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COMPANIONS Financial Report ON THE JOURNEY Fall 2023
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From the President
Tim Reilly ’76
Each summer members of the St. Xavier Leadership Team
about Andrew Weber ’24 and faculty member George
discern a theme for the school year. For 2023-2024 we
Beluan ’88. Both are living examples of how important it
are celebrating Companions on the Journey. This is best
is to be a Companion on the Journey with other members
explained in lines from the hymn “Companions on the
of the Long Blue Line and with those in need in the
Journey” by Carey Landry: “We are companions on the
world. Thank you one and all.
journey…we are fed and we are nourished by the strength of those who care…we have been gifted with each other, and we are called by the Word of the Lord…to walk side by side with hope in our hearts.” Just weeks into the year this theme radiates through the halls in the relationships among the
But all of you who support our students give us reason after reason to be optimistic.
students, faculty, and staff. Every day it seems the news is full of reasons to be The first week of school ended on a beautiful August day
pessimistic about the future of the world. But all of you
with a pep rally, followed by a picnic for the freshmen. The
who support our students give us reason after reason to
Bombers then opened the football season with a home
be optimistic. If that in itself is not enough to make you
victory under the lights, capping off the day with a mixer on
feel good about what is possible, I invite you to stop in at
the tennis courts. At the end of the day, I asked a freshman
600 W. North Bend Rd. and stand with me to witness the
waiting for a ride how things were going, and his joy-filled
1,361 young men who walk the joy-filled halls. Join us and
reply was that this was the best day of his life!
be a companion on this lifelong journey of St. Xavier High School. You too might just have your best day ever.
In this issue of the magazine, you will see pages and pages of names of those who have been Companions on the Journey, ensuring St. Xavier will continue to thrive. There are multiple ways people support students: gifts to the
Tim Reilly ’76
annual fund, X-Travaganza, program endowments, tuition
President
assistance, volunteering, prayers, and the most recent way to support the school, the Xavier Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). In this edition, you will also read
Inside this Issue ADMINISTRATION Mr. Timothy J. Reilly ’76, President Rev. Walter C. Deye SJ ’66, Rector Mr. Daniel J. Lynch, Principal Mr. Robert G. Bollman ’86, Vice President for Operations & CFO Mr. Anthony E. Schad ’81, Vice President for Advancement
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Gregory G. Achten ’82 - Chair Elect Mr. G. Jeffrey Berding ’85 Mrs. Stephanie Bruemmer Mr. Robert E. Carroll ’76 Mrs. Melanie Chavez Mr. Michael E. Dahm Rev. Walter C. Deye SJ ’66 - Vice Chair Mr. Brian J. Fitzgerald ’91 Mr. Lee P. Geiger ’93 Dr. Colleen M. Hanycz Rev. Paul A. Lickteig SJ Dr. Patricia McAlpine Mr. Adam T. Mueller ’96 Rev. Gregory J. Ostdiek SJ Mr. Vivek Ramaswamy ’03 - On Sabbatical Mr. Andrew N. Recker ’97 Mr. Timothy J. Reilly ’76 Mr. Mark M. Ryan ’91 Rev. Matthew C. Spotts SJ ’04 Mr. Timothy J. Steigerwald ’83 Mrs. Linnell R. Sullivan Rev. Eric M. Sundrup SJ Mr. Nicholas J. Vehr ’77- Chair Mr. Madhu Vrishabhendra Rev. Nathan C. Wendt SJ
11 FINANCIAL REPORT:
13 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE:
14 SEEDLING PROGRAM:
Companions on the Journey
Continuous Improvement Plan Update
Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation
CONTRIBUTORS George A. Beluan ’91 Mary Beth Bruns Joyce A. Bowman David V. Clapp Kathryn S. Dierckes Heidi B. Eveleigh Edmund L. Franchi Eric M. Gammarino ’09 Julie A. Goshorn Cara L. Hester W. Matthew Keith ’93 Nicholas B. Kemper ’06 Wayne Box Miller Ralph A. Nardini ’77 Aleth B. Rhoades Anthony E. Schad ’81 John A. Schrantz ’96 Britan A. Shriner Stephen R. Specht ’86 Andrew E. Sweeny ’68 Gavin A. Vargas ’19 Andrew J. Weber ’24
EDITOR Becky Schulte
DESIGNER Jon Enia ’97, makercreative.com
Cover Photo: Principal Dan Lynch and President Tim Reilly ’76 celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit welcoming the Class of 2027. Above Photo: Carrying in the flame of the Holy Spirit.
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02 WE ARE ST. X
12 FACULTY FOCUS
08 EXCERPTS FROM THE ARCHIVES
15 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
09 X-TRAVAGANZA
16 ALUMNI X-CERPTS
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We are St. Xavier News and notes around the St. Xavier campus
Welcome to the Class of 2027 St. Xavier kicked off the school year on August 16 welcoming the Class of 2027. This class adds 370 members who came from more than 80 different grade schools in the Cincinnati area. Welcome to the Long Blue Line!
Center for Entrepreneurship Shines The Leo Gerbus ’53 Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted their annual dinner. This dinner highlighted the achievements of alumni with several awards and keynote - FC Cincinnati Co-CEO & Founder Jeff Berding ’85. Awards were given to those leading the way in supporting the program.
Dr. Charles Matthews ’71 - 2023 Matteo Ricci, SJ, Award Alloy Development Co./Pat Longo ’85 - 2023 Distinguished Companion Award Max Rohs ’23 - 2023 Charles H. Matthews ’71 Award Gavin Hang ’23 and Ryan Herzig ’23 - 2023 Servant Leadership Awards
Thank you to all that attended and all that support the students involved in the entrepreneurship and innovation program at St. Xavier.
