From The President

Dear De La Salle Family, This issue of the Collegiate celebrates our many blessings. How are we blessed? Well how about 90 years of Lasallian education in metropolitan Detroit? Or how about the 60 years of faith-filled, generous service that Br. Patrick McNally, FSC has given to our world as a Brother of the Christian Schools? Or how about the long list of generous benefactors who continue to support our school year in and year out? We are so deeply blessed! Our Annual Report lists those good and generous people who continue to support our Lasallian mission. Without your support we would not be able to offer a truly transformative educational experience for our students. “Builders of Boys and Makers of Men” is far more than a slogan – it is a core value of our school. As you take the time to review the lists of our benefactors over the past year, please offer a prayer of gratitude for them and their loved ones. As we begin our 90th year of Lasallian education in metropolitan Detroit I would like to re-introduce you to the importance of our Lasallian Fund, which is our annual fund. Each year we seek to raise funds to support programs, such as our tuition assistance program, that are not fully funded by tuition. Our focus in the year to come will be on strengthening our strategic initiatives to grow our Lasallian Fund. This year we will be awarding close to $1.6 million in tuition assistance. As significant a number as that is, we still can and must do more for our families in need. Please be as generous as you can be in supporting this year’s Lasallian Fund. This past July, Br. Patrick McNally, FSC celebrated 60 years as a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Thank you, Br. Patrick, for all you do for our school and for all you mean to each one of us. Br. Patrick’s generous and faith-filled service to our school community is a gift that truly goes beyond measure. God’s blessings come to us in so many ways. I know that you will enjoy reading about the many blessing we receive each day. Thank you for the blessing you are to us!

St. John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us! Live, Jesus, in our hearts, forever!

John M. Knight

President