| La Salle High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3000 Lightning Way Union Gap, Washington, (Yakima County), 98903 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Signum Fidei (Sign of Faith) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Lasallian |
| Established | 1998 |
| President | Tim McGree |
| Principal | Ted Kanelopoulos |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Silver |
| Slogan | Enter to learn; leave to serve. |
| Athletics conference | SCAC |
| Team name | Lightning |
| Accreditation(s) | Northwest Association of Accredited Schools [1] |
| Dean of Studies | Brother Daniel Morgan |
| Dean of Students | Felix Hernandez |
| Admissions Director | Gloria White |
| Athletic Director | Jack McMillan |
| Website | http://www.lasalleyakima.com |
LaSalle High School, also known as LHS, is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Union Gap, Washington. It is the only Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima. The school prides itself on its commitment to its educational philosophy: "Enter to learn; leave to serve." La Salle High School bases its school on five core values: Inclusive Community, Quality Education, Concern for the Poor and Social Justice, Faith in the Presence of God, and Respect for all Persons. The school's motto, Signum Fidei, is shared with other Lasallian schools along the west coast and in Colorado and New Mexico.
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La Salle High School of Yakima is a Lasallian high school, based on the teachings of the Lasallian schools' founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, who founded the first Lasallian school in Reims, France in 1685.[2] It opened in 1998 to replace the Catholic high school, Carroll High School, which had closed in the late 1980s. Operated by the Lasallian Brothers, there are currently two working at the school. It has just under 200 students enrolled and attending.
La Salle sports are perennial powerhouses in their leagues. Since the school was founded in 1998, La Salle has won four team State Championships and many tennis, golf, and track individual State Championships. Home to the La Salle Lightning, La Salle has football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, golf, baseball and softball (fast and slow pitch) teams.
La Salle's girls' soccer team has made it to the State Championship five times since the team was founded seven years ago. While a 2B school, the Lightning participated in the 1A State Championship. Their first trip to state, they received fourth place, and after that three consecutive second place wins in the finals.
In the fall of 2008, the 2B District had enough teams to form its own championship. La Salle participated in the 2B State Tournament instead of the 1A State Tournament that fall, and won its first State Championship, taking home first.
Saturday, November 1: La Salle Lightning against Bridgeport @ Wenatchee. Ally Hernandez and Savannah Bonny kicked in three goals each. Hernandez's first goal was scored seven seconds into the game. (Final Score: La Salle 6; Bridgeport 0.)
Saturday, November 22: La Salle Lightning against Evergreen at Sumner in the state championship game. The score remained 0-0 at the end of regulation and two 5-minute periods. At the end of the shootout, Chelsea Adkins saved a goal and Julia Kennedy kicked one to end the game and secure the State Championship for La Salle. (Final Score: La Salle 1; Evergreen 0).
The La Salle girls basketball team has gone to state multiple times, including two State Titles in the past three years and one second place finish.
March 2009: The La Salle girls basketball finished strong in their final game against White Pass, after a tough close loss to Napavine, a longtime rival. They earned a well-deserved third place.
La Salle has a very involved student body. There are students who run for positions to represent their class or the school every year. These students uphold the five core values while making high school not only a fun-filled experience but a learning one as well.
Student body representatives work on events such as the annual Freshman lock-in and spirit related activities like rallies.
Campus Ministry Representatives plan, design, and set up all of LHS's masses and prayer services.
Homecoming week is a tradition that dates back many years ago. Every year, La Salle High School has a Homecoming Week that ends with the Homecoming dance on the upcoming Saturday. Every day of that week, there is a theme that allows students to dress accordingly and raise school spirit. However, Friday of every Homecoming week is always Spirit day, where everyone dresses up completely in blue, silver, and white. Other than Spirit Day, every other day of the week changes from year to year, in order to keep the themes original and fresh.
There are three buildings and three portable classrooms at La Salle. The third building, The Gamache Science Center, opened in Fall 2009. There is also a small chapel and baseball, softball, soccer and football fields. There is also a weights room and tennis courts on campus. While La Salle does not have a gym or a stadium, it utilizes the facilities at Holy Family Catholic Church (Queen's Gym).
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