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Career ConneXions Career ConneXions program’s seventh year has begun! The Program offers support to Bombers outside the classroom to grow their professional skills and give them experiences to help them select their future career after high school. We took some time to talk to Aleth Rhoades, who is entering her second year as Director of the Program. “The biggest challenge I faced a year ago was that I had more volunteers offering help than I did students asking for it. What a great problem, right?! It’s been a blessing to watch a palatial shift happen throughout the last school year.” The “palatial shift” Rhoades describes? Sharing the Program’s current metrics might address this: • 226 students elected to use their lunch period to work 1-on-1 with volunteers. They walked away with resumes that spotlighted their best qualities and learned how to outshine other candidates in interviews with college admissions counselors and potential employers. • 63 employers offered experiences for paid summer internships, job shadows, and project-based mentoring. This attracted 351 students to apply. • In 10-months, 35 speakers were met with a roomful of Bombers, 75-100 students on average. In a single lunch period, students learned why these speakers chose their profession, what their interests were in high school, envisioned an average workday, heard about work-life balance, compensation ranges, and more. • 9 faculty departments and several student clubs were asked to help tailor the lunch period speaker offering. Rhoades outlook: “It was an exciting first year for me! I can’t wait to bring higher value experiences to students and volunteers. Their feedback is my ‘north star.’ New software to automate part of the program’s administrative work, student ‘podcasts’ to shorten the ramp-up time for Bomber interns to be more effective sooner; and, the continued support from St X. faculty, the Program’s 30 Student Leaders, and friends of the Long Blue Line…These are the ‘ingredients’ to better serve these young men!”
To learn more about the program and to give your support, go to www.stxavier. org/careerconneXions or scan the QR code below.
GameDay Event On Saturday, June 24 the St. Xavier FAM hosted a kick-off event for the 2023 football season. During the event, Kirk Herbstreit, Sean Clifford ’17, Luke Kuechly ’09 and Rocky Boiman ’98 provided a GAMEDAY experience. Guests were also able to see renderings for the locker room renovation slated for fall of 2024. Thanks to all who attended the event to support the Football Endowment.
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Development Chairmen Take the Lead on Annual Fund Efforts Student Development Chairmen for the 2023-24 school year have been announced. Each year, approximately 30 seniors help the school with various school-wide events such as Masses and dinners along with major fundraising activities such as Fall and Spring Phonathon and the Senior Class Gift Project. These seniors, known as the Senior Advancement Chairmen, are individually hand-selected at the conclusion of a thorough review process which includes, but is not limited to, the quality of recommendations offered by faculty members, the extent of each student’s involvement with past Phonathons and a history of demonstrating leadership skills both inside and outside the classroom.
Hines, Carson Jones, Logan Kiser, Vikas Kothari, Luke Lenahan, Cameron Lewis, Brendan Lucey, Jackson McClatchey, Aaron Pankey, Eligio Rhoades, Andy Robbins, Caleb Ryan Robertson, Alexander Robinson, Michael Rouse, Mackenzie Rueve, Thomas Scheidler, Nathaniel Schulte, Adam Schwanekamp, Maxwell Schwanekamp, Dominic Sidoti, Jack Snyder, Tyler Stegbauer, Jacob Terrell, Evan Trapp, and Luke Veech.
The 2023-24 Chairmen include: Ryan Albanese, Noah Beck, Charles Bender, John Bronstrop, Connor Cahill, Daniel Campos Anzaldua, Homan Chase, Austin Daley, Anthony Dorsey, William Earls, Beckett Enscoe, Gus Folke, Jack Frient, William Goshorn, Macen Hall, Theodore Hammond, Nathan Hartman, William Hester, Thomas
National Merit Semifinalists Named
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Congratulations to our 13 students named National Merit Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Henry F. Beblo, William D. Boulton, Aaron W. Bullions, James P. Butts, Timothy Y. Chiu, Christopher J. Fischer, Ryan J. Gerwe, Alfred J. Golden, Grant A. Jackson, Vikas T. Kothari, Justin V. Kumar, Brendan Lucey, and Nikolas M. Wibowo.
Mass of the Holy Spirit St. Xavier students, faculty, and staff were excited to celebrate the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit together in the Berning Gym on Friday, September 1. The longstanding tradition is an event that is cherished throughout the Jesuit community around the world. The Class of 2027 was formally welcomed into the St. Xavier community.
Service Immersion Trips Largest Participation to Date We were proud to have 200 Bombers from the Class of 2024 spend a week of their summer volunteering on a Service & Immersion Trip. Students worked in Appalachian regions and urban cities and traveled with two or three St. Xavier High School staff and faculty. Thank you to everyone who took the Men for Others motto to heart this summer!
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Welcome to the St. Xavier Community! New St. Xavier High School Faculty and Staff for the 2023-2024 School Year: From left to right: Jim Stroud - School Resource Officer (SRO), Julie Goshorn - Director of X-Travaganza, Anna Nerone - Children’s Hospital Counselor, Sarah Tardivon - World Language (French) Faculty Member, Alexander Hale SJ - Social Studies and Religion
Faculty Member, Anthony DeGregorio - Information Technology, Rebecca Smith - College Advising, Cher Gaines - Business Office, Omar Velazquez – Auxiliary Clerk and Financial Analyst, Daniela Luzardo – Hispanic Family Liaison, Ryan Fleming – Academic Support/Head Varsity Basketball Coach, Daniel Neugebauer - Mathematics Faculty Member, Craig Maliborski - Mathematics Faculty Member and Gavin Vargas Communications Coordinator. Not pictured: Tom Brown - Maintenance, Brandon Hooks - Custodial, Jill McDonald – Center for Entrepreneurship, Susan Rush Custodial, Britan Shriner - Communications Coordinator, and Michael Witham Maintenance.
Parents Across Cultures Welcomes New Families to St. X! Parents Across Cultures (PAC), a volunteer parent organization that celebrates diversity and promotes cross-cultural understanding, hosted their annual New Family Welcome Ice Cream Social with over 300 people in attendance representing incoming freshman families. The event is designed to help freshman families connect with other incoming families and for their sons to start building connections and friendships. PAC set up various information stations to help parents connect and learn about important information pertaining to St. X. “One of the key factors in helping incoming families feel more of a part of St. X is connecting. PAC does a great job through the New Family Welcome in removing some of the anxiety and concerns,” stated Wayne Miller Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. “PAC is an extremely viable part of our St. X community and works year-round to ensure we are being inclusive.”
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The student group Hands Across Campus (HAC), which is a cocurricular program where students acquire understanding and respect for their own and other cultures, was also on hand to help the students with peer-to-peer questions and to share their experiences as incoming freshmen. The incoming students also got their first opportunity to experience being a part of the Long Blue Line with the traditional LBL picture with St. X alums, current students, and faculty members who are also St. X grads. We are proud to welcome all the freshmen who are becoming Men for Others. Have a great year!
