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Welcome to the Home of La Salle High School Indoor Track & Field. The La Salle College High School running program (Cross Country - Track & Field) is among the most storied in the entire Philadelphia area. There is a rich tradition of success for the Explorers, not only in the Philadelphia Catholic League, but in Philadelphia, on the East Coast, and even Nationally.

Indoor Track results & updates
Opponent Date Result Score
Tryouts (18 Holes)
Tryouts (Nine Holes)
Tryouts (Nine Holes)
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
Win 225-289
vs.
Father Judge High School
Win 219-267
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Win 227-239
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
Win 219-313
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Win 169-203
vs.
Neshaminy High School
vs.
Neshaminy High School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
Win 220-250
St. Joseph's Preparatory School (JV Match)
Win 250-266
Varsity Tryouts - PA Barge Club # 4 Boathouse
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
Win 236-262
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
North Penn High School
Win 34-3
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
North Penn High School
Delaware Valley School (Milford)
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
Win 236-260
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
Win 237-279
vs.
Haverford School
Tie 180-180
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Win 225-236
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Win 4-3
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
JV Jumpstart Tournament (10:40 vs Wilson, 12:40 vs North Penn, 2:40 vs Exeter)
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
Loss 7-13
Wilson Jump Start Tournament (9:40 vs Souderton, 11:20 vs Exeter, 3:30 vs North Penn, 6:50 vs Hazleton)
@ La Salle Academy (Providence, RI)
Win 4-2
Presidents' Cup - Malvern Preparatory School, Holy Ghost Preparatory School, and Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
Win
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
vs.
Upper Dublin High School
Win 13-9
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
Tie 180-180
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
Win 4-0
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Bishop McDevitt - Harrisburg
Loss 21-47
Pennridge Tournament (9:40 vs Perk Valley, 1:50 vs Central York, 6:00 vs Muhlenberg)
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
Win 2-0
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
Briarwood Invitational
vs.
Nazareth Academy High School
Win
vs.
Imhotep Charter School
Loss 14-16
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Episcopal Academy
Win 219-239
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
Win 7-0
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Haverford School
Win 13-12
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
Loss 224-222
vs.
Upper Merion High School
PCL Meet # 1
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Salesianum School
Loss 1-4
vs.
Pennridge High School
Win 14-0
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
Win 215-252
vs.
Haverford School
Win 38-16
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
Win 192-264
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Northeast High School
Loss 7-20
Governor Mifflin Tournament (11:20 vs Governor Mifflin, 1:50 vs Upper Merion)
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
Loss 2-1 (2OT)
Round 1
Haverford School (JV Match)
Win 197-205
vs.
Haverford School
Win 38-0
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Malvern Preparatory School (JV Match)
Loss 209-207
vs.
Little Flower High School
Win
vs.
St. Hubert's Catholic High School
Win
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
Win 2-1 (2OT)
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
Win 222-263
PCL Meet # 2
vs.
Wilson High School (Reading)
vs.
Wilson High School (Reading)
Loss 10-11
vs.
Episcopal Academy
Win 185-192
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
Win 21-0
vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
Loss 0-1
vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
Win 8-0
Beast of the East Day 1 (Pingry 4:40 pm, Game 2 is 6:20 (if lose game 1) or 7:10 (if win game 1)
St. Frances Academy
Loss 12-14
JV Beast of the East (10:30 am vs Wilson, 12 pm vs Springfield)
Beast of the East Day 2
PIAA Foundation
King's Head Regatta @ Upper Merion
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
Philadelphia Catholic League Championship
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
Ocean City Chase, 34th Street Bridge
Carlisle Invitational
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
Baby Eagle Tournament (1:50 vs Governor Mifflin, 6:00 pm vs Muhlenberg)
vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
Head of the Christina @ Wilmington, DE
Round 3 @ Knightmare
vs.
Upper Merion High School
vs.
North Penn High School
vs.
Upper Merion High School
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
North Penn High School
District 12 (City) Championship
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
PCL Meet # 3
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Knights and Maidens Tournament (9:40 vs North Penn, 12:10 vs Wilson, 3:30 vs Pennridge)
Juniors Tournament
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
PCL Meet # 4
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
Screaming Eagle Tournament Day 1 (4:40 vs North Allegheny, 8:00 vs Cumberland Valley)
