X, The Xavier Magazine - Spring 2021

THE XAVIER MAGAZINE

NO. 7 SPRING 2021

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Updates Class Reunions & In Memoriam Alumni Class Challenge Xavier Hawks Connect Game Called Show Them What to Do (Don’t Tell Them What to Do) The Burke Scholars Program at Marquette University: A Xavier Alumna's Journey Murals at Titletown

HIGH SCHOOL

Dear Xavier Community, I am so pleased to be contributing my first message to X: The Xavier Magazine.

In this unprecedented time of challenge and perseverance, our System has triumphed by continuing in-person instruction throughout the school year. We have also had the opportunity to celebrate many victories system wide!

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18-19 Hawk Highlights 20 Hybrid Homecoming Recap 21 Strand's Gym Class

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The Saints Keep Marching English Learner Support Offered Throughout Our System

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Technology in the Classroom

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Continuing Missionary Discipleship Amid a Global Pandemic The Show Must Go On…Pivoting Performing Arts The Xavier Philanthropic Culture in Action School Year 2020-2021: Subject to Change Where Are They Now? Featuring Marnie Centen Converted Hawks Fr. Jim Leary Xavier Foundation Adds Seven New Scholarships

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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The Xavier System’s success, despite COVID19, has been unrivaled in our community. Our leadership team, faculty, and staff showed great vision and foresight in developing a plan with a clear path to start the school year with students on campus for daily instruction. We have provided a rigorous, high-quality education in our unique faith-filled, Catholic environment that encourages and supports our students' growth both academically and spiritually.

System Administration

Despite the difficulties in combating the virus, we have adapted by creating innovative ways to provide the best possible experience for our students at all levels. Our Mr. Phillip Riley, Jr. teams have competed, academic competitions have been President contested, and our students even found a way to hold a virtual Homecoming! Thanks to the commitment of our eight Mr. Bob Biebel Appleton parishes and their pastors, we have been able to Vice President of Advancement ensure the Eucharist is available through weekly Masses. We have harnessed the creative energy of our community and Mr. Tom Candell still enjoyed some of our most treasured activities, such as Vice President of Finance and Christmas Stars and Celebrate.

Administration It is important that we recognize our teachers and staff who have made incredible sacrifices. When we started the year,

so much was unknown. We believed that our plans and protocols would provide the path to safe, daily, in-person instruction. Our teachers embraced this and made it happen.

We are profoundly grateful to our staff for their sacrifice and service to our students and their families.

As you read through this edition of the magazine, you

will find it filled with the stories of how our community

is succeeding, with many examples of the good work of our students and staff. These stories will show the great

commitment to our System and the importance of Xavier as an asset to the Fox Valley community.

Please continue to pray for each other, our students, faculty, and staff, and for the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System.

Live Jesus in our Hearts,

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Xavier Xperience Accreditation Booster Club Golf Outing Celebrate Results Parish Support System Annual Report Foundation Annual Report Xavier Foundation Funds Chromebooks for K-8th Grade

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System

Phil Riley President, Xavier Catholic Schools

Mrs. Tara Pearce Vice President of Admissions Dr. John Ravizza Superintendent Mr. Mike Mauthe Principal Xavier High School Mr. Robert Bires Principal Xavier Middle School

Mrs. Laura Barnett

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Xavier Elementary School Marquette Campus

Mrs. Alena (Lange) Tapelt ‘96

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Xavier Elementary School McDonald Campus For magazine submissions and corrections, please contact the Advancement department at (920) 735-9380 or xmagazine@xaviercatholicschools.org

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Accreditation - Guiding the Pursuit of Excellence

Board of Directors Most Reverend David L. Ricken Chair, Diocese of Green Bay Very Reverend Daniel Felton Vice-Chair, Diocese of Green Bay Mr. Todd Blahnik Diocese of Green Bay Reverend Joseph Dorner St. Bernadette Parish Reverend Jude Egbuna St. Bernard Parish Reverend James Jugenheimer St. Pius X Parish Reverend John Katamba Sacred Heart Parish Reverend James Leary, OFM Cap. St. Joseph Parish Reverend Ryan Starks St. Therese Parish Reverend William Swichtenberg St. Mary Parish Deacon Lincoln Wood St. Thomas More Parish Mr. Brian Wierzbinski Board of Trustees Chairperson

Share your #XavierXperience with us!

Send an email to xmagazine@xaviercatholicschools.org.

It could end up on our Facebook page and/or in the next issue of X, The Xavier Magazine.

The #XavierXperience featuring the Ourada family Joe and Vickie’s Journeys Joe’s Xavier journey started as a kindergarten at St. Thomas More, now the Xavier Elementary - McDonald Street campus. The Xavier journey began for Vickie (Peterson) at St. Joe’s, now Xavier Middle School, when her family moved here just prior to her seventh grade year. Vickie’s family joined St. Thomas More Parish.

Joe and Vickie have technically known each other since 7th grade.

The pair graduated from Xavier High School in 1996 and both went on to Madison, though Joe attended Edgewood College while Vickie attended UW-Madison.

Staying connected with other Xavier friends is actually what brought them together as a couple.

Welcoming Joe and Abigail Joe and Vickie started their careers in the Madison area. They eventually began a family and, although they enjoyed their life in Madison, they always knew that they would return to Appleton so that their children could attend school in the Xavier system. Joe '25 is now an 8th grader and Abigail '26 is a 7th grader, both at Xavier Middle School.

Having their children grow up in a faith-based environment has always been a priority for Joe and Vickie. Parish and school collaboration for faith education also greatly contributed to their desire to send their children to Xavier. They feel strongly about ensuring their children grow into well-rounded adults with a strong faith while being engaged members of their community and they recognize the Xavier System can assist in this endeavor.

A Family XavierXperience Joe and Vickie are pleased that their children share some of the same experiences that they had in school such as prayer services, service clubs, sports and fine arts programs. The family enjoys watching games together in the Torch, attending events such as Homecoming and Food Fair, as well as participating in service opportunities as a family. Joe and Vickie enjoy seeing other Xavier alumni also continue the tradition of providing a faith-based education for their children. Lastly, they say that having one of their high school friends, Mrs. Alena Tapelt, as their children’s principal was priceless. In their journey, they are grateful for Mrs. Tapelt and all the other staff who they are fortunate enough to know as friends along the way.

On March 1-4, 2021, the Xavier System hosted an accreditation engagement review led by Dr. John Ravizza, Superintendent. The review provides the Xavier System an opportunity to celebrate our great work as well as identify key improvement areas. Our schools have been accredited since 1970. Our five-year review was conducted by educators working in private and Catholic schools across the country via the Cognia organization. As part of the review, virtual focus groups were conducted with: Xavier’s leadership, school administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, pastors, Board of Trustees, and community members.

The primary focus of the accreditation process is continuous improvement that results in the success of all learners. This includes measuring the quality of learning and instruction in our classrooms and the overall system management using a defined set of performance standards. Each set of standards is organized under three distinct domains: Leadership Capacity, Learning Capacity, and Resource Capacity.

Xavier constituencies rate these standards and provide evidence to substantiate the ratings. The Engagement Review Team then uses the focus groups to confirm the ratings in the self-assessment. Approximately one month following our review, Xavier’s leadership team will receive a Summary Report, which will then be shared with all.

The Xavier Booster Club Golf Outing, held each year in June, was rescheduled to September in 2020 due to the restrictions brought on by COVID earlier in the summer. The golf outing, which raises funds for Xavier athletics, is a four-person 18-hole scramble held at Royal St. Patrick’s Golf Links in Wrightstown. Registration includes a gift for each golfer, lunch, dinner, and program. The event also includes various games, silent auction, raffles, and contests.

Thank you to the sponsors, donors, and participants that supported the 2020 event which had a record number of sponsorships as well as total amount raised: nearly $40,000!

Whether you attend this event annually, or have never participated before, please plan to join us at the next golf outing scheduled for June 15, 2021. This event usually sells out.

Visit XCSGolfOuting21.givesmart.com for event and registration information.

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Alumni Updates

Thomas Feavel '62 and Margaret Bekkers continue their distinguished stewardship by supporting four new Endowment Funds. With the Green Bay Diocese Foundation the Bekkers/Feavel Leadership Development Endowment was established for recruitment and education of deacons and new pastoral leaders; and to support ecclesial vocations such as pastoral associates, religious education directors, parish business managers, youth ministers and any other lay ecclesial ministries. With the Community Foundation of the Fox Valley Region they have established the Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel Fund for Harbor House to provide for the greatest needs of Harbor House. With the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Torchy Clark… they have established the Margaret Bekkers and Thomas more than just Feavel Fund for the Christine Ann Center's Greatest Needs the name of the as well as the Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel Fund for high school gym Saint Francis Community Clinic - Father Carr's Place 2 B for where alumni purchasing medical and dental supplies. Thomas and attended school Margaret have been benefactors to many area building assemblies, pep projects because they believe those who give while they live; rallies, games, knows where it goes. In addition, they both volunteer for and for most, multiple local organizations, believing that the sharing of time graduation. If and ideas is as important as sharing God's monetary blessings. you haven’t already, be sure to check out the book titled Torchy: The Humble Life of a Coaching Legend, written by Torchy’s son, Bo. Carol Lansen ’76 went from Xavier to the The book is a biography of Torchy University of Tampa and University of South Clark, the Xavier High School footFlorida where she graduated with a BA ball and basketball legend and Hall in English. She then moved to New York of Famer in Wisconsin. Upon moving City and began a career in advertising that his family to Orlando, Florida, Torchy spanned 30+ years. Currently, her focus is started the University of Central on the release of her first novel, Whispering Florida basketball program and Pines. The book is a work of fiction, but was an inaugural member of UCF’s does give homage (in part) to her beautiful Athletic Hall of Fame. The book is home state of Wisconsin. available on Amazon, in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle eBook options.

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Congratulations to Sheila Long ‘89 and her book, Surrounded by Awesome

Women, Unlocking the New Model of Women's Success in Business and Entrepreneurship for the Next Decade! This book will be available on Amazon

in May because of the generous support of many Xavier alumni on her Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.

The book celebrates awesome, authentic women and shares some stories of XAVIER ALUMNAE. Its goal is to help women grow professionally through an incubator model developed after five years of research working with women who run their own businesses. It includes a roadmap of how to succeed as a business owner, with key milestones documented and an understanding of the typical emotions faced at each phase of business ownership.

Sheila wrote this book because she wants to see more women starting, leading, and growing companies.

Her hope is that, in reading this book, you will discover what is normal for entrepreneurs at each phase of running a business, including obtaining encouragement and support.

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1990s This fall, Curt Simon ’93, was promoted to assistant varsity coach of the Xavier girls’ basketball team after coaching the JV girls’ team for the past two seasons. Andy Vande Hey ’92 took over as head coach for the JV girls’ team.

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Alumni, tell us what’s new.

Whatever you have been up to, we would like to hear about it!

Share your story via email: xmagazine@xaviercatholicschools.org, by mail to 1600 W Prospect Ave, Appleton WI 54914, or on our website xaviercatholicschools.org/alumni/ share-your-story.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Cindy (Salm) Bauer ‘00 graduated from Xavier High School in 2000 as valedictorian and subsequently went on to many years of education, including 10-years of medical training. Recently, she was named Section Chief of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Phoenix Children's Hospital! She is actively involved in medical education, clinical research and philanthropy (serving as Medical Director for a non-profit, Camp-Not-A-Wheeze). Pictured (left) with her husband Anderson, MD, and sons Jamison (8), Bryson (4), and Edison (7 months).

In December, Tiffany Woelfel ’07 was honored as one of the recipients of Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce 2020 Future 15 Young Professionals Award, hosted by Pulse Young Professionals Network. Future 15 selects recipients based on “their commitment to philanthropy, professional dedication, and strong sense of vision for the future of the Fox Cities”. Tiffany is a Litigation Attorney at Davis & Kuelthau, S.C. in Green Bay. She graduated from University of MinnesotaTwin Cities with a degree in Non-Profit Management and International Business, and completed law school at the University of Wisconsin.

2010s Kieran Wallace '15 will marry Emily Boland on August 7, 2021. Kieran is currently working at a studio in Madison as an audio engineer. He graduated with his master's degree in Music Technology, Development and Innovation from Berklee College of Music this past July. Emily began her journey to obtain a law degree at University of WisconsinMadison this fall.

Since graduating from Xavier, Audrey Miller ’15 has been running (pun-intended) to a successful future. Audrey attended Loras College, accumulating numerous achievements both in the classroom and on the track. As a cross country, and track and field athlete, she was named the Chi Alpha Sigma Scholar Athlete of the Year and was a top 30 finalist (out of 605 nominees) for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year. In December 2019, Audrey graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Chemistry, minors in Spanish and Biology, and received the R.J. McElroy Trust Ph.D Fellowship Award. The McElroy Fellowship was established to support accomplished student leaders looking to further pursue challenging academic careers.

Finalists are selected from colleges and universities in Northeast Iowa. More recently, Audrey received the “Joanna Olsen Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year” award, the highest scholar athlete award in the American Rivers Conference. Last summer, she earned one of just 126 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

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Alumni Updates

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Engaged in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Xavier graduates Olivia Simon ’15 and Kyle Balster ’15 are planning a wedding on September 25, 2021. After high school, the two attended University of Minnesota. Olivia is currently the Director of Operations at ChemDirect and owner of Liv + Remember, her own photography business. Kyle is in his second year of earning a masters in architecture at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCIArc) located in Los Angeles, California.

In August, Tom Johnson ’15 proposed to Maddie Helein ’15 at Canal Park in Duluth, MN. The couple have dated since their senior year at Xavier and according to Maddie “met in Mrs. Baruth's 6th grade homeroom at St. Joes (Xavier Middle School)”! Maddie graduated from Saint Louis University with a degree in Nursing and Tom graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Applied Sciences. Tom played football for the Bulldogs and was captain his senior year! Maddie and Tom reside in Minneapolis, MN where she works as a pediatric intensive care nurse at Minneapolis Children's Hospital. Tom is a medical device sales rep at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for Johnson and Johnson's spinal division. They are planning a fall 2021 wedding in Appleton.

Jacquelyn Karisny ’15 and Christian Seidler ’15 are getting married on August 14, 2021. Christian proposed to Jacquelyn at Lutz Park, the same location where his parents, Xavier alumni couple Chip ’82 and Patti (Parker) Seidler ’84 got engaged 34 years ago! Both received their undergraduate degree at University of Minnesota. Christian is currently an account executive in premium sales with Legends Hospitality at the University of WisconsinMadison. Jacquelyn is completing her master of science degree in speech language pathology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Omitted, but not forgotten!

In the summer issue of X, the Xavier Magazine we unintentionally left out a third generation legacy graduate family. We apologize to the Ceranski and Kornely families.

Pictured above is Matthew Ceranski ’20 with sister Elizabeth ’18, parents John ’87 and Kristin (Kornely) Ceranski ’89, and grandfather Kelly Kornely ’63.

Xavier Pride Worldwide!

Currently studying at Indiana University, Jessica Bittner ’18 was selected as a semi-finalist for The American Pop Orchestra’s NextGen National: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow competition. She was one of 30 contestants that competed in November for a paid performance opportunity with The American Pops Orchestra (APO) during their 2021-2022 season, and a $1,000 scholarship.

Xavier graduates Charissa Wallace ’18 and Matt Rathsack '17 are engaged. Their wedding is set for May 1, 2021. Charissa will be graduating from Edgewood College in Madison with a bachelor's degree in graphic arts in the spring of 2021. Matt will also be graduating in the spring of 2021 from UW-Madison with a bachelor's degree in Japanese.

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(Pre-COVID) Family members and significant others from the Brian and Catherine (Colling) Wallace family traveled to Spain over Christmas of 2019 to visit Kieran, who was in Valencia studying for his master’s. Pictured are: (front row L-R) Maggie (Wallace) Reader '13, Abby Wallace '13, Charissa Wallace '18, Matt Rathsack '17, Tessa Wallace '27, Catherine (Colling) Wallace '88, Aidan Wallace '21 and (back row L-R) Michael Reader '13, Kieran Wallace '15, and Brian Wallace '86.

New baby?

Let us know and we will send you a bib as a gift from Xavier Catholic Schools. Contact Lisa Pfaff at lpfaff@xaviercatholicschools.org to share the news.

FLASHBACK!

At the Class A State Catholic Track meet held in Milwaukee, Xavier’s own Bill Pfefferle won the 1969 Catholic State Championship in the Discus. Bill’s throw of 145 feet 2 inches garnered the top spot and helped the Xavier team to an eighth place overall finish. Shown here (first on left) is Bill receiving his first place trophy. Bill and his classmates returned to Xavier as part of their 50th reunion in August 2019.

Bill and his wife, Colleen, met in Cincinnati and celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary this past Thanksgiving. They are the proud parents of two children, Wendy and Richard, and seven wonderful grandchildren. He spent the majority of his career in sales but transitioned to education and taught students with special needs at the high school and junior high levels.

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Graduates with class years “1” or “6”, 2021 is your reunion year! We also anticipate alumni with class years “0” and “5” may have postponed their celebration to 2021 due to group restrictions brought on by COVID. If you are planning a class reunion, please contact us so we can help promote it.

Alumni Class Challenge: Class of 1977 did it again!

Congratulations are in order to the Class of 1977. They are our 2019-2020 Alumni Class Challenge winners (for the second year in a row!) with a class percentage of participation at 15.97%! Thank you to all Xavier alumni who made a gift to Xavier Catholic Schools during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Your generosity makes a difference for our current students, faculty, and staff, and future Hawks!

Contact Lisa Pfaff a lpfaff@xaviercatholicschools.org for information and assistance with reunions.

Class of 1970: 51st Reunion Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the class of 1970's 50th reunion has to once again be postponed. Originally scheduled for 2020, then rescheduled for August 20, 2021, the venue does not anticipate being able to accommodate all attendees in August, so the reunion has once again been postponed. A new date will be scheduled once the venue can accommodate the class. Contact Barb Hass Pirner at (920) 739-3015 with questions or concerns. Visit the alumni reunion section of the Xavier website (xaviercatholicschools.org/ alumni/reunions) for updates; they will be posted as they become available.

