X: The Xavier Magazine - Spring 2023

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Xavier Family,

It is a wonderful time to be a part of the Xavier Catholic school system! This school year has been a tremendous success, with many notable accomplishments and improvements to our System. Exciting developments include a new Business Center, a mural, and new furniture in the Commons. We are very proud of our two state champions, ladies’ volleyball and cross country, and the usual inspiring performances in our theatre and music programs.

Our students also have many opportunities to learn and live their Catholic faith. The support of our eight Appleton parishes ensures weekly Masses and sacraments and multiple opportunities to provide service to the community.

As always, it’s inspiring to attend any Xavier event, whether theater, athletics, or a musical or band performance, and share in our students and our community’s tremendous energy and enthusiasm. Xavier Catholic Schools have a spirit that is unlike any other! I hope that as you read this edition of X, the Xavier magazine, you will feel the same pride in the success of our students and staff and be inspired by what the Xavier System is accomplishing now and our plans for a vibrant and exciting future. This edition of X, the Xavier magazine will highlight many of this year’s developments and share some of those plans.

It is truly a great time to be a Hawk!

Phil Riley President

The stories you are about to read in this magazine reflect our mission, a mission that would be impossible without the support of our community. To help keep our mission strong, please consider making a gift to the Xavier Fund at xaviercatholicschools.org/donate today!

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WHAT'S INSIDE

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

Phillip Riley, Jr. | PRESIDENT

Bob Biebel | VP of ADVANCEMENT

Trena Larson | VP of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Tara Pearce | VP of ADMISSIONS

John Ravizza | SUPERINTENDENT

Mike Mauthe | PRINCIPAL

Xavier High School

Sara Meyer | PRINCIPAL

Xavier Middle School

Tina Fairweather | PRINCIPAL

Xavier Elementary School Marquette Campus

Alena (Lange) Tapelt ’96 | PRINCIPAL

Xavier Elementary School McDonald Campus

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Most Reverend David L. Ricken | CHAIR

Diocese of Green Bay

Very Reverend Daniel Felton | VICE CHAIR

Diocese of Green Bay

Todd Blahnik

Diocese of Green Bay

Reverend Joseph Dorner

St. Bernadette Parish

Deacon Mike Eash

St. Bernard Parish

Reverend James Jugenheimer

St. Pius X Parish

Reverend John Katamba

Sacred Heart Parish

Reverend Raja Selvam

St. Joseph Parish

Reverend Ryan Starks

St. Therese Parish

Reverend William Swichtenberg

St. Mary Parish

Deacon Lincoln Wood

St. Thomas More Parish

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With an open mind and a prayerful heart, Fr. Patrick Costello accepted his appointment as chaplain for Xavier High School beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. At the time, his experience with school aged children had been primarily at the elementary level. “I knew maybe a dozen high school students,” said Fr. Patrick. It didn’t take him long to find his place in the XHS community. In his first semester, he expanded the opportunities for students to have Mass at school by adding a Tuesday X-period Mass to the Friday morning Mass and the all school Masses. In collaboration with Ms. Wesolek in the theology department, Fr. Patrick organized a spring break pilgrimage to Rome for students, parents, alumni, and faculty. Finally, he added a “Fridays with the Freshmen” class portion. Each Friday, Fr. Patrick spends 45 minutes with each Freshman Theology class to develop prayer practices and ensure a solid Catholic foundation upon which the students can learn theology in the future. It is a common sight to see Fr. Patrick and his cohort of freshmen moving prayerfully between the classroom and the chapel to make the best of their time together.

One day, during his time with the freshmen, Fr. Patrick offered the famous quote by St. Augustine, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” Noticing that most of the students were surprisingly unfamiliar with the words, he asked how many had heard it before. One student raised his hand. Fr. Patrick remembers feeling joy in that moment, knowing that he has the honor of sharing the deposit of faith and the wisdom of the Church with the next generation of Catholic leaders. He looks forward to his continued work with all of the young people, helping them to have a relationship with a priest and to grow in faith during these important high school years.

Xavier welcomes Fr. Patrick Costello, thanks him for his service to our students and community, and looks forward to his continued chaplaincy in the months ahead.

The St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is extremely grateful to receive financial support from our eight Appleton parishes and 13 regional partner parishes.

Appleton Parishes and Pastors:

St. Bernadette Parish

Fr. Joseph Dorner

St. Bernard Parish

Deacon Mike Eash

St. Pius X Parish

Fr. James Jugenheimer

Sacred Heart Parish

Fr. John Katamba

St. Joseph Parish

Br. Ray Stadmeyer O.F.M. Cap.

St. Therese Parish

Fr. Ryan Starks

St. Mary Parish

Fr. William Swichtenberg

St. Thomas More Parish

Deacon Lincoln Wood

Xavier High School Chaplain

Fr. Patrick Costello

- St. Augustine

Regional Partner Parishes:

Holy Spirit Parish, Kimberly/Darboy

Fr. Carl Schmitt

Most Precious Blood Parish, New London

Fr. John Kleinschmidt

SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Hortonville

St. Clare Parish, Wrightstown/ Greenleaf/ Askeaton

Fr. Brian Wideman

St. Denis Parish, Shiocton

Fr. Michael Thiel

St. Edward Parish, Mackville

Fr. Robert Chinnapan

St. John Nepomucene Parish, Little Chute

Fr. Ron Belitz

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. Robert Chinnapan

St. Patrick Parish, Stephensville

Fr. Michael Thiel

St. Paul Parish, Combined Locks

Fr. Robert Stegmann

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

Alumni Updates

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!

Rocky Bleier ’64 returned to Appleton as a celebrity guest for the inaugural Wisconsin Veterans Village Golf Classic on September 22, which, coincidentally fell on the same weekend as Xavier’s 60th homecoming. Kim (Boeckers) Sowinski ’99 and Kip Zilisch ‘82 attended the golf classic events separately, but both had the idea to bring their Xavier alumni t-shirts and shared with us these photos. That Friday, Rocky generously took time out of his busy schedule to commentate and provide the coin toss at the Xavier versus Waupaca football game where the Hawks swept their opponent with a 49-7 victory!

Last summer, Beckie (Baumann) Hawker ’63 took the Hawk on a trip to Israel/Holy Land.

While visiting from Florida, Ted and Betty (Aykens) Wenning captured this alumni photo proudly repping the same Xavier Alumni t-shirt (and all from the class of 1970!) with friends, Bev (DeBruin) and Dan Besch

Members from the class of 1972 celebrated their 50th reunion on Saturday, September 24 at Bubolz Nature Preserve.

2010s

Matt Ferris ’14 and Meghan Goodman ’14 said “I do” on October 8. Their ceremony took place at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The celebration continued at Poplar Hall.

Claire Gear ’15 joined 13 other colleagues on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya through her employer, U.S. Venture. The purpose of the trip was to visit students and their families who attend the Victory Community Development Center (VICODEC), a Kenyan school which U.S. Venture and the U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation partner to support. According to Claire “Over half of Kenyan school-aged children do not complete their basic education due to a variety of poverty-driven obstacles.” Employees have the option to sponsor a child which covers the cost of a child’s tuition, medical expenses, uniforms, room and board, books, and clothing for one year. On this trip, Claire had the opportunity to meet the four students who she generously sponsors (one in high school and three in primary school): Sarah, Ryan, Joy and Albanus.

“My main takeaway from this experience was an understanding of how far our dollar can go through this program, and hearing firsthand how the sponsorship program is helping their community, “ Claire stated. “Not only was I interested in meeting my students and their families, but being integrated into a new community and culture is an opportunity to grow and expand your current outlook of the world.

I am extremely grateful to VICODEC and their community for being so welcoming and generous during our visit.” If you would like to learn more about how to sponsor a student, feel free to contact Clare at clgear@usventure.com.

Congratulations to Nick Ferris ’12 and Rebecca Walsh ’12 who tied the knot on August 27 at St. Joseph Catholic Church and continued the celebration with a reception at North Shore Golf Club.

The class of 1993 celebrated their 30th reunion at the Appleton Yacht Club on Saturday, February 18.

It was a Xavier varsity volleyball reunion as former high school teammates, now collegiate rivals, competed against each other at a club volleyball tournament hosted at the Nicolas Center on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. From left to right: Elizabeth Gregorski ’19 (who plays for the University of Wisconsin), Emma Vosters ’19 represented her school, Marquette University, Kaitlyn Tetzlaf ’19 competed on the University of Wisconsin club team, and Morgan Michalkiewicz ‘19 competed for her current school, the University of Minnesota. Not pictured, but also at the tournament was Anna Hoerning ’19

Graduates with class years ending in “3” or “8”, this is your reunion year! If you are planning a class reunion, please contact us so we can help promote it. Contact Lisa Pfaff at lpfaff@xaviercatholicschools.org for information and assistance with reunions.

Class of 1963

Let's celebrate our 60th reunion at Waverly Beach Bar & Grille starting at 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Significant others are indeed welcome in addition to fellow classmates from graduating classes of 1962 and 1964. XHS history began with boys on one side and girls on the other side of the courtyard, non-conference sports (boys only!) with XHS first admitted into FVCC Conference in our Junior year, leaky roofs, open cubbies for lockers, and great friends! Come reminisce and reconnect! As we all have changes in our lives, please update your contact information (address, e-mail, text, cell or landline preferences) with either Linda Kranhold Roemer (l.roemer@me.com) or Tim Brown (tbrown244@new.rr.com).

Class of 1968

55 years?! Where has the time gone? The class of 1968 will be celebrating this milestone with a casual gettogether at the Appleton Yacht Club on Saturday, September 9, 2023. To update your contact information, or for questions, please contact either Val (Ballard) DuChateau (920) 851-6646, duchateau.vg@gmail.com, or Mary (Denis) Nyman (920) 843-0793, shakylake@gmail.com.

Class of 1973

Save the Date for the class of 1973's 50th Class Reunion! The reunion will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Additional information will be coming, but contact Ron Spoehr at Ronspoehr@gmail.com with questions in the meantime.

Class of 1978

The class of 1978 is planning our 45th reunion for September 15-16, 2023. Meet on Friday, September 15, for a casual get-together at Riverside Bar & Grill. Dinner and music is planned for Saturday September 16, at Appleton Yacht-Club (more details to come). Please let Amy know if your mailing address has changed in the last 4 years so the Reunion Committee can update records. Contact Amy Verboomen at taverboomen@gmail.com with updates.

Class of 2013

The class of 2013 has its 10 year Class Reunion coming up. Join fellow Hawks on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Waverly Beach (N8770 Fire Lane 1, Menasha). There is space reserved both inside and outside (weather permitting) for everyone to gather. Questions? Contact Tarynn (Theilig) Johnson at tarynnjohnson25@gmail.com or Erik VanHammond at erik@vanhammond.com

Legacy Graduate IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

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

Xavier Catholic Schools offers its condolences to the friends, family and former classmates of alumni who have recently passed away.

Thomas Feavel ‘62

Mary Ann (Merkl) Krupka ‘62

Thomas Hickinbotham ‘62

Michael Kumbalek ‘64

Richard Weisgerber ‘64

Michael Coyle ‘65

Shirley (Bender) Fank ‘65

Edward Michael Probst ‘67

Lawrence Keuler ‘69

Bruce Carew ‘71

Mary Elizabeth (Casper) Peterson ‘72

Nancy Meiers-Knox ‘73

Tom Havinga ‘74

Lynn (Steenis) Rathsack ‘76

Beth (Oudenhoven) Gorski ‘77

Pat Bergner ‘82

Rick Rickert ‘82

Lea Skotzke ‘84

William Watry ‘98

On December 3, the alumni and admissions departments hosted an inaugural, Cookies with Claus event held in the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre lobby. This event offered Xavier alumni and their families a fun-filled morning of Christmas activities, including a photo with Santa!

Children gathered around a rug to listen to Christmas stories read by parent of alum, and 3rd grade instructional aide, Mrs. Tina Foth. With assistance from their parents, they searched the lobby area to check off “I Spy” Christmas images from a list with the great prize of a candy cane for finding all the items. Families had the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake, a reindeer thumbprint ornament, to place on their tree at home. There was no shortage of sugar at the cookie decorating station where kids could ice a Christmas tree cut-out and then decorate with candy ornaments (although most made it into mouths before actually going on the tree). To avoid waiting in line, each family pre-registered for a specific time slot to meet with Santa and then have a professional photo captured by the talented Gosia’s Photography.

Alumni, if you were unable to attend in 2022, plan to join this December! The date and signups will be provided in our monthly alumni newsletter email as soon as it is determined. This event is perfect for alumni with a young child(ren), or, alumni with young grandchildren.