TriBombers State Champs The St. X TriBombers (triathlon) are wrapping-up another successful season, once again as Ohio state champions! The 2023 season also included a memorable and fun road trip to Milwaukee for the USAT Age Group National Championship. St. X triathlon was first organized in late 2015, which led to its inaugural season during the 2016-17 school year. The TriBombers are a USA Triathlon club exclusively for St. X students with a focus on youth development. The club continues to serve as a model for the development of USA Triathlon’s high school program and as a mentor to emerging high school clubs across the nation.
may participate. Students typically race the “super-sprint” or “sprint” triathlon distances.
www.StXavier.org/Triathlon Twitter @StXTriathlon Facebook: StXTriathlon Instagram: St.XavierTriathlon
Please connect with the team on social media and email StXavierTriathlon@ StXavier.org with any questions or interest. Program information can be found at
The team practices after school on campus in the Spring and competes in regional and national races throughout the summer. Both current and prospective students
National Merit Commended Students Congratulations to the 13 commended students recognized in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program: Keegan A. Barbee, Charles D. Bender, Joseph R. Byrum, Jacob T. Dzibinski, Martin J. Geppert, Robert F. Gerwin, Edon P. Huwel, Matthew A. Langenderfer, Thackston J. McMullan, Anthony D. Pham, Anand J. Rajavarma, Scott C. Schwetschenau, and Owen E. Stuckman.
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excerpts from the ARCHIV E S
Nicholas Kemper ’06, Archivist
For over 130 years, St. Xavier High School had no football field to call its own. There certainly was no gridiron at the school’s original location downtown on Sycamore Street, and no home games were played in the first few years after the relocation to Finneytown in 1960. Matches held at Xavier University’s Corcoran Stadium came the closest, but even that location was not a home field in any true sense of the term. All of that changed, however, on Saturday October 9, 1965. The sky was overcast, and the temperature hovered in the mid to upper 50s: perfect fall football weather. Gametime was set at 2 pm against visiting opponent Piqua Catholic. Special “footlong” souvenir tickets had been printed and sold, but despite the momentous occasion, no grand stadium greeted the players and fans. In fact, the home field was just that: a 120-yard field, sparsely patched with grass, located directly behind the school. Prior to the game, players spotted coaches spreading straw over the muddy areas. A new $2,500 scoreboard had just been erected, courtesy of Frisch’s Big Boy, and St. X had borrowed a few bleachers from St. Bartholomew and Summit Country Day. It was the best they could do.
Gift of Bill Fussinger '67
Jim Macke ’66, who holds the notable distinction of being the first St. X player ever to kick off at a home football game, booted the pigskin down the field to begin the first quarter. After that, the Bombers never looked back. Rick Reder ’66 led the way with a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown— the first scored by a St. X player at a home
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game—and the onslaught continued from there. By halftime, the score was a merciless 39-0. Many of the starters sat out for the second half, but the reserves continued to accumulate points. At the end of the fourth quarter, the scoreboard read 61-8, and Coach Tom Ballaban’s victorious football team moved to 4-1 on the season. Following the game, a dance—or rather a sock hop in the parlance of the time—was held at the school; no doubt the students were reveling in an atmosphere of jubilation and ecstasy. Though not much of a contest and not much of a home field, the triumph was still historically sweet. Rick Reder, reflecting on it all, recalled, “It was an exciting first step for St. X football. Back then, I’m not sure anyone would have envisioned the modern stadium of today! It’s like comparing old St. Xavier on Sycamore Street downtown to the beautiful state-ofthe-art campus at 600 West North Bend Road. The Piqua game was a thrilling time, and it helped take St. X football from a cow pasture to one of the finest football fields in Ohio. Old field or new, we are all linked together as the Long Blue Line.” Special thanks to Jim Macke ’66, Rick Reder ’66, Bob Brichler ’66, and Tom Gruenwald ’66 for their recollections.
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X-Travaganza 2024! Preparations are underway for the 51st annual X-Travaganza! With the generous support of the St. Xavier community, X-Travaganza has grown from a premier once-a-year dinner auction to a series of events, raffles and auctions that culminates in the flagship event on March 9, 2024. Throughout the year, X-Travaganza proceeds collectively generate funds to benefit all St. Xavier students! Your support of X-Travaganza helps fund many educational and extracurricular opportunities for all students, from Academics, Athletics, Music, Theatre Xavier and Mock Trial to Community Service, Mission Trips, Campus Ministry, Tuition Assistance and many more. Join X-Travaganza 2024 Co-Chairs Krista and Jay Devine, parents of Andrew ’19, Matthew ’21 and Alex ’23 and Stephanie and Steve ’87 Kastner, parents of Leo ’19 and Henry ’21 for the upcoming events! Visit www.stxavier.org/xtravaganza for updates and registration links.
SAVE THE DATES: Ladies Bunco Night: October 17, 2023 Holiday Online Auction: opens November 22, 2023 Grand Raffle: ticket sales start January 2024 Trivia Night: January 13, 2024 X-Travaganza: March 9, 2024 X-Travaganza Golf Outing: May 13, 2024 Join X-Travaganza 2024 Co-Chairs Stephanie and Steve ’87 Kastner and Krista and Jay Devine
MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS 2023 SPONSORS: Platinum Sponsors ($20,000)
Harris Periodontics and Implant Dentistry
Joseph Auto Group
Lisanne and Mike ’84 Thompson
In Honor of Zane Arar, Luke Eckert, Sam King,
Kopf Hunter Haas Realtors
Grand Raffle Sponsor ($10,000)
Sam Vota and Pierce Wall, Class of 2023
Martin & Associates
The Klare Family
Merit Erectors, Inc.
Vandercar Holdings, LLC
Mike’s Carwash
Paper Products Company
Diamond Sponsor ($10,000)
Priority Insulation
Jason Redpath, Morgan Stanley
The Walter and Deters Family
Roda Chalfant, LLC
Zobrist Design Group
WesBanco
Pearl Sponsors ($2,500)
Golf Presenting Sponsor ($5,000)
Prolink Staffing
Victoriano T. Co, MD, Inc.