Class of 1971: 50th Reunion The class of 1971’s fun-filled 50th reunion weekend is October 9, 2021. Please send your name and email address to Mary Kay Toppins at mktop@new.rr.com or Mark Kunstman at xhs1971mk@gmail.com so our fantastic committee can reach out to you. This one is the big fifty!

Since 1959, Xavier High School has continued to develop strong traditions. Our alumni have shaped the school during their student years, and continue to be involved in the life of the school as generous supporters, parents and grandparents, faculty/staff, and volunteer leaders.

Last year over 500 Xavier alumni made a gift to Xavier, totaling over $240,000! We deeply appreciate their generosity and all they do in support of the next generation of Hawks.

Class of 1981: 40th Reunion The Class of 1981's fun-filled 40th reunion weekend is scheduled for the fourth weekend in July. Join us at Appleton Beer Factory at 5:30 PM on Friday, July 23. There is an all-city reunion planned for Saturday, July 24, with the venue and time still being determined.

Please send your name and email address to Lisa Roach at packerchick@att.net so our fabulous committee can reach out to you. This one is big!

Two years ago Xavier began an alumni class challenge to help bring attention to the importance of our former students participating in building a philanthropic culture. For the second year in a row, the Class of 1977 was named the official class challenge winner, achieving a 15.97% participation level. Following very close behind was the class of 1991 with 14.63%, the class of 1964 with 12.97% and the class of 1973 with 12.06%.

Alumni support is a key factor in the success and growth of Xavier. Not only is alumni giving percentage a “vote of support” in one’s alma mater, it impacts the quality of excellence and opportunities each student is afforded. As fortunate as we are to have so many generous stakeholders and even with our overall participation numbers increasing, our alumni giving level of 6% still lags behind the national average of 16%.

IN MEMORIAM Xavier Catholic Schools offers its condolences to the friends, family and former classmates of alumni who have passed away since July 1, 2020.

St. Francis Xavier, pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.

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Marguerite “Muggs” (LaViolette) Armstrong ‘64 William Baumann ‘67 Amanda Conrad ‘05 Daniel Deeg ‘68 Patrick Femal ‘64 Robert Geiger ‘77 Peter Gietman ‘62 John Hanamann ‘67 Robert Hoks ‘72 Michael Hurley ‘79 Tim Johnson ‘75 James Knauer ‘64 Robert Lally ‘63 Elizabeth Meiers ‘69 Orin Palmer ‘63 • Spring 2021

Ernest Paltzer ‘64 Judy (Roder) Phillips ‘70 Joseph Pitsch ‘77 Joe Rathsack ‘82 Matthew Riese ‘93 Sharon (Sprister) Schubring ‘67 Daniel Sieger ‘73 Linda (Hanges) Spoehr ‘67 Mark Towsley ‘66 Julie (Pitsch) Van Effen ‘79 Francis Van Lieshout H’00* Julie (DuChateau) Vander Loop ‘70 Brian Wenneman ‘86 Cliff West ‘73 Bill Weyenberg ‘65 * Honorary Xavier Alumni

The amount given is not what defines each gift. It is the spirit of gratitude in which each gift is given. Looking through past Xavier magazines and now this current edition, you can see the impact of philanthropy. As we enter our third alumni class giving competition, we start with challenging our alumni to join your classmates in support of each individual student. As great as Xavier is today, imagine the possibilities if our alumni participation were to increase to 10% this year. Thank you for your consideration and blessings to each of you and your loved ones.

Thank you and congratulations to the class of 1977 for achieving the highest participation percentage two years in a row! The winning class will have a brick placed near the concession stand at Rocky Bleier field.

Make your gift today!

Visit xaviercatholicschools.org/fund to make your gift online or mail a check to the Advancement Office (payable to Xavier Catholic Schools) 1600 W Prospect Ave, Appleton, WI 54914.

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Calling All Alumni ...

Join Us On Xavier Hawks Connect

This fall, the alumni office launched Xavier Hawks Connect (via AlumniFire software), Xavier’s newest networking platform that connects Hawks with other alumni and community supporters looking to engage, hire and mentor! It’s free, 100% powered by alumni like yourself, and is simple to use by connecting via your email, Facebook, or LinkedIn accounts. Simply go to https://xavierhawks.alumnifire.com/ to begin the process. It only takes a few minutes!

Xavier Hawks Connect allows you to get and stay in touch with fellow classmates, past and present faculty and staff, and even current students. It can be used to further your career, help plan reunions and get-togethers, or even lend a hand to a fellow Hawk.

You will have the opportunity to offer career advice, review resumes, mentor, and offer job shadowing opportunities to fellow alums.

It even has a “job board” that helps connect you to other Hawks who are hiring.

Xavier Hawks Connect also offers the opportunity to create individual groups such as individual class years, sports teams, fine arts performers, or other areas of interest.

• Want to get feedback for your next reunion? Use Xavier Hawks Connect.

• Want to share some memories with past sports team members or musical production cast members? Use Xavier Hawks Connect.

• Want to visit Xavier and speak to a class? Use Xavier Hawks Connect.

• Want to network with fellow alumni engineers, lawyers, teachers, or other professionals? Use Xavier Hawks Connect.

• Looking for a financial advisor, electrician, plumber, or builder? Use Xavier Hawks Connect.

We strongly encourage you to sign up and share Xavier Hawks Connect with fellow alumni. We look forward to helping connect all of our Xavier Hawks. Our alumni network has enormous potential that’s just waiting to be unlocked—this is only the beginning!

Alumni, help us continue to grow connections! Look at what Xavier Hawks Connect accomplished since its launch this fall: 11 offering job shadowing 31 offering introductions and networking 23 resume reviews and feedback 23 alumni speaker series 17 reunion planning

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GAME CALLED “Upon the field of life, the darkness gathers far and wide, the dream is done, the score is spun that stands forever in the guide. Nor victory, nor yet defeat is chalked against the player’s name. But down the roll, the final scroll shows only how he played the game."

-Grantland Rice

For the past 40 years, sports enthusiasts from across the state of Wisconsin opened their Wisconsin State Journals to read the crisp, clean writing of Xavier’s own Tom Oates ‘70. This past summer Tom wrote his last column and finished the dream that Xavier Alumnus Bill Hurley ’72 encouraged him to pursue while majoring in Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin.

Throughout his storied career, Tom didn’t just share the victories and the defeats. He built a relationship with his audience, started a conversation, and created a connection. That connectedness was a huge part of his success, which Tom is quick to point out was nurtured

by Xavier teachers Brother Gordon and Brother Cormac, both of Tom and his family whom encouraged him to think independently and act with intellectual integrity. He also credits diagramming sentences at St. Mary’s Grade School and his two years of Latin at Xavier.

Athletics played a key role in Tom’s life. Growing up, listening to Bob Lloyd and reading the Post-Crescent, the Milwaukee Sentinel, and the Milwaukee Journal provided great examples of writing and reporting styles. Perhaps even more important was attending Xavier games while in grade school with childhood friend Bob Heideman ’70 to watch Bob’s late brother Mike ’66 play football and basketball. In Tom’s words, “I wanted to ‘be like Mike’ long before some guy named Jordan coined the phrase”.

Among the highlights of his career were covering the Packers in 1996, the UW Rose Tom with fellow Xavier classmates (from left to Bowl team of ‘93, and watching right): Tom ‘70, John Schroeder ‘70, Phil Badger star Michael Finley Gloudemans ‘70, Tom Harris ‘70 help turn around Wisconsin’s basketball program. In terms of coaches, while he has been blessed to cover many great ones, Dick Bennett always stood out to him as a master builder of programs who got the most out of his players.

What is he most proud of? “The thing that I’m proudest of is I never sold out. I’ve always believed fans don’t want reporters to be either shrill critics or unabashed homers all the time. They want reporters who present news or opinions in an intelligent, realistic manner that reflects the truth.”

How to create an account on Xavier Hawks Connect Signing up is easy!

1. Visit the login page https://xavierhawks.alumnifire.com/ 2. Sign up using either a LinkedIn, Facebook, or an email account.

3. Answer the questions to complete your profile.

4. Reconnect with former classmates and connect with Xavier alumni from all decades!

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Tom, the Xavier community is proud of your decades-long commitment to telling those truths…and so is Mr. Rice!

Tom with fellow Xavier classmates (from left to right): Mark Garvey ‘70, Phil Gloudemans ’70, Tom '70, Tom Harris ’70, Peter Christman ‘70, Dan O’Connell ‘70, & Nick Heinritz ‘70

To reflect back on Tom’s career please see: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/2020/07/05/ appleton-native-xavier-grad-tom-oates-reflects-writingcareer-covering-wisconsin-sports/5373190002/

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Show Them What to Do (Don’t Tell Them What to Do)

Xavier alumnus, Andrew Schmitz ’14, is an entrepreneur at heart, always knowing he has wanted to work for himself. While working for others, his side hustle was creating videos for businesses seeking employee training programs. Schmitz understands that people retain knowledge at higher rates through visual learning so he got creative in his capturing methodology and eventually turned it into his full-time job when he formally co-founded Proceed.app in 2019. The company is based upon the idea of showing people what you do as opposed to telling them what you do.

The young company has received several accolades including a major one last summer at Summerfest Tech. A highlight of Summerfest Tech, now in its third year, is a competitive pitch contest. To be eligible, startups have to have raised less than $250,000 in capital or be generating less than $500, 000 in annual revenue. The competition is fierce and the judges prestigious. Schmitz’s company took home first place and the $12,500 prize. Not only was the prize money nice, it opened doors and gained the young company some vital publicity.

More about Proceed.app Schmitz developed the idea for Proceed.app in November 2016 when he discovered the need for better knowledge sharing options for small businesses. A prototype for Proceed was created and he began testing the prototype with his clients. In May of 2019, Schmitz joined with two others and officially started Proceed LLC. September 2019 brought the addition of Mike Harper (COO) and Darren Koutnik (CTO) to the Proceed team. Both are experienced software developers and leaders with entrepreneurship backgrounds. In January 2020, the group welcomed early adopters into Proceed.app before welcoming customers in April 2020.

Proceed.app is a cross platform web application that empowers organizations to capture and share the knowledge the business depends on using visuals like photos and videos. Proceed.app is used by small teams to stay competitive with better knowledge sharing, succession planning and training.

Proceed.app’s innovative technology lowers the barrier to entry while providing the structure needed to carry into the future with visual knowledge sharing and training.

Product Details Proceed.app is a cloud application that works on all devices - phones, tablets, and computers. With Proceed, easily create visual experiences for training, knowledge sharing, on-boarding, and so much more.

Accolades In addition to winning Summerfest Tech’s Wisconsin Pitch contest, Proceed.app has been listed as Wisconsin Inno’s “21 Startups to Watch in 2021”, Mug News’ “Top 10 Startups in WI – 2020”, a Phase 3 Finalist of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest in 2020, and the 2nd place winner of the HATCH Pitch Competition of the Northeastern WI Region.

Website: www.proceed.app

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The Burke Scholars Program at Marquette University: A Xavier Alumna's Journey

Recently, X, The Xavier Magazine caught up with Lauren Varkoly ’17 currently a senior studying Biomedical Sciences at Marquette University and she shared some thoughts on her college experience.

Lauren’s transition to Marquette University was made possible through the Burke Scholarship Program. This program is a four-year, full-tuition, social justice scholarship that is awarded annually to ten graduating high school seniors. One of the requirements is that students take part in 150 hours of community service each semester.

Serving her community was not something that was new to Lauren as she was heavily involved as a Xavier student and truly enjoyed reaching out to help others. However, it was through this program and numerous experiences that she quickly realized that the true meaning of community service is about human connection. These connections left her both inspired and heartbroken.

Among the many memorable experiences that Lauren has had the opportunity to share include working at a homeless shelter helping residents find employment. Here she was able to celebrate with individuals when they were hired for a job, found steady income and were able to break their cycle of homelessness. Serving in a special care nursery at a daycare with toddlers who had high medical needs, Lauren saw the joy and innocence of these children up close and personal. She has also volunteered at a healing center for victims of domestic and sexual assault, and led a group of Marquette students volunteering at an after school program for Milwaukee Public School students.

Burke Scholar Requirements: Most recently, the Burke Scholarship program has led her to one of Milwaukee’s • ACT composite of 28 or SAT of inner city hospitals as a CNA, where she has been able to reach a wide 1250 demographic of people and practice all seven of the corporal works of mercy.

• High school rank at or near the top Lauren has also seen the devastating effects that COVID-19 has had on the lives ten percent of others. She is quick to point out that one of the hardest parts about working • Complete 300 hours of meanon the COVID unit throughout this pandemic is that she is no longer just a ingful service each academic year medical caregiver. “Patients are allowed no visitors, and are scared and lonely. while at Marquette We have become fill-in family members for patients, holding their hands and • The recipient maintains a 3.0 trying to bring them any comfort that we possibly can. As patients call out for grade point average their family members, as they are taking their last breaths, we are there holding their hand and saying, ‘I’m here’. We are the ones that talk to family members and try to ease the guilt that they feel for not being there for their sick and suffering loved ones”.

The Burke program has clearly provided Lauren with a wide range of experiences and emotions, many of which are difficult to put into words. In addition to their service work, the Burke Scholars meet regularly to discuss social justice issues in the Milwaukee community and in our world. Modeling the Jesuit education, the belief is that you do not truly become a Burke Scholar until you leave Marquette and live a life of service to others.

If any current Xavier students are interested in obtaining a Marquette education augmented with community service and social justice, Lauren would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the Burke program and provide guidance on preparing for the scholarship, and the application and interview process. For more information, please contact the Xavier High School counseling office.

A more in-depth article on Lauren’s experience in the Burke Scholarship Program is available on the Xavier Catholic Schools website xaviercatholicschools.org/alumni/alumni-feature.

A Record Year

Murals at Titletown There is a common saying, “it is not what you know, but who you know”. Xavier alumni use their connections often and we like to share some stories here when we get wind of them. Here is one such fun tale: Jessica Dickhut ’13 is the Titletown Events Coordinator for the Green Bay Packers. Titletown hosts free programs throughout the summer, including family movie nights. As part of the festivities, there is a chalkboard wall set up next to the movie where families can have their photos taken with the themed mural. Dickhut knew of a fellow Xavier alumna’s artistic talent and asked fellow alumna Maggie Wallace Reader ’13 to create the murals for Titletown. Reader then asked fellow alumna and family friend, Lizzie Miller ’19, to work with her to create six murals for the movie series. (In the end, they created three as the movie series was limited due to COVID.) Reader and Miller were tasked to create murals for the “Guardians of the Galaxy”, “Onward”, and “Black Panther” movie nights. The “Black Panther” mural included a tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

Both artists loved the opportunity and had an incredible experience. Miller primarily paints (including mural experience) and has been dabbling in graphic art. Reader primarily creates colored pencil artwork. They do not consider chalk to be their strong or preferred medium, but enjoyed the challenge! With the Packers being such a prominent and important client, they both agreed that it was stressful but also considered it such an enriching and amazing experience! Both loved every minute of the process and are grateful to Jessica and the Packers to have had the opportunity.

We would like to thank our 40 sponsors, 231 donors, raffle ticket, chocolate box, auction item, and Xavier swag purchasers; and the 354 registered guests who helped make this virtual event our most successful to date. In addition, the transition to a virtual event would not have been possible without the tireless work of our planning committee.

Thanks to you, Celebrate 2021 was a huge success. We are excited to share the total amount raised is $565,541! This is a new record!

Thank you for helping us to further fund our mission of academic excellence, community engagement, dedication to faith formation, and the individual growth of our students in a safe environment.

Save the date! Plan to join us next year on Saturday, January 29, 2022.

Thank you Celebrate 2021 sponsors!

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Stateions! p m a h C The girls’ tennis team won their eighth consecutive undefeated Bay Conference Championship and earned Xavier’s first-ever WIAA State Tennis Team title beating Catholic Memorial 5-2 in the championship match. It was Xavier’s first-ever appearance at the girls' team state championship.

In October, Lauren Haen ’21 finished her Xavier golf career as the 2020 WIAA Division II Girls’ Golf State Champion, and was named the Bay Conference Player of the Year! Lauren earned a spot at the state tournament each year at Xavier, placing in the top ten the last two years. The girls' golf team repeated as conference champs and is coached by Lauren’s father and Xavier alumnus Jason Haen ’91.

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Three girls also qualified for the WIAA State Tennis Individual Tournament.

Erika Curtin ’21 (far left) placed second at the state singles championships.

Teammates Bella Taleon ‘21 and Kylie McCormick ’21 placed second in the doubles championships.

The Xavier girls’ volleyball team was once again Bay Conference champions under fifth year coach Luke Herriges. It was the eighth straight conference championship for the Hawks. Senior Courtney Vande Hey ‘21 was named the Bay Conference Player of the Year in volleyball.

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In his 20th season at Xavier, football coach Dave Hinkens had a successful season even without mention of the team’s record (which was 8-1). In October, Hinkens was selected as the Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Week. He also reached a milestone win of 150 games on October 30 against Winneconne. Coach Hinkens has led Xavier football into post-season play 17 of the last 18 seasons.

Freshmen Lilie Fouts ’24 and Josie Kwasny ’24 qualified for the WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Meet. Lilie placed 14th and Josie Kwasny placed 45th out of a field of 114 runners.

The girls’ basketball team placed 2nd in the Bay Conference and defeated Menasha in the Regional Championship game. They lost to Freedom in sectional semi-finals, finishing their season 16-8. On senior night, Izzy Ballard ’21 scored 30 points, a single game points record at Xavier!

For the third year in a row, Mac Strand ’21 qualified for the Individual Wrestling State Tournament. Competing in the 220 pound weight class, Mac finished strong with a 3-1 victory and brought home the bronze medal!

