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The La Salle Falconer

In the new one-lunch schedule introduced at the start of this year, the entire student body — just under 700 people — orders lunch, heats up food, and socializes at the same time.
“Change Is Hard”: Students and Staff React to New One-Lunch Policy
Kaitlyn Roozen and Finn Christensen-McElroy October 8, 2025

After many years of a consistent two-lunch system, La Salle implemented a dramatic shift in the way students experience lunch at the start of this year, introducing two days of the week when the entire student body eats together.   Previously,...

Learn more about the recent government shutdown and how it’s affecting the La Salle community.
“No One’s Blinking Yet”: What You Need to Know About the Government Shutdown
Clover Martin, Editor • October 8, 2025

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the clock struck 12:01 a.m. in Washington, DC, and the United States government shut down. One of Congress’ primary — and most important — duties is deciding the government’s budget for the...

This year, 330 prospective students registered for Open House, either through RSVP or at the door — a 60-person increase from last year, according to Director of Admissions Kelsey Hui.
La Salle’s Annual Open House Draws a Big Turnout With Over 800 Visitors
Grady Wilkinson, Assistant Editor • October 8, 2025

From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, La Salle hosted Open House, an annual event where hundreds of prospective students and parents visit the school and receive tours, look into classrooms, meet teachers, and gather...

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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
Eli Batcheller, Assistant Editor • October 8, 2025

The girls varsity soccer team hosted their Future Falcon Night on Wednesday, Oct. 8. It took place in the cafeteria from 6 to 7 p.m., and...

“I love the people I run with,” freshman Claire Norquist said, who has made strong connections with her varsity teammates despite being the only first-year on the roster.
Athlete of the Week: Claire Norquist
October 8, 2025

As the only freshman on the girls varsity cross country team, Claire Norquist has...

To develop their chemistry as a team, members of the varsity boys soccer team do simple things that they said make a difference, like matching on game days, greeting each other in the hallway, and listening to music together.
Boys Soccer Continues League Play, Hoping To Make Another Run to State
October 8, 2025

Adjusting to the loss of six seniors and welcoming new players from junior varsity,...

Currently ranked 29th in 5A, the La Salle varsity boys football team aims to make it further in the playoffs than last season. “We’re just kind of trying to prove that we're going to be just as good, if not better,” freshman quarterback Nate McCoy said.
Flying Into the Falcons’ Football Season: Practice, Games, and More
October 1, 2025

This season, the La Salle boys football team is using their strong work ethic...

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One of sophomore Sophia Wood’s favorite memories with her family is a particularly hectic game of Monopoly. “My poor little brother was screaming about all his properties getting taken,” she said. “It was hilarious. I did not win, unfortunately.”
Student of the Week: Sophia Wood
Harper Coleman, Editor • October 8, 2025

Every summer, sophomore Sophia Wood travels to the Philippines, staying with her mother’s side of the family for most of the season. When they...

“All of my grandparents have a lot of siblings, so that means I have a lot of cousins,” senior Leah Simon said. “Growing up around such a large family community, it really instilled in me the importance of family values and of community and of relying on other people when you need it.”
Student of the Week: Leah Simon
October 1, 2025

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, senior Leah Simon spent six months at Rockaway...

“I just like the rigor because I think it challenges me mentally,” sophomore Jack Jordan said, reflecting on why he chose to attend La Salle. “I want to develop myself as a person.”
Student of the Week: Jack Jordan
September 24, 2025

To the average person, spaghetti and fish sticks may not seem like a conventional...

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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
Clover Martin, Assistant Editor • October 1, 2025

On Jicarón Island, 30 miles off the coast of Panama, researchers from the Max Planck Institute captured footage of something many of us wouldn’t...

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...

When navigating life feels difficult, look to others around you, but most importantly, to yourself.
Letters to My Younger Self: Things I Wish I Had Known as an Underclassman
September 17, 2025

Updated Sept. 19, 2025 I am an athlete, an actor, a musician, a student, a writer, a club participant,...

Rest is a natural part of the human condition, but for students, rest is seen as laziness.
Not Lazy, Just Exhausted: What the Grades Don’t Show
September 17, 2025

The American academic system is designed like a machine that forces students to act like cogs without...

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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?
Kai Kelly, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2025

A song on this album contains explicit content. Deftones’ 10th album, “private music” feels like a new beginning. The album takes you on a roller coaster, from...

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...

Released over Memorial Day weekend, “Lilo & Stitch” demolished box office records for the holiday with $183 million in gross sales, blowing the previous record holder, “Top Gun: Maverick,” out of the water by about $23 million. It also takes second place for movies across any four-day holiday weekend, behind “Black Panther.”
Hilarious and Heartachingly Human, Live-Action “Lilo & Stitch” Is More Than a Remake
May 28, 2025

The following review contains spoilers for the film. It wouldn’t be a stretch...

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