St Xavier 2015 Fall Magazine

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President’s Honor Roll Inside

From the President

TIMOTHY A. HOWE SJ

Our diversity is our richness We were excited this year to welcome the most ethnically diverse class in the history of St. Xavier High School. Sixty-four students of color joined the Class of 2019, more than 15 percent of the total class number of 416. This achievement was thanks to the hard work of many people in our community: Mr. John Ravenna ’87, the Parents Across Cultures, our current students, alumni and more. As I travel around the country and meet with alumni, they often ask me, “What is the ultimate goal?” If 18 percent of our students could come from multi-cultural backgrounds, our community would mirror the Greater Cincinnati region, according to a recent report by the Chamber of Commerce. That would be a number we would be proud to reflect in our St. Xavier community.

Our incoming freshmen come from the East Side and the West Side, from Northern Kentucky and the Northern Suburbs. They are scholars and athletes, artists, actors and musicians.

Is this great diversity of backgrounds and passions a threat to our unity as a community? I don’t think so.

That diversity can be, and is, our richness! As I asked our students at the Mass of the Holy Spirit, “did you ever go into Skyline and order a one-way?”

No, it’s the rich diversity of many different ingredients and sauces that turns a boring tortilla into a delicious burrito at Chipotle.

Perhaps the most important kind of diversity is our economic diversity. Our students come from the wealthiest and the poorest families in our region, and everything in between. This year alone, 40 percent of our students will receive some level of need-based financial aid, for a total of $3,800,000. We simply couldn’t do that without your help. The generous parents, alumni and friends of St. Xavier who are named in the President’s Report enclosed in this issue make it all possible. Thanks to you, any academically qualified student desirous of a rigorous Jesuit education can become a Man for Others at St Xavier.

That should make us all very proud!

Yours in Christ, Timothy A. Howe SJ

Inside this Issue

+ ADMINISTRATION Rev. Timothy A. Howe SJ, President Rev. William L. Verbryke SJ (’71) Rector Mr. Terrence H. Tyrrell, Principal BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mrs. Ann M. Berger Mr. John C. Bloomstrom Bro. Darrell J. Burns SJ Mr. David J. Cassady (’75), Board Chair Mr. Robert W. Dieckman, Jr. (’82) Rev. Patrick A. Fairbanks SJ Ms. Cynthia A. Fazio Mr. Gary J. Gruber (’73) Mr. Richard J. Hidy (’81) Rev. Timothy A. Howe SJ, Ex Officio Mr. Walter E. Knox, Jr. Mr. William J. Mulvihill, (’65) Mr. Bryan Y. Norton SJ Mr. Michael P. O’Rourke (’86) Mrs. Victoria A. Reynolds Mr. John B. Schmitz (’78) Mr. Michael N. Schuster Dr. Brett R. Smith (’87) Mr. Michael G. Stenger, (’79) Mr. Richard E. Thornburgh (’70) Rev. William L. Verbryke SJ (’71) Ex Officio

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08 Welcome New Advancement Staff Will Reilly ’09, Director of Alumni and Special Events and Melissa Tranter, Director of Annual Giving

10 Financial Report

12 Gift Annuities

Financial strength continues

Multiple benefits for donors and St. X

CONTRIBUTORS Cheryl L. Asper Sylvia M. Betz Cathy M. Cionni Heidi B. Eveleigh Ed L. Franchi Julie L. Hust Amy M. Klunk Ralph A. Nardini (’77) Paul & Paulette Rasche William C. Reilly (’09) Anthony E. Schad (’81) Thomas Shoop Andrew E. Sweeny (’68) Melissa C. Tranter EDITOR Becky Schulte DESIGNER Jon Enia (’97), makercreative.com PRINTING Joseph Berning Printing Company St. Xavier Magazine is published three times a year by the alumni, development and communications offices.

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02 WE ARE ST. X

COVER

07 GIVING BACK

St. Xavier students celebrate the Pope’s visit to the United States. The entire school took time to view the Papal address to Congress and then discussed his comments in class throughout the week.

09 VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 14 ALUMNI X-CERPTS 17 X-PEDITIONS 21 CALENDAR

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We are St. Xavier

News and notes around the St. Xavier campus

Bombers Watch Pope Francis Present to Congress Pope Francis, nicknamed ‘The People’s Pope’, arrived in the U.S. to thousands of cheering fans lined along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. To celebrate the historic papal visit, St. X halted classes on Thursday, September 24, so the entire student body could watch the former Jesuit Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina—now Pope Francis-—address a joint session of Congress.

As expected, he tackled a number of social and economic issues in his speech that affect the quality of life for the poor and

Welcome to the Class of 2019

underprivileged, including income inequality and immigration. Pope Francis’s speech to Congress was one of four total English speeches he gave. An additional 14 speeches during his six-day visit were delivered in his native Spanish.

To celebrate the Pope’s visit to the U.S., Mayor John Cranley ‘92 issued a formal proclamation declaring the week of the Pope’s visit—9/21 through 9/27—as Jesuit Education Week in Cincinnati.

This landmark event was celebrated and discussed in classrooms.

St. Xavier High School celebrated the first day of school on August 21, 2015 welcoming the 416 members of the Class of 2019.

First to 50

St. X and Lakewood St. Ed are currently tied with 49 OHSAA state titles. The next state championship team is the First To 50.

Keep an eye out on stxavier.org or @stxsports for information on all St. X sports teams!

Go Bombers!

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Development Chairmen Eighteen young men have volunteered to be the 2015-2016 Student Development Chairmen. These young men will volunteer a large portion of their free time to help coordinate one of St. Xavier’s largest co-curriculars—the Student Annual Fund Phonathon. These students will assist in organizing the effort of more than 300 of their fellow classmates and St. Xavier students who will donate their time contacting our alumni on behalf of the annual fund.

