teaches us to win off of it.

We keep a special reserve of energy for the end of the week, when the student section calls our names. School spirit pulses through our veins as our spirit teams hype us up to the beat of our marching band, but the spirit of the Xaverian Brothers is always in our hearts, guiding us in the stands and on the field.

With three out of every four students also earning the title “student-athlete,” school spirit is something we share in common.

GC’s more than 40 athletic teams compete in the esteemed Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, where our most recent graduating class won 10 championships in their four years competing as Falcons. But the titles are just the beginning of the story. The lessons these teammates learned about self-respect, self-discipline and self-esteem are the real win. The 31 NCAA athletes we graduated in 2022 will surely go on to win many games for their college programs, but it’s the people they grow to become that is most important.

GC athletes win with dignity, accept defeat with grace and excel in every aspect of the game — from skills to sportsmanship. We produce Olympic gold medalists and Super Bowl champions, coaches and mentors, and most of all, whole people who go on to understand the value of teamwork, no matter what they do. To us, that’s the meaning of “good game.”