La Salle College Preparatory

La Salle College Preparatory is a private, Catholic college preparatory high school founded and run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Pasadena, California and located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1956 as La Salle High School. It was accredited in 1961 by the University of California.^[3]

La Salle College Preparatory
Location
3880 East Sierra Madre Boulevard Pasadena , Los Angeles County , California 91107 United States
Coordinates	34°9′41″N 118°4′6″W
Information
Type	Private college-preparatory school
Motto	Indivisa Manent (We Stand Undivided)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Christian Brothers
Patron saint(s)	Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Established	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
President	Perry K. Martin
Principal	Ernest Siy
Teaching staff	40.6 (on an FTE basis) (2021–22)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	611 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.0 (2021–22)[1]
Color(s)	Blue  -  Red  -  Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Del Rey League Camino Real League
Sports	Basketball Baseball Softball Cheer Football Volleyball Soccer Cross-country Dance Golf Swimming Tennis Track and field Water polo
Mascot	Lancer
Rival	Maranatha High School
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Website	lasallehs.org

History

La Salle College Preparatory was founded in 1956 as La Salle High School. It was originally an all boys' school but became coeducational in 1993.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Ryan Garcia (2016) – professional baseball player^[5]
• Phil Hendrie (1970) – radio personality, actor, and voiceover artist attended in the early 1970s.^[6]
• Gerry Janeski (1964) - former MLB player^[7]
• Bill Quirk (1963) – politician representing California's 20th State Assembly district^[8]
• Chase Rettig – starting American football quarterback for Boston College and NFL quarterback (2010–2013)^[9]
• James Roosevelt, Jr. (1963) – lawyer and grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[6]