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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

Wearing a mask is not something you need to do for yourself, it is something you can do to protect someone else.

Wearing a Mask Should Not Be Political: It Is About Protecting Lives

Avery Eldon, Staff Reporter October 7, 2020

One crisp day in January of 2020, I walked into my living room to see CNN News and my mother at the dining room table, with her eyes locked on the television screen. Reporters were saying something about...

Out of the ten states with the highest murder rates, seven still practice the death penalty.

The Death Penalty Has No Place in the American Justice System

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor September 30, 2020

Some laws and practices are important to maintain, as they help make and shape our democracy and hold traditions. However, practicing the death penalty is not a tradition that our country should keep any...

“In my school consisting of 704 students, only 37% of us identify as culturally diverse. In a majority of my classes, I have been one of the only people of color.”

Letter to the Editor: To Truly Be an Inclusive School, La Salle Needs to Do Better

June 5, 2020

Letters to the editor, which can be sent to [email protected], are published at the discretion of the student editors. To the editor, My name is Mia Ly, and I am a graduating senior at La Salle....

The Chicana culture is not a fashion statement. A recent TikTok displaying it as so is an upsetting example of cultural appropriation.

Mi Cultura Is Not Your Fashion

Alexa Ramirez-Hernandez, Staff Reporter June 3, 2020

As most of you know by now, there is a trending app that many teens use called TikTok. TikTok is a social media platform where people have the chance to share many different forms of creative content....

Sexual assault is not something we should be learning about for the first time during our freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school. We need to be discussing and preventing it at much younger ages. 

Sexual Assault Is a Real Issue That Deserves Our Attention

Avery Eldon, Staff Reporter June 3, 2020

This story contains content that could be upsetting to some readers. Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, becoming a victim of unwanted sexual touching, attempted, or completed rape.  You...

Astrology readings are based upon a persons date of birth and how it corresponds with the arrangement of the stars.

Zodiac Signs: Are They Actually True?

Gretchen Shea, Staff Reporter May 13, 2020

Astrology has been a part of the human race for thousands of years. We have used the stars for farming, traveling, telling time, and now, predicting the future. There are hundreds of social media accounts,...

Home economic classes would help to better prepare students for life on their own.

We Are Not Ready for Adulthood—That’s Why We Need Home-Ec

Fia Cooper, Staff Reporter May 13, 2020

At the start of the 20th century, home economics classes were introduced to schools. However, starting in the 1960s, the skills taught in these classes were deemed unlikely to lead to employment, and as...

Having students take AP exams at home, especially with the new modified format, adds unnecessary concern and stress as they complete digital learning during quarantine.

COVID-19 Has Already Caused Enough Stress. AP Exams Shouldn’t Make It Worse.

Mandy Sisul, Assistant Editor May 6, 2020

Being at home during the COVID-19 outbreak is already stressful enough for us high school students. Almost every weekday, we are asked to complete assignments digitally in order to finish the semester...

An urgent care center in Oregon City displays signs warning visitors to take necessary social distancing precautions.

Editorial: This Is Not a “Coronacation” — Quarantine Is Not Over Yet

The Editorial Board April 29, 2020

Quarantine is not a celebration. It is not a chance to hang out with your friends. It is not a break from your classes. It is not a “coronacation.” We are not even close to the finish line at the...

Zoom has a long history of security and privacy breaches.

Why We Shouldn’t Be Using Zoom

Andrew Clair, Staff Reporter April 29, 2020

As most of us know by now, Zoom, created by billionaire Eric Yuan, is an online communications platform that went from being nearly unheard of by some to becoming the default application for videoconferencing...

The Little Things Matter: Why We Shouldn’t Take Anything for Granted

Dakota Canzano, Editor April 22, 2020

What are the moments you simply take for granted? Is it school? Seeing your friends or teachers? Getting to spend time with the ones you love? I believe at some point in our lives, we have all underestimated...

A collage of some couples whose relationships ended in divorce or separation, and some that are still together and in healthy relationships.

First Comes the Love, Then Comes the Marriage?

Kiran Vogt, Staff Reporter April 22, 2020

More often than not, many young girls grow up dreaming of their perfect wedding and ideal husband. We grow up watching rom-coms and seeing “perfect” couples and happy endings. In reality, about 200...

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