Wilson Tournament (1:40 pm vs Lower Merion, ensuing games at 3:40, 4:20, 5, 5:40, and 6:20 based on results)
Manhattan Invitational
CR North Tournament (9 am vs CBS, 10 am vs CRS, 11:15 am vs CBE)
vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
vs.
Calvert Hall College High School
Screaming Eagle Tournament Day 2 (2:40 vs Muhlenberg, 4:20 vs McDowell)
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
Navy Day Regatta
Round 4 @ Cumberland Valley
vs.
Upper Merion High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Springfield Township High School (Montgomery County)
vs.
Springfield Township High School (Montgomery County)
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
PCL Quarterfinal
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
State Play in Tournament
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
PCL Champs
Head of the Charles @ Boston, MA
Round 5 - @ PSU Berks
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
PCL Semifinal
vs.
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School
District XII Final
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
Head of the Schuylkill
Round 6
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Central Bucks South High School
vs.
Souderton Senior High School
vs.
Central Bucks South High School
State Champs
PIAA Champs
State Championship @ Manheim Township
vs.
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Frostbite Regatta @ Mercer Lake, NJ
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
NXN Regional Championship
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Delbarton School
vs.
Episcopal Academy
Tip-Off Tournament (Downingtown West, North Penn, Wissahickon)
vs.
Germantown Academy
vs.
Germantown Academy
Pottstown Invitational
vs.
Pennington School
Tip-Off Tournament Day 2
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Hun School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Salesianum School
Penn Manor Holiday Tournament
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
William Penn Charter School
Travis Manion Memorial Duals
vs.
PCL Dual # 1, Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Episcopal Academy
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Delbarton School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Hatboro-Horsham High School
vs.
Bishop Hendricken
vs.
Hatboro-Horsham High School
vs.
Hatboro-Horsham High School
vs.
Fairfield College Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
Wildwood Tournament vs Millville High School
vs.
St. John's College High School
Neil Turner Holiday Wrestling Tournament
La Salle Academy Providence, RI
vs.
Wildwood Tournament, Wildwood Catholic High School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Princeton Day School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Parkland Duals
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Lawrenceville School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Mid-Winter Mayhem- @ IUP
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Strath Haven High School
vs.
Portledge School
vs.
Lawrenceville School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Gloucester Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Delbarton School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
PCL Quarterfinal and Semifinal
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Christian Brothers Academy
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
PCL Final
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Wissahickon Senior High School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Hun School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
St. Augustine Preparatory School
District 12 Championship
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
West Catholic Preparatory High School
vs.
West Catholic Preparatory High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Council Rock South High School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
PIAA Team Championship
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Lawrenceville School
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Malvern Preparatory School
PCL Individual Championship
APAC Semifinal
District 12 Individual Championship
APAC Final
PIAA Northeast Regional Individual Championships
PIAA Individual State Championships
vs.
St. Mary's High School
vs.
St. Mary's High School
Kennett Classic Tournament (2 games)
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Father Judge High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Springside Chestnut Hill
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
vs.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
vs.
Neumann-Goretti High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
Archbishop Wood High School
vs.
William Penn Charter School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Lansdale Catholic High School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Haverford School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Devon Preparatory School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Archbishop Ryan High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Archbishop Carroll High School
vs.
Roman Catholic High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Cardinal O'Hara High School
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Salesianum School
vs.
Central High School
PCL Semi Finals
PCL First Round
PCL Championship
PCL Quarterfinal
PCL Quarterfinal
PCL Semfinal
PCL Championship
District 12 Championship
PIAA Round One
Indoor Track news & events
Communication is More Important Than Ever

