Celebrating the Class of 2018

5/31/2018

On Saturday, May 19, Xaverian Brothers High School celebrated the Commencement of the Class of 2018, Xaverian’s 52nd graduating class.

Diplomas were conferred to the 178 graduates by Headmaster Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X., Ph.D. and Principal Jacob Conca ’94, Ph.D. Collectively, these young men were accepted to 218 different colleges and universities. They have committed to continue their academic careers at top institutions such as Yale, Brown, Bates, Georgetown, Tufts, BC, Wake Forest, and Rensselaer.

The valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2018 were both National Merit Scholar Finalists. They are Michael Fitzgibbons (Valedictorian) and Armaan Dhillon (Salutatorian).

Michael, a three-season track runner for all four years of high school (and this year’s recipient of the Student Athlete of the Year award), is also a computer programming enthusiast, fluent in HTML5/CSS3, Java, Javascript, Python, and Swift, and currently developing his own programming language. Michael is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. He received four gold medals for interest and excellence in Computer Science, English, Mathematics, and World Languages (Spanish). Michael will attend Northeastern University.

Armaan Dhillon has been active in all aspects of student life at Xaverian, from serving as president of the Student Council and the Business Club to captain of the Model UN and Speech and Debate team. He also served as president of the National Honor Society, a member of the Liturgical Music Ensemble, and competed on the math team. Armaan earned the following senior awards: the Business Club Award, the X-Act Award (a community service group), the Math Team Coaches’ Award, the Model UN Best Delegate Award, the National Honor Society Award, and the Speech and Debate Team Award. In addition to his membership and service to the National Honor Society, Armaan is also a member of the National Music Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. He won three gold medals for interest and excellence in English, Science, and Social Studies, and a silver medal in Mathematics. Armaan will attend Brown University.

In the valedictory address, Michael Fitzgibbons encouraged his classmates to continue to live the Xaverian call to be men of integrity who make good things happen:

One of the main ideas which Xaverian sought to instill in us is the idea of becoming men of integrity. Though this phrase may have been uttered a thousand times in our four years here to the point where most of us roll our eyes when we hear it, it is significant in answering the question of why we are here today. A lot of us will do important things and become leaders in the world. The world needs men who will do the right thing with their power, acting with integrity. We cannot trust that good things will simply happen. We need to be the people that go out and make them happen.

Each year, the members of the graduating class and faculty nominate a senior for the Xaverian Award, the highest honor bestowed. This year’s Xaverian Award winner was William Perry. Brother Dan praised William’s “stunning embodiment of Theodore Ryken’s vision of a band of brothers who mutually help, encourage, and edify one another.” He said that William will live in the school’s history as one of Xaverian’s greatest role models: “His humility is authentic and a shining example of a young man who is comfortable in his own skin and true to his convictions. He has never pretended to be anything other than himself, and that has made all the difference.”

William is a member of the National Honor Society, the National Music Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society. He won Theology and Fine Arts gold medals, as well as a silver medal in World Languages (Spanish). William will attend Brown University.

The Class of 2018 was accepted to the following colleges and universities:

Adelphi University

American University

Anna Maria College

Appalachian State University

Assumption College

Auburn University

Babson College

Baldwin Wallace University

Bates College

Becker College

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater State University

Bristol Community College

Brown University

Bryant University

Butler University

Canisius College

Case Western Reserve University

Castleton University

Central Connecticut State University

Champlain College

Clark University

Clarkson University

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

Colby-Sawyer College

College of Charleston

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado State University

Columbia College Chicago

Curry College

DePaul University

Drake University

Drexel University

D'Youville College

East Carolina University

Eckerd College

Elms College

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Emory University

Endicott College

Fairfield University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Southern College

Fordham University

Framingham State University

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franklin Pierce University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Gettysburg College

Gonzaga University

Gordon College

Hamilton College - NY

High Point University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hofstra University

Indiana University at Bloomington

Iona College

Iowa State University

Ithaca College

James Madison University

John Carroll University

Johnson & Wales University (North Miami)

Johnson & Wales University (Providence)

Keene State College

La Salle University

Lafayette College

Lake Forest College

Le Moyne College

Lehigh University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Lynn University

Maine Maritime Academy

Manhattan College

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Marist College

Marquette University

Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount University

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

& Health Sciences

Merrimack College

Miami University, Oxford

Michigan State University

Molloy College

Montana State University, Bozeman

Mount St. Mary's University

New England College

New York University

Newbury College

Nichols College

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Norwich University

Nova Southeastern University

Old Dominion University

Pace University, New York City

Pacific University

Pennsylvania State University

Plymouth State University

Providence College

Purdue University

Quincy College

Quinnipiac University

Radford University

Regis College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rider University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Roosevelt University

Sacred Heart University

Saint Anselm College

Saint Joseph's College - ME

Saint Joseph's University

Saint Michael's College

Salem State University

Salve Regina University

Samford University

San Diego State University

Santa Clara University

Seton Hall University

Siena College

Southern Methodist University

Southern New Hampshire University

Southern Vermont College

St. Bonaventure University

St. John's University - Queens Campus

St. Lawrence University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevenson University

Stonehill College

Suffolk University

SUNY Maritime College

Syracuse University

Temple University

Texas Christian University

Texas State University

The Catholic University of America

The Citadel,

The Military College of South Carolina

The College of Saint Rose

The George Washington University

The Ohio State University

The University of Alabama

The University of Arizona

The University of Oklahoma

The University of Scranton

The University of Tampa

Towson University

Trinity College

Trinity - Pawling School

Tufts University

Tusculum College

Union College (New York)

University at Buffalo

The State University of New York

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Hartford

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

University of Maine

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Boston

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

University of Miami

University of Mississippi

University of New England

University of New Hampshire at Durham

University of New Haven

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of Saint Joseph

University of San Francisco

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida, Tampa

University of Southern Maine

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Villanova University

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

Webb Institute

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wesleyan University

West Virginia University

Western New England University

Westfield State University

Wheaton College - MA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester State University

Xavier University

Yale University

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