A very special ‘thank you’ to Tina Foth, Gosia Fuehrer, President Phil Riley, Jim Romenesko H’18, Mike Diedrich, and Mike Mauthe for helping to make this a special morning.

We are excited to announce the winner of the 2021-2022 Xavier Alumni Class Challenge is the class of 1973 with 15.7% participation!

Throughout the year, any Xavier alum who makes a gift to the school is included in the overall participation percentages of the Xavier Alumni Class Challenge. If any of our 315 married alumni couples (yes, 630 alumni are high school sweethearts!) make a donation, their gift is credited to each of them individually. This past year, 6.68% of our alumni raised a combined total of $247,438! We are blessed by the generosity of our Xavier alumni benefactors who invest in our current and next generation Xavier graduates.

Curious where your class ranked at the end of this challenge? Visit the Alumni Giving page on our website at xaviercatholicschools.org/alumni/ alumni-giving

Congratulations, class of 1973 and thank you to all alumni who support Xavier Catholic Schools!

The 2022-2023 Xavier Alumni Class Challenge runs through June 30, 2023. Is your class currently in the top 10 based on donor participation?

You are reading that correctly, the above number is not a typo! In February, Celebrate, Xavier Catholic Schools’ largest fundraising event raised a record $635,000. We are so incredibly grateful for everyone's generosity throughout the entire event. There are countless amazing individuals to thank. While we cannot name everyone, please know how truly grateful we are for all of your support. We would like to thank our 45 sponsors who helped make the evening possible. Additionally, we were blessed with two families who provided $150,000 in matching gift dollars for the Fund Our Future portion of the evening. Their remarkable generosity, along with Fund our Future donors, raised $335,950 in a very inspiring 20 minutes! Lastly, Celebrate 2023 was made possible by the unfaltering dedication of our entire Celebrate planning committee. They are not only the idea people, but their hard work and dedication make the night beautiful, inspirational, and successful. We absolutely could not achieve these astounding results without everyone who supports Celebrate with their time, talent, and treasure. We are grateful beyond words. Want to be a part of next year’s Celebrate-ion? Mark the date and join us on February 3, 2024

Thank you 2023 Celebrate Sponsors!

Let’s face facts…almost no one becomes a professional athlete. We know this. We also know that participating in high-level college athletics is a similarly exclusive club, but, for those who love sports, there’s a way to have a major college athletic experience, be part of a team and actually play games without actually being on the official roster. How is that you ask? By being a student manager, and that is exactly how four recent Xavier graduates are making their college experience at Wisconsin extra special.

X, the Xavier magazine recently caught up with Wisconsin student managers Johnny Horak ‘20, Max Metropulos ‘19 (football) and Theo Douglas ‘20, and Quinn Zubella ‘19 (basketball) to learn a bit more about this select group.

Johnny and Max are both considered on-field managers with Johnny assigned to the offensive line and Max to the tight end positon group. An average day at work can add up to over six hours and includes hauling equipment, attending meetings, perhaps catching passes from quarterbacks, spotting the football, and jumping in when called upon. This year Max was awarded the “Otis Green” Manager Award, presented annually to the studentmanager whose leadership, dedication, and work ethic led to the success of the football program.

On the hardwood, Theo and Quinn are given a variety of assignments on game day ranging from being on the bench to working the officials’ locker room. Possessing basketball skills is an important part of their positions because at practice managers are not only required to help with set-up and chart workouts but they are regularly required to participate in drills in some capacity. Because of this, the selection process for getting a job requires not only a series of interviews but an on court skill evaluation.

Each of the students are quick to point out the influence their Xavier experience had on them acquiring the position, especially their involvement in athletics. Being a Xavier student-athlete requires you to be flexible, a team player, have discipline, and be coachable. It demands that you are accountable, competitive and have great time-management skills. All of these are the same qualities that are needed on a daily basis in their student manager position. But perhaps the biggest influence has been the involvement of the Xavier community.

Theo Douglas ’20 and Quinn Zubella ’19 on the Wisconsin basketball sidelines with guard, Justin Taphorn, at the Kohl Center

Xavier alumni Jeremy Davis ’09 and Adam Bates ’09 became short-term foes through the duration of a Wisconsin Badger versus Minnesota Gopher basketball game which they served as opposing team basketball managers

Xavier graduates Jeremy Davis ‘09 (Wisconsin), Adam Bates ’09 (Minnesota) and Noah Severin ‘16 (Wisconsin) all had roles as Student Managers. They were, along with former Xavier graduate Pat Gill ‘95 and the Gill family, very helpful in recommending the current group for these sought- after positions. Jeremy, a longtime Xavier basketball assistant, regularly shared his experiences with Theo and Quinn and helped inspire their passion by telling of his Final Four experiences, beating Kentucky, and playing for a National Championship. Likewise, Noah is quick to point out "Being a manager was one of the best experiences I had while at the University of Wisconsin. It taught me the importance of communication, how to be an effective leader, and to work hard without expecting to receive recognition in return."

In addition, their love for sports along with the relationship they have built with individual players and co-workers have made their jobs more meaningful. Not to mention the great travel opportunities, the incredible swag, and of course training table meals.

And then, of course, there are the games. Yes, student-managers actually have the opportunity to compete on the court and on the field. Each year the Wisconsin football managers play their Iowa counterparts in a flag football game called the “Rusty Tool Box Game.” On the hardwood, the basketball staffs compete on a regular basis with records being kept throughout the year and the best four teams actually play a final four in their own version of March Madness.

What is truly amazing and a source of pride is that Xavier High school has four students currently employed as student managers at the University of Wisconsin. Next time you are watching a Badger football or basketball game, look behind the scenes and see the community of people who help make college athletics operate so efficiently.

Johnny Horak ’20 dressed at a Wisconsin football practice

Noah Severin ’16 with Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Coach, Greg Gard on senior night (February 2020)

Max Metropulos ’19 warming up on the field with the Wisconsin football team at Camp Randall stadium

"Being a manager was one of the best experiences I had while at the University of Wisconsin. It taught me the importance of communication, how to be an effective leader, and to work hard without expecting to receive recognition in return."

— Noah Severin, manager for Wisconsin Men's Basketball team from 2016-2020

FALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TAKEOVER!

Congratulations to the Xavier girls’ cross country team who is this year’s Division 2 state champion! The team placed first in the conference and at sectionals before bringing home the state title. Lilie Fouts ’24 placed seventh in the individual competition.

The boys’ cross country team was conference champion and took second place at sectionals. They finished their season placing third at State.

Coach and Xavier alumnus, Sam Pawlak ’09, earned the WCCCA D2 Girls’ State Coach of the Year and the WCCCA Sector Four Boys’ Coach of the Year!

The girls’ volleyball team won the school’s first ever volleyball state championship! The road to state was a clean sweep as the team was conference, regional, and sectional champions for Division 2. Mariah Potter ‘24 was the conference player of the year. Mariah Potter ‘24, Belle Shea ‘24, Annika Kowalski ‘25, and Mattea Kiepert ‘24 were named to all-state teams.

The girls' tennis team was Bay Conference champions and state runner up! Maggie McGinnis ‘23 placed sixth at individual state.

The girls’ golf team finished second in conference. Aliisa Helminen ‘26 qualified for individual state and finished fourth. Aliisa was also named Bay Conference Golfer of the Year.

Maggie McGinnis ’23 has been named one of the 150 Coca-Cola Scholar recipients for 2023. Over 91,000 high school seniors across the country applied for this award! Coca-Cola Scholars receive a $20,000 college scholarship and are chosen based on their service, academics, and leadership.

Congratulations, future collegiate athletes!

Nolan Henckel ’24 competed against area high school students and college music majors to win the Lakeshore Wind Ensemble’s Young Artist Competition! Nolan was awarded a scholarship and a solo performance opportunity at the Capitol Civic Centre in Manitowoc in March. Nolan, has been an active band member at Xavier and has been a part of the Wisconsin State Music Association’s middle and high school honors programs since 6th grade. He has also received a 1* at district Solo and Ensemble and qualified for State competition each year since 6th grade. He is a member of the Fox Valley Youth Orchestra as well as the Lawrence Wind Ensemble. He currently studies with Dr. Bruce Atwell, professor of horn, UW Oshkosh.

Ean Mares ’23 was chosen as the high school level winner of the BMO Harris / Wisconsin Herd Youth Artist Contest. Student artists from throughout the state were invited to submit their designs for promotional posters to be used to cheer on the Herd, using the theme "What the Herd Means to Me." As a winner, Ean’s artwork was printed on team jerseys at Youth Artist Night on March 13.

Mady Doering ’23 signed a letter of intent to play golf at Concordia University- Wisconsin.

Kenny Power ’23 signed a letter of intent to run cross country for Fairfield University in Connecticut.

Alayna McKinnon ‘24 received the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship in the amount of $11,000. Applicants must be 16 years or older and, if awarded, the scholarship covers the cost to earn a private pilot’s license. Alayna will start classes soon and will get her license in about a year. In the future, she plans to attend college to obtain a commercial pilot license.

Several students recently earned the honor of Eagle Scout. Congratulations to Luke LaViolette ’26, Logan LaViolette ’26, Austin Faeth ‘24, Joel Pfaff ‘24, David Wagener ‘24, and Noah Donnermeyer ’24.

Alex Sherwood ’23 signed his national letter of intent to play basketball at Saint Leo University in Florida.

Originally known as Armistice Day, Veteran’s Day has been celebrated in America since the years following World War I. Since then, Veteran’s Day has come to encompass the remembrance and celebration of the bravery of the many servicemen and women who have fought for our country. Each soldier has a story to tell, which provides a more holistic view of the wars. On Wednesday, November 9th, Xavier Middle School students had the opportunity to learn firsthand from those who valiantly served our country. The day began in the auditorium where sixteen Veterans representing different branches of the military and different wars were introduced. Under direction from Mr. Jeremiah Eis, students folded the flag and explained the symbolism of each fold before the songs of each branch were played. Afterward, the 7th graders were dismissed to the cafeteria. A week prior they had been instructed in Miss Hensley’s Social Studies class that they would be interviewing war veterans, and they spent a class period devising open-ended questions to spark conversation. In small groups, the 7th graders met with their first veteran interviewee. The class had the opportunity to speak with three veterans with varying experiences before time was called. According to emails and notes received from the veterans, the 7th-grade class as a whole was respectful and diligent and it was a positive experience for the visitors. The 7th graders returned to class recounting tales from their veterans. For the rest of the day, students created thank you and Christmas cards for the veterans and created poppy crafts, representing Veterans day and WWI, which hang in the middle school hallway. This Xavier Veteran’s Day celebration was an excellent opportunity to connect our students with the community and show them firsthand why we celebrate those who bravely fought for our rights and freedoms.

It has become a tradition at Xavier Middle School to celebrate the patron saint, St. Francis Xavier, in a big way. December 2nd, 2022 was a day dedicated to prayer, service, learning and celebrating community.

The morning began with a meditation prayer and presentation by Deacon Lincoln Wood, pastoral leader at St. Thomas More Parish. Deacon Lincoln shared a message of being chosen and used the life of St. Francis Xavier as a vivid example.

Fr. Adam Bradley, Associate Vocations Director for the Diocese of Green Bay joined us as we celebrated a votive mass for St. Francis Xavier. The students engaged in worship and listened to Fr. Adam remind us to ask for help - from saints, from Mary, from each other, from God.

The remainder of the day included service and fun.

Over 200 - 7th and 8th grade students left the building to perform service at parishes, Xavier Elementary Schools and local organizations. Four busses transported students and staff to 14 different sites. The students cleaned, decorated, helped with mailings, sang Christmas carols, read stories, led activities and performed a whole variety of service opportunities. Our gratitude to all the staff and volunteers who hosted us.

The fifth grade students cleaned our own school! They worked in the gym, the LMC and throughout the halls to make our school sparkling and bright! While they worked hard, they also laughed and joked and sang some songs. The work was coordinated by Mr. Stebane, Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Linsmeier. Thank you! Additionally, the students created Christmas messages to be delivered to people in some area community homes.

Sixth grade students used measuring and cutting skills along with their creativity to prepare fleece blankets for residents at Harbor House. Over 40 blankets were donated, along with Christmas wishes.

A schoolwide Kahoot! game engaged the students in demonstrating their knowledge of St. Francis Xavier, his mission, Xavier Middle School and our mission. Winning students and teacher, Mrs. Kroner, were awarded casual day passes for their efforts. The auditorium was filled with laughter and learning! The day concluded with students reflecting, discussing and praying in KIDS.

