April 2017

Volume #364

In this Issue:

Academic Awards Evening ........................... 02

Athletic News ............................................... 04

Beauty and the Beast Jr ................................. 12 Business ........................................................ 02

Campus Ministry .......................................... 13

Choir ............................................................. 07 Final Exams .................................................. 02

Food Fair ...................................................... 09

Orchestra....................................................... 07 Prom ............................................................. 03

Upcoming Events.......................................... 13

St. Francis Xavier High School

1600 W. Prospect Avenue

Appleton, WI 54914

920-733-6632

Fax: 920-735-1787

www.xaviercatholicschools.org

Xavier High School is a proud member

of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School

System, and has been accredited by AdvanceED (formerly the North Central

Association) since 1970.

Dear Xavier Family,

The traditions of this fine institution run far and deep. Twenty years ago, I came to

Xavier on a sweltering May afternoon for an interview to be a theology teacher. As I

walked in, the office television kept scrolling the same message – “The ducks are back!”

I was so confused. First, I was confident that the mascot of Xavier was a hawk, not a

duck. Second, I wasn’t aware that any ducks had been gone. Little did I know that each

spring, a lovely family of ducks appeared in the courtyard and when the newest

ducklings were born, the Xavier nation took responsibility for walking them and their

mother safely to the Fox River. Imagine the sight of me crossing the road flanking a

mother and six ducklings, wandering through yards and among bushes just to fulfill my

duty to the school. As long as we had a courtyard, the ducks were the surest sign of

spring. This morning, almost two full decades later, as I arrived at school for the last day

of spring break, guess who greeted me in the concourse? Our family of ducks, back

again for another spring at Xavier! What could be an even bigger tradition than the ducks? Blue and White Day at

Homecoming? Maybe. Delicious, doughy chocolate chip cookies during X-period? Not

with the new nutrition guidelines. If we were to poll Xavier alumni about the tradition

that they have the fondest memories about even today, my guess would be that the

overwhelming answer would be Food Fair. If you are new to Xavier, our International

Food Fair is held the first Sunday in May and features delicacies from around the world,

as well as a silent auction, kids’ games, the world’s greatest 50/50 raffle, entertainment,

and lots of other great experiences. Food Fair is fun for the whole family and all of the

money raised helps to provide tuition assistance for the students of the St. Francis

Xavier School System. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us at Food Fair. I am

sure you’ll agree that it is an event worth looking forward to every year.

Food Fair is only possible because we, the Xavier community, volunteer so generously

to make it happen. We need adults and young people to help set up, prepare and serve

the food, organize booths and areas, and a multitude of other tasks. In my weekly e-mail,

you will see links to both a sign-up genius and upcoming planning meetings. I am asking

each family to do two things this year to maximize the fun at Food Fair. First, sell those

50/50 raffle tickets that your child brought home (if the tickets didn’t make it home, we

can get you more!). Every ticket sold helps to raise the jackpot as well as raise tuition

assistance. Second, please consider donating two hours of service. If each member of

your family commits to two hours, you will still have plenty of time to enjoy the event

but will greatly reduce the burden on those dedicated leaders who are already busy

planning for Food Fair 2017. You can volunteer as a family or each choose your own

area of interest. Please find a way to make your family a part of the 45th annual Food

Fair on Sunday, May 7. We are a better community when we all work together for the

common good.

For God’s Greater Glory,

Mike Mauthe

Principal

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News & Notes is a periodical which is published

monthly by Xavier High School, 1600 W. Prospect

Avenue, Appleton, WI 54914

From the Business/

Attendance Office

Academic Awards Evening

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 26th to join with the

Xavier community in celebrating academic achievement.

Parents, grandparents and siblings are encouraged to attend this

celebration. The evening will begin in the fine arts theatre at

7:00 p.m.

