La Salle High School (Milwaukie, Oregon)




La Salle Catholic College Preparatory is a private co-ed Roman Catholic College Preparatory School in Milwaukie, Oregon, near Portland. Under the Archdiocese of Portland, the Brothers of the Christian Schools established La Salle in 1966 as part of their worldwide network of schools. The school has been accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission since 1979.

Facility

In 2010, the school installed a 98-kilowatt system using funding from a subsidiary of MDU Resources. The system provides 10-20% of the school's power.

Academics

La Salle Preparatory offers 14 Advanced Placement courses in addition to fifteen honors courses, including some honors courses in which students are eligible to receive college credit for courses from various Portland area colleges and transfer the credit to their college upon graduation from the school.
La Salle offers a variety of clubs and programs in addition to its athletic programs, including: Drama, Art, ASB/Council, Lasallian Ministry, Earth Club, National Honor Society, Chess Club, and Community Service. The school offers its students a chance to participate in competitive educational immersion programs, such as Harvard Model Congress, Lasallian Student Leaders, and Lasallian Youth Assembly, as well as language immersion programs over the summer to Germany, France, and Costa Rica. The school also offers a student counseling and planning program, employing three personal counselors, a student advancement director, and two college counselors.

Athletics

La Salle has won thirty-one state championships in varsity athletics.

State championships