ParentNewsletter The La Salle
FOR PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL • PASADENA • CALIFORNIA • MARCH 2016
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And another month is upon us…already! Welcome to March and the almost season of spring. It is a month of hope and optimism as the flowers in the garden get ready to bloom and the trees begin to sprout with leaves. Mother Nature is coming alive in all her array.
The Lenten Season On Wednesday, February 10, the liturgical season of Lent began with our distribution of ashes at a student body liturgy. This 40 day period (which culminates at Easter) is a wonderful opportunity for each of us to examine our lives by reflecting on the many things that prevent us from being the better, more caring and loving person we aspire to be. I invite you to find a few moments each day wherein you can consider and make positive adjustments to your life that will help you grow and mature as individuals on our life journey. My hope and prayer is that each one of us will make a concerted effort to improve not only our own life but also the life of another during this Lenten Season.
As this month begins we are in the midst of our WCEA/WASC accreditation visit. The “visit” is a process wherein six educators from other Catholic secondary schools in southern California spend four days on campus examining our self-study report and proposed Educational Improvement Plan (EIP). During their time on campus they will meet with representatives from various constituencies – students, faculty, administrators, parents, alums, regents and trustees. Our preparation for this visit has been an 18 month process that included data collection, analysis, meetings, discussions, document revisions and more meetings. I believe we have created an EIP that is both practical and attainable. In a few days the full document will be made available online to our larger community.
Admission Season As you may recall from your own admission experiences, February and March are key months Continued on page 2
More About The De La Salle Christian Brothers As a pioneer of education for local people, Saint John Baptist de La Salle established weekend school for workers. In Paris, De La Salle opened a school which met on Sunday afternoon, where young men, who had to work all week, could learn reading, writing, math, and religion, as well as some technical training. This school proved to be quite popular and is another example of the effort by De La Salle and the Brothers to fulfill the real educational needs of their time and society.
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