La Salle High School will hold an open house for prospective students and their families on Sunday, November 3 from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.
The attendees will be able to tour the campus and meet La Salle’s teachers and students. The La Salle band, drama club, Student Life, the Parent Association and numerous other clubs and organizations will showcase presentations for the visitors.
La Salle High School is a college preparatory, co-educational, Catholic institution, located on a ten-acre campus in Northeast Pasadena. The 57-year-old institution now houses nearly 700 students.
“We believe the education we deliver to our students is of the highest quality, offering a very broad and deep academic program with 15 AP courses and 14 Honors classes,” said Brother Christopher Brady, FSC, La Salle’s principal. “We field 22 varsity sports teams along with an extensive visual and performing arts curriculum, honor and service societies, student clubs and organizations, student television broadcasts and student publications as well as a very inclusive Student Life program.”
“We provide a healthy, safe and warm community atmosphere for all our students steeped in the Lasallian traditions of educational excellence,” Brady added.
La Salle draws its philosophy and inspiration from the Christian Brothers. The institution is accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
“Our nurturing environment, developed from a 350-year Christian Brothers’ educational tradition continues today. We strive to carry out the Mission established by our founder, Saint John Baptist De La Salle, ‘to give a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor,’” Brady said.
La Salle’s curriculum include college preparatory courses, religious education and enrichment opportunities. Service learning is built into the curriculum during each of the four years. During the last five years, La Salle said 99.5 percent of its graduates have gone on to college with nearly 90 percent going to four-year institutions.
La Salle High School is located at 3880 East Sierra Madre Blvd. For more information, call (626) 351-8951 or visit http://www.lasallehs.org.