Forward Edge
Sapphire Sponsors ($5,000)
Draznik Group, Coldwell Banker
Golf Competition Sponsor ($2,500)
Leeann and Jim Fitzpatrick
Holmes Blacktop and Concrete
Chavez Properties Merrill Lynch Meghan and Matt ’91 Olson
Absolute Title Agency LLC Beacon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Brenda and Robert Rolf Drees Homes
Christopher Co ’85, MD
Forward Edge Graystone Consulting
Special Thanks
Jake Sweeney Automotive
Aero Fulfillment Services Jackie Schaiper
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Vice President’s Message Tony Schad ’81
Companions on the Journey… As I walk down the hallways of St. X it is such a blessing to see so many delightful and wonderfully dedicated faculty and staff members who are Companions on the Journey for our students each day. Along those same lines, it is truly special to see the quality of people who also dedicate themselves to serving our students through co-curriculars such as athletics, fine arts or the numerous clubs and organizations that St. Xavier offers for our young men. It is a journey that we are so truly fortunate to be on with our students. While the entire St. Xavier staff ministers to students throughout the year in many ways, it is an equal blessing that our students have the privilege to experience the knowledge, caring and spiritual formation of three Jesuits and a Regent in formation who are in our building every day. Fr. Rick Millbourn SJ and Fr. Tom Manahan SJ are faculty members in our outstanding religion department. Mr. Alex Hale SJ is here this year as a regent who is in his Jesuit formation period. Alex teaches in our Social Studies department. Fr. Terry Baum SJ, who
coincidentally just celebrated his Jesuit Jubilee (50 years as a Jesuit! Congratulations Fr. Baum!) is our Alumni Chaplain and interacts with our students, alumni and parents on a regular basis. One of the benefits that happens when we have our Jesuit priests in the building is that our students are afforded the ability to attend Mass daily in addition to the six all-school Masses that are celebrated. As well as our Jesuits on staff, our St. X community is also afforded the benefit of having Fr. Walter Deye SJ ’66 as Rector of the Jesuit Community and a member of our Board of Trustees. Fr. Deye, is a former President of St. Xavier. Along with Fr. Deye, Jesuits, Fr. Paul Lickteig, Fr. Greg Ostdiek, Fr. Matt Spotts ’04, Fr. Eric Sundrup and Fr. Nathan Wendt are all Companions on the Journey of St. Xavier as members of the St. Xavier Board of Trustees. Why do I relay this information? There are many ways to be companions to our students’ journeys. Like our faculty, staff and the Jesuits who impact the young men of St. Xavier so very much, so do the names of the people you will read in this magazine. Those who financially support our mission here at St. Xavier are very much a part of the journey our young men are on. Young men come to St. Xavier because the experience afforded them is incredible. That experience happens because you are Companions on the Journey with them. Please keep our students in your prayers and know that you, our benefactors, are in our prayers too. AMDG
Anthony E. Schad ’81 Vice President for Advancment
Fr. Terry Baum SJ
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Report of Operations Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
REVENUE Tuition and Fees, Gross Investment and Endowment
FY 2022-23 OPERATING REVENUE Tuition and Fees, Gross
Advancement and Other Income Applied to Operations
$22,868,250
18%
Investment & Endowment Income TOTAL REVENUES
$5,197,772 $28,066,022
10%
16%
ADVANCEMENT AND OTHER INCOME APPLIED TO OPERATIONS
$5,500,128
68%
72% 16%
TOTAL REVENUE + INCOME
$33,566,150
18%
NET OPERATING EXPENSES
10%
Instructional
$15,788,392
Administrative
$5,291,415
Tuition Assistance
72% $3,723,431
Aux. Enterprises & Activities
$3,604,544
Plant Operations
$2,831,721
Fundraising
$2,326,647
TOTAL EXPENSES
$33,566,150
16%
EXPENSES
68%
Instructional Administrative 16%
7%
Tuition Assistance 47% Aux. Enterprises and Activities 8% Plant Operations Fundraising 11%
2022-23 Alumni Giving
11%
Solicitable Alumni
Number of Alumni Donors
Alumni Giving Percentage
Alumni Giving Revenue
19,747
7,888
40%
$17,858,038
7%
16%
47%
8%
Class Giving By Decade Class Years
Number of Alumni Donors
Alumni Giving Percentage
Alumni Giving
1930 - 1939
6
21%
$95,295
1940 - 1949
151
62%
$41,607
1950 - 1959
423
56%
$1,120,507
1960 - 1969
1,214
60%
$1,615,203
1970 - 1979
1,267
52%
$2,052,859
1980 - 1989
1,235
47%
$1,344,599
1990 - 1999
1,315
43%
$1,140,951
2000 - 2009
891
26%
$10,340,864
2010 - 2019
607
16%
$66,878
2020 - 2023
779
57%
$39,275
11% 11%
16%
As of June 30, 2023:
Market Value of Endowment Funds $115,867,795 Actual Endowment Draw from Investments 4.7% Bond Payable $15,703,247 Fall 2023
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Faculty Focus Mr. George Beluan
Mathematics faculty member George Beluan is a member of the St. Xavier Class of 1991. He graduated from Miami University with a BS in Math in 1995 and from the University of Cincinnati with an MS in Math in 1997. George was hired by former faculty member Dick Piening in April of 1997 to start in the fall of 1997. Deirdre, George’s wife of 23 years, graduated from Walnut Hills High School and is currently the interim CEO of the Health Collaborative. George’s eldest son Andy ’22 is majoring in Science-Business on the PreMed track at Notre Dame and his youngest son Brendan ’25 is a current junior involved in swimming, IFTJ, and Community Service. George has many family members in the Long Blue Line besides his sons. Members include Gerry Beluan (Brother) ’86, Steve Caruso (Brother-in-law) ’83, Sean Kelley (Brother-in-law) ’83, Noah Kelley (Nephew) ’14, Aidan Kelley (Nephew) ’16, Harris Caruso (Nephew) ’21, Weston Caruso (Nephew) ’24, Carson Moore (Nephew) ’22 and Juan Chuegan (Nephew) ’22. In the past, George has been the St. Xavier Faculty Association President and served on the Compensation Committee, a JV Golf coach, part of the first group of instructional coaches, served on the Academic Board, served as the moderator of Hands Across the Campus, been a member of the Faculty Life sub-committee of the Board of Trustees and was a local Professional Development Committee member. Currently, George is the coordinator for the American Mathematics Competition (AMC), the annual competitive math test about 200 of our students participate in each year, and also in charge of the team competing in the Math Bowl at the University of Cincinnati. He is actively involved in admissions events and initiatives, serves as a Service and Immersion Trip Chaperone and leads his homeroom to successful Canned Food Drives each year.
