The La Salle Falconer

Looking to the Future, Cafeteria Staff Hopes To Create Greener La Salle

Josephine Robinson, Editor in Chief • February 7, 2024

Environmental justice has always been a passion for head chef Ms. Megan Gable, and as she transitions over to the position of Food Services Manager, she believes it is time to start the process to make...

For the Community and by the Community: La Salle Holds 27th Annual Steak and Seafood Event

Audrey Waters, Assistant Editor • January 31, 2024

On Saturday, Jan. 27, La Salle's volunteer-run Steak and Seafood event returned for its 27th year. With the success of the past 26 events — including $80,000 being raised from last year — the Steak...

At the Push of a Button: Students and Teacher Reflect on How AI Has Changed Art and the Artistic Community

Finn Christensen-McElroy, Staff Reporter • January 24, 2024

What does it mean to be creative? What qualifies as artistic intellectual property? Why is art important? What does the creation of art add to the lives of artists and the rest of the world? And how...

From Food Service to Fly Fishing, La Salle Teachers Share Their High School Employment Experiences

Riley Witter, Staff Reporter • January 19, 2024

“A Goldmine of Wisdom”: Alumni Forum Shares Advice for College Applications and How To Maximize Opportunities in High School

Finn Christensen-McElroy, Staff Reporter • January 10, 2024

An alumni forum on highly-selective colleges and universities was held on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. in the La Salle Hamersly Library. The event, according to La Salle President Mr. John Huelskamp, endeavored...

Mealtime Preparations: A Morning With the Kitchen Staff

Josephine Robinson, Editor in Chief • January 10, 2024

Long before students and staff of La Salle show up for the school day — and most likely before many of us have even woken up — members of the kitchen staff are here preparing for the break and...

The Gravitational Pull of Science: Six Teachers Share Their Journey to La Salle’s Science Department

Bronson Shenson-Collins, Staff Reporter • January 3, 2024

The La Salle science teachers, Kyle Voge, Eric Roth, Amanda Schieber, Jon Owen, Ryan Kain, and Matthew Owen, were all called to science for many different reasons. Their journey to becoming teachers at...

With Community at the Forefront, Director of Admissions Kelsey Hui Brings Energy to the Admissions Office

Jasmine McIntosh, Editor • January 3, 2024

The social transition from middle school to high school is a difficult one, and the added pressure of applying to and visiting high schools can complicate the process for eighth graders. Director of Admissions...

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...

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...

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...

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...