| La Salle College High School | |
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| Address | |
| 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, (Montgomery County), 19038 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Motto | Virtus et Scientia ("Character and Knowledge") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1858 |
| Oversight | Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools |
| President | Bro. Richard Kestler, FSC '60 |
| Principal | Mr. Joseph Marchese |
| Asst. Principal | Mr. Thomas Barna (Academic Affairs) Mrs. Julia Maher (Student Affairs) |
| Chaplain | Fr. Anthony Janton, AFSC '69 |
| Staff | 135 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1070 (2011-2012) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Philadelphia Catholic League Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association |
| Team name | Explorers |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Average SAT scores | 1818 (2010) |
| Publication | Gazebo (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | 'Wisterian, The Scourge' |
| Yearbook | 'Blue and Gold' |
| Tuition | $17,900 (2011-12) |
| Website | www.lschs.org |
La Salle College High School founded in 1858 is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school for boys located in Wyndmoor, a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, outside Philadelphia. The school is staffed by a lay faculty and the Christian Brothers. Its sports teams compete in the Philadelphia Catholic League and now also participate in the PIAA.
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A new administration began in July 2005. The current President, Brother Richard Kestler, FSC, replaced Bro. Rene Sterner who had served as President for fourteen years. The new Principal, Mr. Joseph Marchese, replaced Mr. Fred Assaf who became the Headmaster at Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Bro. Richard Kestler is an alumnus of La Salle College High School (class of 1960) and has served at the school on three previous occasions. The new President and Principal together have over fifty years of administrative experience.
La Salle College High School offers eighteen Advanced Placement courses each year. 87% of La Salle AP students qualify for college credit. In 2010, 102 students achieved AP Scholar status, which included 13 National Scholars. The student-faculty ratio is currently 11:1 and the average class size is 19 students.
La Salle College High School is a certified Microsoft IT Academy. The school offers wireless network access through 802.11 b/g/n, so students can access the Internet on the many computers throughout the school or on their own laptops. All of the faculty and staff are supplied with laptops so they can take advantage of the same wireless network.
The school has a computer for every four students.[2]
La Salle is the only school to be twice featured for leadership in technology in The Philadelphia Inquirer (Spring 2003 and Winter 2000), most recently for integration of SMARTBoards with wireless networks. Former principal Fred Assaf was invited to write an article about La Salle's use of laptops, "They Find the Solution Right in Their Lap," which appeared in the September/October 2001 issue of Momentum, the journal of the National Catholic Educational Association.
La Salle is one of the few schools in the nation to let the students be the IT department. The team is called the Lab Managers and it is a group of students that help the teachers, or classmates. The program is directed by Mr. Peter Sigmund '85, MCITP. The program contains several students who are Microsoft Certified Professionals and Cisco Certified Network Engineers.
Currently, La Salle's football, ice hockey, and lacrosse teams are all reigning Pennsylvania state champions. Over the past twelve years La Salle has won sixty-three League Championships (fifty-five Catholic League and eight interscholastic Hockey League). Additionally, La Salle won the Pennsylvania Football State Championship on December 19, 2009. Thirteen separate sports earned championships over the past eight years: cross country, soccer, football, ice hockey, wrestling, indoor track, swimming, lacrosse, baseball, crew, golf, tennis, and outdoor track and field. [3]
The Philadelphia Catholic League has recognized 114 La Salle athletes for outstanding performances; fifty-seven earned First Team All-Catholic honors, while thirty-one were listed as second team selections. Twenty-six were awarded honorable mention status.
In addition, La Salle swept the 2006 Fall season of the Catholic League, taking the championships in soccer, football, and cross country.
Hail La Salle we praise thee
Honor and tribute true
Great and bright your splendor
Banner of gold and blue
Loyal Sons we'll ever be
High we'll hold your memory
Hail La Salle our Alma Mater
Hail all Hail!
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| Name | Year | Occupation |
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| J. Burrwood Daly | 1890 | US Congressman from Pennsylvania |
| Howard R. Leary | 1935 | Commissioner (1963–70), Philadelphia Police Department |
| Hon. August B. Cifelli | 1943 | justice, Supreme Court of Michigan |
| Paul Arizin | 1946 | member, Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Francis J. Ryan | 1949 | retired president and Chief Operating Officer, Air Products & Chemicals |
| Maj. Gen. William F. Burns | 1950 | Commanding Officer (Retired), U.S. Army |
| William de Pasquale | 1951 | concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Tom Gola | 1951 | Member, Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Thomas J. Lynch | 1958 | past president, Union League of Philadelphia |
| John E. Glaser | 1958 | president, Stutz Candy Co., Inc. |
| Thomas F. Pyle, Jr. | 1958 | retired president and Chief Operating Officer, Rayovac Corporation |
| Michael McCafferty | 1960 | founder Landmark National Bank |
| John F. Lehman, Jr., Ph.D. | 1960 | Secretary of the Navy (1981–87) and Member of the 9/11 Commission |
| Charles E. Dunleavy, Jr. | 1961 | president, GMAC Commercial Holding Corporation |
| Daniel J. Whelan | 1963 | retired president and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications Inc. |
| Chris Matthews | 1963 | television commentator on Hardball, syndicated columnist — San Francisco Examiner |
| John M. Kilduff | 1964 | retired president and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Pepper Company |
| Leo G. Frangipane, MD | 1965 | best-selling author, More True Blue Tales |
| Rear Adm. John B. Foley III | 1965 | Former Commander Atlantic Fleet Surface Force (COMNAVSURFLANT), U.S. Navy (Retired) |
| Brother Michael J. McGinniss, F.S.C., Ph.D. | 1965 | president La Salle University |
| Charles A. Genuardi | 1966 | president, Genuardi Super Markets, Inc. |
| Karl M. Kyriss | 1968 | president and Chief Operating Officer, AQUA PA |
| Leonard Bosack | 1969 | founder, Cisco Systems |
| Jack Bauerle | 1970 | U.S. Olympic Swim Coach |
| Brig. Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin | 1970 | Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Marine Division |
| Walter L. Updegrave | 1970 | senior editor Money Magazine; best-selling author, Investing for the Financially Challenged |
| Mark Juliano | 1972 | Chief Operating Officer, Trump Entertainment Resorts |
| A. Frank Donaghue | 1972 | former Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross |
| Michael T. Kennedy | 1972 | Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer; Trinity Capital Partners, LP |
| Hon. George T. Kenney, Jr. | 1975 | Pennsylvania State Representative, D – Philadelphia County |
| Hugh Panaro | 1982 | leading Broadway actor: Les Misérables |
| Hon. Michael J. Stack, III | 1982 | Pennsylvania State Senator, D – Philadelphia County |
| Inspector Carl W. Holmes, Jr. | 1983 | Commanding Officer, Philadelphia Police Academy |
| Sean McDermott | 1993 | Defensive Coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, former Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator |
| Gregory Michael Hosmer | 1999 | Actor featured in the TV Soap Opera "As The World Turns" and current star of the ABC Family television series Greek. |
| Anthony Green | 2000 | Current lead vocalist of Circa Survive, former lead vocalist of Saosin |
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