Back Row L to R: Ed Nardini (Faculty), Jim Telles (Faculty), Alex Weller, Michael Nichols, Paul Maricocchi, Eric Sonnefeld, Domenic Maricocchi, Austin Walter. Front Row L to R: John Cole (Faculty), Brian Kemper, Brian Johnston, Matt Hall, Freddie Albach, Sean Prophit, Griffin Buczek, Nick Pompelia, Richard Luongo, Brian Louis, Garrett Moschel, Will Breitenbach, and Sebastian Schmeusser.

Mass of the Holy Spirit and Spirit Day The Mass of the Holy Spirit is a tradition established at the very first Jesuit school 462 years ago. Since Jesuit schools are known for their academic excellence, the Mass was created for students to call upon the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the year to aid them as they begin new classes. An additional step of welcoming the Freshman Class was added to the Mass years ago as a way to initiate the new students to Jesuit tradition.

St. Xavier President Fr. Tim Howe SJ commenced the celebration by welcoming the Freshman Class of 2019 as they entered the gym from opposite sides to take the seats reserved for them in the middle of the gym.

Many St. X students participated in the Mass including amazing vocal performances by Luke Wieglos and Ihsan Walker and a reading by Ciggy DeVeyra. A number of St. X choir and band members also helped make the Mass and musical performances a truly moving and inspirational moment.

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News and notes around the St. Xavier campus

Canned Food Drive As you know, the Canned Food Drive (CFD) at St. Xavier is a Fall tradition. Each year students collect food for people in need in both the Greater Cincinnati area and rural Appalachia. Families, friends, alumni, faculty and students then deliver the food at the conclusion of the CFD. The 2014 Canned Food Drive was very successful as students collected more than 182,000 pounds of food and made deliveries to well over 600 local families! An integral part of the Canned Food Drive is the Adopt-A-Family Program. Through this program, the St. Xavier community is given the opportunity to “adopt” needy families referred by various social service agencies in Cincinnati. If you would like to participate in the CFD through the Adopt-A-Family program, please see the St. X website where detailed information is available. Thanks!

182,000 pounds of food

St. X One of Top All-Male High Schools in National Merit Semifinalist Competition The results are in for the National Merit Semi-finalist program. This year St. Xavier finished as one of the top all-male high schools in the state of Ohio with 15 semifinalists.

Congratulations to St. Xavier’s 15 National Merit Semifinalists: L to R (front row) Principal Terry Tyrrell, John Robison, David Haney, Maxwell Wimmel, Alex Weyler, Nicholas Seifert, David Yorn, Nathan Niehaus, Austin Walter, Christofer Trentman, Tyler Stagge, John Pramuk, Evan Bretl, Travis Rebsch, Jason Washington, John Weseli and President Fr. Tim Howe.

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X-Travaganza 2016 The Great Gaxby Celebrating an Era of Dreams X-Travaganza Chairs this year are Laurie and Bill Deters, parents of Alex ’16 and Evan ’18 and Debbie and Andy Walter, parents of Austin ’16 and Michael ’14.

Opening Party Chairs this year are Michelle and Rob Morgan, parents of Will ’17, Jaime and Jim Bitzenhofer, parents of JP ’16 and Ana and Chris Infantino, parents of AJ ’16.

Save the Dates: Online Holiday Auction November 25 thru December 6, 2015 Grand Raffle Tickets go on sale January, 2016 Trivia Night Saturday, January 30, 2016 (Ellis Gym) Opening Party: All That Jazz Friday, March 11, 2016

Save the dates and plan to join us this year!

X-Travaganza: The Great Gaxby, Celebrating an Era of Dreams Saturday, March 12, 2016

Young Alumni Golf Outing One hundred and twelve members of The Long Blue Line came out to golf in a four-man scramble format in the Young Alumni Golf Outing. Not only did St. X Alumni show up to golf for prizes, including new golf bags, drivers and spirit wear, they also showed up to donate to the Mary Magdalen House personal hygiene drive.

Alumni donated many boxes of toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, socks, etc. for the Mary Magdalen House which is an Over-The-Rhine non-profit that provides a safe, pleasant place for needy persons to shower, shave and have clothes laundered.

Thanks go out to the Young Alumni Events and Community Service Committees, especially Jeff Scheper ’03, Patrick Berning ’08, Alex Ewing ’01 and Ryan McGraw ’05, who organized the outing, and to all the Alumni participants who donated to Mary Magdalen House.

Theatre Xavier’s Fall Show: The Little Prince All are invited to enjoy the internationally celebrated The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This beautiful story teaches life lessons for children of all ages while simultaneously astounding audiences with Cirque-du-Soleil-inspired performances.

November 12, 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7p.m. & November 15 at 5p.m.

Stay tuned for Theatre Xavier’s Spring Show: Man of La Mancha: April 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Tickets can be purchased online. Please visit the website for more details.

ACT Results Highest in History

The Class of 2015 ACT numbers have been released. St. Xavier students scored the highest in school history, and 1.0 higher than results from five years ago. The composite score for the Class of 2015 was 28.4. The national average score is 21 and the state of Ohio average score is a 22.

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News and notes around the St. Xavier campus Alumni Bombers Lead By Example with Service Event The St. X Young Alumni Committee has been hard at work the past few weeks collecting donations of personal hygiene items before home football games for the Mary Magdalen House in Over The Rhine. Their efforts culminated in a service event on Saturday, where Bomber Alumni came out in force to refurbish the Mary Magdalen House location.

PAC Ice Cream Social Parents Across Cultures (PAC) kicked off the school year by holding an ice cream social on Sunday, August 16 to welcome the Class of 2019 and their families.

PAC President David Garcia-Rodriguez and PAC Secretary Vanessa Silva thanked everyone for coming and all the volunteers who helped with the scooping of the ice cream before introducing Principal Terry Tyrrell to begin the brief, information-packed program.

