The newsletter provides an overview of upcoming events at Xavier High School in March 2015, including a presentation by Holocaust survivor Renata Laxova, the school musical "The Miracle Worker," and sports accomplishments. It also includes the principal's message about the annual report edition and information about Xavier's mission, curriculum, budget, test scores, and student involvement in activities.

1. March 2015 | Volume 17 | Number 7The official monthly newsletter of Xavier High School
Inside
Principal‘s Corner/Business Office Update: 2 | Annual Report: 3 | Activities Report: 7 |
Holocaust Survivor Presentation: 9 | Pound the Ground 2015: 10 | March Gallery: 11 |
The Miracle Worker: 12 | Xavier Receives Kucera Grant: 13 | Saints Earn Accolades: 14 |
Students/Faculty of the Month: 15
Annual Report
Edition

2. Principal’s Corner
As we do each year at this time, we
would like to present you this month with
our annual report to the Xavier commu-
nity. Throughout this issue of the Navi-
gator you will find a detailed overview
of many of the school’s programs. This
report includes information about the
students, the staff, the curriculum and
much more.
We invite you to carefully examine
the information presented. We think
you’ll agree that Xavier is an outstand-
ing school. The data presented would
certainly support that claim. While we
are pleased with the progress that Xavier
has made, we hold firm to the belief
that, “Each day we get better or worse;
we never stay the same.” As a result, we
continue to look for ways to improve our
programs in order to fulfill our mission –
to educate the total person in a Catholic
environment.
This also seems like an appropriate
time to thank all of you for your input
throughout the year. We depend on
your positive feedback as well as the
concerns you raise to provide us with
a barometer of how we’re doing. Your
comments encourage us to constantly
examine our school and look for ways to
make it better.
Thanks for taking the time to look over
the information. Should you have any
questions, please don’t hesitate to con-
tact me.
Sincerely,
Tom Keating, Principal
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Business Office Update
Tuition Reminder
Tuition accounts must be paid in full by May 10. Seniors with
unpaid balances will not be allowed to participate in
graduation ceremonies. Students will not be permitted to
return for the following academic year until any outstanding
balance is paid in full in accordance with the Xavier Board of
Education Policy #3241.
April 2 – Holy Thursday/Stations of the Cross
April 3 – Good Friday (Campus Closed)
April 4 – Holy Saturday
April 5 – Easter Sunday
April 14 – Renata Laxova, Holocaust Survivor Presentation
April 16, 17, 18 – Spring Play: The Miracle Worker
Tom Keating
Xavier Principal

3. Xavier High School
Mission Statement
The mission of Xavier
High School is to develop
the total person in a
Catholic environment.
Annual Goals
These goals must be measurable,
utilizing normed-based testing. As
do most other schools in the state, we
use the Iowa Assessments (formerly
the Iowa Test of Educational Develop-
ment) to measure success. This test
is administered annually to grades
9-11 in the fall and measures growth
and success in Reading, Math, Sci-
ence and Social Studies. The results
of the test given in October 2014 are
included on page six. Please note that
the tests were renormed this year so
results may not fully reflect a change in
performance.
This year, Xavier High School
established the following three
goals:
1. During the 2014-15 school year, our
school will increase the percentage
of 11th grade students scoring at the
high performance level in reading as
measured by the Iowa Assessments.
In 2013-14, the percentage was 31%.
2. During the 2014-15 school year,
our school will increase the percent-
age of 11th grade students scoring at
the high performance level in math as
measured by the Iowa Assessments.
In 2013-14, the percentage was 38%.
3. During the 2014-15 school year,
our school will increase the percent-
age of 11th grade students scoring at
the high performance level in science
as measured by the Iowa Assessments.
Each year Xavier High School establishes a set of goals to help us
focus our academic efforts.
