Presentation from 2016-2017 Sophomore Parent Meeting.

1. Xavier High School
“Learning With A Higher Purpose”

2. Xavier High School
Sophomore Parent Meeting
Wednesday, August 25, 2016

3. Opening Prayer
Mr. Keating

4. Campus Ministry
Mrs. Jody Esker, Mrs. Erica Ireland, Fr. Dustin Vu
• All-School and Friday morning Mass
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Prayer Services/Stations of the Cross
• Assemblies (Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow)
• Reconciliation
• Class Retreats
• Kairos/TEC
• Respect Life
• Service Trips

5. Activities Program
Mr. Steven Lueck, Activities Director
Proactive Coaching – Facebook
@proactivecoach

6. Kris Naeve
Contact Information
Hours 8-2:30 daily
Kris.naeve@xaviersaints.org
294-6635 Ext 318
Follow me on Twitter @krisnaeve

7. Health Promotion Center
 Health Registration and Action Plans
 Register if you’ve made mention of Asthma,
Diabetes, Seizure or Severe Allergy requiring Epi
Pen we encourage you fill out an Emergency
Action Plan.
 Found on Xavier webpage under downloads and
links.
 Medications to send in:
 Back up supply (daily meds if miss)
 Emergency/rescue meds (epi pens)
 Original Bottles/consents (found on webpage
under downloads and links)

8. Health Promotion Center
 Sick kids
 Push through vs. go home
 Temp 100— Return to school when fever free 24 hours
without medication
 Track illnesses through Linn County Public
Health
 Please provide basic diagnosis so can track (fever,
cold)

9. Guidance Program
Mrs. Clancy
@danieclancy
Mrs. Joens
@carajoens
Mrs.
Wallraff
Mr.
Schemmel

10. Guidance
• Naviance – exciting new resource for
students/parents for college/career
planning. Info coming to parents soon!
• PSAT 10 – interested sophs should take
the February test to prepare for PSAT in
Oct. of junior year. Info will be sent to
students and in Good News in January.

11. Technology
• Canvas access same as last year
– www.xaviersaints.org/ipadparent
– Parent Canvas Account: Create account on
the Canvas website or Canvas Parent App
• Filter changes are possible – e-mail
– hannah.konzen@xaviersaints.org
• Parental Restrictions – video available at
www.saints.org/ipadparent

13. Service Requirement – 15 Hours
• All service must be in Parish
• Past summer counts for this year
• Hours logged into Canvas “Service” course
• Hours and reflection due April 15
• xaviersaints.org/service
• Mr. Satterlee

14. Service Day
• Help!!!
• We need parent drivers
• Defensive Driving Video
• November 2
• Students/rakes in your car – stay with
them.

15. Grading Guidelines
• Consistent among all classes
• Percentages
• Late Work
• Absences
• Extra Credit

16. Xavier High School Mission
Develop the total person in a Catholic
environment.

17. 2016-17 School Year Theme
“Make me an instrument
of your peace.”

18. What You Expect From Us...
• An environment that stresses the presence
of God.
• Commitment
• To teach as Jesus did
• High Expectations and Accountability
• Support to meet those expectations
• Communication (Good New, Navigator, E-mail)
– @XavierSaints
– @Xpressnewspaper

19. Keep in touch with us…
• @XavierSaints
• @Xpressnewspaper
• @phillyboy14
• @angelaolson19
• @lueck_steve
• Like our Xavier High School Facebook
page.

20. How you can help us...
• Communication
• Setting clear expectations
• Resist the rescue
• Encourage involvement – avoid overscheduling
• Encourage faith development
• Talk to your students about school
• Get involved – Booster Club/XPX
• We need volunteers!
• Spread the word!

21. Find a Balance
Don’t have your head in the sand but don’t micromanage your student.

22. Substance Abuse
• Family issue
• Xavier is here to support your efforts
• Parent Pledge
• We appreciate that your house is a safe house.
• Supervise, supervise, supervise
• Stay in contact
• Trust but don’t be naïve.
• Keep ‘em busy; keep ‘em broke

23. Sophomore Year
• No longer rookies
• They drive!!!
• Still have some things to learn
• Enough with the drama, already
• Tightest group
• Progress from me to we

24. A few reminders...
• E-registration – if you did this early on, please
go back and make sure all forms are complete.
• Magazine Drive
• Friday Morning Mass – 7:00 a.m.
• Back to School Night – September 19
• Homecoming Pep Rally – September 29
• Homecoming Mass – September 30

25. Questions?