Mary Magdalen House provides a safe and pleasant place for needy individuals to shower, shave, brush their teeth, launder their clothes, use a phone and have messages or mail delivered to them. Bomber Alumni have dedicated time and supplies the past few years to help continue their mission, which is true to Jesuit and St. Xavier ideals.

Ryan McGraw ’05, Jeff Scheper ’03, Nick Scheper ’10, Matt Hemberger ’03, Tyler Gagnon ’07, Walter Gibler ’08 and Chris Ryan ’11 spent their Saturday afternoon putting fresh coats of paint on the walls of Mary Magdalen House, including the exterior, entrance, the bathrooms and the community rooms.

Principal Tyrrell shared the exciting news that the Class of 2019 is the largest group of multicultural students in St. Xavier’s history by number and percentage – 16% of the freshman class is composed of multicultural students. He thanked the PAC group for their collaborative partnership in promoting St. X and recommending students from their schools and neighborhoods who would be a good fit.

Director of Multicultural Initiatives John Ravenna echoed those sentiments and also thanked the PAC families for their commitment. He urged the group to keep the momentum building and shared St. X’s short term goal to have 16%-20% of the entire student body be represented by multicultural students.

Dr. Ralph Watson ’66 Inspires St. X Bombers were treated to an inspiring presentation this fall from Long Blue Line member, Dr. Ralph Watson ’66.

Dr. Watson, a retired Michigan State University Professor of Medicine and current vascular molecular hypertension researcher, spoke to the students about his life path. From growing up in Avondale, to being one of the few, early multicultural students at St. Xavier High School and then onto Xavier University as a college student, he helped found a history-changing, minority student group during turbulent times.

Dr. Watson’s presentation included many nostalgic moments and photos from his times at St. X and XU and he brought along some

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family and important life mentors as well. One of Dr. Watson’s mentors in the audience was Dr. Terry Toepker, former St. X teacher and football coach. Dr. Watson shared a story about how his father and Dr. Toepker’s father worked together and often spoke proudly about their sons’ involvement with St. X.— Dr. Toepker as a teacher and Dr. Watson as a new student.

Dr. Watson fondly recalled how on his first day as a football player, Coach Toepker pulled him aside, told him he knew their fathers were acquainted and urged Dr. Watson to reach out to him for anything he needed as a student at St. X. That interaction profoundly affected Dr. Watson, showing him the depth of the caring spirit at St. X and he encouraged the students in the audience to emulate Dr. Toepker’s actions and reach back to help others who are coming up behind them. Helping those coming along behind you—be it younger classmates or younger siblings—was an important theme in Dr. Watson’s talk. He also emphasized additional Ignatian values in his presentation including not being afraid to ask for help when needed, to treat everybody with respect and to demand excellence from your children, but to know when they need a hug.

Students applauded loudly at the end of Dr. Watson’s presentation and many lined up to shake his hand and thank him for his talk, continuing the St. X tradition of excellence.

Birdies, Bogeys and Bombers at the 2015 Alumni Golf Outing

Students Visit New Taipei City St. Xavier Foreign Language Teacher, Mrs. Wei Yuan, and four St X students said “hello” -or “Lee hò” ‘in Taiwanese—to Cincinnati’s sister city, New Taipei City, Taiwan this past summer as part of the Sister City Exchange Program.

During the trip to Taiwan’s most populated city, the students participated in classes making handmade sky lanterns and visited local landmarks, including temples and museums.

One special experience included learning to make traditional dumplings, then delivering them to a nursing home and sharing them with the residents. This enabled the students to learn about Taiwan traditions as well as allowing the students to share our St. X tradition of ‘Men for Others’.

Alumni came out in fine form for the morning and afternoon golf flights on September 14, showing off their best short games, half shots and the occasional bogey.

Mrs. Yuan and the students also met the New Taipei City Mayor and had dinner with his department. The students represented St. X well in our sister city.

Gorgeous weather, delicious lunch and dinner following flights and prizes galore for winning teams, longest drives and closest to the pin made for the best Alumni Golf Outing to date!

The 1st place team for the morning flight included Bombers Brian Roettker (’94), Matt Staarmann ’96, Marc Wagner ’90 and David Yeazell ’95.

David Yeazell also brought home the prize for ‘Closest to the Pin #18’.

The 2nd place team for the morning flight included Class of ‘98 Bombers - Robert Maly, Brian Kellet, Tommy Gruber and Eric Goodman.

And the 3rd place prize went to ’97 Alumni – Jason Basil, Doug Logeman, Doug Bien and Jeff Hiatt.

The afternoon flight was just as successful for some Bomber Alumni.

The 1st place team for the afternoon flight went to the Jon Hiltz ’99 Group.

The 2nd place team included ’97 Bomber Jon Kollstedt and Bomber friends Bob Franklin, Alex Carl and Greg George. Former UC Women’s Golf Team member, Alex Carl, took home the prize for ‘Longest Drive #5’.

And the 3rd place prize for the day went to the ‘92 Bomber Alumni – Brian Redden and Alex Fischer.

Thanks to all Alumni who came out to enjoy the day!

New St. Xavier High School Faculty and Staff for the 2015-16 School Year.

Welcome to the St. Xavier Community!

From l to r: Susan Booth-Business Office, Jeffrey Stern-Fine Arts, Stephen LaVelle-Science, Jeff Beyer-Learning Center, Matthew White-Religion & Social Studies, Matthew Essary-School Counselor, Richard Schuckman-Religion & Math, Roger Yauss-Learning Center & Prefect, Alexander Antonelli- Math, Kristopher Holmes-Social Studies, Nathan Gabriel-Fine Arts, Amy Klunk-Communications, Tim Beerman-Campus Ministry, Joseph Jackson-Social Studies, Andrew Felczan-Science, Jill Woods-President’s Office, Jaleria Burt-Learning Center, James Lallathin-Intervention Specialist, Head Basketball Coach, Nico ToliverEnglish, Mikki LeFevre-Registrar and Julie Warsinskey-Math.