Thank you to our Xavier Middle School staff and students for energetically participating in this day. What a blessing to be a part of St. Francis Xavier Middle School!

My children started in the Xavier system as preschoolers. Almost since day one, my husband and I were fans of the whole child education our sons were receiving. Though it is many years ago now (and yes, it has flown by), I can still remember my very first “favorite moment” (yes, there have been many). Admittedly, I almost spoiled it. School had recently started and I was walking by our young son’s bedroom. It was oddly quiet as he was intently trying to break into his piggy bank. My first reaction was to scold him as he knew that was for saving money, not taking money out. Fortunately I asked what he was doing before I scolded. He told me he needed money and needed it for school tomorrow. Confused as to why he would need money, I asked why. He said he needed to help others. He explained to me that his teacher had told them that God wants us to share and help others if we are able. The teacher had explained many ways to help and explained that they had their first “Casual for a Cause” day the next day. He wanted to share his money with other people who needed it more. (Yes, there may have been a few happy and proud tears that slid down my face when he wasn’t looking.)

Admittedly, the piggy bank was hard to get into and it crossed my mind to just grab a dollar out of my purse. That thought was quickly followed by the realization that that wouldn’t mean nearly as much to him. That realization was reinforced the next morning when he beamed walking into school with the coins from his piggy bank securely gripped in a baggie. He understood at that young age what it meant to give to others and how important that was. Over the years, this scene has undoubtedly been repeated in many Xavier homes. Deals were made, chores were done to earn money to give to others, sometimes

the Casual for a Cause day was forgotten until pulling into the parking lot that morning and money was begged for and promised to be paid back. Honestly, it didn’t really matter much to me if it was paid back—the point was my children were learning the importance of giving to others. Thankfully, it is a practice they continue to this day. Learning begins at home, but this is yet another lesson that was reinforced in the halls of Xavier schools thanks to “Casual for a Cause” days and various other opportunities since.

“Casual for a Cause” days occur regularly on the Xavier elementary campuses. Students are offered the opportunity to bring a dollar (or more) or a specific type of item to donate to a cause each month or so (sometimes other service projects take precedence). The causes change each month and any student or staff member can suggest a cause for consideration that they feel strongly about. Often the causes supported are local, but there are also elements of global outreach. Causes helped this year have included Pillars, St. Joseph Food Program, the Children’s Tumor Foundation, Adopt a Family, Coats for Kids, the Community Clothes Closet, and Convoy of Hope, among others.

Students learn valuable lessons—about sharing, giving, earning, sacrificing, caring, and more. Many times, they also learn about various causes that can become near and dear to their hearts. I remain thankful for so many of the “favorite moments” our family has experienced because of Xavier, but this one is not only a favorite memory, but is also a favorite “habit” for our family that means a little more now.

As children of God, we are called to be people of love. We become people of love when we live by Jesus’ Fruits of the Spirit. This beautiful concept teaches us all to live this way of faith. This concept and living by it can be difficult to put into practice for anyone, regardless of age. To make it easier for elementary students to understand, Mrs. Fairweather, principal and Mrs. Radloff, school counselor, developed the “Heart of a Hawk” program at the St. Francis Xavier Elementary Marquette St. Campus.

The program was created to incorporate religion and character building in a fun and more easily understandable format for elementary-aged students. It has been extremely well received by students and families alike.

Each month, the campus focuses on a different Fruit of the Spirit including self-control, generosity, kindness, faithfulness, and peace, among others. Examples are given to the students and once everyone understands the month’s focus, teachers and staff encourage students to live out that Fruit of the Spirit. Each homeroom teacher nominates one student to receive the “Heart of a Hawk” recognition for that month. Students who are recognized receive a certificate and they also get the opportunity to use the new rock wall.

A Xavier education is more than academics. It is about teaching the whole child. The Heart of a Hawk program builds character while incorporating faith, to help all our students grow as children of God.

The Color Run is an event our elementary students and their families look forward to each fall. Planned by the Xavier Elementary Home and School Association (HSA), this year’s event raised $27,161! Funds raised along with dues paid by individual families provide the HSA opportunities to host family events throughout the year and support elementary faculty and staff with conference and in-service meals, birthday and appreciation gifts, treats on holidays, and more!

Xavier Catholic Schools would like to especially thank the co-chairs of this year’s event- Crystal Kirchner and Stephanie Barnes, and the entire Color Run committee for your amazing work and dedication to make this such a wonderful event for our students and families!

Inspiring Service Through Sweetness

Inspiring Service Through Sweetness

By: Jennifer Much

Each week, the sweet aroma of chocolate and brown sugar lingers around the kitchen where Matt Reynebeau can be found faithfully mixing up countless batches of his iconic chocolate chip cookies. The fresh baked goods are lined up on racks, cooling off and waiting to be packaged as another round is beginning to rise in the oven.

These irresistible delights have been a cherished staple to the Xavier community for years; and while their popularity was accidental, they have given renowned acclivity to an easily recognizable brand, Mr. Reynebeau’s Cookies.

A Sweet Beginning

Before shifting his focus from education to confections, Reynebeau taught mathematics at Xavier for 12 years. He then dedicated 25 years to serving as the high school principal. Upon retiring at 59, Reynebeau leveled on spontaneity before being inspired to start a business. “When I decided to retire from Xavier, I really did not have any plans,” Reynebeau said, “some people wondered if I was going to make cookies; it gave me the idea of starting a cookie business."

Aprons ready, Reynebeau, along with his long-time administrative assistant, Ellen Amick ‘69, began working together once again in 2014, this time to create homemade treats. "When we make a batch, it makes about 160 cookies," said Reynebeau, "the number of batches varies a lot during the year." Cookie varieties include Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin Walnut.

Along with single packages and bags of mini cookies, Reynebeau and Amick create cookie cakes. "Ellen does a professional job of decorating them," complimented Reynebeau, "people order these with get well wishes, to say thanks, to say happy birthday or congratulations." Gift boxes are also available for purchase and orders can be shipped country-wide.

Recipe for Success

Looking back, before Reynebeau's endeavor could hit the ovens, he needed a place to bake first. "I was looking for a kitchen to rent and after looking at a number of sites, I decided to rent the kitchen at the former Catholic Central Elementary school," said Reynebeau. At the time of his

retirement, Xavier was closing Catholic Central and it became the Community Early Learning Center (CELC).

After an elevator was installed for easier accessibility to the building's basement kitchen, the former school became the perfect, nostalgic spot. "It all worked out well and seemed like it was meant to be," said Reynebeau. After moving in his big mixer from St. Bernadette, it was cookie time!

The kitchen gave Reynebeau optimal space for whipping up large batches and plenty of room to package, and even more, it smells heavenly. As he bakes, he has a thoughtfully coordinated system. Between pulling out hot trays to handsealing cellophane packages and labeling, it's clear that Reynebeau's business is a labor of both faith and love. While his recipe itself is nearly sacred, Reynebeau was willing to share his secret to the perfect cookie: lots of chocolate chips! "I joke that there is just enough dough to keep the chocolate chips together," laughed Reynebeau.

A Faithful Tradition

For years, Reynebeau had been sharing his passion for baking with the Xavier community.

"Along the way, Donna Fahrenkrug, the assistant principal for many of those years, suggested that I make cookies and serve them warm to students and thank them for choosing to attend a Catholic school in the Fox Valley," said Reynebeau, "we did this for about 15-20 years while I was at Xavier."

The tradition quickly became a special part of Catholic Schools Week and one that Reynebeau especially enjoys. "I have continued this tradition at all these schools with our business," he said, "the students and teachers look forward to this each year and it is fun to do." Sans delectable crumbs and all, over 3,200 cookies were distributed among the schools this year.

Reynebeau also has many wonderful memories sharing his creation, including from the renowned Xavier Food Fair. He quickly learned, after baking and selling 4,500 cookies, that his desserts could fundraise and stir up some sweet competition.

"One year, someone wanted to support the auction in a big way and bid $5,000 for the cookies," Reynebeau recalled. The following year, two teams of parents bid against each other for the cookies and the winning batch raised $11,111. Now, as any true Xavier grad would tell you, those cookies are worth every cent!

Cherishing Connections

Through his journey of opening his business, Reynebeau offers the community more than just cookies. Instead, he provides a welcoming opportunity for connection and fellowship.

"I really appreciate meeting people at the Farmer’s Market, whether they are familiar friends or new acquaintances," said Reynebeau. Outgoing and personable, anyone walking up to the Reynebeau Cookie booth is greeted warmly and with a smile. Along with showcasing his products, Reynebeau enjoys reconnecting with former students and their families.

“I get to hear their stories and learn about their present circumstances regarding their growing families and jobs," said Reynebeau, "I especially like to see and catch up with alumni and past parents who stop to buy cookies."

Those fixing for Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies have some options. "Besides being busy during the summer making cookies for the farm market, we sell our cookies at a number of stores in the Valley," said Reynebeau.

Customers can find them at Jacobs Meat Market, Dwyer's

Cheese Hut, Lamers Dairy and Jersey Bagel in Appleton, as well as at The Meat Block in Greenville. They are also sold year-round at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and at the concessions stand during Xavier's athletic and fine arts events.

Baking Up Blessings

For Reynebeau, baking cookies turned out to be more than just a business, it was a blessing, too. "With all the previous cookie sales at Xavier events, I accidently built a brand," said Reynebeau, "a brand which I also want to protect." Naturally, the cookies sell themselves thanks to both their chunky bite and prominent moniker. "Because my cookies were pretty well known within the Xavier community, when I started my business, I felt I had to call it "Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies" so people knew what they were getting," said Reynebeau.

Faith, coupled with his time and talent, also played an important role for Reynebeau. "We donate gift baskets of cookies to parish fundraising events or causes that we feel a special connection to," said Reynebeau. This extension of charity and hospitality makes Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies even more special.

"I plan to continue to work part-time making cookies," said Reynebeau, "I am happy to take the business that comes to me." From special occasions like birthdays, baby showers and weddings, to enjoying a simple dessert after dinner, Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies are truly the best. When it comes down to every sweet morsel, a happy Catholic is a Catholic with a cookie!

To place an order, please visit www.reynebeaucookies.com.

as any true Xavier grad would tell you, those cookies are worth every cent!

DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2021-2022

As I write this annual report letter, I am struck by all that we achieved during the 2021-2022 school year. These accomplishments are not ours alone and we thank all of you who have contributed to our success. Each gift we have received is an outward sign of the sustained relationship individual donors have with Xavier and a shared commitment to the values deeply rooted within the Xavier culture. It is a powerful reminder that Xavier isn’t just a place, or a faculty, or a student body. It is a mission: A mission that has momentum of its own, powered by passion, driven by curiosity, and committed to excellence. A mission that is too vital, our progress too essential, to slow down or look back. A mission that seeks true partnerships with individuals, families, businesses, and our community.

As true Hawks, we have soared through turbulent winds of the past two years thanks to your generosity, love and prayers. Your willingness to share has provided the gift of opportunity to students and supported our most critical resource – our Xavier teachers and staff who are forever committed to providing the highest quality teaching and learning. They have helped students grow closer to God, opened the door for creative expression, and ensured enrichment after the bell.

While we relish our success, I am totally confident that our best days are still ahead of us and with your continued support Xavier will build upon our rich traditions and move forward with purpose. I ask for your continued generosity in building both our todays and our tomorrows.

Live Jesus in our Hearts,

Bob Biebel Vice President of Advancement

Xavier Board of Trustees 2021-2022

Brian Wierzbinski- Chair | Eric Kessenich- Vice Chair | Arist Mastorides- Treasurer | Daniel Aragon- Secretary

Richard Del Viscio | Sam Pociask ‘97 | Mike Steers | Diane Walters

By the numbers

2021-2022

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is blessed by the faithful support of our alumni, parents, grandparents, alumni parents and grandparents, and friends who believe in our mission. Individuals and businesses on this list made a contribution to the Xavier Fund, Angel Fund, Celebrate, and/or one our support organizations. We are truly grateful for your investment in Xavier Catholic Schools which provides vital funding to ensure our greatest needs are met to sustain the excellence of the school, and student experience.

Gifts made between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 are acknowledged in their corresponding giving levels. Also included in the list are the 101 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 team 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 (2)

Ascension Health Ministry

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay

Torchy Clark Fund*

Geoffrey Crowley and Kelly LanpheerCrowley

Geoff and Kelly Crowley Family Foundation

Robert Dohr & Lilas Dohr Charitable Fund**

Tom and JoAnne Dolata

Herbert & Elva Dorn K-12 Support Fund*

Herbert & Elva Dorn K-8 Memorial Scholarship Fund*

Forefront Dermatology

Forefront Management LLC

George and Mary Kremer Foundation

Gloria J Haen Memorial Scholarship**

Chris† & Evie Hartwig

Hartwig Family Foundation, Inc.

