Xavier High School E News - June 2024

First and foremost, we want to extend our sincere thanks to the hundreds of alumni who have made a sacrificial gift to Xavier this year. Be assured that your loyalty to, and investment in, Xavier High School is greatly appreciated by everyone here at your alma mater!

 

Secondly, we urge those of you who have yet to donate this year to do so this month. We know more than 90% of you had a great experience at Xavier High School. And yet, alumni participation in the Annual Fund Drive is less than 10%. Just doesn’t make sense!

 

If you value your Xavier education, please financially support your alma mater to the best of your ability. We can’t continue to offer the best educational programs, employ superior faculty, and provide adequate tuition assistance to the many Xavier families that would not be able to afford a Xavier education for their son(s), without the generosity of our graduates.

 

Many of you still have the pledge envelope that was enclosed with one of our recent appeals. You probably have been moving it month-by-month to the bottom of the pile of “things to be paid.” No time to move it this month! Only 4 weeks left to the 2023-2024 fiscal year to make your annual contribution! If you no longer have the envelope, just go to the Xavier High School website, click on “Giving,” and process it electronically. It doesn’t have to be a lot. Just a sign of your support for this amazing high school. There is also a return addressed envelope in the Xavier Magazine you should have received last week.

 

We look forward to receiving hundreds more contributions before June 30 from those of you who greatly value your Xavier education. 

 

Best regards,
Rich Feitel & Greg Jaskot ’00

 

If you own or manage a business and are looking for young men to fill any positions, Xavier High School students are available! 

 

As a new service to our alumni and students, a “Jobs Available Board” will be posted outside the Alumni & Development Office. All you need to do is send a job description of the position(s) available with contact information, and we will post it on the Board. A student(s) will directly contact you to apply.  

 

Please feel free to contact Rich Feitel or Greg Jaskot or call the Office (860-346-7735, Ext 737) for additional information. 

 

- Xavier held its 58th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 25. 148 members of the graduating Class of 2024 joined our alumni network. It was a perfect day. To view the graduation click here. 

- Tim Boyle ’13 is hosting his annual QB / WR Camp on campus on Saturday, June 29. The camp is open to students in grades 5-12. To learn more and register, click here.

- To read about the major award winners as well as the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2024, click here.

- The Xavier golf team won the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Championship on May 28! The team shot a total score of 314. 

- Earlier this month, Matthew Sobieski ’24 was recognized as the Middletown Rotary Club Student of the Month for March during a luncheon at the Wadsworth Mansion!

- Congratulations to the Outdoor Track & Field team on capturing their second straight Class L State title on May 30. They topped second-place Windsor by a score of 125 to 124.5. 

NEW Alumni Spotlight: Provide some detail on you or a classmate, your family, career and accomplishments. Your info will be shared with students in the main hallway and on other school media outlets. Click here to submit your spotlight today! For more information contact [email protected].

Peter Sipples, former Faculty Member. To read the obituary, click HERE.

 

Thomas Kalista '07. To read the obituary, click HERE.

 

Stanley Drenzek, father of Jeff ’78.

 

Brother Eugene Behenna, C.F.X.. To read the obituary, click HERE.

 

Each month we remember those who have died recently and those who are called to our attention. Please keep them, their families, and friends in your prayers. The full list of alumni faculty and staff memorials is on the webpage at MEMORIALS.

 

Go to xavierhighschool.org, and follow Xavier High School on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  For sports news, go to xavierfalcons.com.
 
XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL PRAYER - read at the close of school each day

Loving Father,
We ask you to protect the students, faculty and staff at Xavier High School.
Guide us to salvation by following the example of Jesus Christ, your Son.
Inspire us with your grace, to seek both academic success and spiritual wisdom as we use your gifts and talents in service to others.
Help us to find the strength and passion to be leaders and pioneers like Theodore James Ryken, the Xaverian Brothers and those who founded our school.
May we, in turn, accept the challenge to spread the Word of God and make the world a better place for all people.
We ask this, through Christ, our Lord. Amen
Saint Francis Xavier pray for us.
   
   - Chris Danko ’11 and Francis Rowland ’11
 
Xavier High School is part of the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools (XBSS) network of thirteen high and middle schools in the United States.  To learn more about the XBSS Network go to xbss.org.
 

 

Xavier High School Alumni & Development 181 Randolph Road Middletown CT 06457

Rich Feitel, Director, 860-346-7735 x732, [email protected]
Greg Jaskot ’00, Associate Director, 860-346-7735 x733, [email protected]
Suzanne Berry M ’83, P’18, Office Manager, 860 346 7735 x737, [email protected]