The Spring 2020 issue of the Explorer (titled Agents Of Change), will only be available online. No issues will be printed or mailed to homes.

A monthly Alumni eNewsletter along with a number of other alumni communications will only be available in a digital format and will be sent via email. It is critical for the Office of Institutional
Advancement to have and maintain your current email address, so please make certain that your
information is current and encourage your fellow alums to do the same. Please send any changes to
Mrs. Cathy Winning at winning@lschs.org so your alumni record can be updated accordingly.

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A Message from Brother James Butler, FSC

As most of you will have seen, Governor Wolf has issued orders extending the closing of schools. The tentative earliest date schools may reopen is now set for Monday, April 6, 2020. As all of us have come to appreciate, this date is a guarantee written in water. Depending on the progress of the disease and the success of containment and suppression activities, this date will be subject to further extension if need be.

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Dining Services: Due to recent public health concerns, some of the self-serve foods will be either moved behind the service counter or into grad and go containers. Thank you for your understanding.

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Steve Javie '72 Goes From The Hardwood To Homilies

Former NBA Referee Steve Javie '72 Goes From The Hardwood To Homilies Becoming A Catholic Deacon
Article by Frank Fitzpatrick
Reprinted from The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 2019

The stirring anthem ended and those in the large Saturday night crowd, some clutching programs, took their seats. Steve Javie, a member of the Class of 1972 and a top-tier NBA referee for 25 seasons, moved into position and got ready once again to interpret the rules.

But this was Mass at Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Newtown (Bucks County), not a basketball arena. Javie was wearing a green chasuble and white cassock, not the NBA's two-tone officiating uniform. And the rules he was about to address in one of his first homilies as a permanent deacon in the Catholic church were eternal, not subject to collective bargaining.

"People ask me if there are similarities between being a deacon and a referee," Javie said before that recent 5 p.m. Mass. "It's funny because people used to think they could tell me how to do my old job. That hasn't changed, except now people are telling me how to preach."

A Montgomery County native who pitched at Temple and briefly in the Baltimore Orioles organization, Javie was destined to be a sports official. His father, Stan, was a field and back judge in the NFL, and his godfather, John Stevens, a longtime American League umpire.

Javie, 64, consistently was rated as one of the NBA's top referees. He worked more than 1,500 games, including 200-plus in the playoffs and 20 in the Finals.

"Steve was the best referee I ever worked with, and I reffed with everybody," said Joe Crawford, a friend and former NBA colleague. "He knew the rules. He got plays right. And he had [guts]. He was very aggressive but always under control."

Bad knees finally forced Javie to limp away after the 2011 season, his last assignment being the decisive sixth game of that year's NBA Finals.

By then, he was on a spiritual quest. Thanks to his wife of 28 years, Mary Ellen, he'd rediscovered a faith he'd virtually abandoned as a young man. The couple had started a charity benefiting underprivileged children in Montgomery County and Philadelphia. But he needed more.

"I thought, 'I've got to be doing something more with my life than blowing whistles against basketball players,' " he said.

At a Saint Andrew's event, a visiting speaker mentioned the Catholic diaconate. The possibility of becoming a deacon hung constantly around his neck like the whistles he wore as a referee.

"It's a calling," he said. "It's nothing I aspired to. I knew I was getting near the end of my career because my knees were failing. That realization makes you think about what you're going to do afterwards."

The journey Javie started in 2012 ended this June 8, 2019 when he and six others were formally ordained as deacons during an ornate ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The grueling process that got him there took seven years and yielded a master's in theology, a new title, and the right to deliver homilies, wear a collar, and perform such traditional priestly duties as baptisms and marriages.

"I was at the ordination," Crawford said. "Watching him do all the little things around the altar, you could see how prepared and calm he was. That's how he was as a referee. Anything he gets into, he gets into all the way. He's so devout now. As a matter of fact, he's so devout that sometimes I have to tell him, `Steve, shut up.' "

Assigned to Saint Andrew's, his home parish and the largest in the Philadelphia archdiocese, Javie delivered his second homily last Saturday.

"I'm not afraid to get up and talk in front of people because I've been doing that my whole life," he said. "But talking about something really personal like faith, that's stressful."

Actually, Javie, who usually speaks in rapid and intense bursts, seemed more poised and conversational while addressing the parishioners, which he did not from the pulpit but from in front of the altar.

"He's very at ease, which probably comes from what he did all those years," said Monsignor Michael Picard, Saint Andrew's pastor. "His preaching, even though he's just starting, is really superb."

The story of how Javie switched from the arena to the altar is one that combines love found and spirituality sought.

It began in the late 1980s when the NBA's travel demands made him a regular at Philadelphia International Airport's US Airways counter. That's where he met Mary Ellen.

"I was someone who except for Christmas and Easter didn't go to Mass. But I could see she was a devout Catholic," Javie said. "So on our second date, I thought I'd impress her and I said, `How about if we go to Mass, then get lunch afterward?'

"We're sitting there in church, and this priest is droning on. I'm looking at my watch thinking I'll sit here an hour then be with her the rest of the afternoon. I wasn't paying attention, wasn't getting anything out of it. Afterward, she asked me what I thought. I told her I didn't get anything out of it. She looked at me and said, `What did you put into it?' That stopped me in my tracks. She said, `Did you maybe say a prayer for somebody in your family who needed it? Did you pray to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment?' She really got me thinking."

The experience led Javie to re-examine his Catholicism. He took Communion daily, read more about faith and marriage and, on the road, attended Mass whenever possible.

