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Understanding the BA.2.86 Variant
Just when we thought we were going back to “normalcy,” another wave of COVID-19 cases emerges. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the new variant known as BA.2.86, nicknamed “Pirola”, has more than 30 mutations in its spike protein compared to the previous variant of Omicron. The spike protein is what allows the virus to enter human cells and cause infection. The mRNA vaccines were developed to target the spike protein of COVID-19; this caused your body to be exposed to a piece of genetic material coding for the spike protein in hopes that the immune...
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Navigating the 2023 Writers Guild Strike
In 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) embarked on a high-stakes strike that sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry. The strike, which began on March 1st and lasted for 87 days, was a pivotal moment in the ongoing struggle between writers and the major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms. One of the primary issues that fueled the strike was the writers' demand for fair compensation in the digital age. As streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ continued to dominate the entertainment landscape, writers argued that they were not adequately compensated for their work in this rapidly evolving...
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Global Cooperation in a Changing World
In today's globalized world, boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred. While we benefit from the instant accessibility of shared expertise, resources, and information globally, we also see a world with an increasing frequency of conflicts. Every day, whether we turn on TV, read a newspaper, or scroll through media platforms, we see conflicts happening somewhere in this world: the escalating tension between the U.S. and China over several issues, the ongoing war in Ukraine that has destroyed homes of so many innocent citizens but yet to have a sign of reaching an end, the devastating Civil War that still exists in...
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La Salle Students Help Decorate Ft. Irwin
Members of the Support Our Troops Club traveled to Ft. Irwin in Barstow on Saturday, November 4th, to help decorate the Army Training Base for Christmas. Students helped string lights, hang wreaths, and paint Christmas scenes on windows. Thanks to the students who spent their Saturday spreading holiday cheer for our military and their families.
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Honoring Our Alumni Veterans
On November 11th, and throughout the entire month of November, the Alumni Association and La Salle Community is honoring the 358 known Alumni Veterans who served, or are currently serving their country, in the Armed Forces. Thank you for your sacrifices, courage, and strength. Click here to view a list of La Salle's Alumni Veterans
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La Salle Welcomes Over 1,000 Prospective Parents and Students at Open House
On behalf of La Salle College Preparatory and our entire admissions team, we would like to express our thanks to all those who were able to join us for our 2023 Admissions Open House on Sunday, November 5th. We were thrilled to have hosted over 1,000 guests and 400 families on our campus on a beautiful Sunday afternoon! Our entire community of current parents, students, faculty, staff, coaches, and alumni provided our guests with an amazing experience and in-depth look at our expansive facilities and academic, arts, athletic, and co-curricular programs. To ensure we captured all the excitement from the...
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Mr. Keenan Kurihara, VP of Enrollment Management & CCO, Honored with 'Rising Star' Award by Enrollment Management Association
Over the last several years, La Salle’s enrollment has grown tremendously, allowing for the expansion of different programs and student engagement opportunities, like our Centers of Innovation. Our admissions and enrollment management progress also ensures that the school is filled with students who live out our mission and Five Core Principles. Thanks to the collective efforts of our entire school community, La Salle is at full capacity from an enrollment perspective for the first time in many years, having received over 500 admissions applications last year for only 160 spots in the incoming freshman class.In recognition of this outstanding growth...
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"Our Town" Theater Production - Showing Now!
The La Salle Drama Department's Fall Production opens Friday, November 3rd, in the Grinstead and runs until November 11th. Thornton Wilder once said his Pulitzer-Prize Prize-winning play Our Town is about “the life of the village against the life of the stars.” A time capsule of what was and what is, the play follows the residents of a small New England town at the turn of the 20th century. Simple, unsentimental, and heart-breaking, Our Town asks if “human beings ever realize life while they live it? – every, every minute?”. La Salle's production of Our Town not only features over...
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La Salle College Preparatory was founded in 1956. Today, we are the only truly diverse and co-educational Catholic high school in Pasadena.