Joshua Hermus '99 and Michelle Horn

Hermus '99

Pete and Heather Hietpas

Drew and Allison Jamison

Eric and Mari Kessenich

Michael and Jenna Kessenich

Timothy and Andrea Kippenhan

Lawrence Konz '68 and Charley Konz

Jay and Darci Minorik

Miron Construction

National Philanthropic Trust

Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists

Ryan Padget and Nicole Kessenich Padget '01

Gregory and Julie Pawlak

John and Lynn Pfefferle H'07

John & Lynn Pfefferle Scholarship Fund*

Mike Pfefferle Memorial Fund*

R. Sabee Company

Van Schyndel Family*

Brian Wallace '86 and Catherine Colling

Wallace '88

Clarence E Wallace & Dolores Lynch Wallace Fund*

Dolores Lynch Wallace Scholarship Fund*

Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation*

Xavier High School General Operations*

Xavier High School Teachers*

VISIONARIES $5,000 - $9,999

American Endowment Foundation

Anonymous

Associated Bank

Expanding Opportunities Scholarship*

Granite Valley Forest Products

Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin

Maureen Hussey Memorial Scholarship*

Jane Kaufman

Konz Wood Products

Alex and Holly Kowalski

Jeffrey and Sonja Leicht

Paul and Catherine Lombardi

Boyd and Susanne Lumsden

Arist and Mary Beth Mastorides

Nicolet National Bank

Michael Noffke and Catherine Lingg Noffke '08

PRN Home Care

Eric Oelhafen '88 and Amy Pfefferle

Oelhafen '91

Barbara Blick Pope '66

Ray Schmidt Family Charitable Fund

Neal Schmidt '94 and Jodie Schmidt

Andrew Schmidt '92 and Lyssa Schmidt

Estate of Francis & Josephine Van Lieshout H'00

Bruce and Suzanne VanEnkevort

Gus and Kathleen Welter

Xavier High School Memorial Scholarship*

Xavier Public Access Scholarship*

LEARNERS $2,500 - $4,999

ACES Fund**

Agropur, Inc.

Anonymous

Association of Hospital

Anesthesiologists, S.C.

AZ Process Solutions

Robert Bachman†

Badger Plug

Robert and Elisabeth Ballard

Berg Family Scholarship*

BLC Community Bank

Boldt Company

Edward & Margaret Brill Scholarship*

Margaret J. Brill Scholarship*

Merlin & Joan Brunner Scholarship*

Captain Family Scholarship Fund**

Dr. Charles F. Dungar Memorial Scholarship*

H. Richard Earl

Timothy Eckes '97 and Amy Kappell

Eckes '99

Lawrence & Arlene Gage Scholarship*

Raymond P. Georgen Memorial Scholarship*

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

Patrick and Valerie Kelly

Kimberly Clark Foundation

Greg and Eileen Kirwan

Anne M. Konz Scholarship*

David and Patricia Lee

James Magalska

The Oscar G & Elsa S Mayer Family Foundation

Joseph and Keri McCormick

Jason and Delanie McGlone

William McKinley and Gretchen Polzin

McKinley '01

McMahon Associates Inc

Menn Law Firm, LTD

Doug and Melissa Miller

Ralph & Ethel Moehring Scholarship*

Jon and Patricia Myers

NAI Pfefferle

Northstar Dental Group

Dennis Oudenhoven Memorial Scholarship*

Sanjeev Patel and Megan Voissem

Patel '05

Edward & Loretta Pfefferle Memorial Scholarship*

Brad and Cheryl Quimby

Timothy and Holly Roarty

St. Mary's Catholic Central Legacy Scholarship*

Sarah Simon '86

Chris Simon '91 and Sarah Koleske

Simon '91

David Stanek Xavier Theatre Fund*

Surgical Associates of Neenah

Clay and Victoria Tylinski

Roy and Deborah Vande Hey

Vande Hey Company, Inc.

Dan and Marcia VandenBrink

Charles Voissem '02 and Genevieve

Voissem

Dan Voissem '78 and Margi Dungar

Voissem '78

Chris and Debra Wagner

Gene Wall and Barbara Berg Wall '89

The Wallace Family Foundation

Weier Wealth Management

Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation

General Scholarship Fund*

Xavier Middle School Building Maintenance*

Gus & Helen Zuehlke Family Scholarship*

AMBASSADORS $1,000$2,499

Acre Realty- Lindsey Kate Team

Amcor Foundation

John and Elizabeth Anderla

Apple Creek Oral Surgery, S.C.

Appleton Lacrosse Club, Inc

Deacon James & Helen K. Asmuth Scholarship*

Baird Foundation, Inc.

Ballard Investments, LLC

Matthew and Stephanie Barnes

Lisbeth Werner Bax Family Fund**

Peter† & Carol Bekkers

Christopher and Kristen Bergstrom

Bergstrom Corporation

Matt and Stephanie Bettag

Bob and Mary Ann Biebel

Bill and Terri Bittner

Rocky Bleier Scholarship*

John & Evelyn Blick Memorial Scholarship*

BMO Harris Bank

Joe Bourassa '70 and Terri Bourassa

John and Linda Brantmeier

Fritz & Peg Brei Memorial Scholarship*

John, Mary, Alice & Elsa Breitenbach Scholarship*

Rita Brust

Lori Dolata Bultman Memorial Scholarship*

Mark Calmes '69

Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota

Roy and Betty Conrad

Countryside Veterinary Services

Otto and Carolyn Cox

Cranky Pat's Pizzeria & Pub

Dr. James Curry Memorial Scholarship*

Ken & Marie Day/Hilda Kitzinger Memorial Scholarship*

Margaret De Jonge Memorial Scholarship*

Daniel Des Jardins '97 and Joy Hietpas

Des Jardins '97

Dick's Family Foods

Augustine Doe and Erin Stockhausen-Doe

Don Hietpas and Sons

Herbert & Elva Dorn Scholarship*

Ryan and Marissa Downs

Robert and Jodie Dusenberry

Kurt and Michelle Eaton

Donald and Linda Eckes

Elite Smiles Dental, Ltd

J. Robert and Cheryl Ellis

Dan Ferris '79 and Cindy Ferris

Thomas & Beulah Flanagan Scholarship Fund*

Fox Cities Marathon

Fox Communities Credit Union

Fox Valley Health Professions

Scholarship*

Fox Valley Surgical Associates, LTD

Joseph & Marguerite Frahm Memorial Scholarship*

John and Elaine Gallagher

Terrance and Sharon Gallagher

Michael and Karen Geerts

Louis & Michele Gentine

Gary Geurts '63 and Joan Geurts

Ivo & Mary Geurts Scholarship*

Maury and Barbara Graves

Green Bay Packers, Inc.

Sara Gunderson

Gunderson Cleaners

Gunderson Family Companies

Jason Haen '91 and Tricia Haen

Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC

Rebecca Baumann Hawker '63

Todd and DeDe Heid

Rich Mantey and Kim Heid-Mantey '83

Heid Music Family Charitable Fund**

Brian and Mary Heimann

Gregory and Catherine Heimerl

Lindsey Henning

Brian and Laura Heyndrickx

Glenn Higgins '73 and Anne Salm Higgins '77

Sarah Higgins '00

Andrew Hippert '02 and Kalli Hippert

Brian Hodgkiss '88 and Rachael Hodgkiss

Jude Hoffmann & Lisa Kampf Memorial Scholarship*

Mark and Wendy Holub

David L. Hussey Memorial Scholarship*

Paul and Barbara Johnson

Dick Jones

Joe & Jane Kaufman Scholarship*

Keesler Orthodontics SC

William and Mary Kay Kessenich

Knights of Columbus Council 608

Trevor and Tamra Knutson

Thomas and Tina Kocken

Daniel Kreutzberg '63 and Mary Kreutzberg

Mark Kuechler and Jane Welhouse

Kuechler '69

Christopher and Cecilia Kwasny

John and Gene LaBash

Mark Lee '01 and Sarah Lee

Jon and Katie Leicht

Andrew Lindsay '04 and Amber

Schmidt Lindsay '04

Kevin and Elizabeth Lonergan

Dr. Leo Mack, Jr. Scholarship*

Al & Phyllis Malak Charitable Fund

Rick Maas '76 and Sue Van Asten Maas '79

Marco

Mares Financial Planning Inc

Larry and Barb Mauthe

Marcel McDermott and Maria del Pilar

McDermott

Ralph & Ethel Moehring Catholic Education Fund**

Brian Much '92 and Elizabeth Lee

Much '93

Charles Murphy '80 and Judy Murphy

Nienhaus Scholarship Fund*

Northeastern Wisconsin Sports

Advancement, Inc

Northland Electrical Services

Northstar Dental Group of Sheboygan

Nsighttel Wireless LLC dba Cellcom

Fr. Michael K. O'Rourke Education Scholarship*

Scott and Tara Pearce

Neil and Lisa Pfaff

Lydie Pfefferle

Dan and Debbie Phee

Patrick and Caroline Picard

Lawrence & Jeannette Piette Scholarship*

Dan and Gwen Pociask

Ed Polzin '97 and Jenna Polzin

J. Scott Polzin '67 and Joann Polzin

Polzin Family Dental, LLC

Tom and Jennifer Potter

Kent and Kristin Powley Family Fund**

Qastin Family Fund*

RBC Wealth Management

Tom Reader '82 and Mary Ver Bockel

Reader '82

Callie + Michael Romenesko- A Family

Dental Studio

Chad and Kathryn Rowen

Alexander and Lucille Rudolf Family Fund**

Rudolf Family Scholarship*

Peg & Bernard Rutten Scholarship*

Schmidt Boat Lifts & Docks, Inc.

