Cardinals Baseball Wins!

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the JV Baseball team beat Scanlan 9-2, with Adrian Santos going 2 for 3 at the plate with 2 RBIs.

The Varsity team beat St. John Prep 12-1. Luis Nieves pitched a great game!

Varsity Baseball Move to 4-0!

La Salle Baseball won a double header on Saturday, beating Scanlan 9-1 and Cathedral 10-3. The Varsity Baseball team is now 4-0!

Congratulations to Mike Lenaham and Jayson Polano on their great performances.

Running Redbirds at Randall’s Island

On April 21 the La Salle Academy Track team competed in the Fordham Prep Developmental Meet #2, held at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. The Running Redbirds had their best showing of the season thus far- coming home with 2 relay medals and 4 individual medals. This meet’s standout performer was Senior Tyler Martin, winning an individual medal in the 200 meter dash, placing 3rd in his heat and anchoring the 4×100 meter varsity relay to medals less than an hour later. He was accompanied by fellow seniors Marcel Brown, Adrian Corbin, and fellow medal winner in the varsity 400 meter run, Stephon Riley. The Cardinal Sophomores also won medals in the 4×100 this team consisted of Kyle Kenny, Ryan Baizar, Nelson Millwood, and Victor Cherry. Other medal winners were Sophomore Erik Saavedra in the sophomore 400 meter dash, running a time of 57.4 seconds. This places him on the varsity 4×400 meter relay team. Senior Damien Troncoso placed 3rd overall in the Varsity 400 meter dash. The Track and Field team will be competing again on Monday April 27 at Icahn Stadium in the CHSAA Weight and Novice Intersectional Championship.

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JV Baseball team wins close game

La Salle’s JV Baseball team emerged as the winner in yesterday’s close game against St. John’s Prep! Eslinger Marina helped lead the team to victory, making two hits out of three at-bats, with three RBIs. The final score was 6-5. Go Cardinals!

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La Salle Juniors Invited to Mock Trials

For the first time, La Salle’s Juniors were invited to participate in the Federal Court Mock Trials here in New York City! These trial simulations are a great way for students develop critical thinking and public speaking skills while learning how the judicial system works. Go La Salle!

La Salle Juniors to Mock Court!

La Salle Goes to DC!

The LaSalle Senior Class just returned from a worldwind tour of Washington DC this past weekend, and oh what a time we had! In addition to the this shot below outside the White House, we had a private tour of the Capitol, the National Archives, Arlington National Cemetery (where we witnessed the phenomenal changing of the guard), the FDR Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the Martin Luther King Memorial, and the entire Smithsonian Museum Complex (four museums!). The boys had a glorious time!

Special thanks go to LSA Business Manager Mary Ann Glassen and Dean Ray Polanco for putting the trip together. It was top flight!

GO LASALLE !

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June Regents Schedule

Class of ’75 Celebrates 40-Year Reunion!

The class of 1975 celebrated its 40-year reunion on Saturday night at the William C. McKeown ’59 Alumni Center at the La Salle Annex. The festivities included a tour at the old school on “Second and Second.” Thank you to Jack Redden for organizing this great event!

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Varsity Baseball Has Strong Start

La Salle’s Varsity Baseball Team is kicking off the season strong- they are now 3-0 after they beat Sacred Heart 10-3 on Wednesday. Way to go Cardinals!!

La Salle Track at Big Blue Track and Field Classic!

On April 18th, 2015, La Salle competed at the Big Blue Track and Field Classic held at St. Joseph by the Sea on Staten Island.

Our Sophomore athletes began the day running the 1600 meter relay. The A Relay placed 4th in their heat with a time of 4:10! Congratulations to J’nie Williams, the outstanding performer with an individual time of 59.44, Erik Saavedra, Reggie Outlaw, and William Cruz. The Lasalle B Relay ran a time of 4:45, placing 7th! This relay was comprised of Bryce Council, Kyle Kenny, Ryan Baizar, and Nelson Millwood.