During this event, we will induct new members into the Xavier

Honor Society and the Spanish, German, Chinese and French

Honor Societies. In addition, all those who have achieved high

honor status (3.5 GPA or above) during the second semester of

the 2016-2017 school year or the first semester of this current

school year will be announced and asked to come forward to

receive an academic award. The evening will conclude with a

reception in the fine arts lobby.

Final Exams

Seniors

Tuesday, 5/16 Baccalaureate Mass 10:30am

Wednesday, 5/17 Final Skinny 2 - block class

Thursday, 5/18 Seniors attend classes for

Blocks 1 & 2

Finals in Blocks 3 & 4

Final Skinny 1 - block class

Friday, 5/19 Finals in Blocks 1 & 2

11:30am Graduation practice

(required for all seniors)

Wednesday, 5/24 Graduation 7:00pm

Grades 9 - 11

Wednesday, 5/31 Final Skinny 1 - block class

Thursday, 6/1 Finals in Blocks 1 & 2

Friday, 6/2 Finals in Blocks 3 & 4

Final Skinny 2 - block class

Please be sure to call by 8:00 a.m. whenever your student is not

going to be in school. We appreciate your cooperation.

Students returning to school from medical/dental appointments

are reminded to bring an appointment confirmation card from

that office. Seniors who are 18 may not self report.

Scrip News

Scrip Hours for Easter Break

The Scrip Office will be Closed on Friday April 14th &

Monday April 17th

We will reopen on Tuesday April 15th at 7:30am

With a new Scrip school year starting on April 1,2017 we

would like to say THANK YOU to all of our Scrip participants

for this past year.

If you are not participating in our Scrip program, it is never too

late to start. You can contact Roy at our Scrip office by calling

920-702-5510 or emailing rclark@xaviercatholicschools.org or

stopping by the Scrip office in Central Office on Northland

Ave. Office hours are 8-noon from Monday to Friday and

additionally on Wednesday from 2:30-4 pm.

Prospective Xavier Student?

Shop and Compare

Do you have a middle school student who is considering which

high school to attend in the future? We suggest that in order to

make the best decision for your student, you should shop and

compare. This can be done in a number of ways. If you would

like to receive a tour of the school (preferably during school

hours) or if your son/daughter would like to shadow a Xavier

student for a day or half-day, please contact Principal Mike

Mauthe at 882-6901.

Homeless Connections

Are you interested in reaching out and making an impact in

your community? This is your chance! Every second Sunday of

the month, Xavier families serve dinner from 4 - 7 to the resi-

dents of Homeless Connections (formerly the Emergency

Shelter). Xavier’s Key Club is now organizing this tradition and

would like to invite you and your family to help! Each dinner is

already furnished by another group and just needs to be warmed

up and served. If you are interested please sign-up using this

sign-up link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f49a9a62ea1fa7-serving

Any questions can be emailed to:

18avanhout@xaviercatholicschools.org

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Xavier Honor Society

The Xavier Honor Society seeks to recognize students for

excellence in their academic achievements, their

contributions to the school community and their service to

others. Students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors

were invited to apply if they met GPA, behavior, and

leadership requirements. Students were not eligible to

join the Xavier Honor Society if they have received

consequences for disrespectful conduct in class,

intellectual dishonesty, serious infractions of school rules,

or have violated the law. The Xavier Honor Society is for

those students who have exemplified “The Xavier Way”

in their actions and words.

Congratulations to the new members of the Xavier Honor

Society. There will be an induction ceremony on

April 26th. New members are expected to increase their

responsibilities and leadership within our school. Seniors

who are members for the first time must complete a

minimum of five hours of Honor Society sanctioned

service prior to being eligible to receive a gold cord for

graduation. Juniors and sophomores must complete a

minimum of ten Honor Society sanctioned service hours

to retain future membership. Cords for seniors will be

handed out on the first day of senior exams. Certificates

will be handed out on April 26th.

Again, congratulations to the new members! If you have

any questions regarding Xavier Honor Society, please

contact Mrs. McGreevey

kmcgreevey@xaviercatholicschools.org

Math League

The last math league meet of this school year was held

on March 6th at Kimberly High School. Xavier’s team 1

finished 4th in the small school division. Seungmin

Hwang and Tian Cheng (Marco) Qin earned individual

medals.

