DeLaSalle News

This was an exceptionally strong year for our juniors for DeLaSalle History Day 2023! All of the projects, except the Research Papers, advance to Metro Senior Regional on Monday March 13 at Tri-Area University from 4:00-9:00pm. We want to thank parents, teachers and the community in supporting our history scholars over the past weeks and months. 

Congratulations to all our Huskies Boys Swim and Dive swimmers on a great season - Conference Champs & 5th place in Sections! Shout outs to our State participants - job well done! Go Islanders (and Huskies)!

Senior night this past Saturday was a huge success on the Island as we celebrated seniors on both basketball teams and cheer. Congratulations to both the boys' and girls' basketball teams—both are officially Tri-Metro Conference Champions!
 

Congratulations to Bennett Wartner '24 and James McCarthy '23, our first set of winter athletes that are going to State! Bennett advanced in the 200 IM & 100 back, while James advanced in the 100 fly & 100 breast! Both Islanders will participate on the 200 medley relay & 400 free relay as well, along with two of their teammates from our St. Anthony Co-op! Take State, Islanders!
 

Shout out to the DeLaSalle Quiz Bowl Team! Our team had our best finish ever: 5th in State. The team knocked off two teams that had finished ahead of us in the regular season - Orono and SPA - and lost to the two teams that played each other for the championship: Irondale and Wayzata. Congratulations to our outstanding players and coaches!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the One Act Play Section 6AA Champions! This is the second time our program has gone to State, but the first time in 6AA (The 2003 section win was in 4A). They perform one last time at the MSHSL State Festival at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium on the campus of St. Catherine University in St. Paul on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 3:15pm.

DeLaSalle's Activities Director, Keelie Sorensen, has been voted Minnesota High School League Region 6AA Activities Director of the Year 2022-23. Keelie earned the most votes for this honor awarded by her fellow peers. Please join us in congratulating Keelie!

We are just one week away from the Class of 2027 application deadline! Be sure to submit all materials by the end of the day on February 10 for full admissions consideration. Need based financial aid applications must be submitted by 2/10 as well.

After 24 years as an Assistant, Todd Anderson takes over the boys' basketball program on the Island. The Minnesota State High School League's Media Specialist, John Mellia, covers Coach Anderson transition this year as Coach deftly takes over the highly regarded program here.  

Earlier this week, senior Isreal Moses V signed his National Letter of Intent with the University of Kansas where he will continue his academic and football career. Isreal is a three-sport athlete at DeLaSalle and we are so proud of all he has and continues to accomplish! Rock Chalk, Izzy!