The Photos of the Week are a snapshot of school life at Xaverian.
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Freshmen Kevin Conley (left) and Chris Dowding were among 64 Catholic Boy Scouts
who received the prestigious Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) award at the Cathedral
of the Holy Cross. They are pictured here with Fr. Matt Williams, who concelebrated the
recognition ceremony. Fr. Matt is an alumnus of Xaverian Brothers High School
Photo submitted by Jeanne Dowding '10,'13
Campus Minister Bob Gill trains this year's Peer Ministers who will
work with incoming Freshman this year to help introduce them to
the Xaverian community.
D.J. Sperzel '13 keeps attackman at bay during the Xaverian Lacrosse
Sports clinic in August.
Members of Team Xaverian stop at a rest stop along their journey
of over 200 miles to raise money and awareness to fight cancer.
Director of Guidance, Mr. Tom Gunnoud visited China and was
welcomed by a Chinese placement service that assists Chinese
families looking to place their students in US schools.
Xaverian grad, Dana Barros '85, former NBA All-star and current
coach for the Celtics conducts a skills drill at the Xaverian
Basketball clinic. The clinic was run by XB Coach Dan Salazar.
A group of forty-two
Xaverian juniors and seniors went on a spiritual journey
of a lifetime
on Xaverian’s Pilgrimage to Italy. The students
visited the four
major basilicas of Rome including Saint Mary Major, St.
John Lateran,
St. Peter’s Basilica, and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls.
Xaverian
hockey standout Chris Wagner ’09 was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks.
The right
winger was drafted as the second pick in the fifth round. Wagner, was
a standout
and lead Xaverian to its first appearance in the Super 8 tournament
Seniors Mike Hyatt and Tom Strachan stop to pose for Xaverian's
College Pride Day. On College Pride Day, seniors wear apparel of
their favorite college. For photos of all the seniors who participated
please visit www.flickr.com/xbhs
Almost 100 Xaverian alumni, students, family, friends and faculty
members attended the first ever Xaverian Outreach Day. The day
was dedicated to providing service to Camp Harbor View. The group
spent the entire day cleaning and painting the camp to get it ready to
serve the over 800 11-14 year olds from Boston's most deprived
neighborhoods this summer. Photo by Cory Larrubia '13.
Senior Hawk Harrier John Bleday just set a new Xaverian
school record
running an incredible 4:10.87 mile. He ran this at the Hartford Public
Schools
Meet. He bested Mark Amirault's '06 former school record of 4:13.
Mr. Liam Fitzgerald '75 and his son Matthew '10 celebrate at the senior
breakfast the seniors final day at Xaverian. At the breakfast 15 Xaverian
graduates celebrated their legacy with their sons who were readying to
graduate. For photos of all the seniors who participated please
visit:
www.flickr.com/xbhs
Seniors (l to r) Pat Boleza, Pat Breed, Ronnie Walsh, Anthony
Caruso, Alex Fotta and Steve West gathering in Duxbury before
their Senior Prom. Photo supplied by Christen Fotta P'10, '11, '14
Sophomores Ryan Cronin, Tim Keohane and Tim Cady joined 40
other Hawks at Fenway park to catch a Sox game. The night was
a part of Xaverian's SpiritHawk put on by Campus Ministry. Photo by Cory Larrubia '13.
The Senior Gift Committee of Vidur Khatri, Anthony Breen, Eric Gesimondo
and Alex Phelan presented Headmaster Brother Daniel Skala with a gift of
$20,160 a record amount for a senior class.
Next years senior school leaders will be (l to r) Harrison Pidgeon, treasurer;
Alex Kradin, senator; Cory Hodson, secretary; Andrew Griffin, senator; Peter Nevers,
senator; and Brendan Kelly, secretary. Next year's senior class president Alex Cucchi
(missing from photo) was already negotiating for his classmates for looser dress codes,
a shorter school day and cheaper food prices in the cafeteria. Good luck boys!
Captain and goalie Chris Herbert has been a wall for the Hawks this season.
Chris will play for the Delaware Blue Hens and lax powerhouse next season.
