Admissions News

The Math+ Program Grows

The De La Salle Summer Camps continue to grow. We already have begun planning this summer’s camps, and are excited about the new ones that will be offered. Some of the new camps we hope to offer to boys and girls are: • Outdoor Survivormen’s Camp - Fishing, Rif lery,

Archery, Camping, and more. • How to Get into The Ivy League and Beyond - College

Applications, Scholarship Writing, and more. • How to Play Like Beethoven, but Rock like a Star -

Music Camp. • Design and Drive Camp - Engineering and Robotics

Design and Building. Check the De La Salle Summer Camps page on the DLS website in early January 2015 for a full listing of dates, times, and camps. Remember to check with your tax professional to see if you are eligible to use the childcare tax deduction while your kids are at camp. Our De La Salle Math+ Program for boys and girls in grades 6-8, first offered in the Spring of 2014, had a 40% increase in the number of students participating this fall. Joe Novak (’03), a DLS Math teacher, offers a new topic in advanced math in each session. Math+ is ideal for any student looking for supplemental instruction to his own school’s math curriculum. Incredibly, every single participant said they would recommend this program to another student. One participant said, “When I came here I thought that it would be like any other math class, but when I left I could tell it was completely different and unique. I would really love to come back.” The next Math+ offering will begin in late February. Be sure to check the DLS website for the

Summer Camp Preview

course offerings announcement.

Alumni at Open House

Linda and Ed Olejniczak (‘91) and their sons Eddie (6th grade) and Joey (3rd grade), students at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Admissions News

A Letter from our Admissions Director: Academic Scholarships at De La Salle

As a Lasallian school, we remain committed to ensuring all families can afford a De La Salle education for their sons. That is why I am so excited to announce the new Lasallian Scholars academic scholarships for incoming freshmen. De La Salle now offers the highest academic scholarships for incoming ninth grade students of any Catholic school in the area. The graph below shows the varying amounts, with the top award winners earning 50% off tuition each year for four years. The scholarships will begin with students currently in 8th grade. We think these scholarships are a great way to reward our students’ achievements while maintaining our commitment to affordability. We felt the students in those testing ranges are important to De La Salle Collegiate, and we made the choice to invest in them and their families. Even if a young man does not earn a scholarship from his score on the High School Placement Test, there are programs to help manage tuition. Financial aid is the number one way families receive tuition help. Our grants range from $500 up to nearly 80% of tuition in extreme cases. We are very excited about our new online financial aid application, which streamlines the process while being more responsive to our families’ needs. I continually tell prospective families, “Don’t let tuition be the reason you are not at De La Salle, because we won’t let it be the reason.” Please stop by to see how these scholarships and grants keep the De La Salle community vibrant and strong. And, remember “It’s a great day to be a Pilot!” Bill Burkhardt, ‘03 Director of Admissions

Lasallian Scholar Academic Scholarships

National Percentile Scale 97-99

94-96 90-93 Award Amount

Half Tuition $3,000 $1,000 Renewable at Cumulative GPA 3.9

3.7 3.5 Amount Spent

$30,000

$50,000 $20,000