Overview
Student Life at La Salle College Preparatory invites every student to live out the Lasallian spirit of faith, service, and mission.
Student Life is not a club, group, or activity. You do not join Student Life, you are already living it!
Student Life enhances La Salle’s dynamic service-learning program by offering a wide variety of service opportunities for students to grow in faith, engage with in-service experiences, and to take an active role in the community life of the school.
Student life seeks to live out La Salle’s mission by challenging students to embrace diversity, nurturing the talents of each student through leadership roles—officers, class commissioners and representatives, retreat leaders, rally planners, and more—and inspiring in students a sense of responsibility for others through inclusive activities like Showdown, retreats, clubs, organizations, and service projects.
Clubs & Organizations
Clubs are a great way to get involved in student life at La Salle College Preparatory. Clubs provide an opportunity to make new friends, get involved in areas of interest, and have some fun! Below, you’ll find a list of clubs available at La Salle! If you don’t see a club that interests you, feel free to create one.
If you are interested in starting a new club at La Salle, contact Mr. Steven Tolbert at 626.696.4326 or stolbert@lasallehs.org or drop by the Student Life Room (123)
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Student & Class Councils
Student Leadership at La Salle: Student Life nurtures students’ talents through leadership roles in such areas as student life councils, class councils, club officers, retreat leaders, rally planners, liturgical ministers, and much more. Let’s meet the team and learn what they do.
Student Life Council
The Student Life Council at La Salle College Preparatory is made up of juniors and seniors who are either elected or appointed to office. The Student Life Council seeks to build an inclusive community and create a sense of belonging by all students through planning and implementing a variety of events throughout the school year that include lunchtime activities, service projects, rallies, dances, liturgies. We are responsible for annual school-wide events including Homecoming, Christmas Tree Sale, Adopt-a-Family, Snowball, Catholic Schools’ Week, Riley’s Race 4 Change, The Showdown and so much more. Because of the amount of work that the Student Life Council does, all members l must enroll in the Leadership class.
Amy Lewczuk ’23
The Student Life President serves as the voice of the student body. He works directly with the Director of Student Life to help plan and implement events for the student body.
The Activities team seeks to create fun and engaging activities during lunchtime. Whether it is crazy minute-win-it type games in the amphitheater or a dodge ball tournament in the gym. It is a fun way to break up the school day.
The Communications Team livens up the school by promoting school events on social media, bulletin boards, daily announcements, and more.
The Rallies team creates spirited rallies to celebrate the accomplishment of our athletic, academic, and performing arts team as well as create a sense of school spirit among our student body.
The Service Team creates and promotes regularly scheduled opportunities for service that the La Salle community can participate in throughout the year.
The Role of the Spirit team is to create a sense of community where every student feels included and a sense of belonging at La Salle. They do this through a variety of activities that reach out to the individual as well as groups and teams.
The Spiritual Life team helps prepare dynamic liturgies and other opportunities for prayer and faith sharing for the La Salle community.
The Sustainability team is a new team on the Student Life Council Their role is to help the La Salle community promote a more earth-friendly culture at school through education, as well as programs of reducing, reusing, and recycling.
Class Councils
The role of the class council is to promote an inclusive community among their classmates. They seek to ensure that each member of the class is included and has a sense of belonging to the class. They do this by planning and implementing events for their classmates, as well as supporting each person throughout the year, through birthday cards and other celebrations. Class councils are responsible for planning the Welcome Back and Homecoming Dance. A significant part of each class council is to raise funds to lower the cost of their senior prom. Of course, each class council is responsible for organizing and leading their class in the annual Showdown among other fun events. Class councils often work with the Student Life Council on different events including, Homecoming, Catholic Schools’ Week, Riley’s Race 4 Change, The Showdown, and many other events.
Senior Class Council
Junior Class Council
Sophomore Class Council
Freshman Class Council
Spiritual Life
La Salle provides its students with opportunities for spiritual growth. Every month during the academic year, students come together to experience the liturgical life of the Church through Mass.
On a daily basis, using the Lasallian formula of prayer, students begin the school day with a prayer that includes writings from our founder, the day’s scripture readings, or a prayer for the saint of the day.
