Mary Ann Meyer—one of 23 women to teach 20 or more years at St. X—assists a student with his artwork.
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Forever hoping to follow in the footsteps of the faculty who guided them to this point. “That’s the story behind this story, the excellence of our faculty, staff and administration,” said St. X President Fr. Tim Howe S.J. “They have done an outstanding job preparing these young men for college and to go there with distinction. We are all focused on the mission of educating leaders and men for others. Our mission statement reminds us that we do this in the rigorous Jesuit tradition. The work St. X students do is demanding, but when you see results like this you know it’s worth the effort. My prayer for this class is for them to keep building on the good foundation they received here and do great things with their lives in service to the world. “The other story here is one of thanks. First, thanks to the students themselves for buying into the program, for setting and achieving goals that will propel them forward on a path of success in all aspects of their lives. Second, thanks to the parents and families who entrusted their son’s formation to our care; we’re deeply grateful and honored. And finally, thanks to our many benefactors, those who financially support the mission of the school. Their generosity ensures that every class to come through these doors will have the same wonderful opportunities in store for them.”
The graduates kept the guidance department busy while making their college choices, processing and sending out almost 2,400 applications and transcripts. Not that the counselors mind. “We really try to work with the students to find a school that is a good fit for them and for their family,” said Mike Meyer, guidance department chairman. “It’s a question of what they want to study, where they are comfortable, what they can afford, who can offer them the best opportunities. There are a lot of variables they have to consider and we want them to have a lot of good choices in front of them, not be restricted. The counselors take a lot of time explaining options and helping research scholarship opportunities. We create programs at school not just for seniors, but starting as early as freshman year, to help paint a realistic picture of the process. By the time the applications go out they usually have a good idea what to expect. We try to take some of the stress out of the decision-making process.” For the complete collegiate profile of the class of 2011— including scholarships and awards received—please visit www.staxvier.org and click on the guidance department pages for a downloadable packet. X *As of press time.
The St. Xavier High School class of 2011.
By The Numbers THE ST. XAVIER CLASS of 2011 includes 373 members, 372 of whom are heading to 79 different four-year colleges, universities or military academies; 77 percent of them reported receiving some type of academic, athletic or service scholarship, honor or award. The following schools (with the number of students in parenthesis) will be the future home to about half of the school’s newest alumni: University of Cincinnati (69) The Ohio State University (54) Miami University (50) Xavier University (21) University of Dayton (21) St. Louis University (10) University of Notre Dame (9) Indiana University (8) Ohio University (7) University of South Carolina (7) Vanderbilt University (6) Ivy League (5) (2 to Princeton, 1 each to Cornell, Yale and Penn) Bellarmine University (4) Denison University (4) Loyola University Chicago (4) University of Kentucky (4) Northwestern University (4)
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