Schmidtke Orthodontics

John Schroeder '70

Schubbe Family Chiropractic

Brent and Shahla Seaborn

SECURA Insurance Companies

Boyd Seidler '87 and Nancy Seidler

Kyle and Dawn Severson

Michael Siddall '66 and Sue Siddall

David and Judy Simon H'04

Simple Simon Bakery

St. Francis Xavier High School Booster Club

St. Norbert College

Christopher and Denise Stempa

William & Margery Stilp Scholarship*

Stonehaven Wealth and Tax Solutions, LLC

Greg Strick '93 and Elizabeth Welch Strick '93

Patrick Suess '86 and Sheryl Suess

The Bar of Oshkosh, Inc

Todd and Julie Thiel

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

Jim and Maria Totzke

Nicholas Tseffos '05 and Emily Tseffos

Edward and Vicky Turek

Turek's Plumbing US Bank

Steven P. Van Hoof Memorial Scholarship*

David and Megan Van Lieshout Charitable Fund**

Van Lieshout Law Office

William and Jen Van Nuland

Andrew Vande Hey '92 and Maxine DeGroot Vande Hey '92

Jon Vanden Heuvel '81 and Kathleen Vanden Heuvel

Voissem Family Scholarship*

Marv & Jayne Voissem Scholarship*

Christopher and Ann Wagener

Alexander and Caryn Walczak

James Walkowski and Anne Pfefferle Walkowski '87

Steve and Mary Weeldreyer

Jason and Nicole Weier

Joe Welch '84 and Debby Van Schyndel Welch '84

Brian and Karen Wierzbinski

Richard Wiesner '63

David and Barbara Wilda

Xavier Catholic Schools Staff Development Fund*

Fr. John Zickert Memorial Scholarship*

Jim Zuleger '95

Reverend Donald M. Zuleger Scholarship*

LEARNERS $500 - $999

ACES/Knights of Columbus Fund**

Advantage Exteriors

Donna Alferi

Anthony and Jessica Appl

Joseph and Erin Arndt

Avenue Jewelers

Chad and Crista Backes

Colleen Baehnman

Helen "Sis" Balliet Memorial Fund*

Eric and Jessica Bersted

Joseph Bertram '92 and Julie Bertram

John Biese H'11†

Jesse and Meghan Borman

Nathan and Kelly Borman

Brian Hodgkiss Injury Lawyers

Liam and Christine Bruen

John and Jodi Bunks

John Bykowski Family Fund**

Lawrence and Joyce Casey

Karen Competente '89

Corr Opticians

Robert, Sr. & Jacqueline Drexler

Memorial Scholarship*

Richard Duncan

Robert Ebben '95

John Egan and Lisa Porto Egan '91

Bob and Patricia Elko

Stephen Evans '66 and Mary Le

Captaine Evans '66

Constance Rechner Farragher '88

Joseph and Elaine Ferris

Timothy and Joan Flaherty

David Drewek and Gina FlanaganDrewek

Fox Valley Tool & Die

Jeremy and Tammy Frassetto

Jan Fuller

Robert Geenen '85 and Kate Sabish

Geenen '85

Paul Gosling '84 and Stacey Otto

Gosling

Scott and Theresa Gouin

Sena L. Gray Memorial Scholarship*

Great Northern Corporation

Scott and Gina Hackl

John and Lakshmi Hall

Bill and Kiki Harke

Bob & Sue Hayes Family Scholarship*

Cornelis Heesters and Anne Heesters

Schroth '84

JP Heim '98 and Katherine Heim

Dave and Christa Hesse

Kurt and Gail Heyrman

Patrick and Cheryl Hietpas

Jim Hlaban and Mary Jagdfeld Hlaban '64

Michael Hoar

Bill & Mimi Hodgkiss Scholarship*

Father Orville Janssen Memorial Scholarship*

Peter and Wendy Janu

John Turner's Northside Auto LLC

Kenneth Kalz '70

Anthony Kappell '97 and Kristine

Schabo Kappell '97

Steve Kappell and Susan Kuba Kappell '77

Peter and Murissa Katz

Greg Kieffer and Kathryn Murphy

Kieffer '73

Brian Kist and Amanda Neumeier-Kist

KJDT LLC D.B.A. Bagelicious

Klister/Livengood Scholarship*

James and Lori Krueger

Adam Lange '99 and Rachel Lange

Richard and Ann Larsen

Anna Leitermann Memorial Scholarship*

Cody and Amy Lewis

Michael Lingg and Jackie Dungar

Lingg '79

Phyllis S. Lorek Memorial Scholarship*

Scott Lueck '83 and Jody Lueck

Cary Mares '84 and Erin Mares

Thomas and Jessica Martine

Joe and MaryBeth Matzek

Mike Mauthe

Thomas Meehl Memorial Scholarship*

Bruce Meiers '73 and Patti O'Leary

Meiers '72

Menasha Corporation Foundation

Doug and Erica Meyer

Mark Miller '81

Doris Miller

MK2 Investments, LLC

Michael Mullen '02 and Stephanie

Schnettler Mullen '02

Muntz Audio Video of Appleton

Jennifer Rankin Nelson '93

Devin O'Brien and Kelyn Reynebeau

O'Brien '04

Tom and Patricia Oswald

Joseph Pankratz '74 and Bonnie Pflum

Pankratz '74

Donald and Jeanne Pappas

Frank Paretti

James Pfefferle '64 and Karen Pfefferle

Samuel Pociask '97 and Kristin Pociask

Primary Care Associates of Appleton, LTD

John Randall and Judy Quella Randall '65

Jim Rather '64

Matt Reynebeau

Philip and Terri Riley

Michael Romenesko '99 and Callie Romenesko

Richard Romenesko '71 and Franki Baumann Romenesko '71

David and Nikki Rust

Matthew Scheske '07 and Emily Scheske

David and Vicki Schultz

Richard and Judith Simon

Fine Arts Spark Fund, in honor of Elizabeth Wiltzius*

Chris and Jim Stymiest

Kenneth and Kathryn Suess

Mark and Trisha Tetzlaff

The Meat Block

Jeff Timmers '92 and Martha Timmers

Tongxeng Personal Home Care, LLC

Hugo Wittmann and Patricia Van HoofWittmann

Jeffrey Van Lieshout Scholarship*

Matt and Trisha Van Noie

Dolly Van Sistine†

Jeffrey Van Straten '80 and Kathleen

Bradish Van Straten '80

Opal & Elmer Vandenboogaard Scholarship*

Leon and Lu Vanden Heuvel

Cherian and Linda Varghese

John Ver Bockel '76 and Kathleen Carbonara

Brad Vincent '68

Eunice Vosters Family Memorial Scholarship*

Brian & Catherine Wallace Family Scholarship Fund*

David and Dana Walsh

Thomas Watson '76

Jim Weiland and Ellen Barry Weiland '71

Jeffrey Werner '83 and Elizabeth Werner

Paul and Judy Werner H'01

Paul & Judy Werner Scholarship*

Kathleen Wesolek

Michael West

Gary and Lori Weyers

Bradley Williams Memorial Scholarship*

Mary Williamson Memorial Scholarship*

Hugo and Patricia Wittmann

Christopher and Sherri Wolske

Michael Worachek '85 and Maria

Konkel

Paul Worachek '84 and Deb Worachek

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Thank you to the following companies for their support in 20212022 which totaled over $23,900 in matching gift contributions!

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Kimberly Clark Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

RBC Foundation

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation, Inc.

Would your employer match a donation you make to Xavier? The giving page on our website provides a matching gift company search tool! Visit xaviercatholicschools.org/donate and type in your company name to see if your contribution is eligible!

BELIEVERS $250 - $499

Luke and Gina Abler

ACT Test Prep. Inc.

Ademino Group Inc

American Family Insurance

American Heart Association

Jerome Dold and Geralyn Andrle

Annie-Time Nails and Spa

Anonymous (4)

Appleton Trophy & Engraving, Inc

Jessica Arndt

Avaii Wealth Management

Andy and Laura Barnett

Tim Bartelt '69

Andrew Basehoar and Eliza Geier

Basehoar

Payton Bayer '15

Greg Bednar

Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel '62†

Waltera Bekkers Memorial Scholarship*

John and Barbara Bell

Mike and Karen Bendel

Dr. David Bero '84

Bob and Cynthia Biechler

Michael and Janel Blaine

Robert & Mary Bodoh XHS Music Fund*

Thomas Brinsko '69

Brian Buchanan and Allison Sell

Buchanan '99

John and Rose Bykowski

Theresa Carroll

Rick and Allison Cavaiani

Center For Innovative Change, LLC

Class of 1982

Closet 1 Interiors

Paul Coenen '79 and Michelle Ertl

Coenen '79

Ron and Judy Colling

Tony and Sandy Creten

Tim and Peggy Dalton

Jessica Dickhut '13

Fr. Joe Dorner

Gary DuChateau '66 and Valerie

Ballard DuChateau '68

Peter Duffy

Tony Dupont '83 and Deanna Dupont

Gary Ebben '65

John and Judith Eckert

Essity Professional Hygiene NA LLC

Brian and Sherry Farr

Josephine Feavel Family Scholarship*

Tait and Victoria Fors

Mark and Tina Foth

Thomas Gage '79 and Laura Gage

David Gage '69 and Donna Gage

Angelyn Gallagher

Samuel Gannon

Spencer and Katherine Gantz

Dan Gassner

Jo (Perry) Gear Memorial Scholarship*

Kevin and Angela Gilligan

Robert Gloudemans '65 and Sue

Gloudemans

Doug and Sue Hahn H'13

Steve and Jessie Hietpas

Mark and Cis Holzhauer

Lynn Marie Hopfensperger

Joseph and Susan Introcaso

Kurt and Donna Jacobson

Susan Johnson

Bob Kemps '70 and Nancy Kemps

Alex and Katie Klein

Fr. Bob Kollath

Kelly Kornely '63 and Sheila Kornely

Robert and Mary Krueger

Daniel Kuen '79 and Mary Pat Blick

Kuen '80

Mark Kunstman '71 and Kathy Kunstman

Kwik Trip Inc

Dan and Barb Lauer

Lee's Contracting/Fabricating, Inc.

Sr. Mary Barbara Loch

Gary Lorge '88 and Lynn Fischer Lorge '88

Patrick and Rose Loughrin

Lucille M Lang Trust

Barry Marquardt and Melissa Merrick

Marquardt '02

Michael and Cindy Martin

Jayzon and Vera Martonito

Bob Masse '70

James and Bernadette McGovern

Tom and Kelli McGreevey

Clare McVey Xavier Catholic Schools

Tuition Assistance Fund**

Tom Meiers '78 and Brenda Meiers

Paul Meyer '85 and Kate Myers Meyer '85

Andrew and Sara Micheletti

Neil Mix and Sarah Welch Mix '91

Jon Mueller '89 and Wendy Mueller

N.E.W. Piano Guys

Nakashima, Inc.

Brian and Lisa Nortman

John and Sandy Nussbaum

Terry O'Leary '67 and Cynthia O'Leary

Marietta Oudenhoven

Carla Oudenhoven

Sandra Oudenhoven

Joe Ourada '96 and Vickie Peterson

Ourada '96

Pace Corporation

Marcia Brock Palmer '71

John and Sally Paulson

Jim and Darlene Pfaff

Ryan Polcyn and Brooke Hermus

Polcyn '02

Chad Ponschock '92

Postal Express RG LLC

ProAmpac

Michael Reader '13 and Maggie

Wallace Reader '13

Michael† and Virginia Reinardy

Larry and Mary Renzaglia

Kelly Richeson '85

RichterGreene LLC

Lisa Ulmen Roach '81

Romenesko Dental SC

Jean Schumacher Russum '69

Sagemark Consulting

Jessica Walters Schaller '03

James Schermerhorn '91

Patricia Schmidtke

James Schmitz and Heidi Schafhauser Schmitz '83

Michael Schroeder '98 and Holly Schroeder

John and Amy Schubbe

Mark and Katie Schuh

Scott and Mona Sherwood

Gerry Skalla '89

Ignatius Smetek and Nancy Lippert

Smetek '76

Brian and Judy Smith

Zachary and Amanda Sobczak

Fred and Char Steenis

Janet Spitz Stephenson '70

Gregg and Jennifer Sterling

Kevin and Tammy Stini

Lynn Strick

Helen & John Streur Fund**

Nate Tapelt and Alena Lange Tapelt '96

Ron and Lisa Thiry Family Fund**

Van Handel Waste & Recycling

Dustin and Tami Van Straten

John and Jo Ann VanAbel

Mark Ver Voort '97 and Katie Ver Voort

Dave and Jane Voss

Ryan Voss '01 and Sarah Gonnering

Voss '01

Jeff and Diane Walters

Stephen and Staci Wanty

Jeffery Witthuhn '99

Phil and Darlene Yazbak

Robert Zahorik and Amy Schermerhorn

Zahorik '86

Adam and Susan Zeleske

Jeff Lanser and Lori Zovar-Lanser

FRIENDS $100 - $249

Mary Kay Gorski Abbey '63

Larry and Lori Abler

John Adrian and Carol Earle Adrian '73

John and Carin Allhiser

AM Beauty WI Inc

Jason and Yolanda Anderson

Robert and Christine Andrews Family

Anonymous (16)

