La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 www.lschs.org
September 2010 Volume Twenty Number 1
Dear Friends and Guardians, It is now time for La Salle to change its focus from the more than 300 young campers and academic scholars who on a daily basis brightened our summer days to our mission of educating and developing the more than 1,050 young men who return to campus this Fall. Switching gears is what makes every day different at La Salle College High School. The Young Explorers will soon welcome the 270 members of the Class of 2014. For these newest Explorers, this will be both an exciting and a bit intimidating time. It usually takes about four weeks for the new class to settle in and get use to the routine and expectations of a La Salle education. As mothers and fathers of the Class of 2014, I encourage you to support your sons during these transition days and to assure them that things will become “normal” very soon for them. I look forward to seeing many of you at the opening events of the Fall and at the various events involving your sons. I welcome each of you to the La Salle family and the excitement of the next four years. I look forward to meeting the returning members of the Classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013 as they continue their Lasallian education. It is always exciting to greet these students and to see how the summer has changed them. Inevitably they will have changed in looks and stature. Summer has a way of doing this to boys. It was a pleasure this summer to see many of the students working on campus alongside our maintenance and custodial staffs. I am sure these students have a new perspective on what it takes to get ready for a new school year and all the activity of campus in the summer. They most likely will demand that their classmates give a greater respect to the campus and the fruits of their hard work during the summer. Welcome the Classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013 to another exciting and growth-filled year. Over the summer, our Board of Trustees welcomed five new members: Mrs. Mimi Kehan, Executive Director, Arbour Square and The Birches of Harleysville; Mrs. Candy Markmann, Adjunct Professor of History, La Salle University; Mrs. Courtney Portlock, Director of Diversity and Community Life at Episcopal Academy; Mr. James H. Stewart, President of Malvern Prep; and Ms. Arlene Yocum, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, PNC Financial Services. On behalf of La Salle College High School, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the “retiring” members of the Board who have helped guide La Salle to its unique position among Catholic independent schools: Mr. Ernest Behr, Mrs. Catherine Cassidy, Mr. Austin Meehan, Brother Gerard Molyneaux, and Mrs. Judy Paul. All five Trustees have provided outstanding service to La Salle and the La Salle community is only stronger because of their guidance. I particularly welcome all parents to become involved with the Mothers’ Club and Men of La Salle. I encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities for you to become a part of your son’s life here at La Salle. Believe it or not – the boys enjoy seeing their mothers and fathers involved with their school. Fall also provides the opportunity for cheering your sons at their various sport events. La Salle fans are key to our success. Over the summer, La Salle suffered the passing of Mrs. Mary Jo Smith, a long time math teacher and moderator of our Speech and Debate team. Mrs. Smith was a key member of our Lasallian family and we will greatly miss her presence and giftedness. To honor Mrs. Smith, our Math Resource Center will be named in her honor. Join me in expressing our sympathy and appreciation to her family for sharing Mary Jo with La Salle College High School. After what has been the hottest summer on record, I am looking forward to the Fall and all the activity of the boys on campus and throughout the building. There is no doubt but that the students bring life to the school. Sincerely yours,
Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60
President