He placed 5th as a sophomore and 4th as a junior. Mac was also selected as the Bay Conference Co-Wrestler of the Year.

The boys’ basketball team was Bay Conference Champions and Regional Champions, defeating Little Chute to move on to Sectional Semi-Finals. They then defeated Luxemburg-Casco in sectionals to qualify for the state semifinals where they lost to Onalaska.

The Fox Cities Stars girls’ hockey team were sectional runners-up.

Xavier junior Gwen Gillard ’22 (right) was named to the first team all-state.

Champion in her weight bracket last year in the unofficial girls’ state meet, Anna Strand ’22 competed in February at the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation High School Women’s Folkstyle State Championships, placing third.

Last summer the WIAA approved girls’ state individual wrestling championships in the 2021-2022 season. Wisconsin is the 27th state to make girls' wrestling a sanctioned sport.

The Xavier Mock Trial team has competed completely virtual this year, which allowed the team to use the Zoom platform, similar to what litigators are dealing with in reality this year. The team was also fortunate to be able to scrimmage teams from all over the state utilizing the new Zoom format. The Varsity team finished 4th at the state competition in March.

The varsity football team finished their season with an 8-1 record, then won both of their Division 3 playoff games to end the year.

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Strand's Gym Class Physical Education class at Xavier is a lot more than throwing balls and doing push-ups these days. A passion for personal and spiritual development led Coach Andy Strand to construct a class in which leadership, camaraderie and honoring God are more important than scoring goals and tallying points.

Posted in his classroom as a constant reminder, this phrase is a mantra for Coach Strand.

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Hybrid Homecoming Recap

What happens when creative, engaging seniors combine the restrictions of a pandemic, the desire to connect the traditions of Homecomings past, and 600 motivated (and competitive) students and teachers? Welcome to XHS Hybrid Homecoming 2020!

This year’s festivities included week-long, K-Group competitions for the prestigious Mauthe Cup, new and social distance-approved activities, and some familiar, hybrid nods to tradition.

Punt, Pass, and Hike competition

To avoid large-group congregating, Powder Puff and Dodgeball gave way to Punt, Pass, & Hike, the Pep Rally went virtual, and an all-school online trivia contest subbed in for all-student gatherings in the theatre. In addition, K-Groups decorated doors, dressed up in the theme du jour, and recorded children’s stories for the Little Hawks at the XES Marquette and McDonald Street campuses. Away from school, students could accumulate additional K-Group points carving pumpkins with younger siblings, playing cards with grandparents, fishing, and making cards for area nursing homes.

In a slight twist on tradition, seniors voted to Homecoming Court were paired and created some fantastic lip-sync videos, with an allschool vote to select 2020’s King & Queen - congrats to Courtney VandeHey & Izzy Simon, as well as the entire Homecoming Court, seniors: Kylie McCormick & Nate Clemons, Izzy Ballard & Charlie Schubbe, Gemma Hodgkiss & Logan Nevins, Anna Rose VanYe and Isaac Shimek, and Liv Anderson & Jonah Blohowiak.

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During the week, the XHS community donated $600 to Pillars, collected 980 canned goods for St. Joe’s Food Pantry, and distributed 850 greeting cards to area nursing home residents. Well done, Hawks!

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Coach Strand’s Physical Education class is centered on a “team” concept. Each unit begins with the class divided into teams. Each team nominates a captain based on character and effort. The team performs drills and plays games together each day as they develop skills and build relationships. Class also includes time in the fitness center and a class discussion that includes prayer and a lesson of the day. Coach Strand’s mantras have become part of the fabric of Xavier. At any given moment, students respond to Coach Strand’s “Come, Holy Spirit” with an enthusiastic “Fire Up!”. Ask a Xavier student about honoring God today or the real “High Five” and they’ll be quick to quote Coach Strand. Jack Biesterveld ’22 says “things are always rooted in our Catholic faith, but it is a very competitive environment where we get to know each other and accomplish things together”.

Each unit culminates with “championship day,” in which teams compete in a tournament to be crowned champions and have their team picture added to the wall of champions. Teams show up in “uniform,” wearing themes from pajamas to Hawaiian attire. Regardless of whether a student is a star athlete or someone who dreads athletic endeavor, “championship day” is a highlight of the term. Students emerge from Physical Education class as stronger young people in many ways. The integration of the Catholic faith and the emphasis on leadership separate the Xavier Physical Education program from what other high school students experience. In a challenging time, character formation and the support of one’s classmates are all the more important!

The “Wall of Champions” – students compete for and aspire to see their team land here at the end of the term.

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THE SAINTS KEEP MARCHING Fox Valley Saints football is a Christian school based cooperative football program based at Xavier Middle School and is composed of players and coaches from Xavier and Fox Valley Lutheran affiliated middle schools of the Fox Valley. Following the 2019 season, when Pop Warner of the Fox Valley made the decision to no longer support 6th and 7th grade football, our Xavier bound 6th and 7th graders were left without a football opportunity. With the support of Xavier's Coach Hinkens and FVL's Coach Jaeger as well as the Xavier administration, and following the tradition of the cooperative Xavier and FVL bound 8th grade team, 6th and 7th grade were incorporated and a new, improved football program was born.

Despite the challenges and restrictions we all faced in 2020, the Saints’ inaugural season was a huge success at all three levels, with over 80 families included on the 6th, 7th and 8th teams. Thanks to the dedication of the coaches, parents, and school systems, the Saints were able to complete 17 games between the three grades despite closures of nearby schools and their athletic teams. The program plans on even greater participation in 2021 when the Saints will join with the Great Lakes Independent Football Conference which includes a total of 14 teams from across northeast Wisconsin, locally including Appleton's public school programs (the AYFA) and Hortonville. We are excited about this program greatly enhancing the football experience at the middle school level and providing Xavier’s high school football team with experienced players who have learned the fundamentals of football and have learned to love the game!

English Learner Support Offered Throughout Our System The Xavier System is proud of our rich multicultural student body!

Among our 1,500 pupils, we have families from every corner of the globe, speaking languages as varied as Tamil, Chuukese, Nepali, Russian, French, Spanish, Hmong, Farsi, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Twi, Hindi, Malayalam, Filipino, Moore, Morroccan, and Tagalog. This doesn’t even include our international students at Xavier High School, who enrich our student body even further. WOW! For the fifty-some students who qualify under state and federal definitions, the System provides supplemental English Learner (EL) support in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing through a certified EL Teacher. Meanwhile, the students participate fully in the regular education classroom.

The benefits of bilingualism for all of our multilingual students, EL and otherwise, are spectacular. According to the Center for Applied Linguistics, children who learn a second language at a young age enjoy more flexible thinking, positive effects on intellectual growth, greater empathy for and relatability with persons of other cultures, more gray matter in the brain, and a head start for college readiness and job opportunities.

Not only that, but in the long term, it has also been found to protect against age-related dementia.

For our monolingual students, these students demonstrate the “cool factor” of being able to speak another language, and spur them on to achievement in this area. Additionally, having a diverse student body also promotes positive relationships among people of all backgrounds, which is invaluable to us in our Christian faith and modern world.

Without a doubt, our students all demonstrate together the glory of God’s creation -- that we are all of us “fearfully and wonderfully made!”

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Last spring, Xavier Middle School multilingual students and families helped create the new display gracing our halls, declaring in seven of our families’ languages that we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Next, every student in the school made a star representing himself/herself, reminding us to “shine like stars in the universe, holding fast to the word of life.”

(Psalm 139:14, Phillipians 2:15-16)

Thank you helpers Many multilingual and monolingual Xavier students completed a project this fall to thank our local first responders. Together, they created beautiful hearts of many colors for delivery to hospitals, fire stations, and police. Thank you to all the community helpers who continue to work so hard to serve in these challenging times! God bless you!

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Xavier Educational Hero

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The role of an educational technology specialist has taken on increased importance in today’s classrooms.

Part of their responsibility is to identify, design, and effectively incorporate technology tools, plans and programing into a school’s learning environment. Here at Xavier Catholic Schools, this important function has been entrusted to the capable hands of Sarah Simon ‘86, who, for the past three years has been an integral part of transforming education through technology.

Sarah wears many hats on a daily basis, including technical support, such as troubleshooting and maintaining hardware and software. However, it is working with teachers and students and being in the classroom that gives her the most pleasure as she is quick to point out, “I love being able to work with individual teachers to help them to use technology as a tool to modify the tasks students do so they can collaborate and create in ways that weren't possible back when I was in school”. To say that she keeps busy would be an understatement as on any given day, you may find Sarah in five or six different classrooms interacting with teachers and students.

Two years ago Sarah was the driving force behind converting our campuses from outdated smart boards to state of the art promethean boards. In that process she not only led the charge to acquire the boards, played a major role in their installation, but also developed a plan to educate teachers in their uses and capabilities. Today, the results of her hard work are clearly visible as teachers and students are utilizing the equipment to increase engagement and learning.

Sarah’s dedication and commitment has always been appreciated by teachers, staff, and families but at no time was her presence and inspiration more evident than when our schools were closed in March of 2020 due to COVID 19 and the Xavier community needed to make a huge transition. She rose to this challenge and helped prepare elementary, middle and high school teachers in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System for remote learning. With a few days’ notice, Sarah arranged a process to distribute laptops to all students and families who needed them, including delivering devices herself. In addition, she created videos to help parents and train teachers in the best way to navigate and adapt to this new and unique environment.

During this time much was asked of parents as many were thrust into the role of teacher and technology support specialist for their children. Sarah is quick to point out “our teachers and students (along with their parents) did a great job of adapting and learning new things”. But it was also Sarah’s many late night calls and weekend conversations that helped reassure and inspire the Xavier community. While her official title may be Educational Technology Specialist, her unofficial Xavier name is Educational Hero!

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Continuing Missionary Discipleship Amid a Global Pandemic Service is an integral part of the foundation of a Xavier education, and of who we are as Catholics. Amidst a global pandemic, it would have been easy to use distancing guidelines and quarantine as an excuse to pause outreach to the community. Instead, Xavier recognizes the increased need within our community and has found creative (and safe) ways to continue to provide assistance and build relationships at a time when it is needed the most.

Individual campuses have adopted different charities to support each month through collecting cash donations and/or supplies. Food drives are constant, with students bringing in canned goods and non-perishable food items to be distributed to local pantries such as St. Joseph’s Food Pantry in Menasha.

During the Christmas season, both Xavier Elementary School campuses participated in “Adopt a Family” collections; providing items for school families in need of assistance around the holidays. Students shopped online as a class and purchased items through earnings they made by completing chores at home. Students and their families are participating in the Rice Bowl collection during Lent, and bringing in pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House.

Throughout the school year classes have created cards and decorations to send to nursing home residents during the Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s holidays.

At the Marquette St. campus, second graders made cards and decorations for various holidays for residents at a local nursing home. The residents reciprocated with a moving video to the students in honor of Veterans Day. During Catholic Schools Week, students at the McDonald St campus painted cross sun catchers to deliver to nursing home residents.

At Xavier Middle School, some students completed service hours at Feeding America as they are still in need of volunteers daily, with social distancing practices and facial coverings required. Others are helping teachers with classroom organization or data entry that is non-confidential. In November, eighth graders participated in a retreat day which focused on human dignity, love of God, and love of neighbor. They listened, prayed, and completed service projects for area non-profits. Groups filled birthday bags, blessing bags, created Thanksgiving cards, decorated Christmas posters, filled laundry detergent pods, made bags of snack mix, and tied blankets. Each group participated in a prayer service planned and led by students.

Students at Xavier High School must still complete the minimum service requirement of 20 hours each year. They are present within the parishes, helping decorate for the holidays, offering AV service during Mass, and this year’s Hybrid Homecoming brought on innovative ways for students to connect with family and nursing home residents. Senior Eve Vanden Heuvel ‘21 was featured for her work honoring veterans and educating our youth about veterans. During these unique times, entire families provided help to our neighbors who, in a normal year, would receive assistance on Ethel Moehring Help Your Neighbor Day. We continue to pray for those in our community and around the world who have been affected by the pandemic.

The Show Must Go On...

Pivoting Performing Arts Performances to Ensure Student and Audience Safety Ask almost any educator about this year and you will likely hear the words "challenging", "different", "new", to name a few. While these are obviously true for almost everyone, they are maybe the truest for educators of hands-on and experiential subjects, like the performing arts. Fortunately for Xavier students, our teachers are very creative and energetic! The teachers will tell you that it has not been impossible, but there has been a great deal of extra thought and planning in order to give the students valuable experiences.

New spaces utilized, performances changed, contraptions built (visualize a transparent barrier between teacher and student) for lessons, items repurposed (creative ways to cover instrument bells), and all sorts of other modifications—but our teachers did it and our students still get to practice the arts.

Each level has made it work at their campus. Band at the elementary level consists of private lessons and the students individually working on a full band piece. The hope is that when spring weather comes, the whole band will be able to play the piece outside together.

The middle school music teachers worked collaboratively to prepare a pre-recorded virtual concert. They utilized a script and paired Advent and Christmas music with the nativity story.

Photos were included and music students acted as the narrators.

In addition, vocal students will participate in an online solo & ensemble festival. Band students will be recording demo videos to showcase instruments for 3rd grade students who are choosing instruments. Rehearsals take place in the band room, auditorium, cafeteria—wherever there is space to spread out!

At the high school, the teachers have worked together to optimize use of space. They have been rehearsing on the football field, on the front lawn, in the gyms, in the auditorium, in the theatre lobby, and using every inch of classrooms. Band students use special band masks and bell covers. All three disciplines (band, choir and orchestra) have done virtual clinics with professionals. HawkSwing sent out recordings of Christmas carols to nursing homes in lieu of their usual Christmas caroling tour.

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different acting techniques, but more for one another than broader audiences. Theater classes have had a significant shift of lesson plans to more in-class work instead of hands-on work due to lack of shows, as well as the auditorium being utilized as an alternative learning space. Theater students can’t practice with lighting and sound options with an auditorium full of learners! In the near future, the Theatre Production class’s production will be filmed and streamed through Xavier’s Box Office.

As for the extracurricular theater options, most of the 20-21 shows have been switched to livestream productions. Although this has caused a great deal of extra work, much of it in unfamiliar territory, it is interesting and exciting to learn about producing a new art form. Those involved in "Christmas Stars" and "My Funny Valentine" were thrilled to have the experience of making a film and seeing the end result.

When performing arts teachers were asked for technical and procedural information for this article, they couldn’t help themselves and also ended up sharing what we like to call the XavierXperience.

Dwelling on the positives: • There is more time to spend on pieces and

productions. With recording, there can be singular focus and as many takes as needed.

• The kids have been amazing at adapting and trying new things without giving it a second thought. They are truly resilient and have kept us going on the toughest days.

• Overall, this has been a tough year. We still, however, are grateful to be making music together in some way.

• Throughout the pandemic, I've striven to help the students understand the importance of wringing all the good they can from any given situation. They have had fantastically positive attitudes.

• Re-thinking our classes/performances/

productions has provided unexpected and unique opportunities. Students have taken on leadership roles and stretched themselves with writing and composing.

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The Xavier Philanthropic Culture in Action

News of tremendous outpouring of generosity quickly spread and an additional group of generous donors wanted to share this spirit. Feeling blessed by the combined efforts and commitment to students, they generated $4,500 in revenue and made the decision to share their gifts with employees in the form of a $25 Downtown Appleton Gift Card. In choosing a Downtown Appleton Gift Card, they felt it was also a show of support for our local businesses and a great way to promote our community.

On behalf of all Xavier Catholic Schools employees, X, the Xavier Magazine wishes to thank all those who generously reached out to enrich the lives of others.

Last August a few parents were talking, which turned into brainstorming. They wanted their kids to be able to return to school and appreciated all of the efforts of faculty and staff to make inperson schooling a reality. What they wondered was whether there was anything parents could provide that teachers and staff felt was needed to keep them safe, to aid in teaching, to deal with COVID in general. One of those parents reached out to our Advancement team and together we brainstormed about parents being able to donate to a COVID fund.

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This was a beautiful, parent-driven grassroots effort to support our faculty and staff in the System quest to provide in-person learning. These parents reached out to other parents who reached out to others. There was never a general appeal, just concerned parents rallying behind the System they and their students love so that their students could learn in-person, or virtually if necessary, and faculty and staff would have the tools to make it happen.

Xavier is truly blessed by the generosity of Jim and Andrea and their willingness to share their gifts with the Xavier community. The motivation for the gift was to share their appreciation for the work our faculty and staff pours into their jobs on a daily basis. They are particularly thankful and impressed with the passion and commitment that has taken place this year to give our students an in-person education.

In January, Xavier Catholic Schools accepted a donation of a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 truck made by Jim and Andrea Maher and Midwest Car Corporation. This new amazing vehicle replaces the old Xavier truck which has been on its last set of brakes, wheels, and countless other parts for the last few years.

Please join us in thanking the Maher family for including Xavier in their philanthropic efforts. If you happen to pass the vehicle on the road, give a quick honk as additional recognition and thanks.

Advancement collected wish lists from each campus and handled the administrative side. Checks came rolling in. Items were ordered. Faculty and staff felt better and more equipped. It was a win-win and so appreciated.

In a matter of a few weeks, the checks totaled just under $10,000. Every faculty and staff request had been fulfilled. Faculty and staff were appreciative not only for the items, but also for the parent support. It meant even more since it was a parent initiative. Families felt good for helping.

Examples of Items Purchased: Webcams, headset microphones, document cameras, projectors, big screen televisions, plexiglass 2-way table shields

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After learning of the many gifts that benefactors were making to help purchase instructional supplies and safety equipment a passionate Xavier family wanted to continue the spirit of giving. Wishing to recognize the amazing effort of all Xavier employees, an anonymous donor couple and parents of alumni made an early Christmas gift of $20,000 with the goal of sharing their generosity with others. As an outward sign of their appreciation, the donors gave all 200 faculty and staff members a $100 gift card.