Why did you decide to bring your gifts to St. Xavier?
and all Jesuit institutions. It’s incredibly rewarding knowing that our students are in the care of colleagues who take a genuine interest in who they are as Brendan ’25, Deirdre, George ’91 and Andy ’22 Beluan individuals and interested in their development into young men. I also feel the same level of care as an adult in this community. I’m surrounded by supportive teachers in the math department who are more like family than co-workers. I work with administrators who not only provide us with everything we need to do our jobs effectively in the classroom, but they also take an interest in our well-being and self-care. This is a great place to come to each morning.
You are heavily involved in the Canned Food Drive and the Mission Collection each year. Why is this so important to you and your students? One of my former students once told me that I have an uncanny ability to take a group of students who come from all walks of life, from different grade schools, with different interests and turn them into a large group of friends. The secret to doing this is to get them all to buy into, and to get heavily involved and invested in, a common goal. The Canned Food Drive and the Mission Collection are two school-wide initiatives that are so central to our Mission. With strong senior leadership and a consistent message of “this is who we are and what we do at X High”, it becomes part of the fabric of the homeroom. The hope is that this attitude carries over into their young adult lives and serving and helping others
My time at X High as a student had a profound effect on me. I was taught by some of the greats. To name a few, Sally Vonderbrink, Dick Piening, Lee Yeazell, Wally Koral, Steve Rasso, Geza Parmentier, Rich Fujimoto, and Senora Holman. Some of my closest friends to this day are guys I met in the hallways of this building. While in college, I shifted gears away from the pre-med track. I had some experiences while at Miami University working with high school students and I spent a lot of time working with students as a graduate assistant at the University of Cincinnati when I was getting my Masters in math. The thought of teaching kept sneaking up on me. What finally sealed the deal for me was when I served as a teacher and later as the Dean of Faculty of the Summerbridge Cincinnati program that was hosted at St. Xavier. Being in the classroom every day with students teaching math felt like what I was called to do. I applied to high schools far and wide, from New York to San Francisco, armed with two degrees in pure mathematics and no teaching certificate. Out of the 70 schools I sent a resume to, only one was in Cincinnati. It was the seventh of seven offers that I received. Although I was looking to move out of the Greater Cincinnati area, I could not pass up the opportunity to become a
becomes a part of who they are.
teacher at the place that had such an impact on my life.
X-tra Notes (anything else we should know about you?)
What is the most rewarding thing about being part of the St. Xavier community?
When you’ve taught for 26 years, you have thousands of former students. I run into former students all the time all over the city and even while I’m traveling. It’s one of the best parts of being a teacher. I would like to tell students that when you run into a former teacher, say hello. It will make our day.
The Latin phrase “cura personalis”, meaning care for the individual or care for the whole person, is something that our faculty and staff take seriously at St. Xavier
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How would you describe the St. Xavier Advantage? From the moment these young men walk into our doors as freshmen, they are surrounded by people, both adults and students alike, who expect and accept nothing short of excellence from them. This excellence can come in any form, academic, service to others, the arts, athletic, or their personal faith. Over the years, I’ve seen the entire school celebrate and recognize students who’ve achieved in academics, athletics, Irish dancing, Guitar Hero, rubix cube solving, theater performances, service in the community, Mock Trial, creative writing, and other talents. When the students witness this and become a part of this, they start to understand that even if I’m not as great as this other student at one thing, I have a lot to offer this community myself with the strengths that I bring to the table. Everybody deserves to experience the feeling of self-worth, and I think our school does a great job at fostering that.
St. Xavier 200 Strategic Plan Update Ralph A. Nardini, ’77
Two years ago, St. Xavier High School embarked on a
Chaired by Tim Steigerwald, along with Gerry Bollman, our
strategic planning process that would provide direction for the
VP of Operations & CFO and Tom Mills, Director of Facilities
school’s leadership team and offer a roadmap for continuous
& Maintenance. We now have conceptual drawings/ideas for
improvement. I still remember the conversations our President,
expanding and renovating original areas of the school. Currently,
Tim Reilly, had with myself and others when he first arrived at St.
the leadership team of the school is ranking and costing the
X, when he told us that schools are more than the bricks that hold
possible expansions and renovations.
them up, that schools are made up of the students, faculty, and staff who, together, create a space for education to excel.
Our campaign to fund St. Xavier 200 consists of three “buckets” that will fund the Goals and Strategies of the strategic plan. One bucket is our charge to endow programs, allowing the school to
I still remember the conversations our President, Tim Reilly, had with myself and others when he first arrived at St. X, when he told us that schools are more than the bricks that hold them up, that schools are made up of the students, faculty, and staff who, together, create a space for education to excel.
reduce costs and work to reduce the yearly budget. The second bucket consists of increasing tuition assistance, and in turn, continuing to make St. Xavier High School more affordable for students who qualify and will become the next generation of leaders. Thanks to the example of Harry and Linda Fath, we have made good strides toward that goal. The third bucket of the campaign will fund the renovation goals and strategies. The classrooms in the original building, built in 1960, need to be renovated for learning to be more effective. If we
St. Xavier 200 is the strategic plan for continuous improvement
are going to continue our mission of assisting young men to be
that came out of our planning process. And, when you look at the
leaders and Men for Others, we need to provide the space in which
five pillars of the plan, you see most of our Goals and Strategies
our students can thrive.
are focused on new and enhanced academic programs along with tuition assistance for qualified students who will thrive from a St.
As we finished this vision project on the facilities, President Reilly
X education. However, some of the goals and strategies call for
and I realized the earlier conversation about schools being more
creating a campus masterplan to guarantee future generations of
than bricks and smiled at ourselves a bit, realizing that while the
students will have the facilities needed to continue to graduate
soul of a school is the mission, people, and programs, we need the
Men for Others who will serve as leaders in the rapidly changing
bricks to build their future. We are very excited to be putting the
world.
finishing touches on the St. Xavier 200 master “brick” plan, a.k.a. the facility plan.