Mr. Steve Dacey led a group of eight students on a Global
Encounter to the Badlands of South Dakota to encounter the
effects of reservation life on Native Americans.
Mr. Judah Boulet demonstrates during Chemistry Demo Day
as he ignites gun cotton during an experiment. Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
Senior Jack Dustin leads a group of senior citizens at the Foxboro
Senior Center as part of his senior service program. Jack has been
leading the center in a strength and fitness program.
Juniors (l to r) Matt Golden, Rob Chisolm, Jeff Bringhurst, Eddie
Martin, Adam Giammarco and Brendan Reily prepare for their Junior
Prom. for more Prom photos go to: www.flickr.com/xbhs
Photo submitted by a proud mom.
Shane Fitzgerald '10 (top left) and his Irish Step Dancing team finished 3rd
in the world in the 16 and Over Mixed Competition.
The event took
place in Scotland. Photo submitted by Noreen Fitzgerald.
Nick Howard wraps up a SJP scrum-half in an excellent match.
Coach Judah Boulet said it was Xaverian's best match ever despite
coming up short against the Prep. XB's Rugby program while only
two years old is considered one of the best in the state.
Mother Mary enjoys the beautiful spring bloom. Photo by
Joey Spadoni '12. For more of Joey's great Spring photos go
to our Flickr account: www.flickr.com/xbhs
Freshman Jackson Lawlor takes timeout from his studies
after school to read The Concordian, Xaverian's school literary
magazine in the Sara Bisson foyer.
Bisson Foyer.
Hawks took down #1 ranked BC High 3-0 and #4 ranked St. John's Prep
7-4 this week. Seen here is Mike Galvin '11 who threw 5 stellar shutout
innings. Next up for the Hawks is #8 ranked Lincoln-Sudbury.
Geoffrey Martello '13 celebrates an excellent performance at the
Model United Nations conference held at Lexington High School.
Geoff won Best Delegate for his role as Co-Chair of the Greens-
European Free Alliance in the European Parliament.
Photo supplied
by Mr. Martello.
Senior Scott Turner shares his Xaverian experience with the guests
at the annual Scholarship Breakfast in the Sara Bisson Foyer.
Josh Delouches '10 launches during the Triple Jump in a meet verse
Malden Catholic. Hawks soared to a 104 to 32 victory.
Dr. Chris Turner '85, Dr. Stephen Traub '86 and John Holliver '75 formed
our health panel at the Xaverian Boston Business Breakfast held
at the Boston College club in the financial district. Almost 100 alumni
came to learn more about our new healthcare bill and its impact.
Lacrosse freshman attackman Patrick Daisey fires a shot in a
game against St. Johns Shrewsbury on the Hawk home turf.
Over 1,500 teens enjoyed the final Xaverian Dance of the year.
Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
Sophomores Ian MacPherson, Chris Swansey, Brendon Ronan enjoy
a bluebird sky and majestic view of Mt. Washington. They were
part of the Xaverian Ski Club which went to Wildcat Mountain, NH.
Photo supplied by club moderator and chemistry teacher Mr. Ryan Howard.
Dr. Jane E. Regan, an Associate Professor in Theology at Boston
College, presents to the Partnership of Catholic Schools her
studies on "Nurturing Faith Filled Schools" at Xaverian.
Sean Kelly '11 (left) battles Brendan Haines '11 in the school
chess tournament while Ms. Mary Briody takes on Jacob Gipson '13.
Senior Brian Patrick O'Connell was the Dean for the Day and provides
the school with direction through his afternoon announcement.
Pat won honor at the Help Haiti night.
Ryan Moore sets a new school record and state
powerlifting record.
In the 242 lbs. class he squatted 606
lbs.; benched 374 lbs.; deadlift
633 lbs. for a total of 1615 lbs. at
the 2010 Mass High School Power
Lifting Championships hosted by
Xaverian.
Mr. Rob Bruckner was a force for the Faculty/Staff team. Here
he is schooling outside the classroom a senior defender. The money
raised in the tournament went to the Hoops for Haiti fund.
Dr. Craig Almedia from Stonehill College discusses the historical, scientific
and ethical issues related to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV);
including why there is no cure for HIV, the effectiveness of available drug treatments,
how the drug cocktail works and who has access to such treatments.