Not pictured: Nick Furney-Prefect and Shane Squires-Grounds.

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The Doyle Seedling Program

Pope Francis said it best with the following quote…

“Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.” Denny and Lois Doyle are proof that good seeds do grow through trust in God and listening to His call upon your life. After entrusting their most treasured possessions to Catholic educators – their St. X Alumni sons: Brian ’89, Mark ’91 and David ’98 and Summit Country Day Alumni daughter, Mary Beth ’94 – Denny and Lois Doyle realized that they had a specific passion for the academic excellence and Christian values that a Catholic education provides and became determined to assist those may not be able to afford a Catholic education.

This passion led Denny and Lois to establish the Doyle Family Foundation in 1991. After creation of their foundation Denny and Lois might have been tempted to sit back and pat themselves on the back for their many charitable contributions, but that wasn’t enough to satisfy the Doyles calling to give of themselves. They realized God might not only be calling them, but calling others to give back too. An idea started germinating that the Doyles could potentially create a way to inspire and encourage others to give back. This idea grew to be the Doyle Family Foundation’s Seedling Program.

The Doyle Seedling Program is an innovative Doyle Family Foundation program to encourage others to give back, so future generations can afford a St Xavier education or any other Catholic educational institution they choose.

Catholic school tuition is on the rise, due to economic factors, schools needing to attract the best and brightest faculty as well as necessary facility updates and upgrades. Many families are forced to eliminate Catholic school as an educational option for their children because they just can’t afford it.

The Doyle Seedling Program was created to encourage alumni who have benefited from a Catholic

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education to help those prospective students and families afford a Catholic education. Denny Doyle said, ‘It’s hard for St. Xavier alumni, especially younger alumni, to think of themselves as endowment creators.

They think it is beyond their capacity to make a real difference.

To date the Doyle Seedling Program has contributed to the growth of over 37 St. Xavier endowments and 150+ endowed scholarships at Catholic Schools in Greater Cincinnati. The Doyle Family Foundation’s goal is to have over 200 endowments established in the next two years.

The Doyle Family has certainly embodied the biblical passage from Matthew 17: Verse 20. “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

But the Doyle Seedling Program helps those Alumni establish endowments in their names by planting the initial ‘seed’ for their endowment and thus enabling them to then grow the newly formed endowment for the future.’

St. X’s Development Department would like to encourage the St Xavier alumni classes of 1995-2005 to become part of the St. X Endowments program set up with assistance from the Doyle Seedling Program. These particular Alumni are at the most beneficial time in their lives to begin a family endowment because they have had time to establish themselves in their careers, possibly start their own families and truly see the value of their St. X education more fully. Taking advantage of the Doyle Seedling Program is the best way to establish a legacy early on and make an intimidating task seem much less daunting.

The Doyle Family has exemplified that passage and they lead by example. They firmly believe that everyone who is a part of the St. X Long Blue Line can move mountains, give back and receive the blessings that come from amazing generosity like theirs.

Denny Doyle feels strongly that we are called not only to give of ourselves, but to help others receive the same blessing that giving back provides. He said “For those of us who are able, we need to pay it forward…we stood on the shoulders of others, if others stand on our shoulders they will in turn pay it forward and future generations will benefit and then perpetuate the cycle of giving back.”

For information on how you can create a family endowment through the Doyle Seedling Program/ St. Xavier Endowments please contact Ed Franchi at efranchi@stxavier.org.

Vice President for Advancement Mary, Tony, Andrew, Maggie, and Olivia

TONY SCHAD ’81

Believe it! Become it! That is what we are encouraging young men from around greater Cincinnati to do.

The “it” is to be a part of the Long Blue Line. The “it” is to strive for the Magis. The “it” is to be open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice in our world.

The “it” is to be a St. Xavier Bomber.

Making such a big commitment at such a young age is a lot for a young man in eighth grade. It’s difficult.

There is a line that really strikes a chord with me from the movie A League of Their Own. Tom Hanks stars as an old baseball player turned manager of a women’s professional baseball team. (Actually, there are a lot of great lines from that movie but this one fits best for what I am trying to say!) Hanks tells one of the players who is quitting the team because she says it is too hard, “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.”

That is so true about St. Xavier High School. St. X is not the easy decision for so many of our students.

Every day our academics are incredibly challenging. Our co-curriculars are the same way.

Whether it be football, Theatre Xavier, Mock Trial,

string ensemble, marching band, mission trips, community service or any of the other numerous co-curriculars; what is demanded and expected is the best. That expectation not only goes for our students, it goes for our faculty, staff, coaches, moderators and administration too.

It is that believing and becoming your best that makes attending at St. Xavier High School challenging, thrilling and fulfilling. It is why I came back to St. Xavier more than ten years ago. It is why I am so excited to be the Vice President for Advancement at St. Xavier.

I have had the opportunity to be a part of St. X as a student. I had legends in the classroom like Karl Hauck, Tom Ballaban, Mike Marchal, John Hussong, Fr. Ed Middendorf, Fr. Brad Schaeffer and Dick Piening. I played for incredible coaches like Steve Rasso, Bill Slinger and John Sabatalo. They all expected and demanded me to believe and become what St. Xavier is all about.

I had the tremendous opportunity to see my son Andrew go through St. Xavier and graduate with the class of 2013. His experience was just as incredible.

The names change to the likes of George Beluan, Alison Roberson, Dave Eby, Jim Telles, John Cole and Heather and Ed Nardini. I saw St. X prepare him for not only college, but for life as well. I saw the formation that happened with him while he was here. It was not always easy, but it is not “the easy” that makes this place great.

