Xaverian Brothers High School

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Xaverian Brothers High School
Veritatem fratribus testari; and
Concordia res parvae crescunt
"To bear witness to the truth in brotherhood"; and
"In harmony small things grow"
Address
800 Clapboardtree Street
Westwood, Massachusetts, (Norfolk County), 02090
 United States
Coordinates 42°12′53″N 71°11′48″W / 42.21472°N 71.19667°W / 42.21472; -71.19667Coordinates: 42°12′53″N 71°11′48″W / 42.21472°N 71.19667°W / 42.21472; -71.19667
Information
Type Private, All-Boys
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Established 1963
Dean Mr. James Spillman
Principal Mr. Domenic Lalli
Asst. Principal Dr. Keith Crowley,
Br. Raymond Hoyt C.F.X.
Headmaster Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X
Faculty 75
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1000 (2008)
Average class size 20-25 students
Student:teacher ratio 14:1
Campus Suburban
Campus size 35 acres (140,000 m2)
Color(s) Navy Blue and Yellow         
Athletics 15 Division 1 sports
Athletics conference Catholic Conference - B
Mascot Hawk
Accreditation(s) New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Average SAT scores Verbal 680;
Math 690
Publication Concordian (literary magazine)
Newspaper The Witness
Yearbook The Talon
Alumni 7,500
Website http://www.xbhs.com

Xaverian Brothers High School (XBHS), founded in 1963 by the Xaverian Brothers, is a private, Catholic secondary school for males on a 35-acre (140,000 m2) campus in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

Sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers religious order, XBHS offers a rigorous college preparatory program and advertises a commitment for the well-being of each individual. The school attracts students from more than 70 communities in eastern Massachusetts and is well-recognized for its highly educated faculty, academic resources and athletics.[2]

Xaverian is a Catholic college preparatory school for boys in grades 9-12. The school is a Xaverian Brothers C.F.X. [Congregation of St. Francis Xavier] that enrolls 1,000 students from over 60 different communities. The establishment took place in 1962 on the same plot of land in Westwood, Massachusetts. Today, there are over 7,500 alumni living all around the globe. Xaverian is known for their highly educated staff in which over 75% hold graduate degrees from some of the most competitive colleges today. Xaverian is a place where technology meets the student. Every classroom has SmartBoard, teachers have the ability to utilize eight different computer labs that are available to meet with classes, also each department center has computers available for use while receiving extra help from their respective teacher.

Contents

[edit] Interscholastic sports

[edit] Fall

[edit] Winter

[edit] Spring

[edit] Athletic History

In 2009, Xaverian's football team won the Division 1 Super Bowl finishing off with an undefeated season.[3] In 2008, the powerlifting team won their fifth straight state title.[4] In 2006, the outdoor track team won the MIAA All State Meet.[5]

[edit] Xaverian Theater

Xaverian's theatrical performances have been in existence since Xaverian first opened in the late 1960s. Since its first production, "Take Time Out" Xaverian has performed over 75 shows. Xaverian presents a fall drama, a spring musical, and a sketch comedy show dubbed "XNL" (Xaverian Night Live). The Theater Arts Program at Xaverian is currently run by Matthew Cavanaugh ‘96.[6]

[edit] Performance History

Year Performance 1 Performance 2 Performance 3 Year Performance 1 Performance 2 Performance 3
'67 Take Time Out '68 It's The Most
'69 Life Zoo Story '70 The New Touch Waiting for Gadot
'71 Bravo '72 Razz-ma-Jazz
'73 The Sky's the Limit Child's Play '74 The Music Man
'75 West Side Story Picnique en Compagne '76 Fiddler on the Roof Stalag 17
'77 Anything Goes The Real Inspector Hound '78 Cabaret The Crucible
'79 Kiss Me Kate One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest '80 West Side Story The Lion in Winter
'81 Most Happy Fella Man from All Season's '82 Guys and Dolls
'83 Jesus Christ, Superstar Rashomon '84 George M. The Real Inspector Hound
'85 Oklahoma! '86 West Side Story Mass Appeal
'87 Jesus Christ, Superstar Invitation to Murder '88 Working One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
'89 Anything Goes '90 Grease The Foreigner
'91 Damn Yankees Wait Until Dark '92 West Side Story The Boys Next Door
'93 Godspell Arsenic and Old Lace '94 Oklahoma! Rumors
'95 Guys and Dolls Len Me a Tenor '96 Jesus Christ, Superstar You Can't Take It With You
'97 The Pajama Game Flowers for Algernon '98 Once on this Island One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
'99 West Side Story The Warrior - Scandal Hysteria - Def Leppard '00 Damn Yankees Antigone
'01 Li'l Abner A Midsummer Nights Dream '02 Anything Goes Rumors
'03 Crazy for You The Foreigner '04 Godspell Laughter on the 23rd Floor
'05 Blood Brothers XNL Arsenic and Old Lace '06 How to Succeed in Business XNL 2: The "Odd"yssey One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
'07 Pippin XNL 3 The Dining Room '08 West Side Story XNL 4 Flowers for Algernon
'09 Damn Yankees XNL 5

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[edit] Alumni

[edit] References

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  1. ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  2. ^ Consistently appears on the list of best local high schools in Boston magazine.
  3. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/football/articles/2009/12/06/perfect_storm_for_hawks/
  4. ^ http://alumni.xbhs.com/s/141/xaverian.aspx?sid=141&gid=1&pgid=257&cid=2270&ecid=2270&crid=0&calpgid=927&calcid=1182
  5. ^ http://www.coolrunning.com/results/06/ma/Jun5_MIAAAl_set1.shtml
  6. ^ http://alumni.xbhs.com/s/141/xaverian.aspx?sid=141&gid=1&pgid=1051
  7. ^ http://alumni.xbhs.com/s/141/xaverian.aspx?sid=141&gid=1&pgid=1055

[edit] External links

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