Appleton Parade Committee

Daniel and Evelyn Aragon

Eric and Hollie Aronson

AT&T Employee Giving Campaign

Andrew and Chersti Avergonzado

Kamea Avergonzado '31

Nai Ayer Mon and Mi Soita Chan

Dan and Kate Ball

Betsy Bartelt '74

Margaret Van Handel Bartelt '64

R. Virginia Bartelt

Doug and Gayle Basehoar

Kenneth Baum '72 and Jeanne Baum

John Baum '64

Bryan and Kendall Behm

Luke and Andrea Benrud

Maria Biebel

Katie Biese Oleinic '02 and Andrew

Oleinic

Adam and Meredith Bjorkman

Joseph Bloomer '68 and Discora

Bloomer

Thomas and Linda Bobka

Craig and Mariann Bowe

Lisa Burton Bradford '80

John and Rita Bradish

Adam and Danielle Brand

Steven Brautigam '71 and Marsha

Miller Brautigam '72

Larry and Sue Briski

Steve Brock '78 and Debra Brock

Timothy Brown '63 and Suzanne Brown

Barbara Brum

Steven Burch '67

Dean Burton '87 and Jean Burton

Neil and Robyn Buss

Captain's Auto Sales

Sister Kathrynn Carpenter '69

Matthew and Beth Carpenter

Matthew and Kayla Chiolino

John Cleaver and Alison Loughrin

Cleaver '02

John Clemons '66

Patrick Comerford '93 and Kristin

Comerford

Cooney's Embroidery, LLC

John and Barbara Craghan

John and Andrea D'Agnolo

John and Nancy Daley

Mary Daniels

Richard and Denise DeCock

Todd and Shannon Degner

Clint Dekeyser '77

Richard and Michele Del Viscio

Brianna and Chris DeLeske

David and Elaine Demro

Dentistry by Design LTD

LeRoy DePas and Emily Jacobs DePas '97

Mary Des Jardins

Joseph DeYoung '78 and Amy

DeYoung

Greg and Mary Dickhut

Anthony and Connie Donovan

Eric and Leslie Draheim

Phil and Lynne Drake

Sandy Stefl Drexler '79

Joseph Drusch and Nancy LindoDrusch

Ron Duszak

Susan Dyer

Mark Ebben '73 and Karen Ebben

Dawn Simon Ebert '87

Alissa Edwards

Jeanne Ehrhardt '64

Electroline Data Communications Inc

Thomas Engel '63

Eros Stone & Masonry, LLC

Chad and Mariah Ervin

Corey Feller '92 and Amanda Feller

Peter Ferron '73 and Mary Ferron

Roger and Lynn Figurin

Mark Fillhouer '77

Keith Finley and Kathryn Kostelnik

Finley '86

Tom and Amy Flick

Ryan Flood '06

FORE Development Inc

Peter Forsythe and Michelle Bayer

Forsythe '96

Mason Foth '17

Tim Fountain '78 and Marti Fountain

Sandra Frassetto

Vernon Freimuth '70 and Carol Freimuth

Natalie Fuller '03

Brian Fuller '07

Alejandro Garcia and Yazmin Fuentes

Juan Garcia and Irene Sanchez

David Gass and Ann Dungar Gass '73

Steven Gear '84 and Elizabeth Gear

Don Geenen '76 and Deb Geenen

Paul and Carol Gehl

Randy Gershman and Joyce Mueller

Gershman '84

Richard and Sandra Gibson

Carole Lloyd Giersch '86

Levi and Kelly Gingerich

David and Kay Goeser

Graphic Composition

Charles and Patricia Green

Kay Griesbach '70

Ron Grove

Gerald Gulseth and Diane Wolfgram Gulseth '64

Doug and Corrin Gunderson

Richard Gunderson

Joshua Hagman '95 and Lauren Tonies

Tom and Patricia Hall

Paul Hammerberg and Tarra Smits

Tim and Jill Harikkala

Sara Sturm Hawley '67

Peter and Lynlee Hehli

Laura Henke

Thomas and Elizabeth Hervey

Patrick Heuring '83 and Jenny Heuring

Victoria Hoffman

Jarod and Ashley Hogan

Laura Plouff Holland '83

Barry and Ann Hoopes

John and Jane Houlihan

Fred Hubley '85

James Hughes '64 and Sandy Lison Hughes '65

Don Hurley '66 and Kuniko Hurley

Steven Hurula†

Thomas and Margaret Jackson

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 LIST

David Adamovich

Timothy Arens '65

Matthew Arndt '93

Don & Helen Alferi

Esther Barry

Michael Bartelt '77

Agnes Biese H'11

John and Evelyn Blick

Robert Bodoh

Ray and Mary Kay Brock

Merlin Brunner

Loretta Dolata Bultman

Gene "Torchy" Clark

Ed and Florence Clemons

Rose Coenen

Connie Nack Collins '64

Rosemary Cummings

Gary Des Jardins

Nancy Doleysh

Anna Vosters Donnermeyer '90

Robert & Jacqueline Drexler

Charles Dungar

Judy Earl

Thomas & Beulah Flanagan

Marguerite Frahm

Fay Gambsky

Ivo Geurts

Luanne Graf

Jim Haase '68

Carol Pastorelli Hagar '69

Chris Hartwig

Thomas Heinritz '67

Susan Henke

Jude Hoffmann '77

Michael Hurley '79

Terry Hurley '62

Mary Jackson

Jeremy Janssen '99

Lisa Kampf '83

Joe Kaufman

Mary Kelley

Daniel Kenneavy '07

Anne Konz

David and Ellen Nora Lamon

Ralph & Josephine Landusky

Troy Landwehr '94

Anna Leitermann '06

Phyllis Lorek

Mike Luty

Lynn Lally Marin '68

Gigi Masse Blasi '71

John Masse '75

B. Robert & Ruth Masse

Adam McCormick '06

Jim Meyer

Gerry & Elaine Meyer

Della Milbach

Carl Mueller

Richard and Margaret Murphy

Daniel & Margaret O'Leary

Dennis Oudenhoven

Thomas Oudenhoven

Jack Ourada

Michael Pfefferle '89

Herbert and Eva Plamann

Fred and Rose Ponschock

Richard Powers

Edward and Jonelle Rausch

Justiniano Rodrigues

Harold and Mary Sachs

Francis Scholtz

Margaret Hurley Schroeder '70

Agnes Smarzinski

Ed Stieby

Fr. Lawrence (Casey) Stingle

Joan Streck

Joe Strick

Aaron Swenson

Thomas Timmers '62

Elaine Van Elzen

Steven Van Hoof '91

Francis & Josephine Van Lieshout H'00

Jeffrey Van Lieshout

Joe Van Schyndel

Elmer & Opal Vanden Boogaard

Anton and Margaret Vanderloop

Julie DuChateau Vander Loop '70

Marty VanderWielen

Cyril Van Sistine

John Ver Bockel

Patrick Verbrick '74

Daniel Welhouse '67

Joseph and Mabel Welhouse

Tom Welhouse '65

Mary Alice Wenning

Cliff West '73

Gladys Wisnefski

Callie Zipple '06

Gus & Helen Zuehlke

HONOR LIST

Caroline Basehoar '26

Eloise Basehoar '29

Gretchen Basehoar '32

Kathy Hansen Bates '71

Sophia Bauman '24

William Bauman '28

Bob Biebel

Rocky Bleier '64

Terri Bourassa

Class of 1967

Class of 1982

Class of 1985

Class of 1992

Class of 2003

Class of 2004

Class of 2006

Bella Daley '28

Madison Daley '25

Anne Miller Decker '83

Aubrey Disch '27

Alissa Edwards

Rita Sachs Engel '63

Hannah Entringer

Haley Flick '23

Michael Garcia Fuentes '31

Valeria Garcia Fuentes '35

Aidan Hackl '24

Clare Hackl '34

Elise Hackl '31

Grace Hackl '26

Luke Hackl '29

Rosalie Hackl '33

Jacob Hackl '27

Elsie Hanson

Kim Heid-Mantey '83

Herold & Reitmeyer Families

Jeremy Janssen '99

Vic Karaliunas

Alexana Knutson '26

Graham Knutson '32

Isabel Knutson '29

Katia LaBash '23

Sophia LaBash '27

Doc Lamon

Logan LaViolette '26

Luke LaViolette '26

Joseph and Mary Loch

Mike Mauthe

Madeline Meyer '20

William Meyer '22

Brad Miller '88

Brynn Miller '33

Reagan Miller '36

Lance and Michele Nevins

Logan Nevins '21

Matthew Nevins '23

Nicolas Nevins '16

Noelle Nevins '27

Olivia Nevins '18

Sr. Verna Osterhout

The Polzin Family

Alejandro Quiroz '28

Connor Quiroz '28

Catherine Quiroz '33

Grace Renz '25

Jim Romenesko H'18

Sophia Sanchez '27

Megan Schmidt '23

Corey Sherman '97

Jamie Sherman '02

Jenny Sherman '99

Stacy Sherman '05

Bradley Tavares '01

Connor VandeHey '31

Riley VandeHey '28

John VandenBrink '25

Patrick VandenBrink '29

William VandenBrink '29

Brecken VanHandel '33

Fallon VanHandel '34

Abby Wagner '17

Kiki Wagner '20

Olivia Wagner '23

Jasmine Wallace - Vander Velden '27

Sydni Wanty '24

Elizabeth Wiltzius

Xavier Faculty & Staff

Henry Zaspel '32

Oliver Zaspel '29

Mary Ziegelbauer

Stephanie Zinser

James F. Brum Trust

Tyler and Nicole Jedwabny

Edward and Karen Johanek

Don and Bobbie Johnsen

Aaron and Melissa Jones

Daniel and Tricia Judd

David Julien and Mary Ellen Spoehr

Julien '79

Randy and Jean Kadolph

Ralph Kamps '68

John Kaufman '93 and Tara Kaufman

Joanne Hertel Keeley '65

Jeffrey and Marissa Keesler

Daniel Kelpinski '73

Mark Kempen and Leah KaraliunasKempen

Roger and Dawn Kenneavy

Linda Kennedy '68

Michael and Kristine Kersten

Alex Kersten '08

Kelly Kewley '82

Troy and Wendy Kinley

David and Lisa Kircher

Larry and Crystal Kirchner

Thomas Klister '11 and Emma Coenen

Klister '11

Craig and Melissa Knight

Richard Knight '73 and Carol Knight

Samuel Kocken '10 and Sarah Gregory

Kocken '13

Carole Kortenhof

Margaret Kreutzberg

Todd and Nan Krizenesky

Gary Krueger '72

Christopher Kuehl '09 and Katherine

Faust Kuehl '09

William and Janet Kwasny

Ronald and Maria LaCroix

Joseph LaMalfa '07 and Marissa

LaMalfa

Thomas Lamon '66 and Patricia

Plamann Lamon '66

Erik and Kristen Lampe

Frank and Cynthia Lamphere

John and Amanda Lauer

Thomas Laux '71

Frank LaViolette '66

Fr. James Leary

Laura Leimer '64

Laura Leonard

Thomas Leopold '67 and Sheridan

Leopold

Kirk and Cathi Leyden

Sue Liethen '78

John and Jane Lind

Daniel Lingg '06 and Caitlin Richeson

Lingg '06

Emmett and Madalyn Long

Chris and Michelle Luty

Eric and Debra Mantzke

David and Jennifer Mauel

Russell and Mary Mayer

Sue McCabe

Pat McConnell

McDonald Street Staff

Mike and Ann McGovern

Casey McHugh and Andrea Geitner

McHugh '98

Andrew McSorley and Leah May

McSorley '04

Rosemary Medd

Elizabeth and Thomas Melchert

Michael Flesch and Kathleen MengelFlesch

Roger and Janet Mettelmann

Clark and Sara Meyer

John and Josephine Meyer

John and Lisa Michalkiewicz

Maurine Michaud-Tiedeman

John and Catherine Mignon

Jannette Mignon†

Milbach Construction

Barbara Drephal Miller '64

Sam Mirabito and Mary Regan

Mirabito '63

Curtis and Mary Moore

Mary Vanderloop Morelli '63

James Mortell '74

Mark Mueller '62 and Karen Mueller

Michael Mullen '65

Eric and Catherine Neiswender

Rick Noe and Amy Bauer Noe '77

Michael and Sheila Noll

William Novotny '64 and Bonnie Novotny

Timothy Oates '82 and Susan Oates

Bill and Rosemary O'Brien H'12

David and Krista O'Brien

Daniel O'Connell '70

Kathleen Oliaro

Omni Glass and Paint, Inc.

Beth Ott

Charles and Marlene Otto

Dennis and Lisa Oudenhoven

Joe Pearce

Julius Pereira and Jenney Rodrigues

Nathan and Catherine Peters

Alex Pham and Cynthia Tran

David and Lisa Pierre

Richard and Lisa Pignotti

Hunter Plamann '18

William Planner '70

Molly Polzin '03

Rebecca Polzin Porto '65

Ryan Powley '09

Jarod Pullen and Kaylee Korb Pullen '08

IN KIND DONATIONS

Xavier Catholic Schools recognizes the following individuals and businesses who either donated their services, personal property, equipment, or other items with intended use at one of the campuses, or, for use at our fundraising events. Your generosity is truly appreciated!

JoAnn Adler

Kerri Ahlborg

Amusement Devices, Inc.

Anonymous (8)

Apple Creek Oral Surgery

Badger Plug

Badger Sports Park

Robert and Elisabeth Ballard

Laura Barnett

Payton Bayer '15

Bergstrom Automotive

Jill Bestul

Bob and Mary Biebel

Maria Biebel

Jenny Brautigam

Sue Briski

Bulk Priced Food Shoppe

Sue (Mueller) Burton '82

Camp Tekakwitha

Mary Case-Candell

Colleen Case

Sarah Celine Photography

Chick-Fil-A

Carole Clark

Closet 1 Interiors

Crafty Crafters Card Group

Geoff and Kelly Crowley

Culver's Frozen Custard

Diamond Vogel Paint Center

Anthony and Connie Donovan

Tony and Connie Donovan

Tricia Elko

Event Production Systems

Sherry Farr

Float Light

Cynthia Foss

Tina Foth

Gary's Old Fashioned

Kate (Sabish) Geenen '85

Global Fab, Inc.