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Many high schools friends exchange small Christmas gifts around the holidays.

For Haley Bridges '22, the gift she gave a friend wasn’t so small (monetarily or physically). There are many adjectives to describe the gift—remarkable, selfless, generous, and big, to name a few.

Bridges gifted her best friend a car. Yes, you read that correctly, a car. Bridges was the lucky winner of a car at her work Christmas party. The annual Chick-fil-a Christmas party is known for prize drawings and there had been rumors this year’s grand prize was a car. The rumors were true. Before the party, Bridges and some work friends had all talked and agreed that if there was indeed a car and any of them won it, they would give it to friend, Hokule’a Taniguchi. Taniguchi biked to work every day from her home in Neenah, even during the harsh Wisconsin winter weather. Bridges never doubted her decision and gave it to her in part because she felt she needed it more than anyone she knew.

Although her mom was initially surprised and a little upset, she soon was proud of the generosity of her daughter. Bridges’ kindness was met with another act of kindness. Her aunt held a fundraiser to get Bridges’ own car paid off. Taniguchi has been paying it forward and has been eager to help others out and give rides when needed.

The entire experience has been life-changing for both girls. We’d like to think that there is more to this story and that all of us can learn from Haley and find our own ways, big and small, to live with a generous heart.

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Glimpses of School Life this Year:

School Year 2020-2021: Subject to Change

This has been an unprecedented year, a year in which we have been challenged and a year in which we have grown. Despite some obstacles, Xavier Catholic Schools has risen to the challenge. Our students have been learning in our school buildings for the entire school year! That’s months of seeing their teachers, being with their friends, and being a part of this loving and caring community …every single day. We are beyond grateful for the commitment, sacrifices and dedication of all involved to make this happen. This article will give you just a glimpse of school during a pandemic—Xavier style. During times of adversity, heroes and leaders emerge.

Fortunately for our students and families, St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is blessed with an abundance of each.

When schools abruptly went virtual last spring, some of us maybe naively expected that, everyone would be home for a few weeks and then get back to normal. Oh, if we had had that elusive crystal ball! Last summer Xavier administration, leadership, and faculty and staff began to dream of and make real plans for in-person learning. That was the ultimate goal and the only way to give our students the very best. There were countless hours of research, planning, modifying, learning, and maybe not blood, but definitely some sweat and tears. The reward was seeing those smiling faces as masked up students returned to school in August. Yes, you can tell if students are smiling even with masks on; you can see it in their eyes.

School started and we all held our breath—would in-person last? Would the plans work? If not, could we modify them on the fly and make it work? We keep hearing that children are resilient (and they are), but what about teachers, staff, families? Everyone has been a rock star. We are humbled, honored, and simply ecstatic to say we continue to learn in-person. Have there been bumps in the road and hiccups along the way? Yes. Has everyone rallied and figured it out? Absolutely. They say you learn the real truth about people and their character in times of crisis and as we, the Advancement team of Xavier Catholic Schools write this article, we couldn’t be more proud of the people and character of all involved with this great school system. We. Are. Truly. Blessed.

Read on for some examples of this year, Xavier style. If you have any questions, please reach out to a specific principal or email xmagazine@xaviercatholicschools.org

• Students are spaced apart. Elementary recesses are staggered so grade levels aren’t mixing.

• Parents and parent volunteers are not in the buildings.

• Students eat lunch in their classrooms (elementary and middle school), in various assigned spots in the building at the high school.

• Every inch of buildings is being used; many teachers are teaching in new spaces, the old library, cafeteria, fitness room, etc.

• Aides were hired to help teachers who no longer really get any prep time or breaks throughout the day due to modified schedules.

• A distance learning coordinator and distance learning teachers were hired.

• Parents stepped up to be hired as classroom aides and substitute teachers in order to have the staff to keep kids in school.

• New sanitizing protocols were introduced everywhere. Toys are rotated and cleaned; everything is wiped down; XMS students use a Dawn-water mixture to keep hands clean, the list goes on and on...

• Masks are required.

• Extraneous furniture was removed to better space desks.

• Floors were marked to help students socially distance.

• Hallways became one way “streets”. Students at XMS now carry backpacks to minimize locker time in hallway.

• Teachers often teach in-person and virtually simultaneously.

• Classes have been quarantined on occasion.

• High school classes use the split system. Students are in the classroom with the teacher for half of the block and in an alternative learning space connecting with the teacher via technology or doing coursework the other half.

• School lunch for all students is currently free (through USDA program).

• Students still attend Mass, though sometimes virtually and sometimes in-person.

• Parent-teacher conferences are virtual.

• Extracurricular activities are still happening, though often with modified schedules and sometimes virtually.

• No in-person Christmas programs or concerts.

• High school graduation date and location altered.

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• Our faith that together we will find the strength to not only make it through this, but to learn, grow, and thrive with what we’ve learned

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Meet the newest members of our faculty and staff!

In August, the Xavier community welcomed the following faculty and staff to the family.

19 Quotes Stemming from COVID-19 Learning:

1. When students are told

to sit two arm lengths apart - "Human arms, not t-rex arms!"

2. There is a book that is called "Five Feet Apart". A middle school student said, “I don't think that author understood COVID, you're supposed to be six feet apart!”

3. No more sausage for lunch,

my breath is icky and this mask keeps trapping it in!

each other isn't social distancing!

5. Touching is not social distancing.

6. Stand on the dot.

Move to the dot. Stand on the dot. Move to the dot. (Repeated over and over until the teacher says it while sleeping!)

7. I haven't said this to

students yet, but I have said it to staff members: “Imagine one of you has lice. Stay as far apart from each other as you would if you knew your partner had lice.”

8. Jesus and COVID would like you to keep 6 feet between yourselves.

15. Your mask is not your morning snack, please do not chew on it.

12. Your mask is not a tissue.

16. Since when are your nose and mouth on the back of your head? Please put your mask over your face and not the back of your head.

and your mask is not a patch.

13. You are right, it doesn’t work to try to suck your milk through your straw and your mask.

14. You should change your mask as often as you change your underwear— which should be every day!

17. Yes, I can see you are picking your nose behind your mask, so please stop.

Billie Munoz XMS Athletic Director and Physical Education Teacher

"I love spending time with the Middle School students and watching them have fun outside at flex. I’m trying to learn all the students’ names which is a very interesting challenge with our mask-wearing this year. I’m a little nervous that when we’re done wearing masks – I’m going to have to re-learn everyone!"

Quote from Ellie Vosters:

9. Practicing safe hygiene

"My first few months in the Xavier system have truly been a dream, even with being a brand new teacher amid a pandemic. The amazing staff and students at the McDonald Street Campus have definitely played a huge part in this! It has been a good crazy, if you will. We are staying healthy and taking necessary precautions to do so."

practices is like practicing your faith - you can't just do it in church, you have to live it and it has to be a part of your life.

10. There is no room for Jesus between you two, let alone COVID.

Joelle Lindemann 4th Grade Teacher XES McDonald St

Anne (Dupont) Griffith ‘14 XHS AP Biology Teacher

Austin Stebane XMS Physical Education Teacher

Natalie Bradish '16 XES McDonald St Instructional Aide

Mary Beth Mastorides XHS French Teacher

Quote from Tori Lodl: "The welcome I've received as a new Xavier employee has been beyond my wildest expectations as a teacher in a new school. After seven years of teaching, I have never felt the amount of appreciation that I do within the walls of the McDonald Street Campus. I owe this all to my administrator, colleagues, students, and their families. Starting over is always difficult, and was especially difficult in the middle of a pandemic but God sure knows exactly what your heart needs before you do, always."

Teacher Mask Comments: 11. You are not a pirate

Melissa (Merrick) Marquardt ‘02 XMS Instructional Aide

Quote from Melissa (Merrick) Marquardt '02:

Teacher Social Distancing Comments: 4. Guys, sitting on

Halle Logemann Kimberly Jochman 7th Grade Religion Teacher XES McDonald St and XMS Art Teacher

Crista Birdsall XES Marquette St Instructional Aide

18. Hold Jesus in one hand.

Remove your mask with the other hand. (Instructions for receiving Communion.)

19. Students at XMS are to walk on the red lines that are part of the flooring on each side of the hall, one 8th grade teacher would sing “I walk the line” in her best Johnny Cash voice as students changed classes.

Quote from Austin Stebane:

"My first couple months at Xavier have been nothing short of amazing. This is my very first teaching job after graduating in the spring, and I don't think I could have found a better fit. I am super thankful to be in person teaching so I have the chance to meet all the wonderful students here. It has also been a pleasure for me to help coach sports here in Xavier including middle school football, wrestling and tennis, and also helping out with high school wrestling!"

Tori Lodl 2nd Grade Teacher XES McDonald St

Sarah Koenigs 5th & 6th Grade Orchestra Teacher

Melanie Balthazor XHS Art Teacher

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Where Are They Now? Featuring Marnie Centen

For some teachers, the retirement path includes relaxing, catching up on reading, or traveling to bucket list destinations. For Xavier's Marnie Centen, the retirement path has led right back to Xavier.

Words can hardly begin to describe the legacy which she has given to many of our own. How did it all begin? Marnie came to Xavier in 1978, after teaching Language Arts to seventh and eighth graders at St. Mary's elementary school for five years. She quickly became one of the pillars of a dedicated and widely acclaimed English department, teaching both Honors English and English not only to freshmen, but to sophomores and juniors as well. Former students and others passing by her classroom can distinctly recall the smell of chalk dust drifting into the hall. Diagrammed sentences and other solid foundational skills were etched in every corner of the chalkboards.

In 2013, Marnie officially retired but did not put an end to her teaching career. In the fall of that same year, Marnie began subbing at Xavier and has been giving us that expertise ever since. Though she is no longer a full-time teacher, Marnie continues to watch over yet another generation of eager Hawks.

Marnie has many reasons for continuing in the classroom, but certainly, the interaction of students and staff along with the presence of second generation students are among her top reasons for continuing. However, "when that third generation of students arrive, then it may be time to really retire." According to Marnie, what makes Xavier unique aside from its faith factor is the feeling that we are all family. Everyone gets to know everyone else, staff and students alike. When something good happens, everyone celebrates. When something bad happens, everyone feels supported. Like the theme song from "Cheers"- it's a place where everyone knows your name.

Subbing isn't the only connection Marnie has with Xavier. Marnie has many forever colleagues with whom she still connects: Barb Craghan, Jane Jamison, Jim Pfefferle, Jim Biesterveld, and Carla Oudenhoven. She is also quick to point out that she will always feel the loss of two of the finest men she has ever known, Dennis Oudenhoven and Andy Mahoney.

Marnie, on behalf of all students and staff whose paths you have crossed, we are truly grateful for YOU and the legacy of words, of communicating, of meaningful literature that you have given us. Marnie, thank you!!

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CONVERTED HAWKS

Long before the days of conference realignment there existed the Fox Valley Christian Conference (FVCC) and if you were a part of it you knew one thing was certain...RIVALRIES MATTERED!

It wasn’t just a game on the schedule: it was bragging rights, it was school spirit, it was school pride and for that one day, it brought a school together and provided some great fun. Unless of course you happened to be on the losing end of one the numerous Xavier unbeaten streaks.

Imagine being a member of a rival school and then being hired to work at Xavier. For these current Xavier employees, they don’t have to imagine.

Coming Full Circle: Kristin Sass …

"When I was a student at FVL, I considered Xavier to be our archrival – especially during the Apple Bowl! I would have never imagined that God would lead me to teach at Xavier. I am now teaching German in a faith-filled environment in the very same building where I started learning German.

What a blessing!"

The Meadowlark Effect: Mike Mauthe … "When I accepted the position at Xavier, it felt like a Washington Generals player being named to coach the Harlem Globetrotters. I had spent four years in the dark corner of the Xavier gym watching my guys from SMC struggle against the 'Evil empire'. How could I have known that I would so quickly fall in love with the Xavier community and make it my home for 25 years?"

A House Divided: Amy Krull (St. Mary’s Springs)… "It wasn’t my former classmates; it was my family that gave me grief. In the end it’s something like 'keeping it Catholic'."

Keeping the Faith: Tina Johnson…

"Being in HR in a private, Catholic, Pre-K thru 12th-grade educational institution is a full-spectrum learning experience.

I love the camaraderie that I feel and experience here at Xavier and the comfort of being able to openly practice my faith in my job. I still connect with people I know from my alma mater (St. Mary Central) and reminisce about people we both know and where they are now."

The Perfect Landing: Alissa Schuh..."I was asked in my interview if I was ready to leave the Hanger or if I would always be a Jet at heart… my cousins were all Hawks and they shared that being a Hawk was much better than being a Jet." True Blue: Dave Kubisch (St. Mary’s Springs)… "When I started here in '92, we were still part of the FVCC and I was an assistant track coach. I remember seeing Coach Hyland at a track meet and he jokingly commented that I should be wearing royal blue, not navy blue. I was actually surprised that he remembered me! God has blessed me immensely by giving me the opportunity to teach here."

J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!: Sara Meyer…"It makes me smile to reminisce back to the FVCC days…

There was always an increased intensity when we played the Xavier Hawks. For some reason, we wanted to beat them more than any other. Our teams competed hard against each other as did our student sections!

When my husband and I settled in Appleton, we looked at high school options for our kids. Touring Xavier High School felt like touring Chicago's Soldier Field...nice place, but...It didn't take long, though. This great community welcomed this Roncalli Jet right in as a parent and faculty member. I now work in the old FVL building where I cheered the Jets to victory many times! And our 4th Xavier Hawk child will graduate in May. I am very proud to be a Xavier Hawk.

It has been fun to talk to colleagues and parents who remember the intensity of the old FVCC. Unfortunately, we don't all have our facts right. One colleague who is a Xavier grad said he remembers Roncalli Jet track runners throwing elbows out which I am sure was not true. :) Great banter and memories!

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We Are Grateful He Answered God's Call Vocation is at the heart of the Catholic Church. Since the first days of the Apostles’ mission, the Church has depended on selfless servant leaders to dedicate their life to God through serving the community and providing the sacraments. The challenge, of course, is discerning one’s vocation. Am I called to married life? To become a religious sister? The single life? How about becoming a priest? For Fr. Jim Leary, pastor at

immediately that his strengths were elsewhere. “I’m not much of a salesman,” reports Fr. Jim. Parish ministry, however, has been an immeasurable success. With the exception of 6 years spent as the director of the Capuchin soup kitchen in Detroit, the city’s largest soup kitchen, Fr. Jim has been a parish leader ever since. He came to Appleton in 2010, serving as pastor of both St. Mary’s and St. Joe’s for a while and then continuing on exclusively with the community of St. Joseph. Fr. Jim is the latest in a long line of Capuchin pastors at the parish; the Capuchin Franciscans have served St. Joseph’s Parish and the city of Appleton since 1877.

Among their lasting contributions are the St. Joseph Food Pantry, an overnight shelter for the homeless, and ministry to prisoners and those recently released from jail.

Father Jim is a perfect fit at St. Joseph and at Xavier. He is a man of simplicity and humility, a blue collar “everyman” who is deeply honored to share in the happy and sad moments in the lives of his parishioners. Kathy Hansen Bates '71, Xavier High

St. Joseph Parish and steadfast supporter of Xavier and Catholic education, answering the call to priesthood has been a fulfilling path of joys and memories.

As a young man in Stevens Point, Father Jim was educated in Catholic schools; he went to St. Stephen’s School and then to Pacelli High School before enrolling in St. Lawrence Seminary as a junior in high school.

What led him to the seminary? Was the voice of God calling him at an early age? Actually, it was something much closer to home - his older brother had taken the path and young Jim figured that must be the way things were done. He was immediately impressed by the Capuchin Franciscans who taught and led at St. Lawrence, an influence that would later illuminate his own path. When his brother decided to become a Capuchin priest, Fr. Jim once again followed in his footsteps. Before he knew it, Fr. Jim was committing to a life of simple, humble service to the Capuchin order and the worldwide Church.

His priestly ministry began with the task of recruiting people to the seminary. While he did his best, he knew

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Given his history with Catholic education and servant leadership, it should be no surprise that Fr. Jim is a regular on campus at Xavier. He is always generous in offering Masses and being present for class reconciliation opportunities. Fr. Jim also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Xavier Catholic School System. His love for Catholic education and support of Xavier can be seen in the way he encourages any St. Joseph family who wants a Xavier education to see him if they need extra help or support.

Thank you to our supporting parishes!

We are blessed to receive 19% of our financial support from our eight Appleton parishes and 15 regional partner parishes.

Fr. Jim’s relationship with Xavier grew most through being a fan of Xavier athletics. On most fall and winter evenings, if there is a game happening at Xavier, Fr. Jim is there. For many years, Fr. Jim and Arnie VandenBoomen H‘16 would take their seats in the far corner of the bleachers to cheer on the Hawks. After Arnie passed away, Fr. Jim continued his fandom.

Whether offering a pre-game prayer or reflecting on the quality of that night’s officiating, Fr. Jim is a staple of Xavier sporting events. One of his favorite moments was being present at Graduation in 2016 when Arnie was made an honorary Xavier alumnus.

All of the qualities that Fr. Jim admired in Arnie - his selfless attitude, quiet generosity, and unwavering integrity - are equally true of Fr. Jim himself. His influence at Xavier and in Appleton is massive.

Regional Partner Parishes:

Looking back on his discernment, Fr. Jim shares this observation:

Father Jim and Arnie VandenBoomen H'16

School athletic director and a parishioner at St. Joe’s, describes him as “the personification of ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ and a man who lives his life in a way that sets an example for our students and our parish.” His gentle manner and sense of humor make him popular with the Xavier High School students as well; many of them encourage their families to attend Sunday Mass at St. Joe’s because Fr. Jim connects with them on their faith journeys.

“Today, many people probably think that the priesthood is a lonely existence with lots of things you have to give up and not much to fulfill you. I can only say that my experience is exactly the opposite. I could not imagine being more fulfilled than I am. ”Thank you, Fr. Jim Leary, for your example, your leadership, and your love for Xavier. We are grateful that you answered God’s call.

