ParentNewsletter The La Salle
FOR PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL
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PASADENA •
CALIFORNIA •
MARCH 2012
Principal Ideas Learn•Serve•Lead
As you know from your own admission experiences, February and March are key months in the school’s admission season. The members of our Admission Team will have scrutinized test scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, inter view worksheets and recommendation letters for 450-480 a pplica n ts prio r t o t h e M a rch 2 Acceptance Letter mailing. This is a daunting t ask each year for the Admission Team because of the supreme importance of selecting Mission appropriate students who will benefit from being part of our community. As in the past years, we will be enrolling a new 9th grade class of approximately 175 students. I have no doubt that once again we will be blessed with a wonderful group of new students and families who will thrive within our Lasallian Community. It is especially gratifying that approximately 17% of the applications continue to
come from families having either a past or current relationship with the school. The fact that year-inand-year-out families are willing to maintain their connection with the school is a key factor in creating the family environment that we are so proud of at La Salle.
Teen Issues Day I want to thank the Student Life Team for their efforts in planning and presenting another successful Teen Issues Day last month. I encourage any of you who have a suggestion for themes for this event to contact Mr. Ed O’Connor who directs the Teen Issues Day theme selection process. I had the opportunity to discuss the day with students in my class and they shared with me that they found the content of the day compelling and meaningful. The number of parents who attended the evening parent presentation was good but not great. I know that there is much going on that makes it difficult to attend such an event, but based on all of the parent feedback I have received, these parent presentations have been appreciated by those in attendance.
Parent/Teacher Conferences On a related note, parent participation in the recent Parent/Teacher Conferences was good. As always, the number of parents who attended the winter conferences was lower than for the fall conferences. It is important that parents make a Continued on page 2
The words of St. John Baptist de La Salle
“Take care that you often recall the presense of God, for this is the principal fruit of prayer.” Letter 3 to Brother Denis in Rethel - May 1701 Saint John Baptist de La Salle
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