This has been very fun and successful year. Xavier

earned 3rd place overall for the year in the small school

division of the Fox Valley Math League. Seungmin

Hwang earned a place on the 2nd team overall (top 5

students) in the junior division.

All students are welcome and encouraged to join math

league. See you next year!

This year’s

Prom will

be held

Saturday, April 29th at Butte des Morts

Country Club from 7:30-midnight.

Preparations are underway, but more

involvement is always welcome. Any

junior is

welcome to join in the planning.

Meetings are announced several days before the day of the meet-

ing.

The theme for this year’s prom is “Rustic Romance”. Tickets are

$65/person or $130/couple and will be on sale April 10-13.

Tickets include a meal, 2 beverages, desserts, the dance and

entrance to the Post Prom party at Badger Sports Park, All tickets

must be purchased by noon on April 13 (no exceptions)

Juniors and seniors are invited to the prom, but due to the expense

involved, freshmen are not allowed to participate in Prom.

Sophomores may only attend as the date of a junior or senior. All

dates who do not attend Xavier must have a guest pass completed

and turned into Ms Simon at Xavier by April 21. These guest

passes will be available at the time that tickets are purchased and

must be signed by an administrator at the school the student

attends.

We expect all attendees of the Prom to also attend the Post Prom,

this is why we included it in the price of the ticket. Students who

do not attend Prom may attend Post Prom. Tickets for just Post

Prom only will be available from Ms Simon at a cost of $5/person.

Host an International Student for

the 2017-2018 school year! Now is the time to contact Sarah Shimek if you are interested in

hosting an international student for a short term program, for a

semester, or for a full year. Those that host a student for the school

year will receive a monthly stipend ($500.00-$700.00), a tuition

credit for your own student ($1000.00), and an enriching cultural

experience!

2017-2018 International students needing host families right now

come from Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and China. Please contact Sarah

Shimek ASAP to inquire about hosting!

(sshimek@xaviercatholicschools.org, 920-733-6632, extension 6253)

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Athletic News

Mandatory Athletic Code Meeting for Athletes AND

Parents:

If your son/daughter is planning on participating in ANY sport

(including cheer, dance, & powerlifting) at Xavier in 2017-

2018, a parent and the athlete MUST attend the

mandatory meeting:

Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 7:00 p.m.,

Xavier Fine Arts Center

Summer Athletic Camps Brochures will soon be available at the main office and will

also be available online at the system website

www.xaviercatholicschools.org Look for the CAMPS link on

the web site.

Athletic Paperwork Requirements (all forms will be provided at the mandatory meeting) For athletes planning to play a sport in 2017-18, we request that

all required paperwork is submitted to the athletic director by

July 31, 2017, regardless of what season in which the athlete

will participate.

Physical Card (green): A current physical – which is good for

two years – is required. Any physical taken on or after April 1,

2017, will be good for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school

years. Typically, incoming freshmen and juniors will turn in a

physical card.

Alternate Year Card (cream): The alternate year card is re-

quired for the second year of the physical. The parent/guardian

completes this form. If the on-file physical was dated sometime

between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017, then the alternate

year card is required for the 2017-18 school year. Typically,

incoming sophomores and seniors will turn in an alternate year

card.

Risk and Waiver Acknowledgement Form (orange): ONE

TIME ONLY TURN IN. This form stays on file for all years in

which the athlete participates.

Consent to Athletic Trainer Services Form (white): ONE

TIME ONLY TURN IN. This form stays on file for all years in

which the athlete participates.

Receipt of Xavier Athletic Code & WIAA Rules: The Xavier

co-curricular code and WIAA rules will be distributed at parent

meetings. The signature reception sheet must be turned in and

will cover all seasons.

Emergency Medical Contact Form : The emergency

medical form is required each year.