Appleton Parishes and Pastors: St. Bernadette Parish, Fr. Joseph Dorner St. Bernard Parish, Fr. Jude Egbuna St. Pius X Parish, Fr. James Jugenheimer Sacred Heart Parish, Fr. John Katamba St. Joseph Parish, Fr. James Leary St. Therese Parish, Fr. Ryan Starks St. Mary Parish, Fr. William Swichtenberg St. Thomas More Parish, Deacon Lincoln Wood Xavier High School Chaplain, Fr. Adam Bradley

Holy Cross Parish, Kaukauna, Fr. Don Everts Holy Spirit Parish, Kimberly/Darboy, Fr. Carl Schmitt Most Precious Blood Parish, New London, Fr. John Kleinschmidt SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Hortonville, Fr. James Jugenheimer St. Clare Parish, Wrightstown/ Greenleaf/ Askeaton, Fr. Brian Wideman St. Denis Parish, Shiocton, Fr. Michael Thiel St. Edward Parish, Mackville, Fr. Walter Stumpf St. John Nepomucene Parish, Little Chute, Fr. Ron Belitz St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Kaukauna/ Hollandtown, Fr. Don Everts St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Greenville, Fr. Michael Warden St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Parish, Stockbridge, Fr. Michael Betley St. Mary Parish, Black Creek, Fr. David Greskowiak St. Nicholas Parish, Freedom, Fr. Walter Stumpf St. Patrick Parish, Stephensville, Fr. Michael Thiel St. Paul Parish, Combined Locks, Fr. Don Zuleger

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Dear Xavier Catholic School Community, With the close of a unique year, one that has been challenging and even painful for so many, we at Xavier Catholic Schools continue to be profoundly thankful to our entire community.

COVID-19 presented us with a great deal of uncertainty but I am humbled by how our administrators, teachers, and staff pivoted to online learning and eventually in-person education. I am appreciative for the academic and emotional support that our families and parents provide at home. I am amazed by the resiliency of our students, who with the support of the Xavier community, continue to grow, learn, and prepare to meet the future. Most importantly, I am grateful for our benefactors who continued to provide financial support in the midst of the uncertain economic environment.

In my time as Vice President of Advancement here at Xavier, I have come to understand that community is at the core of all that we do. It has become obvious that each of our benefactors, business partners, and friends loves Xavier. It is through this love and your continued prayers, generosity and investment that we are able to fulfill our mission and chart the course for the next chapter in our history.

SYSTEM FINANCIALS: Revenue Gross Tuition and Fees Parish Investment Advancement Support Organizations Other Total Revenue

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Thanks to your generosity and faith, our campuses continue to serve as a beacon of opportunity for each of our students, faculty and staff. The impact of your gifts and trust cannot be overstated. Together you provide tuition assistance and scholarship dollars to make a Xavier education possible and fund the programs that lead to student success and propel Xavier forward as we continue to seek today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.

$9,385,293 $2,953,914 $2,038,924 $542,756 $416,797 $15,337,684

Expenses Salaries and Benefits $11,410,066 Student Support $2,124,488 Tuition Assistance/Discounts $814,272 Facilities & Maintenance $1,335,160 Other $117,443 Total Expenses $15,801,429 Depreciation $786,334 (Depreciation not included in expenses)

It is with sincere thanks and gratitude that I submit to you the 2019-2020 Annual Report.

Live Jesus in our Hearts …Forever.

Bob Biebel Vice President of Advancement Completed audited financial statements are available upon request.

Independent Audit completed by CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP.

2019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Front row (left-right): Jan Fuller, Diane Walters, Yvette Dunlap, Deacon Ray DuBois Back row (left-right): Deacon Tony Abts, Eric Kessenich, Arist Mastorides, Mike Steers, Brian Wierzbinski, Daniel Aragon 38

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Advancement revenue of $2,038,924 includes revenue generated and gifts from the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation, the Xavier Fund and system events.

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Our Donors | 2019-2020 Giving St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is truly grateful to those who generously donated their time, talent, and treasure during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Every contribution makes the Xavier experience even better for our students. The culture of giving at Xavier Catholic Schools is essential to ensure that our mission is upheld and that we can continue our tradition of academic excellence. Tuition dollars alone do not cover the cost of a Xavier education. Giving matters. Your gift, no matter the amount, makes a difference and shows current students that you believe in them.

This list includes donations made to the Xavier Fund, Angel Fund, Celebrate, Tour de Francis, as well as all of our support organizations. Gifts made between July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 are acknowledged in their corresponding giving levels.

Additionally, included in the list are the 97 funds within the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation that distribute income each year, as well as funds within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, and the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay that support our school system.

The Advancement Office would like to properly recognize each donor and make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these lists. We apologize if there are any errors or omissions to this list and ask that should you find one, please contact us at 920-735-9380 or bbiebel@xaviercatholicschools.org.

Founders $10,000+ Anonymous John and Agnes† Biese H'11

The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay Catholic Club Association Christmas Stars Scholarship Fund*** Geoffrey Crowley and Kelly

Lanpheer-Crowley Geoff and Kelly Crowley Family Foundation Robert Dohr and Lilas Dohr Charitable Fund** Tom and JoAnne Dolata Herbert & Elva Dorn K-12 Support Fund* Herbert & Elva Dorn K-8 Memorial Scholarship Fund* Herbert & Elva Dorn Scholarship* Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Gloria J. Haen Memorial Scholarship Fund** Hand to Shoulder Center of

Wisconsin Hartwig Family Foundation, Inc. Chris and Evie Hartwig Patrick and Cheryl Hietpas Jane Kaufman Eric and Mari Kessenich Timothy and Andrea Kippenhan George and Mary Kremer Foundation Jay and Darci Minorik Miron Construction Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley Gregory and Julie Pawlak Family Fund** John and Lynn Pfefferle H'07 John & Lynn Pfefferle Scholarship Fund* Patricia Rauch Reinhardt and Lois Sabee and the Donovan Families Fund** St. Joseph Congregation St. Thomas More Congregation

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Simon Family Endowment*** Ralph and Adeline Ulman Van Schyndel Family* Dan Voissem '78 and Margi Dungar Voissem '78 Clarence E Wallace & Dolores Lynch Wallace Fund* Dolores Lynch Wallace Scholarship Fund* Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation* Xavier High School General Operations* Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation Fund** Xavier High School Teachers Fund*

Xavier HS Memorial Scholarship* Xavier Public Access Scholarship* St. Francis Xavier High School Scholarship Endowment***

Leaders $2,500-$4,999

Visionaries $5,000-$9,999

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Agropur Inc. Ascension Health Ministry Mike and Karen Bendel Margaret J. Brill Scholarship* Jeffrey Cox '91 Cranky Pat's Pizzeria & Pub GLK Foods Joshua Hermus '99 and Michelle Horn Hermus '99 Maureen Hussey Memorial Scholarship* Drew and Allison Jamison Michael and Jenna Kessenich Gregory and Marilyn Kippenhan Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc. Paul and Catherine Lombardi Boyd and Susanne Lumsden Arist and Mary Beth Mastorides Ralph & Ethel Moehring Scholarship* Joseph Neilitz '98 and Rachel Neilitz Nicolet National Bank Frank and Nicole Podojil Andrew Schmidt '92 and Lyssa Schmidt David and Tari Toivonen Francis Van Lieshout H'00† Bruce and Suzanne VanEnkevort Philip and Elizabeth Vogt Dave and Jane Voss

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Anesthesiologists, S.C. Badger Plug Robert and Elisabeth Ballard Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel '62 Berg Family Scholarship* Bergstrom Corporation Edward & Margaret Brill Scholarship* Merlin & Joan Brunner Scholarship* Captain Family Scholarship Fund** Ryan and Marissa Downs Dr. Charles F. Dungar Memorial

Scholarship* Fox Valley Surgical Associates, LTD Kurt and Diane Gruett Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC Peter and Lynlee Hehli Joseph and Susan Introcaso Peter and Murissa Katz William and Mary Kay Kessenich Konz Wood Products Larry Konz '68 and Charley Konz David and Patricia Lee James Magalska Marco Technologies LLC Jason and Delanie McGlone McMahon Associates Inc Jeff and Julie Michels Charlie Mills Jon and Patricia Myers Northstar Dental Group Dennis Oudenhoven Memorial

Scholarship* Edward & Loretta Pfefferle Memorial

Scholarship* Pfefferle Management Barbara Blick Pope '66 Bill and Katie Renz St. Mary's Catholic Central Legacy

Scholarship* David and Vicki Schultz Kyle and Dawn Severson Sarah Simon '86 Alexander and Caryn Walczak The Wallace Family Foundation Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation General Scholarship Fund* Xavier Middle School Building Maintenance*

Ambassadors $1,000-$2,499 Royce and Karen Alsbach Amcor Foundation John and Elizabeth Anderla David Anderla '83 and Sarah Anderla Anonymous Joseph and Erin Arndt Associated Bank Ryan and Cindi Auth Peter and Carol Bekkers Christopher and Kristen Bergstrom Thomas and Mary Bernacchi Peg & Bernard Rutten Scholarship* Bob and Mary Ann Biebel James and Maria Biesterveld Daniel and Nani Biesterveld Bill and Terri Bittner BLC Community Bank Rocky Bleier Scholarship* John & Evelyn Blick Memorial Scholarship* BMO Harris Bank Boldt Company Jesse and Meghan Borman Fritz & Peg Brei Memorial Scholarship* John, Mary, Alice & Elsa Breitenbach Scholarship* Lori Dolata Bultman Memorial Scholarship* The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay Catholic Community Foundation of MN CDW, Berbee Information Networks, Corp Katie Chelsky CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Otto and Carolyn Cox Dr. James Curry Memorial Scholarship* Cypress Homes, Inc Ken & Marie Day/Hilda Kitzinger Memorial Scholarship* Margaret De Jonge Memorial Scholarship* Mike and Michelle Dietz David and Vicky Earle Donald and Linda Eckes Charitable Fund** Elite Smiles Dental, Ltd Engage Orthodontics Eric and Mary Erickson Event Production Systems Dan Ferris '79 and Cindy Ferris Joseph and Elaine Ferris Tony Fieweger '77 Thomas & Belulah Flanagan Scholarship Fund* Forefront Dermatology

Tait and Victoria Fors Fox Cities Marathon Fox Communities Credit Union Fox Valley Health Professions

Scholarship* Joseph & Marguerite Frahm Memorial

Scholarship* Erik and Malgorzata Fuehrer Jan Fuller G2 Paper Lawrence & Arlene Gage Scholarship* Michael and Karen Geerts Raymond P. Georgen Memorial

Scholarship* Gary Geurts '63 and Joan Geurts John and Ann Gillen Kevin and Angela Gilligan Doug and Sue Hahn H'13 Heid Music Family Charitable Fund** Higgins Chiropractic Daniel and Jennifer Higgins Glenn Higgins '73 and Anne Salm Higgins '77 Peter Hoerning and Heidi Geerts Hoerning '88 Jude Hoffman & Lisa Kampf Memorial

Scholarship* Bryan and Dorothy Hollenbach Huterra Foundation, Inc. Ron Jankowski Dick and Carolyn† Jones Joe & Jane Kaufman Scholarship* Patrick and Valerie Kelly Knights of Columbus Council 607 Anne M. Konz Scholarship* Daniel Kreutzberg '63 and Mary Kreutzberg Christopher and Cecilia Kwasny Jeffrey and Sonja Leicht Liberty Tax Andrew Lindsay '04 and Amber Schmidt Lindsay '04 Michael Lingg and Jackie Dungar Lingg '79 Rick Maas '76 and Sue Van Asten Maas '79 Dr. Leo Mack, Jr. Scholarship* Susan Mahoney Al & Phyllis Malak Charitable Fund** Mares Financial Planning Inc Dave and Paula Mayer Joseph and Keri McCormick Menasha Corporation Menn Law Firm, LTD Justin and Amy Merritt Midwest Insurance Brokerage, LTD Mark and Beth Mleziva Ralph and Ethel Moehring Catholic Education Fund** Nienhaus Scholarship Fund* Northeastern Wisconsin Sports

Advancement, Inc Eric Oelhafen '88 and Amy Pfefferle

Oelhafen '91 Scott and Amy Olvey Fr. Michael K. O'Rourke Education Scholarship* Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Specialists Otto Chiropractic SC

Scott and Tara Pearce Linda Pechotta '80 Patricia Pechotta Patrick and Caroline Picard Lawrence & Jeannette Piette Scholarship* Dan and Gwen Pociask Polzin Family Dental, LLC J. Scott Polzin '67 and Joann Polzin Qastin Family Fund* QMI R. Sabee Company James Romenesko H'18 Chad and Kathryn Rowen Rudolf Family Scholarship* Schmidtke Orthodontics SECURA Insurance Companies Michael Siddall '66 and Sue Siddall David and Judy Simon H'04 David Stanek Xavier Theatre Fund* William & Margery Stilp Scholarship* Greg Strick '93 and Elizabeth Welch Strick '93 Jim and Maria Totzke Turek's Plumbing Gary Van Eperen '69 and Sheri Van Eperen David and Megan Van Lieshout Charitable Fund** Susan Van Zeeland Roy and Deb Vande Hey Matt and Gina Vanden Heuvel Jon Vanden Heuvel '81 and Kathleen Vanden Heuvel Vanguard Charitable William and Jen VanNuland John Ver Bockel '76 and Kathleen Carbonara Voissem Family Scholarship* Marv & Jayne Voissem Scholarship* Charles Voissem '02 and Genevieve Voissem Ted Voissem '85 and Kari Voissem Chris and Debbie Wagner Brian Wallace '86 and Catherine Colling Wallace '88 Timothy and Camille Welch Paul and Judy Werner H'01 Brian and Karen Wierzbinski David and Barbara Wilda Xavier Catholic Schools Staff Development Fund* Fr. John Zickert Memorial Scholarship* Gus & Helen Zuehlke Family Scholarship* Reverend Donald M. Zuleger Scholarship* Christa Zuleger James Zuleger '95

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Learners $500-$999 ACES/Knights of Columbus Fund** ACT Test Prep. Inc. Christopher and Sara Allen Anonymous (4) Apple Creek Orthodontics LTD Deacon James & Helen K. Asmuth Scholarship Paul and Casey Auer Colleen Baehnman Helen "Sis" Balliet Memorial Fund* Richard Bartosic '65 Bassett Mechanical, Inc. Kim Bassett Michael and Patricia Bauer Payton Bayer '15 Eric and Jessica Bersted Christopher and Mary Bohne John and Linda Brantmeier Building Services Group Dean Burton '87 and Jean Burton John and Rose Bykowski Jon and Shannon Callies Lawrence and Joyce Casey Class of 1969 Come, Follow Me Inc. Roy and Betty Conrad Douglas Daniels and Shannon Oudenhoven Daniels '94 Robert, Sr. & Jacqueline Drexler Memorial Scholarship* Joe Drusch and Nancy Lindo-Drusch Deacon Raymond DuBois Gary DuChateau '66 and Valerie Ballard DuChateau '68 Richard Duncan Jackie Dungar Bertram H'03† Robert Ebben '95

Matching Gift Companies Thank you to the following companies for their support in 2019-2020, totaling over $26,000: Abbott Laboratories Fund American Family Insurance Bemis Company Foundation Illinois Tool Works Foundation Kimberly Clark Foundation

EllyRose Productions, LLC Timothy and Joan Flaherty Larry Furey John and Elaine Gallagher Robert Geenen '85 and Kate Sabish

Geenen '85 David and Kathy Gerczak Ivo & Mary Geurts Scholarship* Tom and Sonja Giesen Scott and Theresa Gouin Sena L. Gray Memorial Scholarship* Charles and Patricia Green Sandra Hackbarth Kurt and Kathy Hahlbeck Mike and Pat Hammeke Bob & Sue Hayes Family Scholarship* Rich Mantey and Kim Heid-Mantey '83 Brian and Mary Heimann Gregory and Catherine Heimerl Thomas and Elizabeth Hervey Bill & Mimi Hodgkiss Scholarship* Mark and Wendy Holub David L. Hussey Memorial Scholarship* Father Orville Janssen Memorial Scholarship* Judith Keller '63 Greg and Eileen Kirwan Klister/Livengood Scholarship* Daniel Konz '76 and Carolyn Cline Konz '77 David and Meg Kubisch Mark Kuechler and Jane Welhouse Kuechler '69 Jeffrey and Casey Lang Adam Lange '99 and Rachel Lange Fr. James Leary Mark Lee '01 and Sarah Lee Anna Leitermann Memorial

Scholarship* Scott Lueck '83 and Jody Lueck Cary Mares '84 and Erin Mares Jeffrey and Katy Masak Russell and Mary Mayer Ryan and Carrie McGovern Thomas Meehl Memorial Scholarship* Paul Meyer '85 and Kate Myers Meyer '85 Doris Miller Eric and Catherine Neiswender Michael Noffke and Catherine Lingg

Noffke '08 Omni Glass and Paint, Inc. Sanjeev Patel and Megan Voissem Patel '05 Lois Pence