The renewed devotion helped in 1999 when Javie was one of 15 referees implicated in a tax-evasion case that involved misuse of frequent-flyer miles. He was the only one acquitted on all charges.

Noticing their colleague's newfound focus, the referees Javie worked with began to ask questions. Some even accompanied him to church.

"A lot of guys I traveled with, they struggled with all the temptations that come with being on the road," Javie said. "I would try to talk to them about it. My thinking was we're all sinful, but if we can talk about these things with each other, it might make our marriages and families a little more solid.

"When I was a crew chief, the second guy would sometimes grab the new guy and say, 'OK, Steve, tell him what you talked to me about.' I'd try to mentor them, not just in basketball but in life."

After retirement and the deacon decision, Javie ramped up his religiosity. From August through May, he took three-hour classes at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in philosophy, theology, spirituality, and homiletics. Then there were workshops, psychological examinations and, before ordination, written, practical and oral examinations.

"We've never been blessed with children, but we've got nine nephews and nieces and I tell them I never studied that hard in my life," Javie said. "Those professors were brilliant. It was a really intense, extensive process."

His new schedule is sometimes as hectic as his old one. A day after ordination, Javie had to deliver his first homily at Saint Andrew's. There are Masses, ceremonies, home and hospital visits, counseling sessions, and speaking engagements.

"I made a living in sports," he said. "They paid me to referee, and it was a good job. But this is something else, a really incredible journey. I worked in the Finals for 15 years. I worked Game 7s. But that doesn't compare with this. It's a feeling I can't describe."

Those who know Javie well, such as his fellow Whitemarsh Valley Country Club members, now feel free to move conversations beyond typical locker-room talk.

"Now that they know what I've been through, they feel like they have permission to talk about their faith, even to complain about it," Javie said. "They realize that I've changed in one way, but not socially or personality-wise. I'm just Steve Javie. I always have been. It just so happens I'm not a referee anymore. I'm serving the Lord now."

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Join Fellow Parents at the Party On The Patio

Before the leaves are brown and the sky turns gray,
come and surf into the new school year with La Salle's
Mamas and Papas who will be California Dreamin'.

Party On The Patio
Parent Social

Saturday, September 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Glaser Center and "The Pit"

$50 per person

The event is sponsored by the Mothers' Club and Men of La Salle and
all proceeds will support the Auction and benefit students in need.

Casual Dress
Price includes appetizers, beer and wine, and live music.
All attendees must be age 21 or older.


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Welcome Back From Brother James Butler, FSC

"All work and no play," so the saying goes. No doubt esteeming me a dull boy indeed, numerous friends and acquaintances have advised me over the years, "you need to get a hobby—something that complements your working life." Well, golf only brings out a slight inclination towards explosive impatience, and anything you collect, you also need to dust. So that's out too.

But falconry? That could be the ticket. So, while on vacation, I dabbled a bit, as they used to say on Seinfeld. I spent some time with Rocky here back in July (I named him not for Philadelphia's ubiquitous and eternal boxer, but for the cartoon gangster occasionally appearing in episodes of Bugs Bunny, whose disposition "da boid" shares). This experience allowed me to reflect upon four unexpected similarities between the sport of sheiks and the experience of Lasallian education. These observations ring true whether we can draw on many years' experience with this school or are arriving with our first son, a member of the Class of 2023 whom La Salle welcomed this week.

1. An investment of time and effort are required. Despite the impression of preternaturally easy command I exude while working with Rocky, falconry takes time. In the western world, there's a two-year long apprenticeship with a sponsor, and it takes seven years to achieve real mastery. Hunting with a raptor also requires a lot more effort than using an inanimate weapon you can put back on the shelf after an outing. The bird requires appropriate housing and daily care: feeding, grooming and training. Likewise, in the Lasallian high school, no one who "does enough to get by" will thrive. Parents commit not only to a serious financial obligation but to an ongoing involvement: with their son's studies to the extent necessary; in support of his chosen activities; through volunteer service; and via an extensive social calendar of school activities which build and sustain the community. Students have a lot more homework than they may be used to and must manage it while exploring many athletic, co-curricular, and service opportunities before ultimately committing to a few. They generally juggle these responsibilities while navigating a more challenging commuting routine than their peers may experience. Teachers too need to be all in. You can't skate by on an undergraduate education and scant preparation. Students will ask probing questions, expect you to demonstrate not just competence but mastery, displaying an ability to reteach creatively when comprehension eludes an individual or the class. Such classroom routines take place within the context of a school that invites your involvement with these students for long hours after dismissal purportedly occurs at 2:35 pm and with your own professional growth on an on-going basis.