Four Year Retreat Program
The retreat program at La Salle High School is a four-year program designed to be an integral part of each student’s growth and development during their high school years. Overall, the retreat program seeks to serve the needs of each student as each student grows in his or her understanding of self as a creation of God who is called to serve and live a faith-filled life.
Freshman Retreat: “Living the Core” The ninth-grade retreat introduces students to some of the core principles of a Lasallian school, particularly focusing on building and serving the community. It takes place during the beginning of the school year over two consecutive days at The First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena, followed by a day of service at the Los Angeles Food Bank. All freshmen attend both days of this retreat.
Sophomore Retreat: Micah 6:8: To Do Justice, Love Kindness and Walk Humbly with God This retreat gives students the opportunity to examine the meaning of Micah 6:8, as we are called to treat others with justice, have “Concern For The Poor”, a concept at the heart of our Lasallian mission, and continue to work on our relationship with God. The one-day retreat is followed by a day of service at various organizations that are dedicated to those in need. All sophomores participate in this retreat and service day.
Junior Retreat: “Who Do You Say That I Am?” The eleventh-grade retreat gives students a chance to examine the person they are becoming. The Junior Retreat, “Who Do You Say That I am?” encourages each participant to answer that question in relationship to self, friends, family, and God. The retreat takes place over two nights and three days at Mount Kare in Wrightwood, California. This retreat is offered twice during the school year, one in both the fall and spring semesters. All juniors are invited and encouraged to participate in one of the offered retreats.
Service
La Salle College Preparatory seeks to create life-long servers, therefore service is infused into the life of the school. Over the course of 4 years, a graduating senior will have participated in over 75 hours of Christian service working side by side with fellow students, faculty, and staff of the school. Service and service-learning is part of the curriculum in many subject areas, including the arts, English, Religious Studies, Science and Social Studies. Service culminates with the senior Christian Life and Service class as students volunteer at a local agency approximately once a week during their Religious Studies class for the entire school year. Student Life enhances the service program by providing school-wide service opportunities such as our traditional Catholic Schools’ Week of service, annual Adopt-a-family Christmas party, Riley’s Race 4 Change and others. Student Life also provides opportunities for students and staff to volunteer for ongoing service projects such as cooking at Union Station, donating blood, participating in 60 seconds of service, and more. Every club at school participates in a service project once a semester. Through the help of our service coordinator, many of our athletic teams work on a service project. Students also have the opportunity to participate in our growing service immersion program. Aside from creating lifelong servers, we seek to share our time, talent, and treasure with people who need our help.
La Salle’s Christian service program is very unique compared to most other Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as students at La Salle are not required to complete a minimum number of service hours to graduate.
Honor Societies
La Salle prides itself on the academic excellence of our students. We offer five different honor societies in which students are recognized for their classroom efforts. The application process varies between each group, with some memberships requiring students to re-submit applications between semesters. Membership in any one of these organizations is considered a notable achievement and worthy of commendation.
The California Scholarship Federation seeks to foster high standards of scholarship, service, and citizenship within its members. Accepted students are eligible for a variety of exclusive scholarships at universities across the state and in select colleges nationwide.
In order to become a member, students must initiate an application (applications are available during the first two weeks of each semester) and meet certain criteria:
they must have at least ten CSF qualifying points
have satisfactory citizenship
have no D or F grades in any subject during the previous semester
and have completed the first semester of their sophomore year.
Students must re-submit an application at the start of every semester they wish to participate.
After completing at least four semesters of membership at La Salle, with at least one occurring during Senior year, students become eligible to graduate Gold Seal. Seniors may not apply retroactively. The student wears a gold honor cord at graduation ceremonies, a gold seal is placed on the diploma, and they will be recognized for their achievement.
The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) was established for “the purpose of inspiring and recognizing those students who have shown an outstanding ability in art,” to assist student members attaining their highest potential in all forms of art, and to raise awareness of art education throughout the school and community.
Active members must:
retain a 3.5 Cumulative GPA, and a 94 average in their art courses;
be active for at least two years to receive cords at graduation;
attend weekly meetings;
participate in monthly art service projects;
spread visual art into the local and global community;
and, communicate social and global issues through visual art to their peers and the school.