Our alumni and benefactors know this too. It can be hard to write that check. But it is the sacrifice and generosity of so many that make such a great difference for our young men. Glance at the names in this magazine. We are very blessed to have such incredible support. It is not an inexpensive endeavor to educate and impact young men the way it is done at St. Xavier. But it is worth every penny. So as I begin, in my new position as Vice President for Advancement, to follow in the footsteps of St. Xavier giants like Dick Klus, Paul Zook and Ralph Nardini, I thank you for considering the young men of St. Xavier High School with your gifts. I can assure you that your financial support of the St. X mission will make a difference in a young man’s life.

Mary, Andrew (’13), and Tony (’81) on Andrew’s football Senior Night

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The Vision Our vision is very simply stated, and a major driver in our strategic plan. At St. Xavier High School, a Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition, we are committed to being the rigorous college preparatory school in greater Cincinnati. The school where exceptional boys from diverse backgrounds transform into academically accomplished Men for Others. Young men who are prepared to discern and successfully carry out God’s plan for their lives and to serve as leaders in our rapidly changing world.

This vision, and our mission, is the driving force for everything we do at St. X. That same vision and mission are important to our alumni, parents and friends of the school.

This is evident as we look at the extensive list of donors in this magazine.

To remain true to our Ignatian mission, we need to be sure that any academically qualified young man who wants to attend St. Xavier High School has that opportunity, regardless of his economic ability to pay tuition. This year we will provide nearly $3.8 million in need based financial aid to 40 percent of our student body. That does not include the $1,000 gap between the cost to educate and the actual tuition for every student. You can see the continuing increase in financial aid need graphed below. All of the tuition assistance granted each year to our students is hard-funded. While this is an expensive endeavor, it is necessary for the students of St. X. Thank you for your support. Your investment helps us to continue our very important mission of providing the opportunity for our students to receive a Jesuit education. Their spiritual and academic formation will help them to become Men for Others just like previous generations of the Long Blue Line.

St. Xavier Financial Assistance Dollars Awarded Since the 2004/05 School Year $3,800,000 $3,372,068 $3,113,933

$3,000,000

$2,912,508 $2,728,212 $2,552,246

$2,500,000 $2,300,000

$2,375,572

$2,105,378

$2,000,000

$1,703,952 $1,577,144

$1,500,000 $1,387,681

$1,000,000 $500,000 $0 ’04-05

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’05-06

’06-07

’07-08

’08-09

’09-10

’10-11

’11-12

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’15-16 (projected)

Report of Audited Revenues and Expenses from Operations Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

OPERATING REVENUE Tuition and Fees, Gross Investment & Endowment Income Total Revenues Advancement and Other Income Applied to Operations

$20,697,499 $1,957,777 $22,655,276 $1,455,527

NET OPERATING EXPENSES Educational Programs Tuition Assistance Administrative Aux. Enterprises & Activities Plant Operations Total Expenses

$12,959,817 $3,372,068 $2,048,409 $1,072,657 $4,657,852 $24,110,803

INCOME

$24,110,803

EXPENSES

$24,110,803

8.1%

REVENUE

6%

Tuition and Fees Development and Other Income 85.8%

Investment and Endowment

EXPENSES

19.3%

Educational Programs 4.4%

53.8%

8.5%

Administrative Aux. Enterprises & Activities

14%

Plant Operations Tuition Assistance

AS OF JUNE 30, 2015:

Market Value of Endowment Funds $44,382,955 Bond Payable $18,125,000 Actual Endowment Draw from Investments 4.6%

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Gift Annuities

Gift Annuities: An Easy Way to Benefit Yourself and St. X in a Volatile Market

The technical definition for a Charitable Gift Annuity is a gift vehicle that falls in the category of Planned Giving.

It involves a contract between a donor and a charity, whereby the donor transfers cash or property to the charity in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a guaranteed lifetime stream of annual income from the charity.

But a charitable gift annuity is often much more than that. Behind each gift is emotion, love and charity for something close and personal to a donor and their family. This was certainly the case for Tom and Judy Shoop and Paul and Paulette Rasche. Neither Tom nor Paul attended St. X, but both families made the decision to send their sons to 600 West North Bend Road.

“We sent our son Steve ’86 to St. X because it was a Catholic institution with the best reputation in the city,” says Tom Shoop. “We wanted him to have an advantage.”

Steve attended St. Xavier with trepidation but did so knowing he could return to his hometown school after his freshman year if he was not happy.

“After his freshman year, we asked him if he wanted to change schools and he said there was no choice, he was a ‘St. X man’ through and through,” Tom remembers.

The Rasche’s had a similar experience with their son Pete ’89. Paulette’s father was a Bomber but there was no allegiance to the school because Paul attended Elder and they lived in LaSalle territory. Nevertheless, he and Paulette decided to send Pete to become a member of the Long Blue Line because of what they knew it would do for his future.

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“It was an easy choice,” says Paul. “We knew it was the right fit for Pete and would push him to be his best.”

“Making a gift this way was very easy and gives us the opportunity to support a place we believe in so much,” says Paulette.

Both couples truly have faith in this type of gift. Tom and Judy plan to give another annuity with cash to St. Xavier High School in the near future and Paul and Paulette have already given two annuities to the institution.

“St. X is embedded in the fabric of our family,” says Tom. “The impact it had on Steve is still with us and is very important us today. Annuities are the perfect way to give back.”

When it came time to review their finances, both families wanted to give back to St. X in some way. Purchasing a charitable gift annuity from St. Xavier High School would not only offer the opportunity to support the school that had such a big impact on their sons, but it was also an easy way to receive a guaranteed income for life.

For the Shoops, the gift annuity was also a remembrance. Steve passed away from cancer in 2011 and the annuity, as well as a scholarship in his name, are ways to remember his legacy.

Tom is impressed by the annuity and the tax advantages it offers.

“It preserves the corpus of the gift that we gave as an income producing asset while we are alive, with quite an attractive rate in terms of what the market allows,” explains Tom. The Rasche’s also gave their first annuity because of their son, but more importantly to give back to the Long Blue Line of young men that followed Pete.

