Senior Finn Christensen-McElroy was born in San Francisco, California, and moved to Oregon at the age of seven. Her favorite classes this year are Advanced Journalism, AP English 4, and Marine Biology. Growing up near the California coast, Finn fostered a love of nature and the outdoors from a young age, and hopes to pursue a career where she could balance both writing and environmental or marine...

Senior Kayah Cieslak has lived in Portland, Oregon all of her life — despite moving from one household to another. With her all-time favorite book being “The Little Prince,” she has a deep appreciation for media in all its forms, like movies, music, and books. Her favorite music artists currently — although her rotation changes frequently — are beabadoobee, Panchiko, Radiohead, Starflyer ...

Senior Kieran Crist-Kenworthy was born in Portland, Oregon and has lived there his entire life. He deeply values its rainy environment, even if recent summers have brought absurd heat.  He was brought to La Salle by its strong sense of continuity with his middle school, Franciscan Montessori Earth School, in both values and shared community.  Kieran possesses an interest and passion for wr...

Senior Esmé Ryznar is currently in her fifth semester of Journalism. Moving here from Alaska roughly 14 years ago, she enjoys the rainy weather and atmosphere of Oregon.  Coming to La Salle simply because her brother, Dylan Ryznar, attended, Esmé has since found herself participating in many activities, engaging in the opportunities presented to her, and loving the community at La Salle.  Esmé has...

Senior Audrey Waters lives in Milwaukie, only a short commute away from La Salle. With an unexpected change in her plans for high school she ended up at La Salle, after receiving a recommendation from a family friend.  She attended Hosford Middle School, where she was in a Chinese Immersion program. This year her favorite classes include AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Lasallian Ministry. Au...

While senior Harper Coleman originally joined The Falconer’s crew to follow in her brother’s footsteps, she quickly discovered her own passion for the creative and investigative qualities of the craft and thrives in the publication’s friendly team environment. This is her fifth semester of journalism. Harper loves road trips, having been to 15 states and 29 national parks. While she event...

Junior Bea Daudelin lives in Portland, Oregon and came to La Salle following in both of her sisters footsteps. Before La Salle, Bea attended St. Ignatius where her passion for social justice and inclusivity blossomed — one of the reasons she chose to join The Falconer. Currently, Bea is a part of National Honors Society, National Art Honors Society, and serves as  a School Ambassador where she g...

Sophomore Jasper Trehearne has lived in, and loved, Portland for his whole life. He enjoys the cold weather and the great community. At La Salle, Jasper’s favorite class is Honors English II, partially because of his teacher, Mr. Greg Larson, and partially because of his lifelong love for writing. Other than The Falconer, Jasper is a member of the speech and debate team, which he went to the state t...

Kailin Quatela is in 12th grade and moved to Oregon in 2013 from the mountains of Flat Rock, North Carolina, which she still visits every summer.  Being raised in the mountains encouraged her to love spending time outdoors, whether it be hiking close by or road-tripping to explore new places. She brings her digital camera everywhere in hopes to capture candids of people or pretty shots of nature. Ou...

Born in Alaska, senior Ashe Hardigg moved to Portland 14 years ago and has lived there ever since. He went to Franciscan Montessori Earth School for middle school and, along with almost all of his classmates, chose to attend high school at La Salle. Ashe found a love for running during quarantine and carried this over to participating in track and field for La Salle during the spring. He also plays...

Sophomore Grady Wilkinson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and loves the cool, rainy weather and the various shops. Prior to coming to La Salle, Grady went to ACCESS Academy, a public school in southwest Portland. His favorite subject currently is English for no particular reason, but it changes from time to time. This year, he hopes to pass all his classes with A’s. In his free time,...

Senior Clover Martin was born in Pacifica, California, a small coastal town that still calls her back each summer — though Oregon keeps her plenty busy these days. She makes occasional trips back for music expos or festivals with her father, a composer who helped shape her lifelong love for sound, but her sights are set far beyond the West Coast. Once graduation hits, she's planning to pack he...

Senior Tabitha Obuchowski lives in Happy Valley and came to La Salle following her sister's path. Before La Salle, Tabitha attended El Puente Elementary, a Spanish immersion school in Milwaukie and then Christ the King for middle school to be close to La Salle.  Music is very important to Tabitha as she is always open to a new genre or artist recommendation. Her interest in music started when her mom s...

Eli Batcheller is currently a senior. Eli lived in Oregon City for around 16 years, until moving to Oak Grove in the summer after his Freshman year.  His favorite part of all of his classes are his friends around him that he has been able to make. One of the most important things he finds is the community at La Salle in all aspects.  He originally chose to go to La Salle because of his old...

Emmett Strackany, junior, is a proper Portlander. Born and raised on the same three blocks all his life. He loves all seasons here, but his favorite is probably fall. After previously attending Franciscan Montessori Earth School (FMES) for middle school, Emmett came to La Salle with many others from his class. He adored FMES and it had a profound and continuous impact on his life outlook.  ...

Senior Zach M has lived in Oregon his whole life, and throughout his entire time there has been very interested in writing. Zach always had many ideas to share and would often expand upon his interests in specific pieces of media by writing fan novels about them. He always had more to say in writing assignments in school, and would almost always go over the word count limit. His interest in writing...

Olivia Fought is a freshman at La Salle. She has lived in Oregon City her whole life — recently moving into a new house.  She can be found doing various extracurricular activities including riding dirt bikes, sketching, practicing the piano and electric guitar, and playing tennis.  After beginning to write a dystopian novel alongside her close cousin, Olivia has discovered her love of writing. H...

Freshman Abby Liebler grew up in Oregon, attending St. John the Baptist Catholic School for both elementary and middle school.  She later came to La Salle, hearing about the welcoming community from her older brother, who is now a junior.  In the fall, she played volleyball at La Salle, which helped her make many new friends as she got used to the transition from middle school to high school. ...

