School News
Jasmine has been selected as one of two runners-up for the 2024 Oregon High School Student Journalist of the Year, earning a $500 scholarship toward college tuition. She's been an integral member of The Falconer staff since the start of her sophomore year, and she is now in her sixth semester with the publication, serving as the multimedia editor.
We are excited to welcome Julie Taylor as the new girls Head Volleyball Coach!
Harvard Model Congress is the largest congressional simulation conference in the world run entirely by undergraduates at Harvard College. Hosted every February, students from across the nation participate in this 5-day conference. Our Falcons traveled to Boston, MA and participated in mock hearings and debates while networking with other students and exploring the city of Boston.
Cadence Wooden '24 was crowned Monday as the Metro East representative on the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Court.
In all, 15 students from Portland-area high schools will serve on the court. Each will receive a $3,500 scholarship courtesy of The Randall Group and one-on-one mentorship arranged by Unitus Community Credit Union.
Congratulations Cadence!
Since near the beginning of the school year, students in Journalism and Advanced Journalism have been studying the work of Eli Saslow, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and writer-at-large for The New York Times. By reading, analyzing, and discussing Saslow’s work, which consistently appears on the front page of the Times, students were searching for answers to the course’s guiding questions: Why is journalism important, and what does excellent journalism look like?
Lasallian educators David Lane and Dustin Janz have won the prestigious Carol Feltz Bluhm ‘80 award. The two were honored on January 30, 2024 during halftime of the girls varsity basketball game at home in the Brick Oven.
La Salle alumna and former editor of The Falconer Maddie Khaw ’21 has taken on a prestigious internship at The Boston Globe. After showing up on the cover of the Metro section of The Globe several times in her first month, she now has her first front-page byline.
Incoming varsity head coach Lucas Fiorante hopes to continue the success the players have had already.
Photo credit: Finn Christensen-McElroy '24
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory is proud to announce student athlete Vance Sheffield '25 has earned national recognition by Sports Illustrated as one of the top 20 high school boys soccer players in the nation.