2. You remain who you are but are guided and supported as you grow into the best version of that self. Falcons are never tamed. The hunt demands they not lose their wild identity. They need to be comfortable and docile with humans while growing unimpeded into their predatory nature. A similar logic explains why you'll never hear a graduate of this school referred to as a "La Salle Product." Factories put out products, uniform and predictable. In that world "exceptional" is not a compliment. Lasallian schools nurture and shape unique individuals, coaxing their best out of them while allowing them ever expanding spheres of autonomy and responsibility. We believe that wisdom is discovered not through unrelenting obligation and a constraining pressure to "fit in," but through freedom, a true freedom that invites commitment but does not impose conformity.

3. A growing trust is required to sustain the relationship. Let's face it. Most of the dogs and cats we consider part of our families wouldn't survive ten minutes without us. They're completely domesticated and dependent, comfortably tethered in our yards awaiting their next meal. The raptor, on the other hand, is trained to do for the falconer what he would need to do to survive on his own: hunt in the wild. Each time a falcon is unhooded and departs from his keeper's glove, he need never return. Some mixture of habituation, loyalty, and a calculus proving that he is reliably better off in human care encourages the falcon's return to that person who released him, regardless of the hunt's success. So, it is here at La Salle. Almost none of us—faculty, students, parents, even administrators—must be here. Only the few Brothers are in some fashion "assigned" here under their vow of obedience. Every other member of the school community chooses to be and remain here. And it is exactly that dynamic, the fact that this path has been voluntarily chosen by so many dynamic, creative, and expansive personalities, that makes the journey so interesting.

4. The culmination of the journey is being set free, but that freedom is sustained by repeated spiritual return. Western falconers defend themselves against accusations that this sport requires enslavement of an otherwise free creature by noting that, compared to their wild counterparts, far more captive falcons survive their first year out of the nest. Protected from predators and disease, their chances of reaching maturity are greater. It is at that point, though, that master falconers will set a bird free and begin training a fresh fledgling. While the experience of faculty and parents of several sons is longer, the modal amount of time a person spends at La Salle is four years. But typically that's enough: enough to ground him in the experience of faith, in the reality of a loving God revealed through the people and events of our lives; enough to ground him in the disciplines and habits of mind that will make a professional out of him; enough to ground him in the ideals of fairness, respect, and generosity that will make him admired and exemplary in that chosen profession; enough to ground him in a brotherhood which will call him back to people and memories periodically throughout his life, call him to his best self in every major decision he makes, however far from this mews he may have flown.

Welcome or welcome back to a new year at La Salle. I look forward to discovering how your son(s) will take flight this year, particularly those young men who will cross the stage at graduation on the last Saturday in May.

Fraternally,

Brother James Butler, FSC
President

PS: I'd be remiss if I didn't try to get across a fifth point, one that's very important to Rocky. Don't ever call him a hawk.

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Back to School Nights

Back To School Nights
The Student Handbook and Family Directory for 2019-2020 will be distributed at Back To School Night.


Parents of Freshmen (Class of 2023)
Thursday, September 5, 2019
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Auditorium
Presentation Begins Promptly at 6:30 pm


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College Counseling Update - September 2019

College Counseling Update – September 2019


The college search and application process can be a challenging experience for students and their families. Our goal in the College Counseling Department at La Salle College High School is to educate your sons regarding the process, to support them in their efforts, and to assist students in identifying colleges and universities that match their academic abilities and will offer success in a suitable environment for continuing intellectual development. Finding the right college or university is about "fit", therefore, we expect each student to play an active role in his college search and admission process.

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Auction - Featuring California Dreamin'

Please join us at the school's annual auction, which will feature California Dreamin', on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Sponsorship opportunities are available and items are needed for the silent, luxury, and live auctions.

35th Annual Auction
California Dreamin'
Saturday, November 2, 2019

For information of to make a donation, please contact the Auction Office at (215) 402-4915.

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Welcome (Back) Barbecue For Fathers

All fathers are welcome to a barbecue sponsored by the Men of La Salle. The night is a great way for new fathers to meet other fathers and learn about the La Salle community. Returning fathers can catch up with friends and learn about all of the exciting things happening this year.