Michelle Greely

Green Standards

Greene's Pour House

Gunderson Family Companies

Melissa Gurholt

Kathy Halloran

Shannan Hartel '15

Blake Hensley

Michelle Hepfler

Josh '99 and Michelle (Horn) Hermus '99

Donald Hietpas & Sons, Inc.

Mike and Kristi Hoar

J.Anthony Jewelers

Kara (Fisher) Jacobson '98

Jason's Tree Service, LLC

Eric and Mari Kessenich

Tim and Andrea Kippenhan

Alex and Katie Klein

Sue Kroner

Dave Kubisch

Chris and Cecelia Kwasny

Jon and Katie Leicht

Sonja Leicht

Cathi Leyden

Lillian's of Appleton

Victoria Lodl

Katy Masak

Arist and Mary Beth Mastorides

Matthews Tire and Auto

Mike Mauthe

Joe and Keri McCormick

Brian McKinnon

Joey Meyer

Sara Meyer

Jay and Darci Minorik

Gloria Moon

Stephanie Murphy

Nakashima, Inc.

Northeast Asphalt

Greg and Julie Pawlak

Jim and Darlene Pfaff

Neil and Lisa Pfaff

The Pfefferle Family

Molly Polzin '03

PrintSource Plus

R. Sabee Co.

Maggie (Wallace) Reader '13

Rejuvenessence mediSpa

Mr. Reynebeau's Cookies

Susie Rippl

Rittorno Studio LLC

RLJ Dental

Jim Romenesko H'18

Mike '99 and Callie Romenesko

Kristen Sambs

Katie Scherer

Schmalz Custom Landscaping Inc.

Eric and Toni Schmidt

Michelle Schmitz

Alissa Schuh

Lisa Schultz

Ken and Peggy Severson

Anne Sharelis

Sarah Simon '86

Slackers Bar and Restaurant

Amanda Spierings

Jason and Lisa Stachowicz

Starbucks

Andy Strand

Swimtastic

Alena (Lange) Tapelt '96

Terri Teela

The Inn at Windmill Farm

Debi Totzke

Valley Management Inc.

Monica Van Handel

Jessica Vande Hey '00

Vande Hey Company, Inc.

Bill VanNuland

Ellie Vosters

Chris and Debbie Wagner

Brian and Karen Wierzbinski

XES Marquette Street Home and School

XES McDonald Street Home and School

XHS Boys' and Girls' Cross Country Team

XHS Boys' and Girls' Tennis Team

XHS Boys' and Girls' Track Team

XHS Boys' Baseball Team

XHS Boys' Basketball Team

XHS Boys' Golf Team

XHS Boys' Soccer Team

XHS Boys' Wrestling Team

XHS Faculty and Staff

XHS Girls' Basketball Team

XHS Girls' Golf Team

XHS Girls' Soccer Team

XHS Girls' Softball Team

XHS Girls' Volleyball Team

Jordan and Stephanie Zinser

Paco and Rebecca Quiroz

Betty Rahlf

John† and Dorothy Rath

Carl Rechner '67

Randall and Beth Reed

Irene Reigel

Timothy and Denise Reitmeyer

Keith Rezin

Patrick and Susan Rippl

David Rochon and Nori Quinn Rochon '91

Ira Rock '70 and Denise Haynes-Rock

Ronald E Grove Revocable Trust

Kay Rorabeck

Robert and Daali Roth

Thomas and Susan Running

Larry Russell '66 and Sandra Schommer

Russell '66

James Schindhelm '63

Eric and Toni Schmidt

Trevor Schmidt '06 and Amanda Schmidt

GP Schmidtke '89

Katherine Schmidtke

Terry and JoAnn Schowalter

Daniel and Alissa Schuh

Thomas and Robin Schumacher

Richard Schwab '63

Becky Schwaller '84

Mary Ellen Schwaller

Chip Seidler '82 and Patti Parker Seidler '84

Samantha Lauer Seifert '07

Kristopher and Rita Selke

Christopher and Anne Sharelis

Arthur Shattuck

Don and Carol Siegrist

Terrance Skall '83

Matthew and Wendy Slaats

David and Karen Sloan

Barbara Slotten

Peter Springborn

Joy Stahmann

Dave Stankewicz and Kristin Brantmeier

Stankewicz '93

John Stoeger '80 and Cindy Stoeger

William Stoeger '69

Joan M. Streck Memorial Scholarship Fund*

Michael and Kara Sullivan

Susan Otto Talarczyk '65

S. William Talarek

Angelo and Andrea Taleon

Tarjet, LLC

Chungyia and Maiyoua Thao

The Kennedy Center

The Konop Companies

Thomas Thomson '69 and Sanda Thomson

TNC Industries, Inc.

John and Sylvia Trenhaile

Dave and Alice Tylinski

Jennifer Ullmer

Kathleen Ulman '66

Mike and Betty Van Asten

Thomas Van Elzen '64

Charles Van Stippen '64

Jacob Vande Hey '98 and Sarah Vande Hey

Robert and Jean VandeHey

Leonard VandeHey '88 and Julie VandeHey

Beverly Vandenberg

Ann Knight Vander Wyst '74

Scott and Rachel VanderSanden

James and Diane VanEyck

Tom and Mary VanHandel

Brad and Kristin VanSchyndel

Robert Verbrick '78 and Debbie Verbrick

Philip Voissem '02 and Megan Voissem

David and Heather Voss

Vosters Landscaping

Don and Janet Wagner

Kaitlin Wagner '20

Kieran Wallace '15 and Emily Wallace

Shannon Brautigam Webb '80

William Weber '79 and Maureen Cummings

Weber '79

Benjamin Weiland '03 and Maria Weiland

Steve Wendt '73 and Christine Wendt

Margaret Warnke Wenning '67

Ryan Weyers '97 and Angela Rechner Weyers '97

George Whitely and Patricia Kugler Whitely '68

James Wickesberg '63 and Patricia Wickesberg

Wyon and Mary Jo Wiegratz

Anthony Wilhelms '02 and Ashley Van Hoof Wilhelms '02

Steven Willison and Kim Schneider Willison '88

Steve Wilz and Jane Oudenhoven Wilz '80

Wisconsin Institute of Urology

Philip and Carol Young

Gregory Younk and Michelle Dethardt Younk '87

Dan Yuhas

Kenneth Zilisch '82 and Gina Chase Zilisch '82

David Zimmer and Jeanne Landusky Zimmer '68

Jordan and Stephanie Zinser

Jeff and Laurie Zinser

John Zuleger '86 and Anne Zuleger

Robert and Mary Zuleger

Mark and Keely Zurfluh

Kevin and Kelly Zwieschowski

HAWKS $1 - $99

AK Pizza Crust

Phyllis Amundson

Anonymous (16)

