A DeLaSalle Theology teacher has been honored for her work educating students about the Holocaust. The Jewish Community Relations Council will recognize Peg Hodapp with the Leo Weiss Courage to Teach award at the Twin Cities Holocaust Remembrance Day celebration on Thursday, April 8. This year’s event will be held virtually at 7:00pm. The award … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle congratulates the 66 students who, as individuals or groups, have qualified 42 projects for the Minnesota History Day competition. History Day is an annual project in the 11th grade Social Studies curriculum that gives juniors an opportunity to become expert historians by selecting and researching a topic of their choice around a national theme, … Continue Reading »
Watch a livestream of the event here: DeLaSalle congratulates those students who have earned induction into the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society in 2020-21. The school will induct 64 students as new members in the NHS at a ceremony on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00pm at DeLaSalle. At the same time, DeLaSalle … Continue Reading »
Wow! What a wonderful response to 2021-22 registration at all four grade levels! Even as we continue our primary focus on the immediate and short-term needs of this school year, we begin planning for the fall with great confidence. Ninth grade registration for the Class of 2025 was held on February 27, and we had … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle High School congratulates 37 members of its graduating Class of 2021 who have achieved the honor of “Distinguished Scholar.” These 37 students have earned a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or better through the first semester of their senior year. (With accelerated grade point values for Honors and Advanced Placement courses, the range … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle once again fields a stellar showcase of student research and compelling stories in the 76 projects that have advanced to the regional level of the 2021 History Day competition. History Day is an annual project in the 11th grade Social Studies curriculum that gives juniors an opportunity to become expert historians by selecting and … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle High School is pleased to recognize the following Honor Roll students for their academic success in the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. For their scholastic achievement, these students have earned a place on either the High Honors Roll (semester grade point average of 3.8 or better) or Honor Roll (semester grade point … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle students learned best practices from top music and arts professionals, including how to better play their instrument or use their voice, in a daylong series of clinics as part of the 2021 Tri-Metro Conference Fine Arts Festival February 5. Students in the a cappella choir, chamber orchestra, concert band, first-year band, and symphonic band … Continue Reading »
For the fifth year in a row, DeLaSalle held its own Day of Giving on November 11. The Islander community again rallied to support the school, raising $159,571, meeting all of the day’s challenges and exceeding the single-day fundraising goal. Some highlights of the day: We far surpassed our goal of 250 donors, which unlocked … Continue Reading »
Collaboratively and informed with considerable and weekly input from students, parents, teachers, staff, and trustees throughout the fall, DeLaSalle made the decision on November 12 to temporarily shift from its Hybrid Learning design to Synchronous Distance Learning from November 23 through January 8. This decision was communicated to staff on November 13th and to families … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle proudly recognizes students for their academic achievements. This formal recognition typically occurs during the Academic Awards ceremony, but we could not host an on-campus ceremony this fall due to the pandemic. Instead, the school honored students at lunch in front of their peers. Students received an academic pin if they earned a place on … Continue Reading »
Thank you to all for sharing the good news about DeLaSalle! Even as we adapt in the interests of health and well-being, we have heard throughout the fall of the MANY kind referrals from current families who continue to encourage friends, neighbors, relatives, and colleagues to take a look at DeLaSalle. Because of the success … Continue Reading »
Thank you, DeLaSalle supporters! The broad and connected DeLaSalle community of current families, alumni, past parents, friends, and believers has once again stepped up in an incredible way. On October 10 at the Christian Brothers’ Gala, the school’s only all-school annual fundraiser, we raised three-quarters of a million dollars in gross revenue. The $751,101 raised … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle proudly salutes four seniors — Sophia Chang, Will Sylvain, Harrison Wallander, and Megan Wenner – who have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. These four outstanding students are also recognized for their outstanding performance on the 2019 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Competition. Chang, Sylvain, Wallander, and Wenner join classmate … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle proudly salutes senior Allicia Moeller, who has been named a semifinalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Moeller earned the recognition for her outstanding performance on the 2019 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Competition. As a semifinalist, Moeller is recognized among the top one percent of more than 1.6 million high school seniors in the … Continue Reading »
As we begin the 2020-21 school year, we are excited to welcome several new classroom teachers and staff members to DeLaSalle. These employees bring a wealth of knowledge and diversity of experience to their roles on the Island. Dr. Bryan Bass (President) Dr. Bass assumed the top leadership role at DeLaSalle on July 1, and … Continue Reading »
July 31, 2020 Dear DeLaSalle Community, As always, we begin with prayer and hope that you and your family are healthy and well. We are writing to share an update as we move into the final stages of our summer-long planning for the 2020-21 school year. We reiterate our commitment to protect the physical and … Continue Reading »
Dear DeLaSalle Community, July 1, 2020 marks a milestone in our school’s history. After 41 years of dedicated service, Barry Lieske begins his retirement. Throughout his career — in the early years as a coach, guidance counselor, and dean of students, and later as our principal and president — Barry has successfully prepared generations of … Continue Reading »
DeLaSalle High School is pleased to recognize the following Honor Roll students for their academic success in the second semester of the 2019-20 school year. For their scholastic achievement, these students have earned a place on either the High Honors Roll (semester grade point average of 3.8 or better) or Honor Roll (semester grade point … Continue Reading »
With immense gratitude, all of us at DeLaSalle appreciate your support of so many families in our current school community. From the moment that we shifted to online synchronous learning on March 18, we were also aware that COVID-19 and the statewide ‘stay at home’ precautions were creating unexpected financial hardships for many. Over 130 … Continue Reading »
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