Each year, La Salle welcomes freshmen and transfer students on September 2nd, also known as Orientation Day. Orientation Day, which is planned and executed by La Salle’s LINK crew, works to connect all of the incoming students with each other. However, after that day, it is all too easy for the transfer students to become lost in the shuffle of unfamiliar faces, new hallways, and the confusing multiple lunch schedule. To help these faces become a little more familiar, we decided to catch up with the transfer students after they’ve had a few weeks to acclimate themselves to La Salle and give them a chance to introduce themselves.

This year we have 11 students from all different backgrounds joining us, ranging from seniors to sophomores. There are 5 sophomores, 4 juniors and 2 seniors.

Sophomores:

Name: Connor Sumpter
Age: 15
Grade: 10
Previous School: Portlad Adventist
Hobbies: Connor plans to try out for basketball and likes to play football.
Confusing: “I think the most confusing thing at La Salle has been the bell schedule and the school size.”
Excited about: “I am excited about basketball and football season, mainly because my other school didn’t have football.”
Random fact: “I am in love with strawberry milk.”

Name: Sam Gullo
Age: 15
Grade: 10
Previous School: The Northwest Academy
Hobbies: Sam loves playing soccer and is very excited about playing for La Salle this season.
Interesting/confusing: “Something I find sort of interesting is the music Mr. Stiff plays before class.”
Excited about: “I’m super excited to be participating in the bowling club!
Random fact: “My favorite movie is ‘This Is The End’.”

Name: Diego Puebla
Age: 15
Grade: 10
Previous School: Colegio Regis La Salle (Mexico)
Hobbies: Diego loves playing piano and guitar and is running cross country for La Salle this fall.
Interesting/confusing: “The confusing thing for me would be the A/B lunch schedule.”
Excited about: “I am very excited about meeting new people and having fun experiences with my friends!”
Random fact: “I am happy.”

Name: Bentina Kouadio 
Grade: 10
Previous School: Portland Christian
 

Name: Lily Calan
Age: 15
Grade: 10
Previous School: Lake Oswego High School
Hobbies: Lily likes art and is currently in design class at La Salle.
Interesting/confusing: “The most confusing thing to me is the class scheduling, it all seems very random to me.”
Excited about: “Football games, getting to know all of the sophomores and hopefully getting to go on the LA immersion trip! I’ve heard a lot of good things about it.”
Random fact: “I live on a houseboat.”
 

Juniors

Name: Lauren Rakoz
Grade: 11
Previous School: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton College Prep

Name: Rachel Bolt 
Age: 16
Grade: 11
Previous School: Clackamas High School
Hobbies: Rachel loves cheerleading, and is already a member of the cheer team at La Salle. In her free time, she loves playing with her dog, Kona.
Interesting/confusing: “I think lunch is confusing, because every day the schedule is different!”
Excited about: “I’m really excited about making new friends, hopefully through the musical!”
Random fact: “I’m adopted.”
         

Name: Bjorn Burke
Age: 16
Grade: 10
Previous School: Grant High School
Hobbies: Bjorn loves playing baseball, watching movies and playing video games.
Interesting/confusing: “I find the schedule very confusing, and I think there are a lot of rules.”
Excited about: “I am very excited to join the fantasy football club!”
Random fact: “I was born in Texas, I have 2 dogs (a black lab and a short haired pointer), I would like to learn German, and I spent three weeks in Europe this summer.”

Seniors:

Name: Clarice Beasley
Age: 18
Grade: Senior
Previous School: St. Mary’s Academy
Hobbies: Clarice runs cross country for La Salle and loves to write poetry in her spare time.
Interesting/Confusing: “I’ve never had a schedule with multiple lunches before, and I’m deathly afraid I’ll miss a class while I’m at lunch. It’s also hard going to lunch not knowing who has lunch with you that day!”
Excited About: “Graduation! And hopefully getting to know a lot of members of the senior class before then.”
Random Fact: “Once I ran 30 miles in one day.”
 

Name: Janelle Scott
Age: 17
Grade: 12
Previous School: Oregon City High School
Hobbies: Playing tennis, volunteering at milwaukie hospital, and interior designing.
Confused by: “The iPads are so new and I’m not used to them, so that would be the most confusing for me.”
Excited about: “I’m really excited to be back with my class and graduate with them this year!”
Random Fact: “I have a quote book in my purse in which I write random quotes of things I hear from people that I like or of a moments I want to remember.”