Annual Report 2014-2015
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4. Xavier High School
Philosophy
Xavier High School is a part of the
tradition and mission of the Roman
Catholic Church and the Archdiocese
of Dubuque. As a part of that tradi-
tion we are committed to:
• Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus
in a Catholic faith-filled environment
that motivates each student, staff
member, parent/guardian and
supporter to share in that mission,
• Developing each person’s spiritual,
intellectual, social, emotional, and
physical gifts,
• Respecting each individual person’s
unique value and talents,
• Building God’s Kingdom through
service to our community, nurturing
family relationships, and modeling
Christ in our everyday actions,
• Creating an atmosphere of justice
and trust through embracing the
Gospel in our decisions and actions,
• Fostering stewardship through
personal commitment,
responsibility, and accountability to
one another and to our world,
• Providing a learning atmosphere
where creativity and innovation are
honored and celebrated.
Xavier High School
Budget 2015 - 2016
Revenue
Tuition (Net of Prepaid Discount)
3,641,355
Tuition Assistance (161,300)
Parish Subsidies 1,436,028
Fees 122,398
Foundation Support 1,412,500
Fundraising 32,250
Investment Income 5,000
Other Income 7,782
Total Revenue 6,496,013
Expenses
Instruction 2,505,800
Administration 886,100
Facilities 749,970
Transportation 29,350
Religious Faculty Support 3,500
Employee Costs and Benefits 575,750
Capital Expenditures 320,000
Bond Debt Service 1,377,455
Other Expenses 48,000
Total Expenses 6,495,925
NET INCOME (DEFICIT) 88
• 100 percent of Xavier students are
involved in community service
• 100 percent of Xavier students complete
the core curriculum (4 years English, 3
years math and science)
• 98 percent of the Class of 2014 went on
to post-secondary education
• 94 percent of Xavier students are
involved in at least one co-curricular
activity; 78 percent are involved in three
or more co-curricular activities
• 90 percent of Xavier students complete
four years of science
• 88 extra-curricular programs to choose
from
• 70 percent of Xavier students complete
four years of mathematics
• 40 percent of Xavier students complete
four years of a foreign language
• 40 courses at Xavier are honors and AP
courses
• 2 dual credit courses are offered through
St. Louis University
• 16:1 is the student to faculty ratio
• 14 is the average number of years that
faculty members have devoted to
Catholic education
Xavier High School
Fast Facts
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5. The Theology Department and Campus
Ministry work together to lead in the
faith formation of the students here at
Xavier, but every member of the ad-
ministration, faculty, and staff share in
this responsibility. In keeping with our
Catholic tradition, we seek to engage
both the head and the heart of the stu-
dents in this process of formation.
The Theology curriculum includes top-
ics such as Old and New Testament,
Religious Foundations, Church History,
Ethics and Morality, Christian Lifestyles,
Comparative Religions and Apologet-
ics. Our curriculum is in transition
to align with the required curriculum
developed by the USCCB. Next year
the freshmen curriculum will be based
on USCCB. All students who are mem-
bers of one of our eleven participating
parishes are required to take four years
of Theology. All other students are
required to take at least two years of
Theology. By the time students have
graduated from Xavier, they will have
had over five hundred clock hours of
direct faith formation in a Theology
classroom. The Theology curriculum
follows the guidelines established by
the Roman Catholic Church.
The Campus Ministry Department at
Xavier offers a wide variety of spir-
itual opportunities and all students are
encouraged to become involved in any
or all of these opportunities. Some of
these offerings are class retreats, mis-
sion trips, liturgy committee, Eucha-
ristic Adoration, Community Service
Day, music ministry, daily prayer,
liturgies, prayer services, reconciliation
services, Stations of the Cross, Kairos
retreats, TEC retreats, Aid to Women,
Kids Against Hunger, Lifesavers (pro-
life committee) and Ministry in Service
class. Xavier has provided support to
the Catholic Worker House, Birthright,
the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities
and numerous other charitable organi-
zations. Our goal is to provide oppor-
tunities for our students to make their
Catholic faith come to life.
Our Catholic faith is the foundation of everything we do here at Xavier High School.
We understand that as parents, you are the first teachers of your children in the ways of faith.
We strive to support you in your efforts to raise faith-filled young adults.
Catholic Faith -- Our Foundation
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6. • Affiliated with the eleven area
Catholic parishes and the
Archdiocese of Dubuque
• A member of the National Catholic
Education Association
• Accredited by the State of Iowa
• All administrators and teachers are
certified in their areas of responsibility
• 64% of faculty have an M.A. or Ph.D.