The New Repertory Theater of Watertown treated students to a modern adaptation
of Macbeth. the adaptation featured full Shakespearean dialogue, a simple set
design and an amazing small cast that left students and faculty mesmerized by their performance.
Students in Mr. Puclowski’s
Chemsitry class witness first-hand the combustion
of Ethyl Alcohol and Oxygen
(and subsequent formation of Carbon Dioxide and
Water), as an exercise to
predict and balance products of chemical reactions. Notice the cool XB logo! Photo by Joey Spadoni '12
Hockey captains (l to r) Kyle McDonald, Kevin Aufiero and Nate
Hardiman present to the voice of the Hawks Tom Goldwait '10. The
autographed stick was from the entire team in appreciation for Tom's
stellar play-by-play call of the team's games over the internet.
Michael Varrichione soars over a Medford defender in the Hawks
67-54 win to notch their 8th win just two shy of making the playoffs with
three games to go. For more photos of the senior hoops night click here.
Thanks to Mr. Koudelka P'11 '13 for taking the great photos!
Vidur Khatri speaks in a packed theater recently admitted 8th graders
on Accepted Student Night A-M. Tonight will be the second night (N-Z).
Vidur told the Class of 2014 that his decision to attend Xaverian was the
best decision he could have made.
Dr. Joyce Sackey mother of Kwaku Acheampong
'10 presented in the
school
theater: From bugs to boreholes: linking science and service to
tackle global
health challenges. Dr. Sackey is the Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Global
Health and
Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
(L to R) Seniors Alex Phelan, Mike Hyatt, Joel Merriam, Jack Dustin
and Cam Colwell committed to playing football on the National Letter
of Intent Day. Standing in back are Brother Daniel Skala, Headmaster,
Charlie Stevenson, Athletic Director, and Domenic Lalli, Principal.
Principal Domenic Lalli (L) and Athletic Dir./Football Coach, Charlie
Stevenson '68 (R) stand with former Hawk sensation, Stanford and
NFL superstar. Greg Comella '93 was the key speaker at the Xaverian
Superbowl banquet to celebrate Xaverian's 6th Superbowl title.
Ms. Mary Briody's math class uses Geometer's Sketchpad to
draw diagrams on the SMARTBoard and their laptops to test
the similarities of triangles.
Chris Diehl '12 launches his shotput as he and his teammates
train in the cold for the Indoor Track Team. The shotputters
are "performing admirably" according to Varsity Coach Phil Penza.
Rev. Mark Poorman of the University of Notre Dame spoke to
the Parents Council at Xaverian about the challenges of
college life for today's students. More on this story click here.
Photo by John Morton '11.
It's always busy in the school library before the end of a quarter.
Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
Mr. Phillips interacts with the sophomore class during Awareness Day.
Matthew Gillis volunteers his brain for a possible drug analogy. The
presentation focused on the dangers of drug and alcohol use. Photo
by Joey Spadoni '12.
Principal Dom Lalli catches up with members of the Class of 2009
at the Hawks in College event held yesterday in the Sara Bisson Foyer.
(L to R) Nick O'Neil, A.J. Schamber and Joe Iadonisi.
Sophomore Chris Michienzie shows his Hawk pride after coming
out of surgery. Chris had major hip surgery at Boston Children's Hospital.
To say "Hi" to Chris you can reach him at: cm24foxlax@aim.com.
Lozz's Lineman stop and get their well-earned photo
with the Division 1 Superbowl Trophy. They are: L to R
Jack Dustin, Coach Lozzi, Tom Strachan, Cam Colwell,
Trevor Kunze, Kevin Ihlefeld and Kevin Painten.
Mr. Jay McGilvary's English class is podcasting their
poems into iPods in the school theater. The poems can
be compiled into MP3's and shared among the school.
The Xaverian campus is covered in a blanket of snow. Good for
the Alpine Ski Team, not so good for those with long commutes.
Check the website during poor weather for school updates.
Anif McDonald '12 receives communion during the
Founder's Day Liturgy. Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
Hawk Squad erupts after a thrilling 21-14 over Brockton
to send Xaverian to the Division 1 Superbowl at Gillette.
