tabitha Obuchowski, who attended the event, stands next to them. The entry table had name tags for students to fill out, and to the left was pizza, drinks, and snacks provided by the Youth Council for a dinner before the panel presentation.

Happy Valley Youth Council Brings Local Community Together to Spotlight Mental Health

Finn Christensen-McElroy, Staff Reporter November 29, 2023

A woman with blue-tipped hair, glasses, and a dark gray sweater stands to speak to a group of approximately 70 teenagers. She’s the third presenter to talk that evening. The room is warm, and the...

As Ezra Moody continues his term as Student Body President, he is pushing for more affinity group presence.

In More Ways Than One, Ezra Moody Carries Out His Campaign Promises

Meklit Wondwossen, Staff Reporter November 29, 2023

As senior Ezra Moody approaches his final semester at La Salle, he is leaving behind a legacy as the 2023-2024 Student Body President, and has recently achieved the fulfillment of his campaign promises...

As the Science Olympiad team’s inaugural season gets underway, students will work together in small groups to become experts on scientific subjects.

A Focus on Science: Falcons Form Science Olympiad Team

Lucas Hungerford, Staff Reporter November 15, 2023

La Salle students and fans will have one more team to support this year. For the first time, the school will have a Science Olympiad team, with students avid about science diving deep into various scientific...

Celebrating Lasallian Education, Annual Heroic Vow Ceremony Takes Place

Celebrating Lasallian Education, Annual Heroic Vow Ceremony Takes Place

Josephine Robinson, Editor in Chief November 15, 2023

In an annual tradition that always happens around this time in November, students and staff of La Salle, as well as some other guests, once again filed into the Brick Oven to celebrate the Heroic Vow...

In regards to his teaching philosophy, Mr. Oey’s core principle is that “We don’t want [students] just to graduate from La Salle. We want them to be ready for college.”

Mr. Oey, Math Master and Cheer Champion, Named As Educator of the Year

Seychelle Marks-Bienen, Assistant Editor November 14, 2023

Every year, the faculty and staff of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory nominates one colleague to receive the Lasallian Educator of the Year award. As stated by the criteria shared with the staff preceding...

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