• 726 students
• Complete co-curricular program
• Partnerships with:
• American Heart Association
• Columbia University
• Downtown Kiwanis Club
• Grant Wood AEA
• Iowa Wireless
• Junior Achievement
• Kirkwood Community College
• KMRY Radio
• Knights of Columbus
• Linn County Physical Therapy
• Mercy Medical Center
• Mt. Mercy University
• Rockwell
• St. Louis University
• University of Northern Iowa
• Viola Gibson Elementary
• Workplace Learning Connection
• 60-acre campus
• 146,500 square foot facility
Xavier Facts
Average Scores for Xavier HS 2014 Graduates
Pct. Taking English Reading Math Science Composite
Xavier 98% 24.7 24.6 24.1 24.6 24.7
State 68% 21.5 22.5 21.4 22.2 22.0
National 57% 20.2 21.1 20.9 20.7 21.0
The average composite for top 68% (state participation level) of Xavier
students is above 26.
Xavier Class of 2014 ACT Results
Student National Percentile Rank (NPR) is a score that describes the relative comparison of the average Xavier student’s perfor-
mance to other students in the nation who are in the same grade and were tested at the same time of year. An NPR of 80 means
that the average Xavier student’s performance was better than 80% of the students who took the test.
School National Percentile Rank (NPR) is a score that describes the relative comparison of Xavier as an entire grade level com-
pared to other schools in the nation who were tested at the same time of year. An NPR of 80 means that a particular grade of
students at Xavier performed better than the same grade of students at 80% of the schools in the nation who took the test.
Proficiency Percentage is the percentage of Xavier students in a grade level who met the state’s guideline to be
considered “proficient.”
Iowa Assessments 2014 Results
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Reading Science Math

7. Co-Curricular Activities
Popular at Xavier!
XHS students are involved in
successful activities at Xavier!
Xavier students are involved in successful activities at Xavier! The following data
is from the spring of 2014 up through the winter of 2015:
• 57 students participate in speech (8%)
• 140 students participate in choir (19%)
• 140 students participate in show choir (19%)
• 62 students participate in band (8%)
• 110 students participated in intramurals: (boys basketball & girls soccer) (14%)
• More than 300 students participated in a drama production (42%)
• More than 500 students will participate in at least one sport during
the school year (69%)
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8. Boys Track
4A State: Nick Stark 6th Place 100 Meter
Dash (2014)
Girls Track
4A State: Molly Breitbach 7th Place 100
Meter Dash (2014)
4x100 7th Place (Sydney Oakley, Allison
Schwach, Taylor Skala & Molly Breitbach)
(2014)
Boys Tennis
1A State Singles Kyle D’mello 6th
Place (2014)
Girls Tennis
1A Team State 3rd Place (2014)
1A State Singles Allison Jasper 3rd Place
& Kylie DeWees (dnp) (2014)
Girls Golf
MVC Division Champions (2014)
4A Team State Champions (2014)
4A Individual State: Maddie Bertsch
State Champion & Grace Winker State
Runner-Up (2014)
Boys Soccer
2A State 4th Place (2014)
Girl Soccer
2A State Semifinals (2014)
Softball
MVC Division Champions (2014)
Girls Cross Country
Individual 3A State Qualifiers: Jenny
Dickes (2014)
Boys Cross Country
Individual 3A State Qualifier:
Steven Culpepper (2014)
Football
3A District Champions (2014)
3A State Semifinals (2014)
Girls Swimming
State Qualifiers: Lauren Havertape &
Sarah Gannon
Marching Band
State 3A Division 1 Rating (2014)
All-State Vocal
Michaela Brown, Matthew Hovda, Emma
Keefe, Noah Lauer, Tristen Perreault,
Nolan Pithan, Erin Pitz, Faith Sattern,
Anna Zittergruen & Hannah Zwanziger /
Alternate: Noah Manternach (2014)
All-State Band
Jingyu Lucy Liu / Clarinet (2014)
Freshmen OPUS Honors Concert
Lauren Flory, Curt Lengemann, Grace
Miller, Michael Muhlena,
Tristen Perreault & Nolan Pithan (2014)
Jazz Band
State 3A Division I Rating (2015)
State Qualifier (2015)
Large Group All State Speech
Festival
Jacob Hansen & Josh Hansen (2015)
Pom Squad
ISDTA: 2nd in Class XI Pom Division, 3rd
in IV Jazz Division & 3rd in Class II Lyrical
(2015)
Boys Swimming
George Durin (200FR, 100B & 100F) &
Evan Bednar (200MR) (2015)
Wrestling
3A State Qualifiers: Clint Lembeck 3rd at
132 (2015)
Boys Bowling
MVC Division Champions
2A State Team Runner-Up (2015)
2A Individual State Caleb Miller 3rd
Place (2015)
Girls Basketball
MVC Division Champions (2015)
4A State Qualifier (2015)
Individual All State Speech
Jacob Hansen & Rylee Wegmann (2015)
Boys Basketball
3A State 3rd Place (2015)
Activities Report (Continued)
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On Tuesday, April 14, Xavier High School will have the honor of
hosting Holocaust survivor, Renata Laxova. Ms. Laxova will speak
to Xavier students in the Regis-LaSalle Theatre beginning at 9
a.m. and her presentation will be streamed live at XavierSaints.