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Neil and Lisa Pfaff Samuel Pociask '97 and Kristin Pociask Kent and Kristin Powley Family Fund** PRN Health Services Inc QBC Ventures LLC Jim Rather '64 Tom Reader '82 and Mary Ver Bockel Reader '82 Ron and Martha Rheinheimer Maureen Riopelle '80 Michael Romenesko '99 and Callie Romenesko Alexander and Lucille Rudolf Family Fund** Mercedes Schaefer James Schmitz and Heidi Schafhauser Schmitz '83 Cornelis Heesters and Anne Heesters Schroth '84 Brian and Peggy Schwartz Kent Sikorski Richard and Judith Simon Fine Arts Spark Fund, in honor of Elizabeth Wiltzius* Christine and Jim Magalska Patrick Suess '86 and Sheryl Suess Kenneth and Kathryn Suess Fr. Bill Swichtenberg Todd and DeDe Heid Clay and Victoria Tylinski Clay and Victoria Tylinski Family Fund** Van's Realty & Construction of Appleton, Inc. Steven P. Van Hoof Memorial Scholarship* Jeffrey Van Lieshout Scholarship* Van Lieshout Law Office Opal & Elmer Vandenboogaard Scholarship* Dan and Marcia VandenBrink Dustin and Tami VanStraten Eunice Vosters Family Memorial Scholarship* Joe Welch '84 and Debby Van Schyndel Welch '84 Paul & Judy Werner Scholarship* Kathleen Wesolek Michael West Bradley Williams Memorial Scholarship* Mary Williamson Memorial Scholarship* Wisconsin State Golf Association Foundation Inc Terry and Melissa Woelfel Michael and Heidi Wudi James and Lauren Young

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Robert and Christine Andrews Jerome Dold and Geralyn Andrle Apple Creek Oral Surgery, S.C. Appleton Dental Group LLC Daniel and Evelyn Aragon Azco, Inc. Baird Foundation, Inc. Christopher Barnes and Yvonne Bowman-Barnes Tim Bartelt '69 Andrew Basehoar and Eliza Geier Basehoar Mike Bates '71 and Kathy Hansen Bates '71 Greg Bednar Waltera Bekkers Memorial Scholarship* John and Barbara Bell Todd Benthein and Mary Casey

Benthein '86 David Blake and Jane Kools Blake '76 Joe Bourassa '70 and Terri Bourassa Brinsko Family Fund Brian Buchanan and Allison Sell Buchanan '99 Cambridge Charitable Gift Fund Tom Candell and Mary Case-Candell Cannova's Pizzeria Benjamin and Alyson Carroll Catholic United Financial Foundation Christmas Stars Anna Leitermann Scholarship Fund*** Closet 1 Interiors Margie Courtney Mary Mandel Delfosse '77 Stephanie Lauer Dokko '03 Fr. Joe Dorner Patrick DuBois '09 Stephen Dungar '72 and Angie Dungar Tony Dupont '83 and Deanna Dupont Andrew Dyer '97 Bob and Patricia Elko J. Robert and Cheryl Ellis William and Laurie Engler William Engler Jr. Epiphany Law Eros Stone & Masonry, LLC Josephine Feavel Family Scholarship* John Feller '87 Brian and Jauna Flanagan Mark and Tina Foth Orson and Kate Fournillier Thomas Gage '79 and Laura Gage Jo (Perry) Gear Memorial Scholarship* Kalyn Gigot '05 Gill & Gill, S.C. Good Company Peter Gorski '73 Jim Grassl '72 Gary Gunderson '65 and Judy Busch

Gunderson '66 Stephen Hahn '72 Daniel Hardy '67 Bill and Kiki Harke Heimann Concrete Brian and Laura Heyndrickx Kurt and Gail Heyrman Jim Hlaban and Mary Jagdfeld Hlaban '64 Michael and Kristi Hoar

Brian Hodgkiss '88 and Rachael Hodgkiss Mark and Cis Holzhauer Steven and Silia Hurula IndepenDENT Dental Solutions Intrado Corporation Shaun and Christina Irish Doug Irvine J.D.'s Drive-In Restaurant, Inc. Amy Jankowski Perry and Jennifer Jannette John Turner's Northside Auto LLC Susan Johnson Kenneth Kalz '70 Steve Kappell and Susan Kuba Kappell '77 Bob Kemps '70 and Nancy Kemps Keesler Orthodontics SC Alex and Katie Klein Theodore and Kathleen Koelling Frank and Cynthia Lamphere Richard and Ann Larsen Dan and Barb Lauer Lawrence University Gerald Layher and Shaneli Fernando Cody and Amy Lewis Sue Liethen '78 Patrick and Rose Loughrin Pauline Maki '84 Barry Marquardt and Melissa Merrick

Marquardt '02 Bob Masse '70 Andrew and Erin Mathes James and Marsha McCormick Bruce Meiers '73 and Patti O'Leary Meiers '72 Midwest Veterinary Partners Milltown Paper, Inc. Neil Mix and Sarah Welch Mix '91 Brian Much '92 and Elizabeth Lee Much '93 Nakashima, Inc. Northland Electrical Services Brian and Lisa Nortman NPHS - Nurse Practitioner Health Services LLC Devin O'Brien and Kelyn Reynebeau

O'Brien '04 Patrick O'Brien '04 Terry O'Leary '67 and Cynthia O'Leary Marietta Oudenhoven Pace Corporation Julius Pereira and Jenney Rodrigues Jim and Darlene Pfaff Karen Mueller Phillips '67 Carol Plank Ed Polzin '97 and Jenna Polzin Keith and Sharon Preston Reliable Cable, Inc. Matt Reynebeau Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies RichterGreene LLC RLJ Dental SC Timothy and Holly Roarty Timothy Robertson and Dianne Weggel Robertson '69 Romenesko Dental SC Romenesko Family Dentistry Richard Romenesko '71 and Franki Baumann Romenesko '71 Ed Scanlan Patricia Scanlon Neal Schmidt '94 and Jodie Schmidt

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Larry and Lori Abler Kerri and Andrew Ahlborg American Family Insurance Anonymous (8) Appleton Parade Committee Charles Bach Chad and Crista Backes Kevin and Kelly Baehler Brian Barlow '99 and Lauren Barlow Andy and Laura Barnett Margaret Van Handel Bartelt '64 R. Virginia Bartelt Keith and Kathy Barth Doug and Gayle Basehoar Batley CPA LLC Rich and Lori Batley Kenneth Baum '72 and Jeanne Baum John Baum '64 Brian and Darci Bauman William and Krista Bauman George and Brenda Baus Benjamin Bautista II Yaw Berko and Gifty Okyere Berko Joseph Bertram '92 and Julie Bertram John Besch '64 Michael and Jill Bestul Mark Biggar '77 and Kimmy Biggar Ronald Bixby '64 Melanie Purdo Bomier '83 Richard and Erin Born Jeremy and Karaminka Bourner Brian Bradford and Lisa Burton Bradford '80 John and Rita Bradish Joseph and Susan Brellenthin Kevin Brown and Christine Johanski- Brown Barbara Brum Steven Burch '67 Michael and Julie Burkart Russell and Vaugn Burton William and Jennifer Buss Andrew Maracini and Patricia Callahan Dave Callan '73 Matthew and Beth Carpenter Sister Kathrynn Carpenter '69 Patrick Casey '66 Catholic Daughters of the Americas

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Wolfgram Gulseth '64 Doug and Corrin Gunderson Donovan and Sarah Halajian Mike and Kim Hammen Paul Hammerberg and Tarra Smits JoJo Hammond and Naa Norkor Hammond Robert Harris '77

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Sr. Mary Barbara Loch Ronald and Grace Lohse Kevin and Michelle Loken Scott and Michelle Loker Fr. W. Thomas Long '83 Gary Lorge '88 and Lynn Fischer Lorge '88 Eric Loughrin '03 and Catherine Loughrin Krzysztof and Joanna Lutow Randal and Mary Lynch Dennis Malchow '65 and Sharon Eisner Malchow '65 Eric and Debra Mantzke Charles Mares '86 and Beth Mares Michael and Cindy Martin Thomas and Jessica Martine Jayzon and Vera Martonito Debra Mathy '87 Joe and MaryBeth Matzek Larry and Barb Mauthe Ben† and Gail Mayer Daren and Christine Mazier Maddi McCormick '18 Steve and Christine McIntyre Richard McKenny '69 Joan Meagher† Mark and Kim Mettelmann Roger and Janet Mettelmann Clark and Sara Meyer Maureen Milbach '87 Mark Miller '81 Peter and Lynn Miller Sam Mirabito and Mary Regan Mirabito '63 Gwen Dennik Mogenson '73 Mary Vanderloop Morelli '63 James Mortell '74 Barbara Schuh Murphy '62 Laura Nachazel '79 Tom Neises Thomas Nelson and Maria Heim Nelson '02 Huy and Nicole Nguyen Rick Noe and Amy Bauer Noe '77 William Novotny '64 and Bonnie Novotny Number One Marketing John and Sandy Nussbaum Bill and Rosemary O'Brien H'12 Katie Biese Oleinic '02 and Andrew Oleinic Kathryn Olson Daniel and Kim Oskar Gregory and Petra Otto Steve and Rosemary Paladini Marcia Brock Palmer '71 Matt Petersen and Rachel Watkins- Petersen Elizabeth and Thomas Melchert Daniel and Carolyn Plutz Richard Polakowski and Ann

Wenning Polakowski '94 Ryan and Brooke Polcyn Molly Polzin '03 Rachel Polzin '05 Ryan Powley '09 Paco and Rebecca Quiroz John Randall and Judy Quella Randall '65

Jonathan Nelson and Jennifer Rau- Nelson John and Bridget Burke Ravizza Michael Reader '13 and Maggie Wallace Reader '13 Randall and Beth Reed Michael and Virginia Reinardy Bryan Rezin and Evan Matthies Rezin '02 Keith Rezin Paul Roberts '67 and Jane Roberts David Rochon and Nori Quinn Rochon '91 Ed and Judie Rochon Patrick and Joan Rohrer Romenesko Family Dentistry Brillion, LLC Romenesko Family Dentistry Kimberly LLC Dave Rosenow '66 and JoAnn Rosenow Eric Ross Angela Rovano Dave and Nikki Rust William Ryno and Julie Schwaller Ryno '76 Edward and Julietta Sabish Melissa Schanke Jennifer Redman-Schell James Schindhelm '63 Eric and Toni Schmidt Schubbe-Resch Chiropractic and Physical Therapy Schwab Charitable Richard Schwab '63 Mary Ellen Schwaller Brent and Shahla Seaborn Terry and Judy Seaborn Chip Seidler '82 and Patti Parker Seidler '84 Brian Severa and Amy Liethen-Severa '93 Bruce Sherman and Beverly Lux Sherman '73 Daniel Shimek and Sarah Niesen Shimek Don and Carol Siegrist Terrance Skall '83 Shane and Elizabeth Skogland Michael Slania Gregory Sofra and Donna

Happensack Joe Solberg Margaret Stack '69 Jon and Francie Staggs Fr. Ryan Starks Alan Steger '64 Christopher and Denise Stempa Chris and Maria Stiles William Stoeger '69 William and Susan Stone David Streck '76 and Nancy Streck Michael and Kara Sullivan Manny and Carol Tavares TECC Security Systems, Inc. Terry and JoAnn Schowalter Theda Care James Thielman '63 Thomas Thomson '69 and Sanda Thomson David and Becky Thone Tom and Kelli McGreevey Julie Settle Vajda '89 Mike and Betty Van Asten

Charles Van Stippen '64 and Diane Van Stippen Jeffrey Van Straten '80 and

Kathleen Bradish Van Straten '80 David Vande Walle '05 Rick and Jane Vanden Boogart Don VandenHeuvel and Michele Hepfler Ann Knight Vander Wyst '74 Jim and Diane VanEyck Todd Verboomen and Amy Oettinger Verboomen '78 Robert Verbrick '78 and Debbie Verbrick Mark and Lisa Viehweg Brad Vincent '68 Dustin Vosburg Ryan Voss '01 and Sarah

Gonnering Voss '01 Mike and Heather Voss V-Test Equipment Michele Skall Vyvyan '79 Don and Janet Wagner Connie VanRooy Walbrun '67 Jeff and Diane Walters Dave and Betty Ann Warner Michael Weeldreyer '91 and Sarah Weeldreyer Jim Weiland and Ellen Barry Weiland '71 Graham and Barbara Werner H'09 George Whitely and Patricia Kugler Whitely '68 James Wickesberg '63 and Patricia Wickesberg Wyon and Mary Jo Wiegratz Wiegratz Family Fund** Bruce Williams and Kimberly Iley Steven Willison and Kim Schneider Willison '88 Christopher and Sherri Wolske David Worachek '92 and Jennifer Worachek

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Timothy Young '74 Amber Cretens Zakem '09 Michael and Suzanne Zampaloni Lulseged Zenebe and Michelle Prebble Kenneth Zilisch '82 and Gina Chase Zilisch '82 James Zimmer Jr. John Zimmer and Thrish Birr-Zimmer Jordan and Stephanie Zinser Jim Zipple and Kathy Palmer-Zipple Leo Zoeller Robert and Mary Zuleger Mark and Keely Zurfluh Kevin and Kelly Zwieschowski

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Accelearning Gonzalo and Guadalupe Aguirre Marilyn Ahrens Al Neuenfeldt Excavating, LLC Jose Luis Albanil and Alejandra Mendoza William and Kathleen Albrecht Scott and Robyn Albright Donna Alferi Chad and Emily Allen Scott and Diane Althaus America's Charities Cathy Anchutz Steve Andrysczyk and Laurie Bekkers Andrysczyk '82 Anonymous (13) Darlene Ansems Juan Aragon '19 Don and Elizabeth Arbinger Scott Arnoldussen '00 Jean-Philippe Asselin and Claudia Bureau Andrew and Chersti Avergonzado Ken Perkins and Laurie Baer-Perkins '71 Matthew and Stephanie Bakey Kris Baksys and Jessica Vande Hey Baksys '00 Joseph and Katherine Baldwin Richard Barker '66 and Linda Barker Jack Barta '65 Christopher and Rebecca Bast Anderson Bauer and Cindy Salm Bauer '00 Timothy Bauer Ken and Holly Bekkers Clarice Belling Kris Belling '77 Matt and Stephanie Bettag Maria Biebel Robert Biechler '00 and Mindy Geitner Biechler '01 John Biese, Jr. '03 and Alissa Biese Anthony and Pat Bilski Carmen Wolfe Birk '64 Donald and Ann Biselx John and Erin Bishop Adam and Meredith Bjorkman Maritza Lopez Blanco Peggy Blank Tim and Dianna Bleck Scott Blohowiak '91 and Christa Blohowiak

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Honor & Memorial Gifts

Gifts were made throughout the past year to honor an individual or group of people, or to preserve the memory of a loved one. The following had gifts made in their names:

Memorial Gifts

David Adamovich Timothy Arens '65 Tony Balza Michael Bartelt '77 Yvonne (Kokke) Bauer '71 Jackie Dungar Bertram H'03 Agnes Biese H'11 Greg Biggar '77 Gigi (Maase) Blasi '71 John and Evelyn Blick Ray and Mary Kay Brock Leo Casey '64 Gene "Torchy" Clark Charles Desten Anna (Vosters) Donnermeyer '90 Robert & Jacqueline Drexler, Sr. Robert Drexler, Jr. '83 Dolores Mae Eisch Josephine Feavel and Family Lawrence and Arlene Gage Timothy Gerrity '77 Richard Goulet '77 Susan Goulet '68 Kathy Groskopf '77 John and Patricia (Kools) Harvey Mary Hehli Michael Hein '68 Robert Hermus Jude Hoffmann '77 Jeremy Janssen '99 Raymundo Jimenez Kenneth Kemen '63 Daniel Kenneavy '07 Tim Knight '77 Olivia Grace Koch Lynn (Lally) Marin '68 David Lamon II Ed & Ellen Nora Lamon Mathew Langdon '87 Jamie LeComte '80 Richard Leonard Ann (Grootemont) Liebzeit '77 Andrew Mahoney Richard Mannebach '63 Abdul Mansoori Hung Anh Nguyen Mai Anh Nguyen William Oelhafen Thomas Oudenhoven Dennis Oudenhoven Eva Plamann Mary Plamann Henry Powers Justiniano Rodrigues

George Royan Robert Sherman Ellen Sikorski Mike Spinetti Joan Streck Steven Van Hoof '91 Jeff Van Lieshout Michael Van Lieshout Lawrence and Patricia Van Rooy Dianne VandeHey Arnold Vanden Boomen H'16 John Ver Bockel Patrick Verbrick '74 Eunice Vosters Cynthia Watson Debbie Weeman '77 James Wendt Amy (Herman) Wyman '77 Callie Zipple '06 Harry Zondag

Honor Gifts

Ellen (Gloudemans) Baisden '73 Lisbeth Bax Family Anthony Bernacchi '25 Mary Kay Breuninger Sue Briski 2019 Christmas Stars Cast, Crew, & Production Team Class of 2009 Class of 2020 Class of 1977 Griffin Daley '21 Brad Donnermeyer Kolbe Donnermeyer '27 Noah Donnermeyer '24 Lucas Donnermeyer '31 Deacon Ray DuBois Christina Ellis '11 Dominic Ellis '13 Isabella Ellis '16 Jeremiah Ellis '14 Denny Ferron '73 Ms. Mahoney’s First Grade Class Lily Gouin '20 Kim Hammen Jennifer (Andrysczak) Hietpas '13 and Aaron Hietpas Matthew Jankowski '17 Spencer Jankowski '16 Mary Kempen Miles Kubicki '20 Jessica Kwasny '20 Josephine Kwasny '24 Matthew Laritson '20

Susan Mahoney Gaia Marinaccio Michael Mauthe Della Milbach Maureen Milbach '87 Agnes Miller Jacob Miller '22 Jenessa Miller '20 Henry Mix '26 William Mix '28 Kathryn (Brantmeier) Mleziva '96 Sarah Murphy '19 Thomas Murphy '17 Macie Ness '24 Makenzie Ness '26 Emma Oelhafen '20 Alice Parks Samuel Pfefferle '24 Herbert Plamann Drew Rippl '22 Grace Rippl '18 Brendan Rochon '22 Ethan Rochon '25 James Romenesko H'18 Sarah Ryno '20 Andrew Schmidt '20 Isaiah Schmitz '20 Charles Schubbe '21 Elizabeth Schubbe '24 Samuel Schubbe '17 Lori Schuh Corey Sherman '97 Jamie Sherman '02 Jenny Sherman '99 Stacy Sherman '05 Kristin (Brantmeier) Stankewicz '93 Annie Strick '24 Emma Strick '20 Madeline Strick '20 Bradley Tavares '01 All great teachers past and present!