The process of creating a campus masterplan involved bringing in outside consultants with expertise in secondary education, to work with our Facilities Committee of the Board, which is
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Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation Endowment Seedling Program Denny and Lois Doyle believe that a strong education leads to many positive and wonderful things. They were products of a Catholic education and entrusted St. Xavier High School with the education of their three sons (Brian ’89, Mark ’91 and David ’98). The Doyle Foundation has set up a matching seedling gift program that encourages endowment giving to St. Xavier High School. In fact, 118 of the endowments listed in this magazine have been encouraged with a matching gift from the Doyle Family Foundation. Key Components to the Program •
An individual or group makes an initial gift of $10,000 or more plus agrees to make additional gifts of $10,000 or more for the following three years. A planned estate gift is also designated to St. Xavier High School for the Named Endowment.
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The Doyle Foundation contributes an addition $10,000 to the established fund!
To date the Doyle Family Foundation has contributed more than $1.8 Million to help establish endowed funds now valued at more than $17.3 Million! For more information regarding the Doyle Foundation Matching Gift Program at St. Xavier High School please contact Vice President for Advancement Tony Schad at Tschad@stxavier.org or by phone at 513-618-3228.
Xavier Scholarship Granting Organization The Xavier Scholarship Granting Organization (Xavier-SGO ) might be the most exciting tax news you’ve ever received! If you pay Ohio income tax, you now have the opportunity to pay less while supporting our Jesuit mission. Xavier-SGO has been certified by the State of Ohio as a Scholarship Granting Organization. The Ohio income tax credit (yes, tax credit!) is limited to $750 per individual or $1,500 per joint Ohio tax return. Please join us in this exciting new opportunity. For more than 190 years, your gifts to St. Xavier have provided tuition assistance for academically eligible young men who might not otherwise be able to afford a St. Xavier High School education and go into the world as Men for Others. We now join with Xavier Jesuit Academy (opening in August 2024) to give grade school children the same opportunities for a Catholic, Jesuit education. We hope you will take advantage of this new Ohio Income Tax Credit and help us. Thank you for your support! Please join us in this exciting new opportunity! If you have any questions, please visit www.xaviersgo.org, scan the QR Code or contact Tony Schad at 513.618.3228 or tschad@stxavier.org
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Student Spotlight Andrew Weber ’24
Senior Andew Weber embodies the theme of the year – Companions on the Journey. Not only is he a three-sport athlete: football (Captain), basketball, and baseball. He is also involved with National Honor Society and the World Language Honor Society in Spanish. He is a student ambassador and is part of the student club St. Xavier United. This club is designed to build a community of brothers, a place where any student can come and talk and make friends. Together they focus on building social skills and needed life skills. Why did you decide to attend St. Xavier? I attended I.H.M. (Immaculate Heart of Mary) which is located in Anderson. I decided to attend St. Xavier because I grew up going to the football games and I loved the community aspect. I knew St. X was a great academic school and wanted to get the highest level of academics in the city. I liked the campus and all of the facilities, along with how the schools schedule was structured. What advice would you give to a freshman? The advice that I would give a freshman is to definitely get involved in sports, clubs, theater, service etc. right away. There are so many amazing opportunities at this school and make the most of them while you can. Also, at first the academics may seem overwhelming and you may feel defeated, but do not be afraid to reach out to your teachers.
They want you to succeed but you have to reach out. Another piece of advice I have is to get into a routine freshman year. This will allow you to feel organized, comfortable, and less stressed. What is your favorite memory/experience at St. X? My favorite memory/experience of St. X so far is Friday Night Lights and playing in RDI Stadium. I think there is no better feeling than running out with the team on Friday nights in front of a sold-out home crowd. What is the St. Xavier Advantage? The St. Xavier advantage is our close-knit community and the alumni that give back. Inside the building I really feel like the students here care for each other and the older guys take care of the underclassmen. The alumni are a huge part of the St. X Advantage in the real world because they are literally all over the country and the world. The Long Blue Line- we take care of each other.
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News from the Long Blue Line
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Brian “Rocky” McConnell ’75, has a new position as the Executive Director at St. Zachary’s Haven, a farm-based sober living home in Morrow, OH.
Bobby Minelli ’00 is the owner and operator of Household Books located in Walnut Hills. For more info, check out the website https://www.householdbooks.org/about
Jeffrey Witte ’77 completed his PhD in Global Leadership (Organizational Leadership concentration) at Indiana Tech in Ft. Wayne in May of 2023. His research case study will appear as a chapter in “Effective Police Leadership in the 21st Century: New Paradigms for a Novel Context,” to be published by McGraw-Hill.
80’s Todd Cassini ’82, Program Manager at DAV National Headquarters, along with Moore and TCM Creative, was awarded a 2023 Silver Telly for DAV: Thank You Booth. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. (below image)
WEDDINGS BOCKHORST WEDDING Matthew Bockhorst ’17 married Julie Nierstedt on April 1, 2023, in a beautiful ceremony with friends and family in Daniel Island, SC.
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LINZ WEDDING John Linz ’80 celebrated the marriage of his youngest daughter Taylor when she married Brett Durbin on May 6, 2023. Here they celebrate with 22 St. X grads. The Linz family has 32 alumni and counting!
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BIRTHS MARTIN Andrew Martin ’08 and his wife Jennifer welcomed Wesley Nicholas ’41 on November 1, 2022.
CONNAUGHTON Pat Connaughton ’06 and his wife Allie welcomed Theodore John “Teddy” ’41 on April 11, 2023.
GUSKEY Zachary Guskey ’11 and wife, Emily, welcomed their second child, Julia Beth Guskey, on July 23, 2023
REILLY Patrick Reilly ’02 and wife Becca welcomed son Keegan ’42 on July 24, 2023.
WELTER Anne and Matt Welter welcomed Liam Robert ’41 on May 9, 2023.
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X-Peditions On the globe, the Long Blue Line is the equator. In St. X parlance, the Long Blue Line of alumni and student body appears all over the globe. Bomber blue turns up all over the map and we want the evidence. Send us your pictures wearing St. Xavier High School gear or hoisting a copy of a St. Xavier magazine at an exotic locale or local landmark. Maybe a picture of Bombers at the Pyramids of Egypt or posing at the Pit. Either way, let us know where you’ve been displaying your X pride. Send your high-resolution digital images to Becky Schulte at bschulte@stxavier.org, fill out the online form at www.stxavier.org/xpedition, mail the form to St. Xavier High School (Magazine), 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45224, or scan the QR code on page 24.
