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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

Avery Rush

Avery Rush, Editor in Chief

Avery Rush is currently a senior. She has moved eight different times throughout the course of her life, all while staying in the Portland area.

Aside from The Falconer, she is also involved with Student Council for which she is serving as Senior Class President. She has played golf at La Salle since she was a freshman and although she isn’t very skilled at it, she really enjoys it. 

Avery loves to read and is a particularly large fan of the author Taylor Jenkins Reid. This year, she started La Salle’s new Book Club, alongside the librarian, Ms. Poteet. Reading is something she uses to escape when she is stressed, and it is how she stays busy during the summer. Other activities that Avery enjoys during the summer are water sports such as wake surfing and wakeboarding. 

If Avery could travel anywhere in the world, she would go to Amsterdam to visit The Anne Frank Haus. She would also travel to Puglia, Italy, to eat her favorite pasta noodle, orecchiette, which originated there. 

Something that Avery enjoys doing on the weekends is listening to music. Some of her favorite artists include Fiona Apple, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift. Music is also her favorite thing to write about as a journalist. Exploring how artists portray their own experiences with mental illness is an aspect of music she is particularly interested in. She also loves spending time with her two pets — a cat, Stella, and a dog, Rocky. She is a self-titled “foodie” and her favorite thing to do with her friends is go out to eat at restaurants around Portland.

In the future, Avery hopes to graduate from college and possibly complete a Master's Degree. She is planning on majoring in communications studies and she wants to minor in political science or psychology.

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During all four years of high school, valedictorian Seth Wobig has been a member of La Salle’s boys basketball program. His favorite memory from his time playing basketball was when this year’s varsity team defeated Wilsonville, which was a major feat for the program.

Valedictorian Seth Wobig

Avery Rush, Editor in Chief
June 1, 2022
Torbert has been participating in dance for over 14 years, and she is a current leader of La Salles dance team.

Student of the Week: Nyah Torbert

Avery Rush, Editor in Chief
October 13, 2021
Salutatorian Nathan Henry most enjoys math and science classes. I enjoy pushing myself and pushing my limits,” he said. “But I wanted to find my talents.”

Salutatorian Nathan Henry

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
June 2, 2021
“Life is short, and this is, like, maybe the coolest time ever,” Scott-Lewis said.

Salutatorian Ben Scott-Lewis

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
June 2, 2021
De Souza has been playing soccer for most of his life.

Student of the Week: Reuben De Souza

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
May 12, 2021
Brunkhorst is a participant in both the cross country and equestrian teams at La Salle.

Student of the Week: Brin Brunkhorst

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
March 10, 2021
Before La Salle transitioned to online learning last school year, sophomore Yendora Young participated in basketball and track. This year, she hopes to do the same.

Athlete of the Week: Yendora Young

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
February 3, 2021
Talking about soccer, junior Molly Schmidt said, I think its a really good game to get to know people as well as a mental and physical challenge.

Athlete of the Week: Molly Schmidt

Avery Rush, Assistant Editor
November 11, 2020
Jake Wilson plays lacrosse for La Salle and for one of the U.S. national teams.

Athlete of the Week: Jake Wilson

Avery Rush, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2020
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