De La Salle Institute
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| Motto | Signum Fidei |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type | College preparatory school |
| President | Diane Brown (Interim President) |
| Principal | James Krygier (Institute Campus), Sr. Rosemarie Morowczynski (Interim Principal Lourdes Hall Campus) |
| Students | 1159 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Colors | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Meteor |
| Website | www.dls.org |
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De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.
The school is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.
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[edit] History
De La Salle Institute was founded by Brother Adjutor of Mary in 1889. The school started as a two-year commercial school and has since grown to a four-year college preparatory school.
[edit] Athletics
De La Salle participates in the Chicago Catholic League.
[edit] Campus
The school consists of two campuses. The campus for young men, known as the Institute Campus, is located at 3434 S. Michigan Avenue. The Lourdes Hall campus for young women is located at 1040 W. 32nd Place.
[edit] Technology
In 2006, De La Salle began requiring incoming freshmen to lease or purchase an IBM X41 Tablet PC. The Tablet PCs allow students to take notes electronically and make use of the included textbook in e-books. Also, the Tablet PCs are equipped with a library of books to use for research, and many classic novels. Both De La Salle campuses are equipped with a WiFi network, allowing teachers and students to wirelessly access the Internet and print to network printers. De La Salle also has a computer repair center at each campus to deal with any computer problems or malfunctions. On August 28, 2006, De La Salle was featured on Fox News Chicago due to its use of tablet PCs.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
De La Salle Institute offers 15 sports for boys and girls, as well as many clubs such as Mock Trial, Chess Club, Weight Lifting, Boxing, Guitar Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, French Club, Web Design, and Drama. De La Salle offers many activities for students, everyone can participate in something.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Richard M. Daley, current Mayor of Chicago
- Richard J. Daley, former Mayor of Chicago
- Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago
- Martin H. Kennelly, former Mayor of Chicago
- Frank J. Corr, former Mayor of Chicago
- Bryant Gumbel, Sports Commentator
- Greg Gumbel, Sports Commentator
- Renaldo Wynn, NFL Defensive Lineman
- George Connor, former Chicago Bear
- Brian Bogusevic, Houston Astros AA Starting Pitcher
- Dan Ryan, President of Cook County Board from 1954-61
- George Dunne, Cook County Board president
- Moose Krause, Basketball Hall of Famer
- Lou Pote, former Anaheim Angels pitcher
[edit] Student Services
Each De La Salle student is assigned a counselor for their entire stay at De La Salle. This service allows students to talk about family issues, academic issues, behavioral issues, or just to talk. The counselors intervene at points when students are failing, or close to failing, in order to get them back on track.
There is also a counselor available to aid the students through the process of finding and apply to colleges and universities.