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1. AND 2. Brian Kemper ’16 professed First Vows in the Society of Jesus on August 12, 2023 in St. Paul, MN. 3. Tim Kemper ’14, Joe Kemper ’18, Brent Bender ’16, Brian Kemper ’16, Jack Kemper ’20 and Rev. Jeff Kemper ’71 celebrate Brian’s First Vows in the Society of Jesus. 4. The Class of 1975 monthly lunch group met in July at Grandview Tavern in Fort Mitchell Kentucky. Standing: Dan Spraul, Jim Lottman, Mike Russell, Mark Hiltz, Mark Schmerge, Bob Heimbrock, Jeff Janszen, Tom Lindeman, Jim Ruehlmann. Sitting: Bob Huellemeier, Dan Lozier, Tim Rolfes, Steve Rohrer. Kneeling: Pete Henkel. Missing: the rest of St X class of 1975, all of whom are invited! Contact the Alumni Dept (513) 761-7600 to be notified of upcoming locations. 5. St. X Class of 1991 alumni went on a golf trip to Scotland and Ireland to celebrate their 50th birthdays. This photo taken at Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland shows 11 alumni and their 12th golfer, Tim Gillenkirk, parent of Jake ’23. Pictured Left to Right: Dan McDonald, Rob Wolterman, Dave Geppert, Mike Stagnaro, Pete Kopf, Eric Schuermann, Andy Sathe, Matt Olson, Dan Weber, Mike Hulefeld, and Dan Ryan. 18
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1. Class of 1965 Annual Golf Outing at Stonelick Hills. 2. From Left to Right- Shaan Ahuja ’21, Jimmy Gott ’21 and Taj Ahuja ’23 at the FC Cincinnati game at TQL stadium. 3. Former St. Xavier students celebrated their UC Medical School White Coat Ceremony to begin their journey as first year med students. Pictured from Left to Right: Adam Wilcox ’19, Anish Sharma ’19, Will Schwieterman ’17, Jon Bernard ’19, Matthew Hendricks ’17, and Justin Freking ’19. 4. JD Sniegocki ‘23 stands before the sculpture of St. Ignatius Loyola in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Ignatius cradles a book open to the text AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM. CONSTITUTIONES SOCIETATIS IESU. Ignatius’ left leg rests upon the devil in this image of goodness overcoming evil. 5. St. Xavier alums in Lucerne, Switzerland with Lucerne Jesuit Church in the background. From Left to Right: Bill Caldwell ’87 with sons Nate ’13, Alex ’15 and Jake ’19. 6. Class of 1951 Monthly Luncheon, JUNE
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1. St. X Alumni Day at the Columbus Clippers was held on July 16. Faculty member Dave Eby was the special guest and Steve Kennedy ’98 hosted the lunch at his company, VIUM Capital. 2. Class of 1975 August Luncheon at Stone Creek Dining in Montgomery, Ohio. 3. Michael Finley ’89 survived a significant heart attack on May 13th and is half-way through cardiac therapy. This summer he was able to meet up with fellow classmate Tim Chng ’89. 4. Scott D Stephens ’84, LISW-S took over the role of CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County in April. In June, at the BBBSA National Conference, Sean Clifford’17 was one of the speakers talking about giving back. He gave a shout out to St. Xavier High School. 5. The Dektas extended family recently took a trip to Greece. Here they are in the harbor of Chania, Crete - the town where family members Matthew and Mike’s great-grandmother immigrated from. From Left to Right: Matthew Dektas ’94, Mike Dektas ’96, Mikey Dektas ’25, Oliver Dektas ’34, Charlie Dektas ’31, Owen Dektas ’29, and Jacob Dektas ’32. 6. William Schwartz ’26 with his uncle Nick Niehaus ’98 and Grandfather Tom Niehaus ’62 on family vacation in Boone, North Carolina. 7. Brian Grawe ’00 climbed to the top of big beehive at Lake Louise in Banff national park with his son. 8. Greg Rueff ’02 and Tony Rueff ’68 at their wife and mother’s game reserve near Hoedspruit, South Africa.
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1. The May 3 Houston Alumni Chapter Dinner with special guest Steve Specht ’86. 2. Alvin Wulfekuhl ’51, President Tim Reilly ’76 and Vice President of Advancement Tony Schad ’81 enjoyed lunch and views from the Price Hill Incline House on July 20. 3. Members of the Class of 1973 recently enjoyed their 17th annual golf trip. This year they enjoyed the challenges and beauty of the golf courses in and around Traverse City, MI. Front Row Left to Right: Greg Buchert, Keith Trautmann, Tom Bruns, Ed Zenni, Jack Kortekamp. Back Row Left to Right: Mark Ahern, Pat McCafferty and Owen Wrassman. 4. Patrick Mulligan ’21 and Daniel Baptist ’20 at the University of Notre Dame Rugby Match in Dublin, Ireland. 5. Carson Jones ’24 and Brennan Jones ’27 outside St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vatican City on a family vacation to Italy this summer. 6. St. X grads
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1. Paul Kitko ’98 retired after 20 years in the US Air Force and is now flying the Boeing 777 for Atlas Air. The attached picture was taken over the Pacific Ocean enroute from Cincinnati to Tokyo. 2. Brody Ketron ’16 is currently a C-17 pilot stationed at JB Charleston, SC with a wife and a six-month-old boy named Theodore. He is pictured here with other crew members next to the C-17 after a mission. 3. Three generations of Mueller men on vacation in Folly Beach, SC. From Left to Right: Andy ’99, Will ’27, Joey ’31 and Dave ’72(former St. Xavier principal/faculty member). 4. Members of the Class of 2023 attended the Michigan Lake Leelanau Mass and Reunion. Pictured Left to Right: Bryan Grieve, Eric Braun, Chris Shannon, Trey Voss, Thomas Tran, and Casey Beck. 5. St. X in good hands in Alaska. Pictured Left to right: Owen Wrassman ’73, Bob McElroy (parent of Robert ‘06 and grandfather of Machlan Collins ’26), former staff member Heidi O’Connor, and Jay Schuerman.