Men of La Salle
Welcome (Back) Barbecue
Thursday, September 19, 2019
6:30 pm
Glaser Center and "The Pit"

Admission is Free

In the event that you have any questions, please contact Scott Porreca at scott.porreca@gmail.com

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New Mothers' Tea

The Mothers' Club invites freshman mothers and mothers of new students for a traditional welcome. Invitations have been mailed. Please RSVP by September 13, 2019 using the response card that was included with the invitation.


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Program history

The La Salle College High School running program (Cross Country - Track & Field) is among the most storied in the entire Philadelphia area. Their is a rich tradition of success for the Explorers, not only in the Philadelphia Catholic League, but in Philadelphia, on the East Coast, and even Nationally.

Current Head Coach Pat Devine is in his 32nd year at the helm for the Explorers. During his tenure he has directed one of the most accomplished teams in the area, winning countless titles and awards. Most recently he has been the Philadelphia Inquire's XC Coach of the Year in '04 and '03. His teams have won 5 PCL XC Titles ('05, '04, '03, '97, '82), and Eastern State XC Title in '03, 4 PCL Indoor Track Titles ('99, '98, '97, '94), and one PCL Outdoor Track Title ('98). Additionally his Cross Country and Track & Field teams have won numerous PCL Northern Division Titles (both XC and Outdoor Track & Field) and PA Prep State Titles. He has coached numerous Individual PCL and PA State champions: Sean McGinley (PCL XC '05), Joe Fedorowicz (PA Indoor 800 '04), Mike Donahue (PCL XC, Mile, 2 Mile '99), Greg Bielecki (PCL 800 '99), Chris Ward (PCL 800 '98), Tom O'Connell (PCL 800 '96), Gil Smith (PCL 2 Mile '96), Jack Horgan (PCL XC '94), Kevin Scully (PCL Mile '91), Seamus McElligott (PCL XC, Mile, 2 Mile '86), Steve Gallagher (PCL 800, Mile '83), and John Mohrbacher (PCL 2 Mile '76). However, Devine's real coaching tallent can be seen in the success the Explorers have had in the Relay events. Devine's charges have won countless PCL Relay Titles. In the recent past he has had tremendous success at big meets such as the PA State Championship (in the 4x800: 3rd in '03, 3rd in '99, 2nd '98, 4th in '97, 1st in '96) , and Eastern State Championships (in the 4x800: 1st in '99). His runners have often been All-State and All-Americans in the 4x800 and Distance Medley Relays. The crowning moment was his '96 4x800 meter Relay team that finished 2nd in the Championship of America 4x800 at the Penn Relays and was the 1st U.S. team, earning Penn Relays watches.

Prior to Devine's tenure the famed Tom Donnelly (Class of '65) was Head Coach for 5 years, with Devine serving as his assistant. During Donnelly's stint at his alma mater the Explorers enjoyed even more success than they had when he was an athlete, winning back to back PCL and City XC titles in 1971 and 1972 (the only back-to-back XC titles in school history until 2003 - 2004), and scoring numerous individual PCL corwns in XC and on the track. Donnelly's personal record as an athlete at La Salle has been unmatched. He was a 4 time individual PCL XC champ (the only one in the history of the PCL), and a 3 time PCL Champ in the Mile on the track. He also won the Eastern State XC Championship setting the course record at hallowed Van Cortland Park.

While the Explorers certainly rose to new hights under Donnelly and became a fixture among the areas elites under Devine the bar had been set high even before that by athletes such as John Mastronardo, Jim Lomanno, John Gorman, Jim Bannister, John Bucley, Tom Gola, Joe Watmuff, Bob Kramer, Bob Walsh, Marty Stanczak, Phil Lembach (All PCL Champs). Undoubtedly we can continue to look for future La Salle runners to maintain and expand upon this long tradition of greatness.

Where We train

The La Salle College High School Cross Country and Track & Field Program trains year-round at some of the most renowned and senic locations in the entire region. Here are a few:

Summer camp

The 13th Annual
La Salle College High School
Running Camp


July 24-27, 2017

For Male and Female Runners
going into grades 5th through 9th

Click here for the Summer 2017 brochure

Contact:
Mr. Greg Bielecki
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Phone: (215) 402-4245
Email Coach Bielecki

Links

The Philadelphia Catholic League Cross Country/Track & Field:

http://www.thepcl.org/

Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia:

http://www.geocities.com/tfcaofgp/

PA Track & Field Coaches Association:

http://www.ptfca.org/

PennTrackXC:

http://pa.milesplit.com/

Dyestat:

http://www.dyestat.com/

LetsRun:

http://www.letsrun.com/

Track & Field News:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/tfn/index.jsp

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