La Salle Catholic College Preparatory is a private co-ed Roman Catholic College Preparatory School

University-preparatory school

A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...

 in Milwaukie, Oregon

Milwaukie, Oregon

Milwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in...

, near Portland

Portland, Oregon

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. Under the Archdiocese of Portland

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland

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, the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...

 established La Salle in 1966 as part of their worldwide network of schools which began in 1679 with St. John Baptist de La Salle in Rheims, France

France

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. The school has been accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

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 since 1979.

Facility

In 2010, the school installed a 98-kilowatt system using funding from a subsidiary of MDU Resources. The system provides 10-20% of the school's power.

Academics

La Salle Preparatory emphasizes its strong curriculum for college preparation, offering ten Advanced Placement (AP) courses in addition to fifteen honors courses, including some honors courses in which students are eligible to receive college credit for courses from various Portland area colleges and transfer the credit to their college upon graduation from the school.

In accordance with the institution’s mission of educating the whole person, La Salle offers a variety of clubs and programs in addition to its athletic programs, including: Drama, Art, ASB/Council, Lasallian Ministry, Earth Club, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

, Chess Club, and Community Service. In addition, the school offers its students a chance to participate in competitive educational immersion programs, such as Harvard Model Congress

Harvard Model Congress

Harvard Model Congress is the largest congressional simulation conference in the world, providing high school students from across the U.S. and abroad with an opportunity to experience American government firsthand...

, Lasallian Student Leaders, and Lasallian Youth Assembly, as well as language immersion programs over the summer to Germany, France, and Costa Rica. The school also offers a heavily funded student counseling and planning program, employing three personal counselors, a student advancement director, and two college counselors.

Facts and Figures

• Student/teacher ratio: 13:1
• Enrollment: 628
• Average Class Size: 24
• 67% of student body is Catholic
• 18% of student body is racially/ethnically diverse
• 99% of graduates attend college upon graduation
• 15 Honors/College Credit Courses offered
• 10 AP Courses Offered
• 20 athletic programs
• 12 student clubs

State championships

• Boys doubles racquetball (National Championships): 2006
• Boys soccer: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009
• Boys golf: 1989, 1991

Activities

• 2005 "High-Five Challenge
  High-Five Challenge
  High-Five Challenge, which airs in Oregon and Washington and is taped in Portland, Oregon is a high school quiz competition featuring teams from Oregon and Washington. It has been on the air since 1993 and was created and is hosted by Wayne Faligowski....
  
  " academic game Show Champion
• 2006 Mock Trial State Champion

Notable alumni

• Michael Cassidy
  Michael Cassidy (actor)
  Michael Cassidy is an American film and television actor. He attended La Salle High School in Milwaukie, Oregon and graduated from the Two-Year Conservatory program at The New Actors Workshop in New York City in 2003....
  
  , 2001, actor
• Ryan Cochrane, 2001, Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
  
   player
• Matthew Dickman
  Matthew Dickman
  Matthew Dickman is an American poet. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Oregon , and has been the recipient of fellowships from The Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin, The Vermont Studio Center, and The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown...
  
  , 1993, poet