Paulette remembers talking with her son one day and out of the blue he said “You know mom, sending me to St. X was the most important thing you have ever done for me.”

“He was shy and the education he received gave him confidence to do all kinds of things,” says Paul.

Paul and Paulette gave a gift of stock for their first annuity. This type of gift helped their money work for them. They couldn’t sell the stock because of the cost basis, but the quarterly payments gave them more income than they would have received with dividends. The annuity offered stability in a volatile market.

For more information about Gift Annuities and Planned Giving with St. Xavier High School contact any of the following Planned Giving Officers Ed Franchi at (513) 618-3229 efranchi@stxavier.org Ralph Nardini at (513) 618-3233 rnardini@stxavier.org Andrew Sweeny at (513) 618-3262 asweeny@stxavier.org

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New Advancement Team Members

St. Xavier Advancement Team Welcomes New Faces

Melissa Tranter NEW POSITION AT ST. XAVIER: Director of Annual Giving RELATIVES THAT ARE BOMBERS: Richard B. Tranter ’76 (father), Richard L. Tranter ’04 (brother), Terry M. Tranter ’62 (uncle), Terry W. Tranter ’90 (cousin), Michael Tranter ’93 (cousin), Christopher Tranter ’98 (cousin), Anders Anderson ’93 (cousin), JR Anderson ’90 (cousin) and Caleb Anderson ’17 (cousin) WORK HISTORY RELATED TO YOUR NEW POSITION/WHAT DO YOU BRING TO ST. X? After graduating from Miami University, I spent my last five years as the Director of Special Events in the Development Department of the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. My role was to develop and implement fundraising strategies to increase donor engagement and philanthropic revenue. I planned and executed National Geographic’s galas and worked closely with various event committees and executive teams. I look forward to handling the Annual Fund, contributing to donor cultivation and stewardship and overall supporting the institutional goals of St Xavier.

YOU ARE “COMING HOME” TO CINCINNATI AFTER BEING GONE FOR A WHILE, WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT ENJOYING AGAIN IN OUR GREAT CITY? I am very excited to be back home. Cincinnati has changed quite a bit in the last five years and I look forward to learning the new heartbeat of the city. I cannot wait to explore the redeveloped neighborhoods and participate in the vibrant life of Cincinnati. I also look forward to spending time with my family and close friends who I missed while living in D.C. Finally, I anticipate revisiting some of the Cincy staples such as Skyline, Graeters, Zips, and the Cincinnati Art Museum…. the list goes on. Since coming home, I could not be more proud of our city!

I feel privileged to be a part of this dynamic institution that fosters the development of caring brothers, fathers and leaders who help sustain and advance their communities.

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WHAT SHOULD OUR ALUMNI AND DONORS KNOW ABOUT YOU? St. Xavier alumni and donors should know that I am very excited to be supporting a high school that has been an important part of my family. My father always emphasized the Catholic values that he learned having graduated from St. X. Also, because my older brother and most of the boys in my Mt. Lookout neighborhood attended St. X, being a part of this school feels like home. Having attended Summit Country Day for grade school and St. Ursula Academy for high school, I have a personal understanding of the culture of Cincinnati’s Catholic schools.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YOUR NEW POSITION? I feel privileged to be a part of this dynamic institution that fosters the development of caring brothers, fathers and leaders who help sustain and advance their communities. Whether attending sporting events, theatre performances and religious gatherings, I am delighted to be welcomed by the St. Xavier family. As the Director of Annual Giving, I look forward to hearing from the alumni as we advance and improve the St. X legacy.

Will Reilly ’09 NEW POSITION AT ST. XAVIER: Director of Alumni and Special Events RELATIVES THAT ARE BOMBERS: Father: Tim ’76, Brother: Patrick ’02, Uncles: Tom ’72, Jim ’74, Mike ’75, Gerry ’80, Dan ’78, Kevin ’82, Eugene ’83, Cousins: Gerry ’08, Matthew ’09, Kevin Jr. ’12, Brendan ’14, Tommy ’15, and hopefully/eventually Sean (class of 2023) WORK HISTORY AND WHAT DO I BRING TO ST. X? My background in planning and leading outdoor adventure trips has made me pretty unsinkable and has given me a unique leadership foundation while working with a wide variety of people in a wide variety of environments and situations. I’ve been lucky enough to guide in some of the most incredible places in the world and collectively the people I’ve taken on these trips have a huge wealth of knowledge and interests. The wide variety of professional fields, personal passions, and unique personalities St. X graduates posses is something I feel right at home with and makes connecting to anyone natural for me.

Finding a place where the mission and beliefs align with your personal goals and values is really important to me and one of the reasons I’m so excited about this position.

YOU ARE “COMING HOME” TO CINCINNATI AFTER BEING GONE FOR A WHILE, WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT ENJOYING AGAIN IN OUR GREAT CITY? As an ice cream connoisseur I’d be hard pressed not to mention Graeters right off the bat, but Cincinnati has grown so much in my time away that I’m really excited to rediscover everything and explore all the new additions. Obviously being close to family again is very exciting especially with the most recent addition Rory, my four-month-old niece. To put it simply, there are thousands of cities in the world but you only have one hometown, and I couldn’t be happier to be coming back.

WHAT SHOULD OUR ALUMNI AND DONORS KNOW ABOUT YOU? I would want them to know I have a huge variety of interests and love learning new things. In the months leading up to starting at St. X I will have gotten my research card at the Library of Congress, road tripped around Iceland’s ring road, broadcasted a radio show, planned a large marketing event for lululemon, and won a flag football championship. I’m just as excited to connect with members of the class of ‘50 as I am to the class of ‘15.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YOUR NEW POSITION? Finding a place where the mission and beliefs align with your personal goals and values is really important to me and one of the reasons I’m so excited about this position. From more of a nuts and bolts perspective, I’m excited to start meeting alumni and helping them connect with St. Xavier. I’ve always loved St. X and knew it was special, but being out of Cincinnati for a while really highlighted how strong the Long Blue Line is and how eager alumni are to continue their relationship with the school and everything it embodies.

