De La Salle High School (Concord, California)
| De La Salle High School | |
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1130 Winton Drive Concord, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′04″N 122°01′53″W / 37.934415°N 122.031279°WCoordinates: 37°56′04″N 122°01′53″W / 37.934415°N 122.031279°W |
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| Type | Private, College-prep, day |
| Motto |
Les Hommes De Foi ("Men of Faith") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1965 |
| Founder | De La Salle Brothers |
| Sister school | Carondelet High School |
| CEEB code | 050662 |
| President | Mark DeMarco |
| Dean | Joe Aliotti |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 1,039 |
| Campus size | 19 acres (77,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green, white, and silver |
| Slogan | Enter To Learn, Leave to Serve |
| Athletics conference |
CIF North Coast Section (EBAL) |
| Nickname | Spartans, De La, DLS, The Spartans |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 1139 / 1600 |
| Average ACT scores | 24.7 |
| Newspaper | Spartan Spotlight |
| Yearbook | The Odyssey |
| School fees | $16,800 (2015-16) |
| Website | www.dlshs.org |
De La Salle High School is a private Roman Catholic school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls 1,039 students, and roughly 99% of each graduating class goes on to attend a university or college. It is home to the Spartans, and its colors are green and silver. The school motto is "Les Hommes De Foi", French for "Men Of Faith", which is based on the order's Latin motto "Signum Fidei". The deans are Joe Aliotti and Bob Guelld. Joe Grantham is head of admissions, and Leo Lopoz is the director of athletics.
De La Salle High School has long been recognized nationwide for its extraordinary football tradition. The team, when coached by Bob Ladouceur, holds the national record 151-game winning streak spanning from 1992 to 2004, more than doubling the previous record of 72. The streak ended when they were defeated on September 4, 2004, by Bellevue (Washington) High School, outside Seattle. De La Salle finished the 2007 football season 13-0 and as state champions. In 2009 De La Salle defeated Crenshaw 28-14 to win the state title again.
In 2010 De La Salle defeated Servite, ranked #7 in the nation, 48-8, to win the state title game for a second straight year. De La Salle finished the season 14-0 and ranked #1 in the nation by Maxpreps. During the span of the 151-game winning streak, De La Salle was named national champion in seven different years; once by ESPN (1994), five times by USA Today (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003), and once by the National Sports News Service (1999). The Spartans have been named national champions by ESPNRISE.com (formerly Student Sports) six times, including four straight years (2000–03). They have also been honored as the top team in California 12 times (1992, 1994–2003, 2007) and competed in 25 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Section (NCS) championship games with 23 victories (12 of which were attained during the 151-game winning streak). For the 2008-2009 school year, De La Salle was ranked the 18th best high school football team in the country by USA Today, the 37th by ESPNRISE, the 19th by MaxPreps, and the 14th by Sports Illustrated.
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