ImPACT Baseline Test & Form (white): Like the physical

exam, the online baseline concussion test is good for two

years. Test dates will be announced at the mandatory athlete/

parent meeting.

Concussion Information Acknowledgement Form: The state

of Wisconsin requires concussion information be provided and

that athletes and parents annually sign and submit a form

indicating receipt and understanding.

WIAA Residency/Transfer Requirements All the rules below refer to a transfer NOT made necessary by a

geographical move:

A freshman who transfers after the first day of school or

practice will be eligible for non-varsity competition for the

remainder of the school year.

A transfer at the beginning of sophomore year will receive full

eligibility. A transfer at the beginning of junior year will have

only non-varsity eligibility for the junior year. A transfer

during the sophomore or junior year will have only non-varsity

eligibility for a calendar from the date of transfer.

Academic Eligibility A Xavier student-athlete must maintain a minimum GPA of

2.0. Eligibility for fall sports will be based on the fourth term

GPA of the previous spring. All freshmen are considered aca-

demically eligible in the fall. The WIAA rule states that a stu-

dent receiving more than one F is ineligible.

Fall Starting Dates

Mon., Aug. 1 Football equipment issue

First practice for football

Mon., Aug. 7 First practice for girls’ golf

Tue., Aug. 8 First practice for girls’ tennis

Mon., Aug. 14 First practice for cross country

First practice for volleyball

First practice for boys’ soccer

Upcoming Athletic Dates Sept. 24 Homecoming Pep Rally

Sept. 29 Homecoming Game vs. Shawano

Athletics cont...

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Summer Work Program

The Xavier work program will be available again this summer. If your son/daughter will be a student at Xavier next year and would

like to help get the school ready for the fall, work opportunities are available. We are looking for responsible, hard-working

individuals. These are paid positions. Each session is Monday through Thursday. The school is closed the week of July 4 th and on

Fridays during the summer.

Summer Work Application Form

Name Current Grade:

Address

City/Zip Phone

Please indicate which session you would like to work:

Office Work Landscaping/Cleaning

____ 8:00 to noon (6/5 - 6/22) ____ 8:00 to noon (6/5 - 6/22)

____ 8:00 to noon (6/26 – 7/21) ____ 8:00 to noon (6/26 - 7/21)

____ 8:00 to noon (7/31 - 8/17)

Please return to Xavier by May 12, 2017 Attention: Mr. Mike Mauthe

Graduation

Xavier is proud to announce that we will be celebrating our

Baccalaureate Mass on May 16 at 10:30 am in the Xavier

Theatre. Please make plans to join us to celebrate Mass in

honor of the Class of 2017!

The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017 is

Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 pm in the Torchy Clark Gym.

Come join us to celebrate!

2017 Valedictorian and

Salutatorian

The Xavier community congratulates valedictorian, Thomas

Kiesnowski, and salutatorian, Sam Nortman.

Thomas is the son of Dr. Brian and Meredith Kiesnowski.

Sam is the son of Brian and Lisa Nortman.

Thomas and Sam will speak at our commencement ceremony

on May 24.

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Art News

The Xavier High School Art Club toured Japan over spring break—

March 17th-26th. Five current students, a Xavier alumni, and three

parents visited Tokyo, Hakone, Matsumoto, Takayama, Kyoto, Nara,

Hiroshima, and Miyajima on the adventure organized by Mrs. Zetzman

and Explorica tour group. Each student was asked to write a sentence or

two about their experience on the return trip.

“The 13 hour flight was worth it! –super fun learning experience.”

Katie Donovan

“It was cool to experience the differences in culture.” Callie Hunter

“It was amazing to be able to experience a new culture first hand.”