org/Live for public viewing and for the benefit of students at
other schools around the country to hear her important message.
A short question-and-answer session will take place following the
presentation — questions may be submitted on Twitter using the
hashtag #XavierLive.
Xavier Welcomes Holocaust Survivor, Renata Laxova
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Read more about Renata Laxova at XavierSaints.org/LIVE.
In need of prayers?
Send your requests to prayerchain@xaviersaints.org. These
requests will be offered at Friday morning Mass and prayed
for intentionally during Adoration, as well as part of the daily
prayers of Campus Ministry.
9LIVE STREAMING EVENT
Miss a “Good News”
Email?
Xavier’s weekly “Good News” email newsletters are
now being archived on XavierSaints.org at:
XavierSaints.org/GoodNews
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10. 101010
Saturday, June 6, 2015
NEW Location; NEW Event!
ALL EVENTS HELD AT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
Xavier Catholic Schools
5k Road
Race
(All Ages)
Kids’ Run
(Grades 5 & Under) Spirit Walk!
(All Ages)
NEW this Year!
The 2015 Pound
the Ground 5K
will be run on
streets in the
surrounding
neighborhood.
Register as an
individual or
as a team (3-5
runners). Entry
fee: $20 before
5/23/15.
The Kids’ Run
(formerly the
“Puppy Pound”)
will be run on the
Xavier High School
track (1 lap). All
finishers will
receive a medal.
Entry fee: $15
before 5/23/15.
New for the 2015
Pound the Ground, the
Spirit Walk, will be held
on the campus of Xavier
High School. Students,
parents, grandparents,
friends and relatives are
all invited to join us for
this event! Entry fee:
$15 before 5/23/15.
Spirit Walk registra-
tion is free to Kids’ Run
participants.
All proceeds Support
Register Today at CRPoundTheGround.com
Banner sponsors:
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11. March 2015 Gallery
XHS junior/artist, Zach Detterman continues
to work on his beautiful renderings of the
Stations of the Cross.
Boys Basketball earned a 3rd place finish at the state
tournament - the best finish in the program’s history.
Girls basketball poses with their state quarterfinalist trophy.
XHS Math students
enjoying pie on
“Pi Day.”
Girls golf head coach, Julie Kadlec
with her 2014 Class 4A Coach
of the Year award.
Dick Breitbach honored as Xavier’s
“Fan of the Game” before the boys
basketball game vs. Pella at State.
Mrs. Emily Moses joined other XHS
faculty and dressed like Mr. Tom
Lilly on his 60th birthday.
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The Xavier High School School Board is the recipient of
$5,856.25 from the Archbishop Kucera Grant Awards from
the Archdiocese of Dubuque Educational Development
Fund. The grant was awarded for tuition assistance to
those families who can least afford the cost of attending a
Catholic School. A portion of the grant was also directed
towards tuition assistance for minority students who qualify
for National School Lunch Program. Awards for these two
programs totaled $485,000 for the 2014/15 program year.
