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The La Salle Falconer

The student news site of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory.

The La Salle Falconer

The student news site of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory.

The La Salle Falconer

“It’s Not a Magic Trick”: Behind the Scenes of Band’s Pop Music Workshop

Clover Martin and Audrey Waters June 4, 2025

While most of the school is waking up, the band’s work has already begun. Tucked away in the backstage of La Salle’s theater auditorium, the band room buzzes with precision, eyelids heavy but ears...

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

Harper Coleman, Editor June 4, 2025

Summer officially begins for La Salle on June 13, after the last final concludes next week. With just under three months of freedom right around the corner, students are faced with the challenge of figuring...

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

Kieran Crist-Kenworthy, Assistant Editor May 28, 2025

I have had an intimate knowledge of history since I listened to Mike Duncan’s podcast Revolutions — learning about those cataclysmic periods of change, from the U.S., to France, to Russia, while riding...

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

Harper Coleman, Editor May 28, 2025

The following review contains spoilers for the film. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call “Lilo & Stitch” (2002) one of the wackiest, most contemporarily beloved treasures of Disney’s vast animated...

“The Good Place” is not just a comedy show; it is a show about life, death, and what it truly means to be good.

Funny and Surprisingly Deep: Why “The Good Place” Should Be at the Top of Your Watchlist

Rita Tran, Assistant Editor May 7, 2025

If you were ever wondering what should be your next watch, “The Good Place” should be at the top of your list.  Premiering in 2016 and streaming on Netflix and Apple TV, “The Good Place” revolves...

Black Country, New Road recorded “Forever Howlong” in a converted 19th-century church in rural Scotland over six weeks of intensive sessions.

“Forever Howlong”: Black Country, New Road’s Whimsical New Chapter

Clover Martin, Assistant Editor May 7, 2025

Some of the songs on the album contain explicit content. “Forever Howlong,” released April 4, 2025, finds Black Country, New Road in yet another state of reinvention. It’s the U.K. group’s...

“Anastasia” runs for two weekends from Friday, April 25, to Sunday, May 4, with the final four performances beginning this Thursday, May 1.

Two Casts, Nine Shows, and Four Months of Work: La Salle’s Theater Department Debuts “Anastasia”

Grady Wilkinson and Kieran Crist-Kenworthy April 30, 2025

On Friday, April 25, the La Salle theater program debuted “Anastasia,” its two and a half-hour spring musical production following Anya, an amnesiac Russian girl who has no recollection of her...

Will Smith returns to music and provides insight into his perspective with his latest hip hop album, “Based on a True Story.”

A Hip Hop Comeback: Will Smith Releases “Based on a True Story”

Hugo Sanchez, Staff Reporter April 23, 2025

Oscar-winning actor Will Smith once portrayed Christopher Gardner, a homeless salesman, in the 2006 film “Pursuit of Happyness,” where he gave his son, played by Jaden Smith, a piece of advice: “Don’t...

Beabadoobee shone brighter than the flashing lights around her on Wednesday, April 9.

“Stuck By The Glue”: A Concert Review of “The Space in Between”

Rune Puha, Staff Reporter April 23, 2025

Beabadoobee took to the stage on the night of Wednesday, April 9, with a rollicking performance at the Moda Center, welcomed by openers Pretty Sick (composed of Sabrina Fuentes, Eva Kaufman, and Benjamin...

Sweet, Savory, and Fun: Delicious After-School Destinations for Students

Kaitlyn Roozen and Zayna Elkhal April 16, 2025

Looking for somewhere close by and quick? Here is a list of places The Falconer recommends to grab a sweet treat or wind down after school!

2hollis doesn’t experiment as much as normal on “star,” but he made sure it was good.

2hollis’ “Star” Shines Bright, but Doesn’t Carry Heat

Gwen Brown, Assistant Editor April 9, 2025

Some of the songs on the album contain explicit content.  2hollis has blown up in the music scene recently after opening for Ken Carson on his latest tour, amassing a following of his own with his...

Every song practiced by the band students were self-transcribed, presented to the class, and performed as a group, with instruments ranging from saxophones, keyboards, and even maracas.

Morning Band Rehearses as Spring Concert Draws Closer

Audrey Waters and Clover Martin April 9, 2025

Rising early for zero period, the Band students were in tune on Thursday, April 3. Together, they prepared for the annual spring concert, practicing oldies like “Goldfinger” by Shirley Bassey,...

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