Dan Voissem '78 and Margi Dungar Voissem '78 Family Abigail Wagner '17 Kiki Wagner '20 Mae Walkowski '28 Sydni Wanty '24 William Wanty '21 Katherine Warner '23 Paul and Judy Werner H'01 Cindy Winkelman XHS Staff Lynn Zetzman

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In Kind Donations

The following individuals and businesses either donated their service, personal property, equipment, or items at our fundraising events. Your generosity is truly appreciated!

96 Yoga House A2Z Design ACT Test Prep Services, LLC Amusement Devices, Inc. Anonymous Donor Apple Creek Oral Surgery Ascension Badger Plug Company Badger Sports Park Ballhawk Basketball Barb's Centre for Dance Fox Valley Anne Baruth Bergstrom Automotive Bob Biebel Bill Paul Ltd. Board and Brush Creative Studio Marion Bowers Larry & Sue Briski John & Jodi Bunks Butte des Morts Country Club Shannon Callies Cannova's Pizzeria and Fine Dining Cedar Creek Market Place, LLC Cellars Wine and Spirits Central Boarding Academy Champions Production LLC Chatty Crafters Card Group Chick-fil-A Christmas Stars Angela Clinefelter CopperLeaf Boutique Hotel & Spa Tim & Peggy Dalton Debbie Daanen Portrait Studio Chris & Gretchen Dimmer Anthony and Connie Donovan Double Tree by Hilton Neenah Bruce & Anne Douglas Elkhart Lake's Road America Fava Tea Company Dennis Ferron '73 Float Light Float Center Fox Cities Racquet Club 48

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Mile of Music Festival Art Millard Matt Miller Nicolet National Bank Angelo and Jennifer Ninivaggi North Shore Golf Club Oshkosh Country Club Beth Ott Pansy's Produce Parker John's BBQ & Pizza Jim & Darlene Pfaff Neil & Lisa Pfaff Pick and Save Sam Pociask '97 Frank & Nicole Podojil Keith & Sharon Preston Pura Vida Street Kitchen Debbie Rasmus Rejuvenessence mediSpa Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies Ridgeway Country Club Susie Rippl Rye Salon CTI Salon di Amici Sarah Celine Photography Savage Henry's Legendary Chili Mark and Pamela Schedler Carla Schmalz Schmalz Custom Landscaping & Garden Center, Inc. Schmidt Boat Lifts and Docks Neal Schmidt '94 and Jodie Schmidt Michelle Schmitz Dave & Vicki Schultz Sarah Simon SPATS' Food & Spirits St. Pius X Church Stone Arch Brewpub Mark & Nancy Stumpf Swimtastic Swim School Alena (Lange) Tapelt '96 Team Wireless The Barbershop, A Hair Salon for Men The Bulk-Priced Food Shoppe The Inn at Windmill Farm The Knotted Cone Gelato Co The Meat Block Top Nails Debi Totzke

Maria Totzke Valley Management, Inc. – McDonald’s Thomas and Jeanne Van Sistine Vande Hey Company, Inc. Mark VanHout '81 and Pamela VanHout Wheel and Sprocket Wilmar's Chocolate Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Xavier Theatre XCS Marquette Street Home and School XCS Marquette Street Principal XCS Marquette Street Staff XCS McDonald Street Home and School XCS McDonald Street Principal XCS McDonald Street Staff XHS Baseball Team XHS Booster Club XHS Boys' and Girls' Track Team XHS Boys' Basketball Team XHS Boys' Golf Team XHS Boys' Soccer Team XHS Campus Activities Board XHS Cross Country Team XHS Football Team XHS Girls' Basketball Team XHS Girls' Golf Team XHS Girls' Soccer Team XHS Girls' Softball XHS Principal XHS Staff XMS Home and School XMS Principal XMS Staff ZaRonis Jordan & Stephanie Zinser

Greg Feistel and Kristina Gurich Gary and Kathleen Feldkamp Bob and Jane Ferguson David Ferron '77 and Amy Ferron Peter Ferron '73 and Mary Ferron Dennis Ferron '73 Sarah Feucht John Ficek Mark Fillhouer '77 Kathy Fischer Heather Fitzgerald Charles and Jodie Fitzgerald Tom and Amy Flick Kevin Flood '72 and Chris Flood Patrick Foegen '81 Rodney and Rhonda Folz Nathan Forst and Lisa Johanek Forst '94 Amy Foth Lowell and Wendy Franklin Quentin and Kelly Fravert Wayne and Kathleen Fryda Peter and Margaret Gagnon Emily and Manny Gandara Ralph Gehrmann '64 and Ann

Vanderloop Gehrmann '63 Robby and Carrie Geier Derek and Stephanie Gentry Chuck George Kevin and Annie Geurts Keyvan Gharabeighlou and Lachin

Hajhosseini Richard and Sandra Gibson Levi and Kelly Gingerich Matt and Cindy Gioffredi Wayne Gloudemans '71 and Julie Gloudemans Lance and Donna Goetzman Debbie Golden Richard and Connie Gonnering Charles† and Jan Gostas Justin and Olivia Gottschalk Justin Gottschalk and Olivia

Brochtrup Gottschalk '06 Mike and Christine Goulet Jarod and Ashley Hogan John and Karen Holtan David and Jeannie Horak Jean VanHandel Hruska '68 Paul Huelsbeck '71 Julie Huelsbeck '75 Guy and Myra Huempfner Humana Insurance Aaron Hunnel and Marissa Hendriks

Hunnel '04 Donna Huss Gladys Illingworth Jerry and Helene Iverson Thomas and Margaret Jackson Kimberly Jahns '12 Lydia Jansen Shirley Jauquet Elizabeth Jeanette Tyler and Nicole Jedwabny Brian and Amanda Jenkins Nathan Johnson '99 and Rebecca

Johnson Richard and Janet Johnson Brad and Tina Johnson Lucy Johnson Susan Jollie '68

Peter Green and Na Vonne Werth

Green '63 Todd and Susan Greeneway Christopher and Jennifer Grissman Wendy Gritt Francis and Renee Groh Adam and Sharon Gronert Jeff Grosshauser Richard Groth Guardian Life Insurance Co-America James Guckenberg '65 and Diane Guckenberg Sara Gunderson Jason Haen '91 and Tricia Haen John and Lea Hagins Joshua Hagman '95 and Lauren Tonies John and Lakshmi Hall Audrey Hanson Richard and Gerry Happensack David Harland and Maria Inez Harland Ryan Hawkins and Casee Meach Linda Kemps-Hayes '64 Kyle and Nicole Heberle Denny Heigl '69 JP Heim '98 and Katherine Heim Dick Hein '70 and Darlene Debruin- Hein Michael Henckel and Laura Kenney Henckel Lee Hennick and Michele Reinl

Hennick '77 Elias Hernandez Domingo and Luz Janneth Ochoa Alarcon Carlos and Mariana Herrera Michelle and Stephen Hesson Kenneth and Joann Heuring Andrew Hicks and Kelly Martin Hicks '96 Miranda Hietpas Ronald Hoffman Stefan and Peggy Hofmann

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Aaron and Melissa Jones Joseph and Monica Jones Jeffrey Justin and Sarah Schroeder

Justin '84 Justin and Erin Kahl Eric and Elizabeth Kahle Jane Kampf Michael Karisny Pam Kaskin Paul Kaufman '90 and Jamie Kaufman Daniel Kelpinski '73 Ann Kemen Mary Kempen Craig and Torie King Troy and Wendy Kinley David and Lisa Kircher Larry and Crystal Kirchner Dave and Jean Kirsch John Kirwan Matthew and Abigail Klarner Richard Knight '73 and Carol Knight Craig and Melissa Knight Richard Knudsen Trevor and Tamra Knutson Blair Koeppl and Kimberly Baehnman

Koeppl '04 Charlotte Koerner Shay and Melissa Korittnig Mark and Gloria Koth Alex and Holly Kowalski Ken and Debbie Kramer Elizabeth and Jon Kreider Jon and Libby Kreider Joshua Krueger Richard and Amy Krull Jason and Sara Kruschke Eric Kuehnl Breanna Kuhn Brian Kuhn Kwik Trip Inc Daniel and Nancy LaBash Kevin Lally '69 Jake Lamb and Tracy Wernimont Lamb '95 Larry and Catherine Lambie Jeff and Lori Lanser Ben and Kate Lapp Thomas Laritson

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Jeanne Laux Ed Leaphart and Jamie Foster Jonathan Lee '97 and Angela Lee Joseph and Jeanne Leege Ramiro Leon Sierra and Elsa Leon Gonzalez Israel and Karen Leon Michael Lillge '68 and Marlene Lillge Daniel Lingg '06 and Caitlin Richeson

Lingg '06 Michael and Catherine Link Richard and Patricia Link Kerrie Vande Hey Linsmeyer '97 Janet Lintner Arlene Lintner James and Barbara Loiacono Matthew Lombardi '19 Brian Long '99 and Joy Vosters Long '99 Jacqueline Lopez Fabiola Lopez Mike and Donna Lorge Zachary Ludtke and Samantha Schmalzer Ludtke '06 James Lynch '85 and Kristi Lynch Thomas and Penelope Machak Ruth Mahony '77 Robert and Kara Main Argelis Mannebach Timothy and Elizabeth Marcy Sean Mares '28 Brad and Jennifer Markvart Joshua Martin '98 and Theresa Murphy Martin '97 Robert and Lynn Martin Tony Masasy and Yondina Lewi Leslie Mason Mark Masse '72 and Kathryn Masse Steve Masse '74 and Geralyn Masse Alexandra Mastorides '18 Ken Matthies and Debra St. Louis

Matthies Debra Mayer Michael McAllister Nicole McAllister James and Judilynn McDermott Mike and Ann McGovern Stephen and Alyssa McGrath Casey McHugh and Andrea Geitner

McHugh '98 William McKinley and Gretchen Polzin

McKinley '01 Brian and Jessica McKinnon Sandra McQuillan Andrew McSorley and Leah May McSorley '04 Jannette Mignon Joan Milhaupt Roxann Miller David and Tricia Miller Mark Moes Michael Mollon '62 James and Gloria Moon William Morris '73 Jennifer Morse John and Faye Mostek Jon Mueller '89 and Wendy Mueller Patrick Murphy '07 and Maggie Born

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William Murphy '64 Mary Beth Murphy Tim and Valerie Nakashima Marilyn Neitzel Pat Ness '85 and Christie Ness Al Neuenfeldt Excavating, LLC '64 Ted and Kari Neumann Ken and Carol Neuser Juan Nevarez and Margarita Padilla Lance and Michele Nevins Jason and Sarah Nicholson Ann Nienhaus Norris and Maame Yaa Norman Kathleen O'Connell '64 Michael O'Dell '64 and Claire O'Dell Nicholas O'Leary and Melanie Larson

O'Leary '99 Mike and Sue Otto Brad and Whitney Otto Charles and Marlene Otto Emil and Grazyna Pajek Rogelio and Elsa Pante Rita Deprez Parker '67 Stan† and Lee Pauli John and Sally Paulson Travis Pedersen and Carolyn Pierre '00 Sue Ebben Peplinski '75 Nathan and Catherine Peters Sharon Peterson Ann Gaerthofner Peterson '62 David Petit '67 Alex Pham and Cynthia Tran Dan and Debbie Phee Kosy Phimmasene and Thuc Nhi Vo Nancy Piccolo Jason Pohl and Mindee Terracina Charles Porter and Regina Schraufnagel Porter '91 Tom and Jennifer Potter Michael and Beth Power Brad and Cheryl Quimby Daniel Radloff and Lindsey Lonergan

Radloff '00 Mark Radtke '71 and Kay Radtke Rick and Leigh Ramczyk Bruce and Debora Rampanelli Anthony Rechner and Marcia Knauer

Rechner '67 Timothy and Denise Reitmeyer

Larry and Mary Renzaglia Ashlee Resch Tyler and Justyna Resch Thomas and Courtnay Rettler Mike and Valerie Revnew Diane Richardson '77 Jeff Riedi '72 Patrick and Susan Rippl Lisa Ulmen Roach '81 Nicholas Roeder '06 and Emily Asmuth

Roeder '07 Loren Rohloff Jose Rojas and Claudia Solorzano Bruce and Christine Romberg Rick Romenesko '96 and Elizabeth

Romenesko Benjamin Romenesko '02 and Kate

Romenesko Kay Rorabeck Mary Roth Ryan and Amanda Roth Dawn Rothschadl Modeste Rouamba and Sophie Matilde

Compaore Elizabeth Rowicki Fernando and Eva Ruiz Kevin and Angela Rust Mark Rydell Ann Pekarske Sager '79 St. Patrick's Gifts and Books Cheryl Salzman Nina and Andrew Salzwedel John Sanchez and Laura Kalinosky-

Sanchez Denise Sanchez Kevin and Kristin Sandoe Scott Sauer '83 Katherine Scherer Michael Schermerhorn '96 and Christa Vosters Schermerhorn '96 Michael Schindhelm '74 Andrew Schmidt '20 GP Schmidtke '89 and Katherine

Schmidtke Suzanne Schneider Jeanne Schneider Michael and Barbara Schneider

Tim Schraufnagel '03 and Hannah

Schraufnagel Kevin and Kristine Schreiter Dan and Alissa Schuh Paul and Lori Schuh Chad and Sarah Schuler Jason and Katarzyna Schulist David Scotch '03 and Abby Geenen

Scotch '04 Nicole Selenka Joseph Sell '01 and Heidi Graf Sell '01 David Setzke and Mary Beth Schwaller

Setzke '80 James Shefka and Traci Feil Shefka '89 Ellen Sherwood Angela Sievers '01 Connor Simon '19 Chris Simon '91 and Sarah Koleske

Simon '91 Lisa Henry Slama '94 Brian and Judy Smith Angela and Geoffrey Rickert-Smith Anthony Sofra Rich and Marge Solberg Amy Solie Solie-Stegeman '77 Jennifer Soucy Don and Sarah Sprister Zachary and Rebecca Spulak Kyra St. Clair Diane Van Domelen Stalzer '64 Brian Stammer and Sara Kuble

Stammer '97 Cal and Erin Stammer Laura Stevenson Tim and Abby Stindle Jason and Jessica Stini Dean and Lisa Stockkhausen John Stoeger '80 and Cindy Stoeger Andrew and Sarah Strand Nancy Strebe Brad Strelka Franci Suaza Montealegre Corey Sullivan Thomas and Andrea Tamlyn

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2019-2020 FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Dietz Deacon Ray DuBois Bob Ellis Kim Heid-Mantey ’83 Josh Hermus ‘99 Fr. Jim Leary Keri McCormick John Pfefferle Barbara Blick Pope ’66 Matt Vanden Heuvel Phil Vogt Brian Wierzbinski

Dear Friends of Xavier: The St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation has provided support of the Xavier Catholic School System since 2013, with roots dating back to 1982. This year, despite challenges created by the global pandemic, I am once again pleased as President to present our 2019-2020 annual report highlighting the accomplishments of our System and the many generous people whose philanthropic support make these achievements possible.

funds distributed

students

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RECEIVING ASSISTANCE

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The relationships between our Foundation and the Xavier Catholic Schools Board of Directors ensures that we can help provide the necessary resources for each student to receive the highest quality education possible. In that light, I am pleased to announce that seven new funds have been established, and it is an honor to share those individual stories in this publication.

BREAKDOWN

We are truly grateful to our many benefactors who contributed a total of $236,209 in new gifts. Their support will have a positive impact on the future of our System. In addition, our legacy circle continues to grow in size and scope and we are grateful to all those who have and are considering creating a lasting legacy at Xavier.

$285K SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Thank you for your investment in the future and partnering with us as we carry forth our mission and vision.

Sincerely,

Matt Vanden Heuvel Foundation President

$301K

$13K

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$3K

SCHOLARSHIP/ TUITION ASSISTANCE

TEACHER/STAFF SUPPORT

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

FINE ARTS

FOUNDATION FINANCIALS: $236,209 ($ 81,553)

Total Revenue and Support

$154,656

Expenses Program Expenses Management and General Fundraising Expense

$348,117 $11,936 $50,000

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FOUNDATION FUNDS HELD:

Revenue and Support 6/30/20 Donations Change in Value in Assets

Changes in Net Assets

$410,053 ($ 255,397)

Tuition Assistance High School Unrestricted Theatre/Fine Arts Middle School Other Total

$5,719,872 $879,550 $106,923 $93,928 $63,335 $120,127 $6,983,735

Additional Funds

$3,974,862

Owned by others with Xavier as the Exclusive Beneficiary.

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$10,958,598

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Foundation Donations 2019-2020

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation

Donations made to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation totaled $236,209 during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. We are grateful to the following individuals who shared their generosity and invested in the future of our students and community.

Gifts of any dollar amount made to the Xavier Foundation are accepted toward any of the existing funds listed below. There are currently 97 funds within the Xavier Foundation and its continued growth is important for the long-term financial health of Xavier Catholic Schools. A new named fund can be established with a gift of at least $10,000 or pledge paid over several years.

The Advancement Office would like to properly recognize each donor and make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these lists. We apologize if there are any errors or omissions to this list and ask that should you find one, please contact us at 920-735-9380 or bbiebel@xaviercatholicschools.org.

