La Salle College High School

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La Salle College High School
Location
La Salle College High School
8605 West Cheltenham Avenue

Wyndmoor, Springfield Township
,
Montgomery County
,
Pennsylvania
19038

United States
Coordinates 40°5′41″N75°11′24″W / 40.09472°N 75.19000°W / 40.09472; -75.19000
Information
Former namesSelect School
Christian Brothers Academy
Type Private, Catholic, all-male college-preparatory school
Motto Latin: Virtus et Scientia
(Character and Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Established1858;167 years ago (1858)
Founder De La Salle Brothers
StatusCurrently operational [1]
CEEB code 393370
NCES School ID 01186933 [1]
PresidentBro. James L. Butler, FSC
PrincipalJames Fyke
ChaplainFr. Anthony Janton
Faculty97.5(on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Gender All-male
Enrollment1,141 [1]  (2021-2022)
 •  Grade 9 313
 •  Grade 10 265
 •  Grade 11 290
 •  Grade 12 273
Student to teacher ratio11.4:1 [1]
Campus size84 acres (34 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s) Blue  &  Gold 
SloganEnter to Learn. Leave to Serve.
SongHail La Salle
Athletics conference Philadelphia Catholic League
PIAA
Sports
MascotExplorer
Team nameExplorers
Rival St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
National rankingBest Catholic High Schools in the US No. 123 of 1,144
PublicationThe Gazebo (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Wisterian
YearbookBlue and Gold
School fees$460–$11,180 [3]
Tuition$27,500 (2024-2025) [3]
Feeder to La Salle University
Website www.lschs.org
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La Salle College High School is a Catholic, all-male college preparatory school located in Wyndmoor, a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. La Salle is within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and is located roughly 10 miles northwest of Center City. The school is staffed by a lay faculty and the Christian Brothers. Its sports teams compete in the Philadelphia Catholic League and the PIAA’s twelfth district.

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History

La Salle began in 1858 at St. Michael's School at 2nd and Jefferson Streets in the West Kensington section of Philadelphia. Initially the Select School, it was soon renamed the Christian Brothers Academy. In 1863, it became the preparatory school to La Salle College (now La Salle University). The prep school and college shared the same campus for nearly a century, moving once in 1867 to Juniper and Filbert Streets in the heart of Center City and again in 1882 to the mansion of Michael Bouvier, a prominent Philadelphia banker, located on North Broad Street near Girard Avenue. In 1929, La Salle moved to the university’s present campus in the Logan section of upper North Philadelphia. In 1960, the preparatory school moved to the former Belcroft Estate of Clarence E. Brown. In 1982, they formally became two separate institutions, with the high school forming its own board of trustees. [4]

Facilities

La Salle is situated on an 84-acre campus. The grounds include the school building, which contains a cafeteria, gymnasium, auditorium, student center, the Marian Chapel, a central courtyard, and a meadow featuring a grotto adorned by a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes. Next to the school is the Christian Brothers' residence, a cottage built in 1927. The campus also includes seven athletic fields, tennis courts, and a four-lane swimming pool.

Curriculum

The credits must satisfy the minimums in religion (4), English (4), mathematics (3), science (3), history & political science (3), world languages (3), physical education & health (1), innovation & design (1), and fine arts (.5). There are a variety of elective courses offered in core subjects as well as social science, innovation & design, visual art, and music. Students must have a minimum of 28 credits to graduate and are required to carry seven each year. [5]

Extracurricular activities

Arts

La Salle's band program consists of several bands, including the pep band, pit orchestra, jazz band, and the competition band, which features 20 musicians who compete at local and regional competitions each year. The choral program consists of a general chorus and a select ensemble called The Belcrofters. Both the band and choral programs perform two individual annual concerts in the fall and spring. Band and Chorus are scheduled classes, and private instruction is available for voice and various instruments.

Each year, La Salle's theatre program performs two productions in the fall and spring. The fall production is a collection of student-penned one-act plays while the spring production is a fully staged two-act musical.

Athletics

La Salle is a founding member of the Philadelphia Catholic League and has competed in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association since 2009. It is the only school to have won a PCL Championship in every sport, capturing 271 PCL titles, the most among any school competing in the league. [6]

La Salle fields 47 athletics teams in 19 different sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rowing, rugby sevens and fifteens, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. La Salle's student body boasts 339 multi-sport athletes, 108 AP Scholar-Athletes, and a 71% participation rate in athletics. [6]

Clubs

La Salle sponsors over 50 student clubs in areas including academia, the arts, intramural athletics, business, culture and language, media publications, service, and special interests. Over 85% of the student body is part of at least one club or activity. [7]

The David Program

The David Program, named in honor of Brother David Albert and Mr. David Diehl, is an additional academic support service for a limited number of college bound students with documented mild learning disabilities. Students who participate in the David Program have a scheduled period each day that focuses on developing strategies for academic success and empowering the learner. The program is centered around cultivating problem solving, study, organizational, and self advocacy skills. The David Program's student-to-teacher ratio is 2:1.

The David Program is a support service for an additional fee with limited openings each year. As of 2023, construction of an addition to the main school building is underway to expand the program. [8]

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