Freshman Sameera Maskey has lived in Oregon City her whole life, and she loves the scenic views you can encounter on an everyday basis. She attended Tumwata Middle School, and she was the only one in her class to come to La Salle from there. Sameera decided to come to La Salle in eighth grade. It became an option to her when all of her cousins began talking about high school and brought up La Salle....

Sophomore Lukas Rust was the only student from his Alder Creek Middle School class to attend La Salle.  Occasionally on Thursday nights, he volunteers at Portland Night Strike to help serve food for those experiencing homelessness.  Running and nature are big parts of his life, and he enjoys going on hikes — especially in the Columbia River Gorge — and running on local trails.  He ...

Max Wright is currently a sophomore. Outside of school he enjoys playing sports and spending time with friends and family. Outside of journalism Max plays soccer and baseball for the Falcons. Max's favorite classes in school are English and world history. He enjoys learning about the past and writing about it. Max hopes to travel to Italy someday and enjoy the beaches on the Amalfi Coast. During the w...

Sophomore Raelynn Skeldon was born in Colorado and moved to Oregon at the age of five. Before following in her family’s footsteps and choosing La Salle for her high school career, she came from St. Ignatius School.  Besides her interest in journalism, Raelynn is an active member of Earth Club and Charity Club. She is also involved in her church’s children’s liturgy group and volunteers t...

Having lived in Oregon her whole life, freshman Marlo Varga attended St. Clare School before coming to La Salle — where she was drawn to the supportive and welcoming community of students, teachers, and staff. She was very excited to become part of a school community that values growing in her academics and faith. Marlo was the only person from her middle school’s class of 2025 to attend La Sall...

Freshman Claire Norquist has lived in Oregon her whole life with her two younger siblings. Before coming to La Salle, Claire attended All Saints Catholic School.  Claire participated in track and cross country throughout middle school and plans to continue to do so at La Salle. After making varsity last cross country season, Claire is hoping to sustain that position.  Writing creative stori...

Sophomore Eva Nigl-Chang has lived in the same house in Portland her entire life. While not a cold-weather person, she enjoys watching the rain fall from the comfort of her home.  After spending nearly a decade of her life at West Hills Christian School, she chose La Salle for the academic rigor that it provides.  She has always loved math as a subject, and her favorite course this year is Honors...

Junior ThuyAn Nguyen has spent her entire life in Portland. She appreciates all four seasons, even though it mostly rains in the Portland area.  Since the age of 6, ThuyAn has been a figure skater. She has moved to multiple different ice rinks, first starting out at the Lloyd Center. Activities that ThuyAn enjoys are swimming, camping, and reading — because it allows her to escape reality and to be a...

Outside of journalism, sophomore Beckett France is a part of the La Salle theater program and the Science Olympiad team.  Before coming to La Salle, he went to Vernon K-8 School. He was drawn to La Salle for its amazing community and its opportunities.  In the mornings, Beckett can be found in the band hall playing clarinet with the La Salle band.  He would love to travel to Turkey one...

Luci Reid is a sophomore who has lived in Oregon her whole life. She was drawn to La Salle by its strong education and community-oriented values. Now in the beginning of her sophomore year, she is glad she came.  She enjoys her Honors Chemistry and Honors Spanish 3 classes the most. Luci participates in various activities, playing varsity volleyball and tennis at La Salle. Sports have always ...

Junior Eleanor Kreitzberg has lived in Oregon her entire life. Eleanor is involved in many extracurriculars both inside and outside of school. She participates in theater and is a part of the swim team and is also the co-president of the FemmeSTEM club. Outside of school, Eleanor takes self defense and ballroom dance lessons. Eleanor also enjoys reading and hanging out with her friends. Eleanor ca...

Sophomore Abigail Tesfa moved to Oregon from Washington around six years ago, she has always enjoyed the nature and weather of the Pacific Northwest. Almost all her life has been spent in private school. She started at St. Therese and then moved to St. Ignatius, where she built a love for learning and a strong community. She chose to attend La Salle because of the education and family ties.  ...

Sophomore Rune Puha has always lived in Oregon, starting first from Eugene, before drifting up into Portland at eight, where they’ve grown to quite enjoy the rainy weather. Since starting La Salle, Rune’s favorite classes include Choir, World History 1, and French, because they love learning facts, and data about past events which can be cross referenced into story ideas. Rune participates i...

Senior Kaitlyn Roozen has lived in Portland, Oregon, her whole life, although she has had to move three different times. She enjoys the rainy weather Oregon has to offer because she finds it comforting. Before starting her educational career at La Salle, Kaitlyn attended Saint John the Baptist from preschool all the way through 8th grade. She was inspired to come to La Salle due to the close proximity...

Sophomore Lou Rodriguez was born and raised in the Southeast Portland neighborhood of Montavilla. A beloved neighborhood to Rodriguez, he feels Montavilla is a small town with a bustling downtown that is somewhat separate from the rest of Portland. Rodriguez’s dad is from Argentina but moved to Mexico at a young age. When his dad turned 18, he moved to Texas and started a new life in America....

Julia was born and raised in Oregon. Going to private school at St. John the Baptist her entire life, she planned on attending La Salle since kindergarten.  Throughout her educational career, English has always been a subject that Julia has admired. Her love for this particular class is what sparked her interest in taking journalism as an elective.  Julia has played soccer since she was five years ...

Senior Milo Trevino was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and lived there up to the age of five. He then moved to California a year prior to moving to Portland.  He attended Fransican Montessori Earth School from first grade through middle school. His favorite subject is science because he has always had a love for it. Additionally, he has always been curious about how things work. He is par...