The Running Redbirds also competed in the championship 4×100 meter relay placing 3rd. New varsity member J’nie Williams was joined by Seniors Marcel Brown, Tyral Stephenson and Tyler Martin.

La Salle will compete again in Part 2 of the Fordham Prep Developmental Meet on Tuesday, April 21, at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island. The race is on to grab a spot as one of the four legs of the coveted Varsity 1600 meter relay, which has been the premiere event for Lasalle Academy over the past four seasons!

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JV Baseball 2-0!

La Salle’s JV Baseball team beat Cathedral, 13-2, yesterday. La Salle is the only 2-0 team right now- what a great way to start the season. We’re so proud of the team’s hard work. Let’s go Cardinals!
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College Fair on Friday, April 17!

Juniors- Please remember that we will be holding a College Fair in the gym on Friday, April 17, 2015. More than 75 colleges, local and out-of-state, will be represented.

The fair will run from 9:00am-11:15am. Please stop by the gym and explore the exciting college options!

Cardinals Baseball Off to a Great Start!

The La Salle Academy Varsity Baseball team won their game against St. John on April 14, 2015 with an amazing score of 19-0. Freshman Mike Lenaham threw a no-hitter- way to go, Mike! Chris Pimenter also went 5 for 5 and had 7 RBIs. The team is off to a great start this season.

The JV baseball team also won their Opening Day game. La Salle’s 18-1 victory against Scanlan is even more impressive when you consider that Scanlan has been JV champs for 3yrs in a row.  Julian Nieves pitched a 2-hitter and was also 3 for 4. All the guys on the team did great work from start to finish.

We’re excited to watch these two teams through the rest of the season. Let’s go Cardinals!

La Salle in New Orleans!

On a bitterly cold February 19th at 5am, 11 members of the French Club and chaperones waited with excitement for our Super Shuttle to get to LaGuardia Airport, bound for New Orleans, Louisiana. By approximately 12:30 pm we arrived at Louis Armstrong Airport, our tour bus guide greeting us warmly (as did the warmer weather!)… and so our educational and fun adventure in New Orleans began!

After our arrival to hotel, located near the French Quarter, we began a walking tour to the historic French Quarter, also known as The Quarter or Vieux Carre. This is the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, known for its Spanish influenced windows and balconies. It was founded in 1718 and has National Historic Landmark status. We realized because of the natural cobblestone streets that it’s best to have comfortable shoes while walking in this neighborhood. The walking tour continued to Café du Monde, open 24 hours a day, world-known for its beignets and Café au Lait. One can wait on a line forever to try these treats. We were also amazed to see and enter St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Cathedral in America. The evening ended with a walk to Mulate’s Restaurant for authentic Cajun Music, with a Cajun band and locals engaged in Cajun dance.

Our 2nd full day started with a hot and free breakfast buffet in the hotel and greetings from our tour guide, Ms. Marti. The 2nd day included a trip to Mardi Gras World, where floats and large figurines from the parade are stored. A history of Mardi Gras was shown via a short film and we had a taste of King Cake, a colorful cake associated with the pre-Lenten celebrations of Mardi Gras. After lunch, the afternoon and evening tours with our tour guide and tour bus included a trip to the Evergreen plantation- which includes twenty original slave quarters. This was an educational and reflective part of our trip. Later that evening we ate dinner at the original Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant. Before returning to the hotel we ended the evening with an walking tour by a local guide called the Vampire and Ghosts tour!

The final day, after breakfast and before our departure to the airport, we had the opportunity to engage in a tour without our tour guide to the French Market to pick up last minute souvenirs and the opportunity to eat more local fare- from Gumbo to Andouille Sausage with Rice and Beans, to talk to local artists and to purchase original art work at great prices. This was an unforgettable trip, from listening to Jazz musicians in the streets to historic landmarks. Our biggest problem… if only we could have stayed longer! This is a city that you need to visit for at least a week and still return for more adventures.