The Archbishop Kucera Grant Awards annually provides
$80,000 for faith formation resources and leadership de-
velopment for faith formation leaders, catechists, Catholic
school administrators and teachers. The grant also covers
one third of the program cost for adults enrolled in the
Archdiocesan IMPACT Program.
The Archdiocesan Educational Development Fund was
developed for the purpose of supporting the educational
programs of the Archdiocese. This is the twenty-eighth year
that grants have been awarded. Over 8.9 million dollars
have been distributed since the Archdiocesan Educational
Development Fund was established. Grants are made pos-
sible through the generous donations of contributors and
parishioners throughout the Archdiocese.
Archbishop Daniel Kucera
Xavier Awarded Archbishop Kucera Grant
for Tuition Assistance
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Xavier Meal Program Reminder
Xavier uses EZ School Pay to make lunch payments online as well as giving parents a
way to track how much is available in their student‘s lunch account. We highly encourage
you to log onto https://www.EZSchoolPay.com to sign on or register as a new user.
Students with negative balances greater than $25 will not be allowed to
purchase additional meals. They will be provided with a peanut butter
sandwich and milk until their balance is brought current.
Parents may still apply for free and reduced price meals. Income eligibility guidelines
and applications can be found on the Xavier website at http://www.xaviersaints.org/
services/food-service/
If you have questions, please contact Lorraine Gaffney at lorraine.gaffney@xaviersaints.org.
Congratulations to Xavier Basketball’s Adam McDermott
on being selected First-Team All-State by the
Iowa Newspaper Association & Foundation!
Congratulations to XHS Math students, Lucy Liu, Tina Wu,
Megan Korbel and Lauren Korbel (Regis Middle School),
who have qualified for the Great Plains State Math Compe-
tition in April!
The team competed at Loras College on 3/14 and took
3rd place overall for small schools, and tied for 1st place as
a varsity squad. Individually, Lucy took 2nd place among
seniors in the Target round, and 4th place overall. Megan
placed 1st individually among sophomores, with a 1st-
place finish in the Target round and 3rd-place finish in
the Sprint round. Congratulations to all, and good luck at
State!
Congratulations to Xavier Speech’s Jacob Hansen and
Rylee Wegmann on receiving all-state nominations! Jacob
and Rylee performed at the All-State Speech Festival at
UNI on Monday, March 30. This was Jacob’s 5th all-state
speech nomination, which set a new school record!
Saints Earn
Accolades
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15. Xavier High School • 6300 42nd Street NE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52411 • (319) 294-6635 • www.xaviersaints.org
Brian IversenJeanne Bouchard Kelli Swehla Russ Camacho
Students and Faculty of the Month
“For leading Jazz Band
to a 3rd place finish at
NEIBA Jazz Fest and
qualifying for state
championships.“
“Leading Bowling
team to a runner-up
finish at State
Tournament”
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“For his
outstanding
participation in
band!“
“For their commitment to faith, service
and leadership in Campus Ministry.“
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Registration Open for
Xavier High School
Summer Camps
Registration is now open for Xavier High School summer camps and
clinics for volleyball, wrestling, track, theatre, girls soccer, show choir,
boys basketball, girls basketball, Coach Tom Lilly’s “Shoot Like a
Champion” clinic.
Softball Camp registration will open after May 1.
To register or learn more about each camp, head to:
XavierSaints.org/Camps.
ANNUAL BAND GARAGE & BAKE SALE
Saturday, April 25, 2015
8 a.m. – 2 p.m. - Commons
Don’t have the time to organize your own garage sale?
Why not consider donating items to the annual Xavier
Band Garage and Bake Sale Fundraiser.
Donations of clothing for infants, children and adults,
toys, games, books, household items, small appliances,
and hand-held electronics are welcomed. We are unable
to accept large furniture items.
Donations are to be dropped off at Xavier High School
on Friday, April 24, 2015, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. A
donation tax receipt will be available.
All unsold items will be donated to area charitable orga-
nizations. Proceeds from this fundraiser will assist in pur-
chasing new equipment for the band program.
For further information contact Carol Vester at 329-4566
or cavester@mchsi.com.
Claire Bouchard