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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

A group picture on the bridge at the Plaza de España in Seville.

Spring Break Sightseeing in Spain

Madeline Obuchowski, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

This spring break, a group of students from La Salle’s Spanish classes, including myself, traveled to Spain along with chaperones Ms. Lisa Moran, Ms. Amy Gantt, Ms. Kathleen Coughran, and Mr. Matt...

Sebastian Gang is a senior at La Salle who has a passion for art, a love for skateboarding, and plans to travel the world.

Student of the Week: Sebastian Gang

Lillian Paugh, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

Senior Sebastian Gang is a self-described easygoing person who “kind of just [goes] with the flow of things,” he said. Similarly, his choice of which high school to attend after graduating from...

Two Years In, Students and Staff Share What They Have Learned From the Pandemic

Mary Loeb and Avery Rush March 16, 2022

March 12, 2020 marked the day that the emergence of the coronavirus led to the closure of many schools across the country, including La Salle. Two years later, La Salle students and staff reflected...

“When I saw the sign up for tennis this year, I was like, ‘you know what? Let’s do this,’” Osenniy said.

Student of the Week: Nadaly Osenniy

Nicholas Hounton, Staff Reporter March 16, 2022

After her day of being a shadow in the eighth grade, sophomore Nadaly Osenniy had made up her mind: She was going to choose La Salle as her high school. While observing a typical school day, Osenniy...

“I just really want to be successful in my future,” sophomore Anne Rust said. “I feel like that kind of just starts right now.”

Student of the Week: Anne Rust

Madeline Obuchowski, Staff Reporter March 9, 2022

Coming to La Salle from a public school, Alder Creek Middle School, sophomore Anne Rust appreciates how “everyone is pretty serious about their education,” she said. She admires how students at La...

Senior Natalie Fuchs and junior Myra Keyes used cardboard to create their artwork in AP 2D design class.

A Glimpse of the Art Displayed Throughout La Salle

Fia Cooper, Assistant Media Editor March 9, 2022

Throughout the campus, artwork is displayed from various classes. La Salle offers many art classes such as Art Foundations, Advanced Art 2D, Advanced Art 3D, and AP Studio Art. Students are introduced...

Senior Joe Demers plans to take a gap year following graduation, and will work at PDX Sliders in Sellwood if another opportunity doesn’t arise.

Student of the Week: Joe Demers

Maia Gutmann, Staff Reporter March 2, 2022

Senior Joe Demers reminisced on the last four years as he anticipates graduation and his life beyond La Salle. He said he greatly appreciates the teachers and classes he has had at La Salle, and hopes...

Reflecting back on her high school years, varsity soccer player Gretchen Shea feels as though her greatest accomplishment was “definitely playing in the state game,” she said.

Student of the Week: Gretchen Shea

Noemi Skovierova, Staff Reporter February 23, 2022

Senior Gretchen Shea is inspired by her dad to be “hardworking,” both through her soccer career and her classes at La Salle. Growing up in the Sellwood area of Portland, Shea went to Sellwood Middle...

The AAPI club strives to provide a space that is inclusive and celebrates Asian culture.

Community and Celebration — Exploring the Asian American Pacific Islander Club and Their Lunar New Year Celebration

Josephine Robinson, Assistant Editor February 16, 2022

This year, juniors Catie Tassinari, Raphael De Leon, and Madeline Obuchowski have taken over as co-leaders of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Club after joining together as freshmen.  The...

Senior Peyton Stephens uses a continuous glucose monitor that “reads your blood sugar every five minutes and sends those readings to your phone through Bluetooth,” she said.

A Look Into the Life of a Student With Type 1 Diabetes

Erin Moran, Assistant Editor February 16, 2022

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1.6 million people — including several students at La Salle. Senior Peyton Stephens is one of these 1.6 million people who will...

Rooney dreams of becoming an architect in the future because “I like precision,” she said.

Student of the Week: Jaida Rooney

Natalia Gonzalez, Assistant Editor February 16, 2022

Drawing, surfing, and snowboarding are a few activities senior Jaida Rooney likes to do in her free time, along with exploring her creativity through art. She enjoys using pens and pencils in her drawings...

“I like working with another person [in theater] because you have more opportunities to play with the words you’re given,” senior Sofia Kahl said. “Its not what you say, its how you say it.”

Student of the Week: Sofia Kahl

Clare Daudelin, Staff Reporter February 9, 2022

Transferring to La Salle from Clackamas High School at the start of her junior year in the midst of the pandemic was definitely a big change for senior Sofia Khal, but since transferring she said has found...

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