Dear De La Salle Community,

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful and joyful Spring Break! It feels like yesterday when we were welcoming our class of 2028 to the DLS community, and now we will be celebrating the graduation of our class of 2025 before we know it! Just around the corner, we will be commemorating our Holy Week Liturgy, enjoying Company’s performances of the musical Hadestown, celebrating our Founder’s Liturgy, Teacher Appreciation Week, Student Recognition Assembly, and a multitude of athletic and co-curricular activities. Springtime at DLS is a whirlwind of activities, hard work, celebrations, and Brotherhood. The energy and joy are contagious, and each day reminds me of how blessed I am to call De La Salle my home.

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There are just a few more days left in our Spartan Charity Challenge, which will end on Wednesday, April 16. This year, we are supporting four very worthy causes: the De La Salle Brotherhood Fund, the Monument Crisis Center, the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Montana, and our Twin School in Eritrea, Africa. We have challenged our students to donate to these worthy recipients, with a goal of raising $6,000! If you would like to participate, you can donate through our special Jotform link below. Thank you for your support!

On Friday, April 4, De La Salle parents will receive an email with a link to this year's Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) Vitality Parent Survey. This survey is critical to the school's accreditation process, so your input is very important. The survey should only take five minutes to complete.

The survey will be emailed at 3 pm tomorrow. Parents will have until May 30 to complete the survey. 

Help our California Scholastic Federation (CSF) students raise money for Bay Area Crisis Nursery by purchasing dinner from Panda Express this Thursday (April 10). De La Salle's CSF chapter will receive 10% of all pre-tax purchases, which they will give to Bay Area Crisis Nursery to help local families get the assistance that they need.

All orders must be placed online or in person using COUPON CODE 928585, and a receipt should be emailed to byrnel@dlshs.org.

Our 2025 Summer Camp program offers all of our best-selling camps as well as some exciting new opportunities! All Sports, Archery, Band, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Improv, Lacrosse, Science, Strength Training, Swimming, Volleyball, Water Polo, Woodshop, and Wrestling are all back! We also have new camps for Art and Broadcasting.

Click on the link below to visit the De La Salle Summer Camps website for details about all camp offerings and registration.

• The optional Spanish Challenge Test is Thursday, May 8 at 3:30 pm in the Hofmann Student Center.
• The optional World History Challenge Test is on Monday, May 12 at 3:30 pm in the Hofmann Student Center. 
• The optional Algebra Challenge Test is Tuesday, May 13 at 3:30 pm in the Hofmann Student Center.
• The optional English Placement Test is Wednesday, May 14 at 3:30 pm in the Hofmann Student Center.
• The optional Geometry Challenge Test (Algebra Challenge Test first must be taken first) is Monday, May 19 at 3:30 pm in Room 506 (STREAM Center). 
• The optional French Challenge Test is Wednesday, May 7 or Wednesday, May 14 at 4 pm at Carondelet High School.

For more information on the admissions process for the Class of 2029, please visit De La Salle Admissions or contact the Admissions Office at admissions@dlshs.org.

If you made a charitable gift to De La Salle in 2024, as long as you itemize your tax return, you will be able to deduct your donation. When meeting with your tax specialist, be sure to ask them about the benefits you will receive for 2024 and start planning for your charitable giving in 2025! Visit our Tax Information webpage for more information about Stock Donations, Planned Gift, and Recurring Gifts, or visit our Donor Advised Fund webpage to learn how you can set up a charitable investment account.

Contact Mark Chiarucci (chiaruccm@dlshs.org) or Karla Wiese (wiesek@dlshs.org) with questions. 

As we near the end of the school year, the Bookstore would like to remind families about our book return policies. Please note that books for senior students will need to be returned by Wednesday, May 14. Senior books will be collected in the Hofmann Center from 7:30 am to 2 pm, beginning on May 12. Books for freshman, sophomore, and junior students must be returned by Thursday, May 29.  Underclassman books will be collected in the Hofmann from 7:30 am to 2 pm, beginning on May 27. 

Please visit the Bookstore webpage for more information regarding book returns and our policies. 

All tuition for seniors must be paid in full by May 9, in order to receive graduation tickets, a diploma, and to attend senior activities. Additionally, all tuition accounts must be current in order to receive your re-enrollment tuition contract and documents for the 2025-26 school year.

If you have general questions regarding financial aid, please visit our Financial Assistance webpage. For other questions, please contact Kathy Resch (reschk@dlshs.org) or Angelica Rodriguez (rodrigueza@dlshs.org) or visit the Business Office webpage. 

We have reached the mid-way point of the spring sports season, as many of our teams have now entered league play. 

Please visit our Spotlight on Athletics webpage to stay up-to-date about everything related to our sports programs.

The last Kairos of the school year is April 9-11, and don't forget that the Annual Spartan Charity Challenge ends on April 16. 

Click on the Spotlight on Campus Ministry button below to learn about Morning Mass, Confessions, or to donate to the Spartan Charity Challenge. 

This month's Spotlight on College Counseling is packed with updates. There will be a College Preview Night for Juniors on April 8, and the final College Advisory for seniors is the week of April 28. There is also information about Federal Student Aid, the College Money Method, and College Scholarships. For juniors, there are updates about the College Advisory, SAT/ACT testing, and local college events for underclassmen, as well as information about webinars and local college events.

Click on the button below to read more about these important tidbits regarding the college admission process. 

Visit the Spotlight on Student Life webpage for updates about Student Life. 

Parents of seniors should also visit our Graduation webpage, for up-to-date information regarding senior student activities in the run-up to graduation. 

The next Parent Association meeting is Monday, April 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the De La Salle Library.  All parents are welcome to attend!