[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2007

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay special recognition to 
La Salle High School as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  La Salle High School was created in 1956 at the request of the 
archbishop of Los Angeles, who wanted a Catholic boys high school to 
serve the northern and eastern sections of the San Gabriel Valley. The 
school was created to fulfill the mission of its founder, Saint John 
Baptist de La Salle, ``to give a human and Christian education to the 
young, especially the poor, according to the ministry which the Church 
has entrusted to the Christian Brothers.'' La Salle High School opened 
its doors in September of 1956 to 117 ninth grade students from 14 
nearby communities.
  Throughout its 50-year service, the growing La Salle High School has 
been committed to an ethnically diverse student body. Minorities now 
account for 45 percent of the student body, providing students with a 
culturally rich learning environment, and in 1989 the decision was made 
to begin enrolling women. In 1991, the first coeducational classes were 
offered at La Salle High School to freshman, sophomore, and junior 
classes.
  La Salle High School challenges its students with a rigorous balance 
of college preparatory courses, religious education, and 
extracurricular enrichment activities. The school's diverse and 
inclusive student body has continually upheld the school's strong 
commitment to academic excellence. Since 1960, over 5,000 students have 
graduated from La Salle High School, and nearly 100 percent of the 
graduating class have gone on to attend public and private institutions 
of higher education across the Nation. In 2004, La Salle received a 
full 6-year accreditation from both the Western Association of Schools 
and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association.
  For 50 years La Salle High School has fulfilled its commitment of 
service and education under the strong guidance of its faculty. With a 
philosophy focused on the uniqueness of the individual as a person with 
religious, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical potential, the 
faculty at La Salle High School has long provided its students with a 
solid educational, social, and spiritual foundation.
  I ask all Members to join me today in honoring La Salle High School 
upon the celebration of its 50th anniversary. The entire community 
joins me in thanking La Salle High School for the outstanding 
educational opportunities that it has provided for the youth of 
California's 29th Congressional District.




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