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’54 Roger E. Kanet begins his 50th year of full time university teaching. He is currently in the Political Science Department of the University of Miami (FL). In September Palgrave Macmillan will publish his next two books, both coedited with Matthew Sussex: Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia and Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy.

’73 Mike Keating, CEO of the Christ Hospital Health Network, led Christ Hospital to reclaim the title of best hospital in Greater Cincinnati in the 2015-16 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

60’s ’64 John D. Rees, the former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Corrections and author Rees debuted his memoir, My Life, this summer. My Life tells the history of American corrections over the last 45 years. ’64 Branimir Sikic is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology who is leading investigator in early phase cancer clinical trials. Currently, Dr. Sikic is the principal investigator of a phase 1 clinical trial of a novel cancer therapeutic developed by Dr. Ravi Majeti (’86) and his colleagues. ’66 Bob Brichler retired after 35 years of service as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Ohio.

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’88 Stan Dohan was named president of The Allen Company/Color Craft Line in Blanchester, OH.

’76 Richard Tranter was recently named Best Lawyers® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for Land Use and Zoning Law. Richard received the honor based on reviews by earning a high level of respect among his peers for his abilities, professionalism and integrity.

80’s ’81 Anthony Schad was named Vice President for Advancement at St. Xavier High School. ’81 Mark Stall has been hired as General Counsel of Escort, Inc. and Cobra Electronics. Mark has his JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and his BS from Miami University.

Mark most recently served as General Counsel of Toyota Industries North America based in Columbus, IN. ’81 Russ Weber was promoted to Chief Engineer of the City of Cincinnati Water Works. ’86 Ravi Majeti is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology who leads a research lab focused on the development of novel therapies for leukemia and other cancers.

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’88 Andy Blankenbuehler is the choreographer for the latest rage on Broadway, “Hamilton.” He was recently awarded the Drama Desk Award for his work.

BIRTHS Joe Lanni ’96 and his wife, Katie, welcomed their son Nicola Leonardo on March 26, 2015.

Bryan Welage ’84 and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their son, Bodi Ian Welage on January 16, 2015. Please keep Bodi in the Long Blue Line prayers as he is battling Stage 4 NeuroBlastoma.

90’s ’92 Dave Buten and his company Budget Challenge won the Educational Program of the Year Award from the Institute for Financial Literacy.

’96 John Schrantz who served as the St. Xavier Alumni Relations Director for seven years, has accepted a position as the Director of Advancement for Mercy Montessori. ’97 John Wilke has been hired as Director of Information Technology of Escort Inc and Cobra Electronics.

John has his BS from University of Cincinnati. John most recently served as IT Director for Highway Equipment Company, based in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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’10 Michael Conway published a piece examining the shortcomings of the standard conception of a history class in The Atlantic.

’06 Matthew Dressler graduated from Xavier with a Masters of Health Services Administration and was hired on by the Cincinnati Eye Institute as Clinic Efficiency and Project Manager. ’09 Luke Kuechly was named to 75th Anniversary All-America Team.

‘93 Ryan Boggs started working as a Financial Advisor at Waddell & Reed in 2015 after leaving the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) VIX Pit.

’09 Will Reilly named Director of Alumni and Special Events at St. Xavier High School.

’11 Lt. Mack Ohlinger graduated from West Point last June (Class of ‘15). Lt. Ohlinger still remembers fondly his St. X days—and his jugs.

He is now stationed in the Corps of Engineers at Ft. Bliss, Texas. ’12 Donovan Pogue achieved First Team All-Conference (PAC), Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-Region (ABCA & D3 Baseball) and All-American (ABCA- 1st team/ D3 Baseball2nd Team) starting as DH for Thomas More College.

’95 Dan Reitz was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America for his work in Real Estate Law. Reitz is a partner at Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he serves as Chair of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Industry Group.

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IN MEMORIAM

Former faculty member Mike Marchal is retired, but has been actively writing and publishing. His retirement accomplishments include articles in America in April and another in Worship as well as another in the journal of the National Conference on Catechetical Leadership.

He has also been elected to a three-year term on the board of the North American Association on the Catechumenate. He will travel to their annual gathering in Maryland next July where he will give presentations on the Dynamics of Personal Conversion and on Retreats with Adolescents.

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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 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 bschulte@stxavier.org or mail prints to Becky Schulte c/o St. Xavier magazine, 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.

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1. Jeffrey Fulmer ’97, Assistant Principal at St. James, and Tim Reilly ’76 just returned from a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the Sea of Galilee.

2. Steve Berning and class of 1983 members reunited this past June. 3.

John Ravenna ’87 and Ray ’25 enjoyed the log flume in Ocean City, New Jersey. 4. David Mense ’80 visited Trim Castle, Ireland, the largest Norman-constructed castle in Ireland, while conducting research at Maynooth University this past June. 5. St. X Companion Scholar Max and brothers, Mark ’14 and Miguel ’12 showed St. X pride while vacationing in Aruba this summer. 6. Paul Dahm ’19, Ryan Ellis ’14, Brian Dahm ’14, and Gunnar Nelson ’14 vacationed at Pyramid Point MI, July 2015.

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1. Team members Mike Terseni (honorary Bomber), Brian McCullough ’11, Jim McCullough ’75 and Nick Stenger ’11 shot a winning score of 13 under par to become the champion team for the 2015 Matt James Memorial Golf Outing at Blue Ash Golf Course this past August. 2. Jack Scott ’78; John Scott ’12; Andrew Geraghty ’18; Justin Scott ’16; Ben Holmes ’18; and Chase Neville ’16 climbed to the summit of Little Costilla Peak, New Mexico this July. 3.

