The young men of La Salle Academy were all over the New York area this weekend. La Salle boys could be seen in their red sweaters at recruitment events, speaking engagements, and praying and serving at an alumni Mass.

On Saturday, two young men were in the field recruiting for the 2017-18
academic year. The young men were hard at work, telling prospective students and families why La Salle is the right choice for high school. Middle School students and their parents were able to have their questions answered, receive informational hand-outs and hear first-hand what La Salle can do for them.

Then, on Saturday night, two other La Salle young men attended Our Lady of Good Counsel for the Class of 1980 Reunion & Michael T. Carroll 9-11 Memorial Fundraiser Dinner Dance. The two young men are the recipients of the Michael Carroll 9/11 Memorial Scholarship. Both young men spoke in front of the large group of attendees to express their gratitude for their scholarships which provides the opportunity for them to attend La Salle Academy.

On Sunday morning, five La Salle young men joined a group of alumni and friends on Long Island for the 1st Annual William F. Despagna Memorial Mass, a Mass to remember the deceased friends and family in the La Salle Academy community. The young men greeted the attendees, served as alter servers during Mass, helped prepare the dining area, and met some of La Salle’s great alumni and friends.

At La Salle, students are able to receive a well-rounded education through experiential learning. We are grateful to have young men that are willing to serve. La Salle was represented in a variety of places this weekend, and we could not be prouder of our students!

La Salle Academy hosted an Open House over the weekend on Saturday, October 15th. It was the biggest open house in years as the “house” was packed. Student ambassadors proudly led groups of prospective students and parents through the school and into each classroom.

Each classroom was home to a different program here at La Salle Academy, including La Salle Works, La Salle in the City, La Salle @2:30, and La Salle’s Athletic Department. Not to mention all of our curricular departments. Mr. Pagidas’ science room caught much attention as his students dissected cats, showed off their 3D printer, and presented the produce growing through hydroponic technology.

Close to 700 prospective students and their parents toured the halls of La Salle Academy on Saturday. La Salle looks forward to welcoming another large incoming freshmen class in academic year 2017-18. A big congratulations is in order for La Salle Academy’s Admissions Director, Anthony Chin.

Thank you to all who made this year’s Open House such a huge success, including La Salle faculty, staff, parents, students, and volunteers. Go La Salle!

On Saturday, October 8^th, 10 young men traveled to St. Joseph of the Holy Family in Harlem to assist with their “Faith Walk”, including the set-up & breakdown of the breakfast and lunch.

The “Faith Walk” is the parish’s annual event, gathering the English and Spanish communities to literally walk a mile within the parish boundaries while praying, singing and expressing the faith to the larger community. Our young men did a phenomenal job and were praised incredibly by the parishioners.

“I had a very fun time at the Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family. All my life I’ve lived near the church never to experience the kind of community that I’ve experienced there. I saw people online waiting to receive food from the church’s pantry that were very unfortunate that made little to no income that needed help and I felt very sorry for them. The people that were serving the food were very nice and pleasant. Coach Pannell told me about one of the people that served there that went through 3 heart surgeries and had a stroke and it made him grateful, almost like reconciling or repenting. The man can’t move one side of his body but he comes every Saturday to serve these poverty-stricken people. Watching him do this made me think to myself and want to give more as a young man growing up in a Catholic school, especially a prestigious school like LaSalle Academy. On the spirit walk I had a lot to think about. One of the things that I thought about was that I’m really grateful to be in the position I’m in as a young man because I have a home to come to and lay my head and at least 2-3 meals a day. I spoke to some of the elders on the walk and they told me about challenges that they’ve overcome in the past and how they feel about their lives in the present. In the short time with this community I learned a lot about myself and how to become a more selfless individual.” ~Jervon Warlick ’17