Sarah Murphy

“The days went by fast but the memories made will last a lifetime.” Mari Seidler

“I had such a great time traveling to Japan this spring break! Visiting Japan has widened my perspective on the world as well as led

me to better appreciate the values that America truly stands for.” Morgan Voissem

Alumni who had traveled on a spring break Art Club tour in 2006-- “It was good to travel to a country with different cultural val-

ues. I have a better appreciation of the benefits and shortcomings of my own culture and its place in the world.” George Schulze

On March 28th Roger Grunwald brought his Mitzvah Project to Xavier High

School performing his 25 minute one man play Mitzvah (which means “Good

Deed”) followed by a 25 minute context lecture and question/answer session

with the entire student body.

“The Mitzvah Project is a combination theater, history lesson and

conversation in which actor and child of survivor, Roger Grunwald, explores

one of the most shocking aspects of the Jewish experience during the Second

World War. Through the story of Christoph Rosenberg, a German half-Jew,

the one-person drama — created with director and co-author Annie

McGreevey — reveals the surprising history of tens of thousands of

German men known as "mischlings" — the derogatory term the Nazis used to

characterize those descended from one or two Jewish grandparents — who

served in Hitler's army. Grunwald's lecture delves deeper into the history that

produced these mischling-soldiers — men who were the product of two

centuries of German-Jewish assimilation, intermarriage, conversion and the striving of a people committed to calling the German

Fatherland their home…

The Mitzvah attempts to engage several socio/cultural/historical issues: Who decides what culture, race and ethnicity mean? What is

identity? What, if any, responsibility do we have to the dead? Does killing another human being have a place in a moral universe?

Do human beings have the capacity to learn from history? “

Quote from http://rogergrunwald.com/themitzvahproject/

Administration and faculty felt this was a worthwhile assembly. Perhaps parents and grandparents would like to continue the

conversation jumpstarted by Roger’s performance with your student.

Choir WSMA State Honor Choir Auditions Congratulations to Ellie Bernier, Noah Blohowiak, Emilie

Gilligan, and Kathryn Totzke who auditioned for and were

selected to be part of the Mixed or Treble State Honor Choirs

through the Wisconsin School Music Association! Over 1300

students from the state audition for only 428 spots in all state

honors ensembles (treble choir, mixed choir, band, orchestra,

and jazz ensemble), so this is an incredible honor for these

young singers!

The students will attend a camp with their choir this summer

and then will perform in Madison in the end of October.

State Solo & Ensemble Festival Congratulations to all Xavier choral students who

participated in the District Solo & Ensemble festival! We

would especially like to honor those students who received a

rating of 1* and will advance to the state festival. Xavier had

an incredible 37 events advance to state this year!

The state festival will take place at UW-Oshkosh on

Saturday, April 29.

KaBoom! HawkSwing and the Jazz I Ensemble will perform at

KaBoom! on Thursday, April 20th at 7:00 PM at Xavier.

The show will feature pop, musical theatre, and jazz music by

the ensembles, as well as some featured vocal soloists. It is

one of the highlights of the year for these ensembles and it

promises to be a great show!

You can purchase tickets for $5 at the Xavier box office or at

xaviertheatre.com.

For HawkSwing and Jazz students, there will be a mandato-

ry dress rehearsal on Wednesday, April 19th from 3:00-7:00

PM.

Students perform for the Celebration Mass for

Bishop Ricken

The following students represented Xavier by performing for a

special luncheon following a Celebration Mass at St. Joseph’s

Parish. Alexa Bonneville, Camille Bonneville, Kate Dupont,

Chioko Engichey, Curren Flaherty, Matthew Hayes, Michael

Jensen, Thomas Kiesnowski, Jack Loken, Olesia Mohline,

Callie Rohm, Isabel Sorebo, Lauren Sorebo, Bella Taleon, Anna

Teerlinck, Elizabeth Tover and Emma Wudi. Bishop Ricken

was very impressed with the orchestras playing!

Congratulations everyone!

May Concert News

Please be sure to mark your calendars for our final concert of the

season on May 17th, 6:30pm at Xavier High School. This will be

a combined 4th through high school concert displaying all the

students’ hard work this school year. In addition, the concert will

feature senior Nathan Broullire in a double cello concerto

accompanied by the orchestra.