St. X soccer alumni participated in the 2015 Soccer Alumni game held on Saturday, August 9. 4. Tim Dombrowski ’14 at the Great Wall of China, while studying Mechanical Engineering with the University of Dayton in Suzhou China. 5. Jake Hoffman ’19, Eric Hoffman ’17 and Doug Hoffman ’85 photographed outside the Coliseum in Rome, Italy during their family vacation in July, 2015.

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1. Joseph Auberger ’47, his brother Bob ’49, sons Chris ’84, Eric ’85 and grandson’s Frank ’16, Joe ’19, Kenton and Graham in Texas this past summer. 2. Alumni from the Class of ’75 enjoying lunch together on Friday, July 17 3. Ben Rice ’19 standing in front of the Notre Dame in Paris where he traveled with family over the summer.

4. Lt. Mack Ohlinger ’11 on his graduation day at West Point in June- still fondly remembering his St. X days and his JUGS. He is now stationed in the Corps of Engineers at Ft. Bliss, TX. 5. Benak Vrishabhendra ’15 and Barath Vrishabhendra ’19 traveled to France and India this past summer. They are standing in front of The Church of St. Francis Xavier (also known as The Basilica of Bom Jesus) in Goa, India.

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1. The Drumline/Pig Roast party, purchased at X-trav 2015 and hosted at the home of Dan and Joan Mechley. St. X Alumni include two Dan Mechleys, two Ted Mechleys, Brady Mechley, John Gartner and Tom Brennan. Current students Jack Gartner and Reed Mechley are there along with the Drumline, of course, and Dave Thomas. 2. Mel Rodriguez ’85 carried the torch for this year’s Special Olympics event, sponsored by his employer Bank of America, when it came through Cincinnati this past June. Pictured in the photo are other lucky torch carriers including his son, Jacob Rodriguez ’19 along with Brendan Burck ’19, Carson Kiley ’19, Cameron Kiley ’19 and Ethan Fries ’19.

3. Participating in the ArtWorks BIG PITCH 2015 on Thursday, 9/27/2015 are Matt Wagner (St. X Louisville grad) and Zach El-Sawaf ’04, Andrew E. Sweeny, Jr. ’68 and Steve McDevitt ’03. 4. The Indianapolis Chapter sponsored Alumni Day at the Indians Game. Pictured left to right: Dan Kelley ’01, Kristin Kelley, Chuck Okenfuss ’80, Tony Schad ’81 and Martin Donofrio ’75 5. Todd Brinker ’84 and Smith Brinker ’11 played the Old Course at St. Andrews just a couple of weeks before the Open Championship.

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1. The Burleigh family celebrated William’s 2015 graduation with a family picture. Left to right are David Burleigh ’86, William Burleigh ’15, JP Burleigh ’14 and Peter Burleigh ’17.

2. Also in attendance at the Indianapolis Chapter Alumni Day Indians game were Eileen McManus, Chris McManus and George Wood ’46 3. St. Xavier 2005 Football State Champions gathered this fall to celebrate 10 years since their state victory 4. The Class of ’73 enjoying dinner after their annual golf outing.

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1. Five members of the Class of 1983 staged a mini-reunion at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Ca. L to R: Peter Hart, Bill Moran, Ken Boehme, Chris Grathwohl and Paul Zepf. 2. Dan Phillips ’03, Trevor Kramer ’03, Donald Mouch ’03, Doug Mouch ’10, Tom Phillips ’98, Matthew McQueary ’03 traveled to Kohler, Wisconsin for the final round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits this past August. 3. A group of St. X students traveled to Italy over the summer. Here they show off the X at the Vatican!

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Calendar November 1 – All Souls Mass and Brunch – San Francisco Bay Area St. X Alum Bengals Watch PartyThe Pub 2 Canned Food Drive Kick-off 3 Annual Fund Phonathon Call Night 7:00 p.m.

4 Annual Fund Phonathon Call Night 7:00 p.m.

6 11:30 a.m. First Friday Mass/Luncheon at St. Xavier Downtown 8 First Canned Food Drive Canvass 10 Annual Fund Phonathon Call Night 7:00 p.m.

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12 7:30 p.m. TX opens “A Little Prince” at Performance Center

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December 2 Canned Food Drive Appalachian deliveries begin 3 – Mass of St. Francis Xavier – Christmas Concert 4 – Mothers’ Club Fashion Show and Boutique – 11:30 a.m. First Friday Mass/ Luncheon at St. Xavier Downtown – 1961 Christmas Luncheon at Hofbrauhaus Newport 5 Canned Food Drive Adopt-A-Family delivery day

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17 – Sophomore Knightwatch Retreat 18 Martin Luther King Day – No Classes

– Naples Florida Reunion 15 – President’s Day – No Classes

21 St. Francis Xavier Scholars Reception 23 OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest

– Ocean Reef Reunion 22-26 Summit Week

24 Multicultural Candidates Reception 30 X-Travaganza Trivia Night

10 Christmas Concert

21 – TX Closes “A Little Prince”

19 Christmas Dinner Choir Concert

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6 11:30 a.m. First Friday Mass/ Luncheon at St. Xavier Downtown

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11 Christmas Concert

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15 Open House 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Get the St. Xavier Advantage!

– 8:30 a.m. Entrance Exam at St. Xavier High School

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21 Begin Christmas Break 28 Class of 2010 Reunion—St. Xavier High School Reynolds Room

29 Third Canned Food Drive Canvass

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2016 S T. X AV I E R AT H L E T I C H A L L O F FA M E I N D U C T E E S

Welcome to the club.

WILLIAM “MAX” LEASSNER (’01) (Swimming)

ED RIGAUD (’85) (Soccer)

BILL SLINGER (’13) (Baseball)

M AT T W I L L I A M S ( ’ 9 9 ) (Football and Basketball)

2016 St. Xavier Hall of Fame Dinner

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Thursday, February 11, 2016 Featured Speaker: Chris Spielman