Freshman basketball tryouts started Monday. New Varsity
Coach Dan Salazar will have the challenge of figuring out
which frosh can play.
Captain Cam Colwell '10 takes down Prep running back
to help his team go 11-0 on Thanksgiving Day. This is
the first team to go 11-0 in the regular season.
Alec Dubois '12 captured an amazing photo of an X
right before the Hawks scored against Catholic Memorial.
The Hawks won their amazing 10th win in a row to go 10-0.
Their chance to break a school record and go 11-0 will be against
St. John's Prep on Thanksgiving in Danvers. Also up for grabs
will be a Catholic Conference title and playoff birth.
Dean Jim Spillman congratulates senior Rob DiMinico for
winning the Senior Beard Growing Contest while the
contenders look away in disappointment.
Xaverian was graced with the sweet sounds of The Society of
Orpheus and Bacchus, an a cappella chorus from Yale University.
For more on this click here.
Mr. Lalli, Principal, shows off his fancy threads and new
haircut (part of Cancer Awareness Week) at the Xaverian
Fashion Show. Over 350 guests attended. See story www.flickr.com/xbhs
Dr. Ed Pirozzi, Beardmaster, inspects the seniors for the Xaverian
Beard growing contest. Seniors donated money to Cancer Awareness
to join the contest. Four Hawks were chosen and will be given an
additional week before a champion is crowned.
The Xaverian Cancer Awareness thermometer has been rising
dramatically to heights of $12,000! Already 8 faculty and staff
have agreed to shave their heads in honor of those who have battled
cancer. $1,000 more and Mr. Lalli, principal will be joining the
others Friday after school in theater. Pictured here are freshman
Chris LeClair, Preston Betto, Mike Hawthorne and James McDermott.
Fact: More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in
in the U.S. this year. Happily Mr. Gill and Brendan Murphy '12
aren't one of them. The Melanoma Foundation of New England ran the
screening at Xaverian today. It's all part of Xaverian's Cancer Awareness
Week. Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
Freshman Michael Pekkarinen checks out the bulletin
board on cancer awareness. Photo by Joey Spadoni '12.
The Hawks were out in full force and united to fight not only St. John's
Shrewsbury but also to fight cancer. To date the school has raised
over $10,000 to fight cancer. All week Xaverian will focus on
different types of cancer. Photo supplied by Ms. Janice DuBois-Katz P'12.
The Science Club celebrated Mole Day. A mole 6.02 x 10 23 is
the most famous number used in Chemistry Class. John Hickey ’12
here plays Pin the Tail on the Mole. Other were "Who Wants to be
a Moleionaire?" and enjoying yummy Mole cake. The event was a
part of National Chemistry Week. Photo submitted by Mr. Ryan Howard.
Pictured are Conor Faron (r) and Will Kenney (l) who took first
and second place, respectively, in the Group Discussion event at
the first statewide Speech and Debate Tournament this weekend
at Dighton-Rehoboth High School. Photo by Mr. Mike Plunkett.
Over 300 prospective students and parents attended Xaverian's first
ever Open House for Xaverian's Partnership schools. 7th and 8th
grade students from St. Catherine's of Siena, Norwood, Blessed Sacrament,
St. John the Evangelsit, Canton, Monsignor Haddad Middle School, Needham
and St. Paul School, Wellesley toured Xaverian and met with faculty,
students, parents and alumni to learn more about Xaverian. The general
Xaverian Open House will take place Sunday 10 am -1 pm.
Alex Petti '11 (front), Steven Cerrato '11, Aidan Petit '10 and Ross MacPherson '12 of the Xaverian Jazz Ensemble play at a recent Xaverian function.
Connor Eschmann ’13 and his grandparents Rev. William Humphrey, Jr.
and Joan Humphrey admire artwork by Andrew Turgeon ’10. They received a
full tour of Xaverian as apart of Grandparents Day. |
Freshmen Jeff Letorneau and Jimmy McGrath are making "friends"
with Dean Spillman in the Sara Bisson Lobby. Photo taken by Joey
Spadoni '12. | |
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