La Salle College Preparatory

La Salle College Preparatory is a private, Catholic college preparatory high school founded and run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Pasadena, California and located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1956 as La Salle High School. It was accredited in 1961 by the University of California.^[3]

La Salle College Preparatory
Location
3880 East Sierra Madre Boulevard Pasadena , Los Angeles County , California 91107 United States
Coordinates	34°9′41″N 118°4′6″W
Information
Type	Private college-preparatory school
Motto	Indivisa Manent (We Stand Undivided)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Christian Brothers
Patron saint(s)	Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Established	1956; 68 years ago (1956)
President	Perry K. Martin
Principal	Ernest Siy
Teaching staff	42.5 (FTE) (2017–18)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	665 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.6 (2017–18)[1]
Color(s)	Blue  -  Red  -  Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Del Rey League Camino Real League
Sports	Basketball Baseball Softball Football Volleyball Soccer Cross-country Golf Swimming Tennis Track and field Water polo
Mascot	Lancer
Rival	Maranatha High School
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Website	lasallehs.org

History

La Salle College Preparatory was founded in 1956 as La Salle High School. It was originally an all boys' school but became coeducational in 1993. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Phil Hendrie (1970) – radio personality, actor, and voiceover artist attended in the early 1970s.^[5]
• Gerry Janeski (1964) - former MLB player^[6]
• Bill Quirk (1963) – politician representing California's 20th State Assembly district^[7]
• Chase Rettig – starting American football quarterback for Boston College and NFL quarterback (2010–2013)^[8]
• James Roosevelt, Jr. (1963) – lawyer and grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[5]

References

1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
3. "About LaSalle - 1960s (La Salle Starts to Expand)". La Salle High School. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021.
4. "Heritage and history Archived 2016-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." La Salle High School. Retrieved on February 11, 2017.
5. "Indivisa Manent". Lancer. La Salle High School. 2015. pp. 14–17. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
6. "Gerry Janeski". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
7. Linden, Tim (July 10, 2013). "Assemblyman Bill Quirk represents California's 20th District, which includes Hayward, Castro Valley and other cities in Alameda County". Western Growers – via wga.com.
8. "Player Bio: Chase Rettig - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site". CBS Interactive. 2012. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Blakeslee Library - La Salle High School
• High School Placement Test Information