The National Honor Society recognizes students with outstanding accomplishments in scholarship, leadership, and service. Members contribute to the school and to the larger community, regularly participating in meetings, projects, tutoring, and other activities.
In order to become a member, students must first submit an application which requires a 3.3 cumulative GPA, completion of the first semester of their sophomore year, and a student information form. Eligible students will be reviewed and selected by the faculty council.
After completing at least three semesters of membership at La Salle, with at least one occurring during Senior year, students become eligible to graduate with NHS distinction. Seniors may not apply retroactively. The student wears a blue cord at graduation ceremonies and will be recognized for their achievement.
The National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ (NHSDA) is a program of the National Dance Education Organization, created to recognize outstanding artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement in students studying dance in public and private schools in K-12 education, dance studios, cultural/community centers, performing arts organizations, and post-secondary education. Student members are recognized for their outstanding artistic merit, leadership and academic achievement in the field of dance.
Students must:
earn a GPA of at least 3.5 for NHSDA membership and induction;
demonstrate collaborative teamwork, motivation, and leadership in the many aspects of dance (e.g., choreography, performance, teaching, production).
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society is the only national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies. The mission and purpose of the organization is to promote and recognize academic excellence in social studies among high school students, as well as encourage interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for the social studies. Student eligibility is determined by the following criteria:
Have completed four semesters of Social Studies and be prepared to complete six full semesters by graduation • Have achieved an unweighted GPA of at least 3.3 or higher
Have achieved an unweighted GPA of at least 3.5 in Social Studies classes
Submit a teacher recommendation along with a formal application
Have completed or are currently enrolled in at least 2 AP level Social Studies classes at La Salle College Preparatory
Membership in Rho Kappa is initiated by student application during the fall of Junior year and recertification in the fall of Senior year. In order to maintain membership, students are required to:
Attend at least two of the four Social Studies Community Outreach events throughout the school year
Attend at least six of the eight meetings of Rho Kappa throughout the school year
Maintain an GPA requirements listed above
Additionally, candidates must show participation in activities that demonstrate civic engagement in the local community, while being in good standing as a member of the La Salle College Preparatory community. All members will be formally recognized at La Salle graduation ceremonies by wearing a distinctive blue and white cord.
The Science National Honor Society recognizes students who have demonstrated proficiency in the pursuit of academic excellence in science. Members contribute to the school and to the larger community, regularly participating in meetings, projects, tutoring, and other activities.
In order to become a member, students must meet certain criteria during their Junior and Senior years: they must have and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, successfully complete at least two AP or Honors science courses during their Sophomore, Junior, and/or Senior year, and maintain a 3.5 GPA in all science courses, and complete at least 15 hours of tutoring in science during both their Junior and Senior year (this can be combined with CSF/NHS tutoring hours as long as the subject is in science) OR they may actively participate in Science Outreach during both their Junior and Senior year.
After completing all the requirements during their Junior and Senior years, students become eligible to graduate with SNHS distinction. The student wears a purple, green, and gold honor cord at graduation ceremonies, a gold seal is placed on the diploma, and they will be recognized for their achievement.
Senior Senators act as an advisory group in matters relevant to student life. Additionally, they propose nominations for the Signum Fidei award, a prestige which is given to members of the school community who have significantly contributed to the students of La Salle College Preparatory.
Senior Senators are appointed by the Principal. In order to be considered, students must have demonstrated high academic and leadership qualities. These students traditionally have the highest cumulative GPA, SAT/ACT test scores, and/or the highest GPA over the last six semesters.
The Hispanic Honor Society recognizes the high school achievement in Spanish and promotes interest in Hispanic Studies. Members regularly participate in meetings, service, and other activities.
In order to become a member, students must be enrolled in Spanish 3 or higher, with a minimum of three semesters of Spanish language studies, have earned a GPA of 3.7 or above in Spanish studies, and submit a teacher recommendation form from their Spanish instructor. Eligible members will attend the Induction Ceremony thereby becoming members in the organization.
To maintain membership, students will complete a minimum of 8 hours of service each semester, participate in at least 5 of the 7 semester meetings, and be highly committed to the program.
After completing all the requirements through their Senior year, students become eligible to graduate with HHS distinction. The student wears a red sash at graduation ceremonies and will be recognized for their achievement.