All the Orchestra members will be advancing to

State! Congratulations to everyone for all their fine performances at the

District Solo and Ensemble Festival. Congratulations especially

to the Orchestra. All the results are included in this newsletter.

Great job!

Upcoming Orchestra Events

Saturday April 29th – State Solo and Ensemble, Oshkosh

Wednesday May 17th – Combined Spring Orchestra Concert,

6:30pm XHS

Laura Kenney, Orchestra Director

lkenney@xaviercatholicschools.org

(920)733-6632 ext. 4214

State Solo & Ensemble This year’s State Solo & Ensemble for the Xavier Orchestra

will be at UW-Oshkosh on April 29th. Please encourage your

music student to keep practicing for this event as it is coming

up quickly. Students' times and schedules for the day will be

given out the week of the event. Friends and family are

encouraged to come and listen!

Orchestra

Class A Events Receiving a “First Star Rating” Ensemble Orchestra Camille Bonneville, Nathan Broillire, Julie Chen, Jack Clark,

Sean Curran, Katie Czaplewski, Curren Flaherty, Matthew

Hayes, Pearl Kim, Jack Loken, Josef Lopez, Michael Lopez,

Olesia Mohline, Brooke Muraski, Samuel Peters, Ryan

Severson, Marice Smiley, Isabel Sorebo, Ashley Sullivan,

Jaclyn Sullivan, Jeannine Tremplay, Breanna VanderWielen,

Morgan Voissem, Charissa Wallace, Payton Williams, Gaby

Wittmann, Emma Wudi

Violin Solos Morgan Voissem

Isabel Sorebo

Camille Bonneville

Viola Solo Katie Czaplewski

Cello Solo Nathan Broullire

Bass Solo

Sean Curran

Curren Flaherty

Class A Events Receiving “First Ratings” Bass duo Sean Curran and Curren Flaherty Class A Events Receiving “Second Ratings” Violin Solo Olesia Mohline

Orchestra cont...

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Volunteers Needed! We need volunteers to sign up to work the day of Food Fair in both food and non-food areas. We will

again be using the online software SignUpGenius to make it easy for people to volunteer. Please find the

link to SignUpGenius on the Food Fair page of the Xavier website, http://www.xaviercatholicschools.org/

Advancement/Food-Fair, and sign up to work a shift!

Food Fair Silent Auction Donations/Baskets Needed

Please consider donating items to our silent auction. Our goal is to get at least 30 families to sign up to

donate items (donations may be tax-deductible according to IRS regulations; receipts will be provid-

ed). Items can be gift cards (maybe you have a few you know you won’t use!), any new item you think

people would like, theme baskets, or donations from your business. Please mark items as “Silent Auction”

and drop items off in the Xavier High School office or email Lisa at lpfaff@XavierCatholicSchools.org to

make arrangements to have items picked up.

Food Fair Book Shop

Looking for somewhere to donate your gently used books? Why not bring them to the Xavier High School

office to be used at Food Fair! We welcome video games, hard cover books, paperbacks, VCR tapes, CDs,

books on tape, children’s books, comic books, vinyl records, DVDs, as well as puzzles and games.

Bake Shop

Hey Xavier parents, grandparents, students and friends, Food Fair needs baked goods! The success of the

Oven Shoppe and Cookie Booth is based upon the number of donated baked goods we receive.

Please help us out with whatever you can do. We are looking for homemade bakery and/or canned goods

(pickles, jams, etc). Our booth is in need of breads, pies, cakes, scotcharoos, puppy chow, muffins, cup-

cakes, brownies, and cookies.

Please don’t use colored plastic to cover your baked items. The committee has found that presentation is

very important to sales and the customers want to see your fine bakery. Please deliver your goodies to the

fine arts concession stand on Saturday, May 6th or early Sunday, May 7th. Thanks to all those who have

helped in the past. Food Fair wouldn’t be the same without you!

Help

Needed!!

