Prior to attending La Salle, sophomore Bea Daudelin went to St. Ignatius School for middle school, with much of her class coming to La Salle as well.
During her freshman year, she found it easy to make friends and integrate herself within the community.
“I felt like it was especially easy for me because I have family that already went here,” she said. “I also knew a lot of people going here, but a lot of my current friends aren’t people that I knew before.”
Daudelin was born in San Francisco, California but moved to Portland when she was just two. “I like a lot of the outdoor access,” she said, and how “you can drive an hour and be in the snow or anywhere.” One of her favorite family traditions is Christmas because her extended family, who still lives there, comes to visit.
Daudelin is passionate about art, with one of her biggest accomplishments being winning two Scholastic Art Awards, including a Silver Key and an Honorable Mention. She is also a member of the National Art Honors Society. Daudelin’s interest in the creative field was sparked by her great aunt, who she admires because she supports those in need. She hopes to go to college — preferably somewhere on the East Coast — and pursue a career in something regarding her interests.
“I want to do something regarding English when I’m older — like a journalist or working in the government,” she said. “I always wanted to help people.”
Her interests are supported by her teachers and parents, especially her English and art teachers. Daudelin said her two favorite teachers are English Teacher Mr. Greg Larson and Art Teacher Mrs. Cha Asokan.
“Both of them know who I am pretty well,” she said, “They’re very encouraging and supportive when it comes to what I want to do.”
They are very insightful and helpful, “which I feel like is important in a student-teacher relationship,” she said.
Daudelin plays volleyball and is also a member of the newly introduced girls flag football team, and while Daudelin also ran track her freshman year, she explained she will not participate this spring. She is not sure whether she plans on joining any clubs but says there is always a possibility.
“Who knows?” she said. “It’s kind of hard to access clubs. I feel like a lot of the time, I feel like we kind of neglect them when it comes to school.”
While balancing sports, school, and hobbies can be hard, Daudelin said she does her best to make it work.
“In all honesty, I’m a really bad procrastinator, but it’s something I’m trying to work on,” she said. “I really focus on homework because it’s something that’s important to me. I don’t like to brush things off.”
She says that she wants to take harder classes and still enjoys high school by just focusing on what she really likes but also chooses based on what will help her the most for her future.
Daudelin plans on going on Journey and any other retreats and immersion experiences that she finds interesting, which she is excited for because “I’ve heard a lot of good things about them, and I feel like they would just help my La Salle experience.”
“I really love how small the community is,” she said. She loves that everyone here can be included, is proud to be Lasallian, and is excited for what comes next.