Robert Adamovich Margaret Drexler Adams '84 Anonymous Appleton MOPS Joseph and Erin Arndt Association of Hospital Anesthesiologists, S.C. Daniel Balliet '69 and Janet Carlson John Balza '67 and Mary Balza Brian and Darci Bauman Christine Baumann Lisbeth Werner Bax Family Fund* Joseph Bertram '92 and Julie Bertram Bob and Mary Ann Biebel John Biese H'11 James and Maria Biesterveld Mark Birschbach '95 O.C. and Pat Boldt Family Fund* Lynn Boll Jacqueline Bouchard Scott Brainard David Brandewie and Holly Zuehlke Brandewie '72 Larry and Sue Briski John and Jodi Bunks Brian Conrad '92 and Lori Conrad Gregory Croft and Mary Anderson Croft Ken and Sandy Cummings Rosemary Cummings Jeffrey Curtin Tim and Peggy Dalton Helen DeGroot† David DeSilvio Tom and JoAnne Dolata Deacon Raymond DuBois James Dungar '74 and Colleen Dungar Richard Dungar Robert and Jodie Dusenberry J. Robert and Cheryl Ellis Encompass Health Solutions, Inc John and Katie Ernst Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel '62 Dan Ferris '79 and Cindy Ferris Michael Flanagan '62 Arlene A. Gage 2006 Revocable Trust David Gage '69 and Donna Gage James and Susan Gage Thomas Gage '79 and Laura Gage Robert Geenen '85 and Kate Sabish Geenen '85 Granny Annie Fund** Jeffrey and Debra Greuel Priscilla and Mike Hahn Fund David and Deborah Harrington Hartwig Family Foundation, Inc.

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Judi Hastings Sally Kranhold Heideman '66 Glen Hinkens† Adam and Heidi Hjerpe Mark Hoffmann '80 and Kerry Kampf Hoffmann '80 James and Mary Holcomb The Dave Hussey Family Randy and Lori Kagerbauer Jane Kaufman Judith Keller '63 Laverna Kitzinger Matthew and Abigail Klarner Michael Klingert '72

Larry Konz '68 and Charley Konz R.L. Konz Konz Wood Products Mark Kuechler and Jane Welhouse Kuechler '69 Daniel Kuen '79 and Mary Pat Blick Kuen '80 Robert Lally '63† and Jennifer McClone Lally '63 Mary Mullen Laviolette '68 Michael Lingg and Jackie Dungar Lingg '79 Richard and Susan Littmann Paul and Catherine Lombardi Kevin and Elizabeth Lonergan Fr. W. Thomas Long '83 Rick Maas '76 and Sue Van Asten Maas '79 Susan Mahoney Tom and Kelli McGreevey Jeffrey Mullen '75 and Roberta Balliet Mullen '74 Joseph Neilitz '98 and Rachel Neilitz Deborah Kamps Olander '71 Carla Oudenhoven Mary Jo Pankratz '73

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Jim and Darlene Pfaff John and Lynn Pfefferle H'07 Sari Pierri Barbara Blick Pope '66 Steven and Mary Kay Predayna Anthony Rechner and Marcia Knauer Rechner '67 Brent Rector Katie Respet Matt Reynebeau Donald and Carol Rietveld Nicholas Roeder '06 and Emily Asmuth Roeder '07 St. Mary Congregation St Francis Xavier HS Booster Club Terry and Becky Schmitz Joel and Lisa Schultz SECURA Insurance Companies Mary Jo Ferris Seline '78 Gail Shank Michael Stadter Thomas Stilp '72 and Marguerite Gallagher Crystal Stoneking Steven Streck '72 and Diane Streck Christina Theobald Jim and Maria Totzke Trettin Funeral Chapel Pierce Valk '09 and Alexandra Valk Ben and Kathy Van Hout David Van Lieshout '64 and Connie Van

Lieshout Kit Van Schyndel H'08 Matt and Gina Vanden Heuvel Arnold C. VandenBoomen Revocable Trust Gene VandenBoomen Dave and Lori Vosters Floyd Vosters '77 and Sandra Smith Vosters '77 Brian Wallace '86 and Catherine Colling

Wallace '88 Robert and Becky Weiske Paul and Judy Werner H'01 Westgor Funeral Home Inc Ryan Weyers '97 and Angela Rechner Weyers '97 Wiese Memorials & Burial Vault Co., LLC Thomas Wiltzius '65 and Elizabeth Wiltzius Debra Streck Wilz '69 Julie Drexler Zimpel '73

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*Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region **Oshkosh Area Community Foundation H- Honorary Alumni

Athletics David Adamovich Athletic Fund Torchy Clark Capital Improvement/Maintenance Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation Capital Improvement Fund Xavier Middle School Maintenance Fine Arts Robert and Mary Bodoh XHS Music Fund Fine Arts Spark Fund, in honor of

Elizabeth Wiltzius David Stanek Xavier Theatre Fund Operations Bassett & Thrivent Empowerment Through Education Fund Helen "Sis" Balliet Memorial Fund Herbert & Elva Dorn K-12 Support Fund Qastin Family Fund Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation Fund Xavier High School General Operations Teacher/Staff Support Xavier Catholic Schools Staff Development Fund Xavier High School Teachers Fund Tuition Assistance/ Scholarships Deacon James & Helen K. Asmuth Scholarship Waltera Bekkers Memorial Scholarship Berg Family Scholarship Agnes M. Biese Memorial Scholarship Fund Rocky Bleier Scholarship John & Evelyn Blick Memorial Scholarship Fritz & Peg Brei Memorial Scholarship John, Mary, Alice and Elsa Breitenbach Scholarship Edward and Margaret Brill Scholarship Margaret J. Brill Scholarship Merlin and Joan Brunner Scholarship Lori Dolata Bultman Memorial Scholarship Catholic Club Scholarship Fund Dr. James Curry Memorial Scholarship Ken & Marie Day/Hilda Kitzinger

Memorial Scholarship Margaret DeJonge Memorial Scholarship Anna Donnermeyer Memorial Scholarship Herbert & Elva Dorn Scholarship Herbert & Elva Dorn K-8 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Robert, Sr. & Jacqueline Drexler Memorial Scholarship Dr. Charles F. Dungar Memorial Scholarship Ronald and Yvette Dunlap Scholarship Fund Expanding Opportunities Scholarship Josephine Feavel Family Scholarship Thomas and Beulah Flanagan Scholarship Fund Fox Valley Health Professions Scholarship Joseph & Marguerite Frahm Memorial Scholarship Lawrence & Arlene Gage Scholarship Jo (Perry) Gear Memorial Scholarship Raymond P Georgen Memorial Scholarship Ivo & Mary Geurts Scholarship Sena L. Gray Memorial Scholarship Bob & Sue Hayes Family Scholarship Bill and Mimi Hodgkiss Scholarship Jude Hoffmann and Lisa Kampf Memorial Scholarship David L. Hussey Memorial Scholarship Maureen Hussey Memorial Scholarship Jeremy Janssen Memorial Fund Father Orville Janssen Memorial Scholarship Joe & Jane Kaufman Scholarship Klister/Livengood Scholarship Anne M. Konz Scholarship Anna Leitermann Memorial Scholarship Dr. Leo Mack, Jr. Scholarship Phyllis S. Lorek Memorial Scholarship Fund Martin Family Endowed Fund St. Mary's School / Catholic Central Legacy Scholarship Fund Thomas Meehl Memorial Scholarship Ralph & Ethel Moehring Scholarship: Supporting Excellence in Leadership Ralph Moehring Memorial Scholarship Nienhaus Scholarship Fund Fr. Michael K. O'Rourke Education Scholarship Dennis Oudenhoven Memorial Scholarship Edward & Loretta Pfefferle Memorial Scholarship John & Lynn Pfefferle Scholarship Fund Lawrence & Jeannette Piette Scholarship Qastin Family Fund Rudolf Family Scholarship

Peg and Bernard Rutten Scholarship William and Margery Stilp Scholarship Joan M Streck Memorial Scholarship Fund Opal & Elmer Vanden Boogard

Scholarship Steven P. Van Hoof Memorial Scholarship Josephine and Dr. Francis Van Lieshout Scholarship Fund Jeffrey Van Lieshout Scholarship Arnie VandenBoomen Scholarship Van Schyndel Family Fund Voissem Family Scholarship Marv & Jayne Voissem Scholarship Eunice Vosters Family Memorial

Scholarship Brian and Catherine Wallace Family Scholarship Fund The Weiske Family Volunteer Scholarship Fund Paul & Judy Werner Scholarship Bradley Williams Memorial Scholarship Mary Williamson Memorial Scholarship The Worachek Family Entrepreneurism College Scholarship Fund Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation General Scholarship Fund Xavier High School Memorial Scholarship Xavier Public Access Scholarship Fr. John Zickert Memorial Scholarship Gus & Helen Zuehlke Family Scholarship Reverend Donald M. Zuleger

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Athletic Fund Established to Honor Coach Dave “Abomb” Adamovich

On Sunday May 10, 2020 the Xavier community lost a coach, a friend, and a great human being when Dave Adamovich passed away. Affectionately known as “Abomb” to the Xavier student athletes, Dave was heavily involved in Xavier Athletics for the past 15 years. His coaching resume included being the head coach for Xavier Powerlifting along with serving as an assistant football and track and field coach. His 2017 powerlifting team was crowned State Champions.

Dave’s gifts and talents were constantly on display and he touched the lives of countless individuals through his tenure at Xavier. Among his many duties, Dave oversaw the summer weightlifting program, designed team fitness programs for individual sports, and coordinated numerous Xavier Booster Club activities. In recognition for his many years of volunteer service, Dave was named the Xavier Booster Club Red Smith Service Award winner in 2015.

As a tribute to his amazing work and leadership with the student athletes at Xavier, the David Adamovich Athletic Fund has been established. The purpose of this fund is to provide support to the Xavier Athletic Department with special consideration being given to the fitness center. Dave will be missed more than can be imagined but his influence on Xavier will be felt for years to come.

Anna Vosters Donnermeyer '90 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Martin Family Establishes Scholarship The Xavier community extends their deepest sympathies to the Martin Family on the loss of Anna Lynn Martin, who passed away at St. Vincent Children’s Hospital on June 7, 2020. She had just graduated from Xavier Middle School and was looking forward to joining her classmates at Xavier High School in the fall as a member of the Class of 2024.

Anna was known for her kind heart and always being willing to help a fellow student in need. She loved outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, and kayaking as well as playing lacrosse, skiing, and bike rides.

Her long-term plans were to become a teacher or counselor specializing in assisting children with disabilities.

Anna’s mother, Jennifer Martin ’97, and her grandparents, Robert Sr. and Lynn Martin, have established a scholarship to honor her life. The fund is named the Martin Family Endowed Fund and will provide tuition assistance/scholarships to students attending Xavier Middle School. Please remember the Martin family in your prayers.

Catholic Club Scholarship Fund Established The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation is pleased to announce that it was recently the beneficiary of a major gift donated by the “Catholic Club Association” to establish a scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance to students at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels.

Not familiar with the Catholic Club Association?

The Brad Donnermeyer family along with the Xavier community has established a college scholarship fund to honor the life of Anna (Vosters) Donnermeyer ‘90 who passed away after a courageous battle with cancer in May 2020. Anna graduated as valedictorian from Xavier High School in 1990 and went on to graduate from St. Norbert College with high honors.

Anna and her husband Brad have three sons Noah ‘24, Kolbe ‘27, and Lucas ’31. Being a wife and mother were her dream come true.

Anna was an active member of St. Thomas More Parish and, through her work in young adult and youth ministry, she touched the lives of countless individuals. Her strong faith and gentle nature allowed her to connect with young people and impact their faith. She was a true Catholic role model who loved her faith community at St. Thomas More as well as her Xavier family. She always treated everyone with kindness and her smile made others feel loved and respected. The goal of the scholarship is to honor Anna’s memory and to continue to inspire the next generation of faith leaders and parents.

This scholarship will be awarded each year to a Xavier senior who demonstrates service to his/her local parish, his/her community, and treats others in a Christ-like manner. This $500 scholarship can be used to offset the cost of college tuition and applications will be available on the Xavier website.

The Catholic Club Association has existed since 1944 as an organization that supported Catholic education and leadership development. The Catholic Club also owned and operated the ever popular Forester restaurant located on Spencer Street and Highway 41. This establishment was known for delicious fish fries, weddings, and countless local organizational meetings. After selling the building, the group continued to function and over the years gave gifts and support to local parishes to help fund Catholic education in Appleton.

Over the past few years, then Director of Foundation Giving, Brian Wallace and Catholic Club Association Treasurer Marty Van Stippen began discussion of the possibility of transferring its funds to the Xavier Foundation if the organization ceased to exist. In December of 2019, a gift of $22,000 was made to the Xavier Foundation and in October of 2020, the Catholic Club Association Board of Directors voted to dissolve the Association and donate the remainder of the funds, $368,000, to the Xavier Foundation.

The Xavier Foundation and the entire Xavier community would like to thank the Catholic Club Association for its generosity and support. Its generosity and passion for Catholic education will provide students and families the gift of a Xavier education for years ahead.

Blessings to the Donnermeyer family. Anna will remain in our hearts and minds forever.

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Scholarship Honors a True Servant Leader The Xavier community lost a true friend and supporter when Dr. Francis Van Lieshout H’11 passed away in September of 2020. “Dr. Van” was a lifetime Xavier Foundation Board member and was named as an Xavier High School Honorary Alumnus in 2011. He was a humble servant of the Lord and the community and known for his volunteer work and staunch support of Catholic education. He and his wife Jo, whom he always thanked as the reason for his success, were the parents of seven children, all of whom attended Catholic school: Susan Kelly, David Van Lieshout, John Van Lieshout, Monica Van Lieshout, Mary Van Lieshout, Paul Van Lieshout, and Ellsbeth McGowan ‘79.

Over his career, he delivered over 2,500 babies, gave free physicals to student athletes, provided free medical care to widows, and was on constant call to serve others. Dr. Van was famous for not taking appointments, but seeing everyone in order of need, and at the same time knowing them all by name. After retiring from medicine, the people of Little Chute honored his life of service by dedicating a community park in his name. In addition, he was proud of being inducted into the St. John’s Athletic Hall of Fame, his honorary appointment to the Little Chute Volunteer Fire Department and the Affinity Theda Care award for volunteer work at St. Vincent De Paul.

Before his passing, Dr. Van established the Josephine and Dr. Francis Van Lieshout Scholarship Fund within the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation to support tuition assistance. Xavier Catholic Schools is blessed to have been a part of his life and looks forward to carrying on his legacy of service to others.

Xavier Mourns the Passing of a Trailbrazer In the summer 2020 issue, Donald and Gladys Wisnefski were featured in a new ‘Where Are They Now?’ section that highlights retired Xavier Catholic Schools faculty and staff. We are sad to share the news of Senora Wisnefski’s unexpected passing in February. Gladys taught Spanish at Xavier High School from 1969 to 1990, inspiring hundreds of students and their families during her decades of service. Please keep Don, her son Stephen ’86, and family in your thoughts and prayers.

A trailblazing educator and award-winning scholar, Mrs. Wisnefski's impact on all those who had the privilege of learning from her was significant.

Many former students said she changed their lives, opening up previously unimaginable possibilities. She encouraged and supported students well after they were in her classroom.

Mrs. Wisnefski established student exchange programs in the 1970s and 1980s with schools in Guatemala and Colombia, uncommon destinations at the time but also uncommonly rich cultural experiences. She also regularly led trips to Spain.

A celebration of Mrs. Wisnefski's life is being planned for summer. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to a college scholarship fund that has been established in her name at Xavier High School. The scholarship will recognize outstanding achievement in the study of a foreign language and encourage recipients to pursue further studies in language and international affairs.

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Jeremy Janssen '99 Memorial Fund Established On November 3, 2019, Xavier alumnus Jeremy Janssen passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Jeremy and his wife Becky shared a love of music, travel, and were determined to make the most out of life. Those who knew him well speak of his heart of gold, his zest for relentless fun, a quick wit and his having the patience of a saint.

The son of Jerry and Judy Janssen, Jeremy graduated in 1999 and had a passion for basketball and golf. Both of his siblings, Heather ’94 and Chris ’02 attended Xavier and his entire family believed in the Xavier mission and played an important role in the community. After graduation, Jeremy attended Marquette University where he earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering.

The Janssen Family has established the Jeremy Janssen Memorial Fund in his name. The primary purpose of the fund is to provide additional support to academics at Xavier High School with special preference going to the areas of math and science. Please also remember Jeremy and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Live Jesus in our Hearts.

To make a gift to these funds, or other funds within the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation, or for information on how to start a fund, please contact Vice President of Advancement, Bob Biebel, at 920.735.9380 or bbiebel@xaviercatholicschools.org

The Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation helps fund Chromebooks for K-8th Grade On June 17th the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation approved a $63,000 disbursement from the Herbert & Elva Dorn K-12 Support Fund for the purchase of new Chromebooks. This generous gift allows every student in Kindergarten through 8th grade to have access to an individual device and complements the high school “bring your own device” policy.

In making the decision, the Foundation wanted to help enhance student/teacher access to technology in light of the current COVID pandemic and prepare for the possibility of virtual learning at any given time. In approving the proposal, the Xavier Foundation felt this was a critical opportunity to serve our students. The total cost of this funding initiative was $135,000 and included the purchase of 323 Chromebooks, ClassLink, single sign on to web applications, along with warranties and licensing.

The Xavier Catholic School system is grateful for the Foundation’s willingness to support the Xavier tradition of excellence and help keep pace with an ever changing technology market.

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XAVIER DAY May 7, 2021

Xavier Day celebrates five years! In the event’s fifth year, we are excited to announce a week of celebration leading up to the official Xavier Day. There are so many great things going on at Xavier Catholic Schools, we need more than just one day to celebrate with our Xavier family. Specifics of the week are still evolving at print time, but each of our campuses will have a day that is focused specifically on that campus: Tuesday we will showcase the Xavier Elementary School, Xavier Middle School will be highlighted on Wednesday, Xavier High School on Thursday, and Friday, on the official “Xavier Day”, we celebrate the entire System!

Xavier Week will end with our inaugural “What Moves You” event. Originally scheduled this past fall, “What Moves You” was postponed to May 8 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the Fox Cities. It will be a great continuation of our celebration!

Xavier Day is an opportunity for our parents, alumni, dedicated faculty and staff, current and future students, friends of the Xavier community, and newest alumni: the seniors graduating on May 28, to join us to celebrate and support Xavier Catholic Schools.