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Upcoming Events

April 4 Junior Reconciliation

April 5 Stations of the Cross

April 6 Senior Reconciliation

April 7 Eucharistic Adoration

April 11 Xavier Forensics Festival for Middle School

Students

April 12-14 Kairos Retreat

April 13 Holy Thursday (1/2 day of classes)

April 14-17 Easter Break

April 18 Parent Prayer Night – 6:30 in chapel

April 20 KaBoom! – 7:00 in theatre

April 26 Parent-Teacher Conferences - 4:00-6:00 in

commons

April 26 Academic Awards Night – 7:00 in theatre

April 28 6th & 9th Grade Retreat

April 29 Prom

May 3 Spring Band Concert – 7:00 in theatre

May 5 Eucharistic Adoration

May 7 Food Fair

May 8 No School – Teacher Inservice

May 10 Spring Choir Concert – 7:00 in theatre

May 12-13 Senior Cabaret

May 15 Fine Arts Awards Night

May 16 Baccalaureate Mass – 10:30 in theatre

May 16 Parent Prayer Night – 6:30 in theatre

May 17 Spring Orchestra Concert – 6:30 in theatre

May 19 Children’s Theatre Public Show – 7:00 in

theatre

May 21 Senior Mass and Awards – 6:00 in theatre

May 24 Graduation

May 29 Memorial Day – No School

June 1-2 Term Exams

Campus Ministry

Retreat

April 28 will mark the 14th annual

6th and 9th grade service retreat.

We partner with all of our feeder

schools and will have a day-long

retreat at Xavier on April 28 for

our 9th graders and their 6th

graders. The day concludes with

the students going out into the community to do service. We

are looking for parents who can help with driving and

supervising at the various service locations in the afternoon

on the 28th. Any parent who can help is asked to please

contact Kelly Wilda at 882-6909 or

kwilda@xaviercatholicschools.org

Masses

Our Xavier Middle School 5th graders will once again be

praying the Living Stations of the Cross with us on

Wednesday, April 5 in our theater. All parents are invited to

join us at 10:30!

Prom is April 29! All attendees and their families are

encouraged to start their night with Mass at St. Mary of the

Immaculate Conception in Greenville at 4:00 pm. Fr. Dane

will offer a special blessing for the students attending prom.

No need to pre-register. There will be plenty of time for

pictures after Mass and before prom begins!

Bishop Morneau will be celebrating our Baccalaureate Mass

on Tuesday, May 16 at 10:30 am. All are welcome to join us

as we celebrate the Class of 2017 in the theater. Seating will

be at a premium, so please plan to arrive early.

Service Hours

It is getting close to that time of year again…SERVICE

HOURS ARE DUE! It is recommended that senior

students turn their hours in by May 15 so that these hours can

be verified. The only way that we can guarantee that seniors

will receive their diplomas at graduation is if these hours are

turned in by May 15. Hours turned in after May 15 may not

be verified in time for the student to receive his/her diploma

at the graduation ceremony. Seniors are reminded that they

must have completed 10 hours for the semester, their

category requirements and their Junior Service Project in

order to graduate. The absolute last chance for seniors to

turn hours in is Friday, May 19 by noon.

Students may begin accumulating hours for next year on or

after May 15. The absolute last day to turn in hours for

underclassmen is the last day of school (June 2) by noon. If

hours are turned in after that date/time, the student will

receive an F on his/her report card which cannot be changed

and there are no exceptions.

COME AND SUPPORT YOUR CHILDREN THROUGH

PRAYER!

Praying for Your Children Every Month

Parenting is the best of jobs and at times, the most difficult of

jobs. One where we need God to guide us and a community to

support us. This is an opportunity to join other parents and pray

for “our” children. A time to ask God to make His presence a

part of your children’s life and work powerfully on their behalf.

This is open to all parents, relatives and neighbors to pray

together for any and all of your children. No need to sign up.

Every third Tuesday during the school year from 6:30pm -

7:00pm in the Xavier Chapel.

Any questions contact Ann McKnight:

amcknight@xaviercatholicschools.org

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