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spouses) attended a reunion of seminary classmates at Colombiere Conference Center in Clarkston, MI, June 5-7. The man in the blue jacket in the front row is Father Jim Creighton, S.J., who taught as a regent at St. X, 1954-57 and is now a resident at Colombiere. Others pictured Left to Right: Tom Delaney ’60, Tom Schick ’58, Bob Weickert ’58, Joe Folzenlogen, S.J. ’58, Fred Cloppert ’61, Penny Finn, Charlie Finn ’59, Bob Colacurcio ’60, Mike Harmon ’59, Carol Colacurcio, Fran Harmon, Barry Aldemeyer ’61. (Missing from the photo, Ida Schick) 2. The Reilly boys visited Belize. Pictured Left to Right: Brayden Reilly ’26, Nick Reilly ’95, and Ty Reilly ’24 at St. Francis Xavier Grade School near
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San Ignacio, Belize. 3. On May 21, 2023, a group from the Class of 1974 got together at The Mill Golf Course at Winton Woods to honor our classmate, Shawn O’Brien, who passed away December 21, 2022. Shawn was an avid golfer and the group enjoyed celebrating his love of life doing something he enjoyed so much. From Left to Right: Kevin Gallagher, Joe Schneider, John Hellmann, Dan Sicking, Jim Venezia, Bill Guappone, Jim Perkinson, John Schwing, Jim Klopp, Marc Ollier, Charlie Dye, Bob Becker, and Ralph Chambers, with Paul Hess in the foreground. 4. AND 5. From Left to Right are Mike Ostendorf ’89, Chris
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X-Peditions What is up? You can let us know in a variety of ways–send a photo for our X-Peditions feature or tell fellow Bombers about your wedding, a recent move, your latest promotion, a family addition, your retirement or other news via the Alumni X-cerpts pages. Just fill out and send in the form below. We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon.
HOW TO SUBMIT PHOTOS • Scan the QR code • Email your submission to Becky Schulte at bschulte@stxavier.org • Fill out the online form at www.stxavier.org/xpeditions • Mail the form to St. Xavier High School (Magazine), 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45224
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1. Neil O’Connor ’24 backpacked at PHILMONT - Santa Fe New Mexico Mountains 12,441 feet above sea level with his father Neil III this summer. 2. Faculty member Amy Reeb was in Spain with her family in June and took this photo with her son in the Cathedral of Granada and saw AMDG! 3. Pictured from Left to Right: Ryan Robinson ’21, Alfredo Gutierrez (attend St. X 1989), Jim Robinson ’85, Alex Robinson ’24 and Marcos Galdeano (attended St. X in 2019 for a short period of time). This picture was taken in June 2023 in Valencia, Spain while enjoying some authentic Valencia paella! 4. Edward Roth ’08 married Mia Balzano on December 16, 2022 and celebrated with friends and family! They celebrated all night long and got a picture with the St. X
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crew which included: Edward’s father, brother, cousins, friends, and even his St. X foreign exchange student from Germany, Thomas Diehl! 5. The Robinson Brothers, Aaron ’03, Luke ’01 and Seth ’06 recently summited Mount Katahdin in Maine where they met their father who completed the entire Appalachian Trail.
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Calendar October
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3: 1973 Soccer Team 50-Year Reunion. Click to learn more and register
1: First Friday Mass and Luncheon at St. Xavier High School with Mass beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Companions. Speaker – Tim McDonald, Head of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
6: First Friday Mass and Luncheon at St. Xavier High School with Mass beginning at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Companions. Speaker – Dan Lynch, Principal 6: Marching Band Reunion 6-7: Class of 1978, 45-Year Reunion 6-7: Class of 1993, 30-Year Reunion 6-7: Class of 1998, 25-Year Reunion 6-7: Class of 2003, 20-Year Reunion 6-7: Class of 2008, 15-Year Reunion 11: Class of 1956 luncheon at Hofbrauhaus in Newport at 11:30 a.m. 11: Class of 1958 luncheon at Blinker’s Tavern (318 Greenup St., Covington, KY 41011) at 11:30 a.m. 14: Cleveland/NE Ohio Alumni Reunion Tailgate - TBD 17: X-Travaganza Ladies Bunco Night 29: Senior Grandparents’ Mass and Breakfast at St. Xavier High School at 10:00 a.m.
3: X-Travaganza Holiday Auction ends 6: Twin Lakes Mass and Luncheon at 10:30 a.m.
Alumni Gatherings & School Events Fall 2023 - Winter 2024
The the Young Alumni Golf Outing occurred on Sunday, August 13 at Glenview Golf Course with 120 young alumni from the Classes of 2007 – 2018 playing while the Alumni Golf Outing occurred on Monday, August 21 at Western Hills Country Club with 240 alumni from the classes of 1957 – 2018 playing across two flights (morning and afternoon).
8: Class of 1961 Mass and lunch at St. Xavier High School at 11:00 a.m.
Nick Milazzo ’01 Jeremie Imbus ’01
13: Class of 1956 luncheon at Hofbrauhaus (200 E. 3rd St., Newport, KY 41071) at 11:30 a.m.
Jeff Fisher ’01 Dave Lewis ’01
13: Class of 1962 Christmas Mass and Luncheon at 11:00 a.m. at the University Club
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13: Class of 1958 luncheon at Blinker’s Tavern (318 Greenup St., Covington, KY 41011) at 11:30 a.m.
Nick Schlotman ’13
14: Class of 1964 luncheon at The Metropolitan Club in Covington, KY at 11:15 A.M.
Winners
Winners Tim Kemper ’14 Adam Schupp ’13 Jordan Sayatovic ’13 Afternoon Flight Mike Misleh ’14 Nick Reilly ’95 Doug Logeman ’97 Chris DiBattista ’93
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John Gruber ’00 Gary Gruber ’73
13: X-Travaganza Trivia Night
Dave Gruber ’01
21: Junior Grandparents’ Mass and Breakfast at St. Xavier High School at 10:00 a.m.
TJ Kroth ’00
November 1: Class of 1961 Luncheon at St. Xavier High School (Reynolds Room) at 11:00 a.m. 10: First Friday Mass and Luncheon at St. Xavier High School with Mass beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Companions. Speaker – Ryan Fleming, Head Varsity Basketball Coach
Jeff Wolf ’84 Steve Wolf ’79
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Chase Wolf ’18 Brett Bruder ’87
9-10: Alumni Retreat at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford.
Grant Kirby ’18 David Donnelly ’18 Matthew Fox ’18 Nolan Armbruster ’18
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22: X-Travaganza Holiday Auction begins
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