Mary Earle Ascher '67

Babler Bus Service

Laurie Baer '71

Kris Baksys

Brian Barlow '99 and Lauren Barlow

Keith and Kathy Barth

Mike and Sandy Bauer

Janet Bauman

Gloria Behrendt

Todd Benthein and Mary Casey Benthein '86

Jeffrey Berg '68 and Judi Berg

Kathy Buchen Beson '70

James and Maria Biesterveld

Kay Blair

Christopher and Mary Bohne

Richard and Erin Born

Nickolas and Jenny Brautigam

Joseph and Susan Brellenthin

Sue Brisch

Bill and Patricia Brockman

Mary Gregorius Brooks '67

Nathan and Andrea Brunner

Chris Burch '65 and Karen Burch

Jeff Burton '82 and Sue Mueller Burton '82

Russell† and Vaugn Burton

Ronald Bushman

William and Jennifer Buss

Benjamin and Alyson Carroll

James Christman '72

James and Ellen Cihak

Roy Clark and Jill Zanzig Clark '82

Eugene and Darlene Close

Norman Coenen

Rosemary Connor

Andrea Spoehr Cox '00

Lynne Dahlen

Gerald and Pauline DeGroot

Leslie Denis

Jesse Uelmen and Jessica Dercks-Uelmen

Aaditya Devkota '22

Greg and Abby Dion

Jon and Nicole Doden

Bill and Kathy Droese

Susan Gorski Duffy '68 and Kevin Duffy

Jessica Dumke '20

Megan Dumke '15

Patrick Earle '72

Thomas Ebben '78 and Francine Ebben

Allison Poritz and Rebecca Egan

Jeremiah Ellis '14 and Kayla Ellis

James and Mary Elmer

Giovanni Escobar '35

Jean Faltynski

Chenhao Fan and Qiaofang Chen

Patricia Landusky Fetters '67

Sarah Feucht

Mary Ellen Moran Fisher '72

Rodney and Rhonda Folz

Beverly Fountain

Andrew and Alexandria Frahm

Fred and Mary Fravert

Quentin and Kelly Fravert

Joseph and Maritza Gambsky

Tim and Mary Gantz

Amy Gautreau

Tom and Sonja Giesen

Justin Giguere

Jon and Cheryl Giguere

Kathy Muenster Glinski '68

Judith Goodson

Taylor Gostomski '08

David Grassl '80

Jeffrey and Maureen Hahn

Mike and Kim Hammen

Aaron Handevidt

Douglas Harms and Mary Connolly Harms '69

Denny Heigl '69

Dick Hein '70 and Darlene Debruin-Hein

John Heinritz '63 and Agnes Heinritz

Patricia Hendrickson

Kenneth and Joann Heuring

Margaret Higgins

Julie Huelsbeck '75

J. Casey Hurley '70 and Barbara Hurley

Donna Huss

Patrick Jacklin '71 and Debra Jacklin

Rick Jacobs

Kimberly Jahns '12

Kevin and Rachel Jennerjohn

Michael and Emily Jerger

Susan Jollie '68

Joseph and Monica Jones

Justin and Erin Kahl

Norbert and Thelma Kalinosky

Paula Snow Keimel '68

Mary Kempen

Preston and Ginny Kendall

Kathleen Probst Kesler '82

Ralph Kessler '69 and Annie Kessler

Marie Kinley

John Kirwan

Kolby Knuth and Teresa Lingg Knuth '10

Blair Koeppl and Kimberly Baehnman

Koeppl '04

Patricia Konkol

Mark and Gloria Koth

Mari Kriescher

Richard and Amy Krull

Jason and Sara Kruschke

Linda Van Groll Kruse '65

Carol Romenesko Kuehl '68

Kevin Lally '69

Thomas Latimer '65 and Connie Latimer

Dan Laux '69

Joseph and Jeanne Leege

Liberty Frontida, Inc

Brian Severa and Amy Liethen-Severa '93

Michael Lillge '68 and Marlene Lillge

Tony Lindberg '04 and Lisa Nakashima

Lindberg '03

Arlene Lintner

Ryne and Victoria Lodl

Kevin and Michelle Loken

Matthew Lombardi '19

Kathy Luty

James Lynch '85 and Kristi Lynch

Richard Lynch '82 and Cheryl Otto-Lynch

Richard and Florence Makope

Mary Mandat

August Mantey '17

Andrew Maracini and Patricia Callahan

Daniel Martin

John Mason and Sandy Peters Mason '76

Mark Masse '72 and Kathryn Masse

Steve Masse '74 and Geralyn Masse

Andrew and Erin Mathes

Daren and Christine Mazier

Kylie McCormick '21

Maddi McCormick '18

Brian and Jessica McKinnon

Jordan Meyer '07

Maureen Milbach '87

Joan Milhaupt

Roxann Miller

Hector Miranda Mendoza and Yoana Andrade Penu

Louis Mischler and Ellen Van Dinter Mischler '68†

James and Gloria Moon

Charles Morris '77

Travis Much '94 and Jessica Much

Matthew Muenster and Amy Briski Muenster '06

Laura Nachazel '79

Tom Neises

Robert Neubauer '65 and Shannon

Neubauer

Ken and Carol Neuser

Lewis and Linda Nevins

Lance and Michele Nevins

Ann Nienhaus

Norris and Maame Yaa Norman

Bryan and Carlee Nudelbacher

Kathryn Olson

Jake Paltzer '68 and Joyce Crawford Paltzer '69

Pep's Drafthaus Pizza

Jay and Brooke Parish

Jim and Lynn Park

Bob and Joan Peters

Gerald and Claudia Peterson

Sharon Peterson

Ann Gaerthofner Peterson '62

Kevin and Ellen Peterson

David Petit '67

Ethan Pfaff '21

Jeff and Ann Pierre

Richard Polakowski and Ann Wenning

Polakowski '94

Matt and Jill Punzel

Jeff and Paige Quigley

Mark Radtke '71 and Kay Radtke

Bruce and Debora Rampanelli

Kevin Rein

Bill and Katie Renz

Jeff Riedi '72 and Alison Riedi

Barbara Roloff

Benjamin Romenesko '02 and Kate

Romenesko

Mike and Kaye Romenesko

Pat and Sandy Romenesko

Roderick Roovers and Vicky Hughes

Roovers '85

Lelsie and Nancy Ruen

Edward and Julietta Sabish

Kenneth Sachs '65

Ann Pekarske Sager '79

John Sanchez and Laura Kalinosky-Sanchez

David and Colleen Schmidt

Paul and Lori Schuh

Steve and Julie Schultz

Joel and Lisa Schultz

Kim Scislowicz

Judy Seaborn

Nicole Selenka

Lawrence and Mary Sharron

Bill and Carolyn Shepeck

Sherry Smith

Greg and Karen Sobczak

Nick Sonnentag and Rachel Gonnering

Sonnentag '02

Jennifer Soucy

Charles Spoehr '70 and Kathleen Spoehr

Colleen Bero Sponberg '70

Jean St Arnold

St. Patrick's Gifts and Books

Brian Stammer and Sara Kuble Stammer '97

Eric Stanelle and Janelle Hoekman-Stanelle

Peggy Stieby

Bill Stoegbauer '67 and Bernadette

Stoegbauer

William J Stoegbauer Trust

Andrew and Sarah Strand

Terry Driscoll Swenson '66

Vicki Szorc

Manny and Carol Tavares

The Cotton Gallery, Ltd

Ron and Jill Theys

David and Becky Thone

Don and Bonnie Tomazevic

Jon and Debra Totzke

Philip and Margaret Tripp

Clay & Victoria Tylisnki Family Fund**

Kathleen Arens Uecker '69

Leo and Jane Uitenbroek

Robert Van Domelen '64 and Catherine

Van Domelen

Josephine and Dr. Francis Van Lieshout

Scholarship Fund*

Hans and Dianne Van Lith

Carol Balck Van Marter '62

Anthony Van Rooy '76 and Laura Lindberg

Van Rooy '77

Jessica Vande Hey '00

Vivian Martin Vanden Hogen '64

John and Ellie VandenBrink

Janine Vanevenhoven

Victor Velasquez and Andrea Londono

Linda Verboomen

Denis and Lynn Verhagen

Ted Voissem '85 and Kari Voissem

Dan and Tanya Voss

Timothy Vosters and Suzette Wittlin Vosters '84

Dave Wadel and Therese Jentz Wadel '74

Melissa Wallace '07

Ann Marie Warning '73

Sally VanHimbergen Weber '72

William and Catherine Weber

Edward Wenning '70 and Nancy Wenning

Al and Sue West

William Whitehead '65 and Karen Schroeder

WI Pork Association Cooperative

Cecilia Wiltzius

Mike and Cindy Winkelman

Mark and Cathy Wittmann

Andrew and Sarah Wroblewski

Robert and Judith Wurdinger

Maximilian and Jenny Zinn

Tom and Karen Zirbel

Donald Zolandz

*Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation

**Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

***The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay

† Deceased

H’ Honorary Alumni

DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2021-2022

Dear Xavier community,

The mission of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation is to support the promise of a Catholic education through the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System. It is the goal of the Foundation to provide a dependable source of funds to help meet the greatest financial needs of the System and the students it serves through faith formation, academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and a supportive community. The Foundation also exists to help support the amazing Xavier educators and staff who give so faithfully of themselves for our students, and to ensure that academic resources and facilities remain a source of tremendous pride.

The Foundation is pleased to once again honor all who have given of themselves to support Xavier through lifetime and legacy gifts. As a result of your generosity, the Foundation contributed over $553,380 to the Xavier Catholic School System during the 2021 - 2022 fiscal year, serving as a necessary additional source of revenue for the System. During that time, the Foundation received gifts totaling $460,263, and ended the year with assets of over $8 million. We celebrate your sacrifice and support, and share the gratitude of the entire Xavier community for your kindness.

As the need for Christ-centered education grows, so do our aspirations for the Foundation. We must continue to make a Xavier education accessible for all who are called. We must attract and retain talented and dedicated educators who are passionate about both knowledge and faith formation for our students. And we must maintain our elementary, middle school and high school campuses as worthy destinations for our community’s finest students. Please consider joining those who have given. Let us help you share thoughts about how your own gifts may have the greatest impact on continuing the Xavier legacy.

Sincerely,

Bob Ellis

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation President

Foundation Board of Directors 2021-2022

Bob Ellis President

Barbara (Blick) Pope ’66 Vice President

Josh Hermus ‘99 Treasurer

Mark Birschbach

Dan Ferris ‘79

Jackie (Dungar) Lingg ‘79

Susanne Lumsden

Amy (Pfefferle) Oelhafen ‘91

Phil Riley

Joe Welch ‘84

Brian Wierzbinski

Jim Zuleger ‘95

2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

$618,471

Gifts of any dollar amount made to the Xavier Foundation are accepted toward any of the 100 existing funds within the Xavier Foundation Continued growth of these funds 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. To view a complete list of funds, scan the QR code or visit xaviercatholicschools org/giving/xavier-foundation

Thanks to the generosity of over 230 donors, their gifts to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Foundation totaled $460,263 during the 2021-2022 fiscal year! We are grateful to the following individuals who made a gift towards one or more of the over 101 funds within the Foundation. Your donation is an investment in the future of our students and community.

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.

A!A Corporation

Margaret Drexler Adams '84

Anthony Ahern

Christopher and Sara Allen

Ameriprise Financial

David Anderla '83 and Sarah Anderla

Claudia Jones Andrew '72

Richard and Carol Anheier

Anonymous (6)

Appleton Downtown Inc

Joshua and Kelli Arndt

Jose Avella and Erika Gonzalez

Robert Bachman†

Laurie Baer '71

John Balza '67 and Mary Balza

Bank First National

Peter and Sharon Bartman

Bassett Mechanical, Inc.

Mike Bates '71 and Kathy Hansen Bates '71

Richard and Lori Batley

Karl Baum and Carrie Nowak Baum '89

Sherri Baumgart

Mary Bayorgeon

Clarice Belling

Gary and Joan Bernegger

Margaret Beyer

Kathryn Beyer

Bob and Mary Ann Biebel

James and Maria Biesterveld

Mark Birschbach '95

Lynn Blache

Michael and Janel Blaine

Stacy Blank

Charles Boldt

Patricia Boldt

Thomas and Renee Boldt

Bomier Properties Inc.

Pamela Bose

Boston Scientific Corporation

Jacqueline Bouchard

Dawn Branchford

David Brandewie and Holly Zuehlke

Brandewie '72

Dennis and Marlene Braun

Lisa Bredael

Brian Brisky

Brisky Enterprises MN Inc

Steve Brock '78 and Debra Brock

Don and Jean Broman

Peter and Kim Brunner

Mark and Lynn Brunner

Teresa Brunner

Peggy Brunner

Jeffrey and Ann Brunner

Mark and Kim Bunkowski

Carol Burns

BJ and Jennifer Buss

Mary Butler

John Bykowski Family Fund

Colleen and Ronald Case

John Ceranski '87 and Kristin Kornely

Ceranski '89

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Steven and Joanne Cloud

Dan Coenen '71

Charles and Kathryn Collins

Jerome and Rosita Coogan

Otto and Carolyn Cox

Andrew Cummings '83

Charles Cummings '73

William Cummings '81

Cut And Care Lawn Service

CyberGrants SPV, LLC

Douglas Daniels and Shannon

Oudenhoven Daniels '94

Bruce and Marsha Davis

Paul and Tonya Dedering

Patricia DeHart

Danielle Delwiche-Oelhafen

Mark and Arlene Denis

Tom and JoAnne Dolata

Mike and Paula Dombrowski

Bruce and Anne Douglas

Greg and Sharon Duerr

Thomas and Pamela Duffy

Constance Durei

Robert and Jodie Dusenberry

John Dwyer

John Egan and Lisa Porto Egan '91

Jeff and Michelle Elliott

J. Robert and Cheryl Ellis

William and Laurie Engler

William Erchul '75

Escape Salon Spa & Wellness Studios

Stephen Evans '66 and Mary Le

Captaine Evans '66

Brian and Sherry Farr

Dan Ferris '79 and Cindy Ferris

Joseph and Elaine Ferris

Dennis Ferron '73

Paul and Maureen Finley

First State Bank

Mark and Stephanie Fischer

Charles Fisher '68 and Joyce Mollon

Fisher '68

James and Michelle Fitzpatrick

William and Jeanne Flanagan

Michael Flanagan '62

Barbara Fleming

David Fleming '99

Peter Forsythe and Michelle Bayer

Forsythe '96

Scott and Amber Fortune

Mark and Tina Foth

Todd and Susan Frazier

Fred J. Piette Co, Inc.

Chuck and Connie Fritsch

Josh and Angie Fulfer

Gabert, Williams, Konz & Lawrynk, LLP

Jim Gaerthofner '65 and Linda

Oberweiser Gaerthofner '65

Michael and Mary Gage

Maritza and Joseph Gambsky

Paul and Graciela Garcia

Ronald and Rose Garvey

Brian Garvey '81 and Judy Garvey

Michael Gerrity '65 and Eileen Gerrity

Goldberg Family Partnership, LP

Florence Gomez

Judith Goodson

Dennis and Peri Gorges

Kevin and Joan Gostomski

Scott and Theresa Gouin

Michael Graf

Matthew and Michelle Greely

Bob and Lydia Greening

Greg & Lynn Landwehr Trust

Jim Grissman

Jeff Grosshauser

Mary Grundman

Kurt Grundman '90 and Sofia Grundman

Jason Haen '91 and Tricia Haen

Priscilla and Mike Hahn Fund

Rorie Rettler Hammel '71

Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin

Roger and Ramona Hanson

Chip Hardy '90

David and Deborah Harrington

Ken and Carol Hartman

Hartwig Family Foundation, Inc.

Travis and Jessica Haufschildt

Hawkins Ash CPAs LLP

Patrick and Carrie Hawley

Heartland Business Systems

Heid Music Family Charitable Fund

Paul and Carol Heid

Todd and DeDe Heid

Sally Kranhold Heideman '66

Rich Mantey and Kim Heid-Mantey '83

Brian and Mary Heimann

Kathryn Helf

Mike and Colleen Helmeid

Joshua Hermus '99 and Michelle Horn

Hermus '99

William and Mary Herrman

Kurt and Gail Heyrman

Charlie and Danielle Hietpas

Pete and Heather Hietpas

Glenn Higgins '73 and Anne Salm Higgins '77

Sarah Higgins '00

William Hodgkiss '84 and Victoria

Hodgkiss

Rick and Denise Hoelzel

Robert and Kathleen Hoersch

Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction

Karl Hoffmann '73 and Marilyn Hoffmann

Mark Hoffmann '80 and Kerry Kampf

Hoffmann '80

Bryan and Dorothy Hollenbach

David and Jeannie Horak

Deacon Gregory and Annette Humpal

Lisa Hurst

Vicki Hurst

Mary Ellen Hurst '64

Jacklyn Huss '93

Jerry and Helene Iverson

Trude White Jacobs '73

Robert and Lenore Janda

Gerald and Judy Janssen

Peter and Wendy Janu

Yolanda Jensen

Lowell and Debra Johnson

Dick Jones

Tim and Ragan Jorgensen

Alexandra Kaptik

Jane Kaufman

Elizabeth Kay

Daniel Kelpinski '73

Gary and Sharon Kempen

Christine Kennedy Cedergren

Nicholas and Annette Kern

Richard Kewley Jr. '74

Kristi Jungen Keyes '89

Edward and Ruth Kiefer

Matthew and Abigail Klarner

Michael and Phyllis Klee

Alex and Katie Klein

Craig and Melissa Knight

Richard Knight '73 and Carol Knight

Ted Knutson and Denise Dorn Knutson '82

Corey and Rachel Kolbe

Konz Wood Products

Lawrence Konz '68 and Charley Konz

Kelly Kornely '63 and Sheila Kornely

Ann Werner Kreiter '89

Chad and Cindy Kriewaldt

Suzanne Kroner

Walter and Deborah Krueger

David and Debra Krueger

Daniel and Vickie Krumrei

Daniel Kuen '79 and Mary Pat Blick Kuen '80

Jared and Bridget Kufner

Brian Kuhn

Bryon LaBorde and Tammy Desten

LaBorde '89

Gerald Laemmrich†

Michael and Deanna Laemmrich

Lake Shore Cleaners, Inc.

Julian and Barbara Lamue

Adam Lange '99 and Rachel Lange

Wendi Wochos Laverenz '83

Mark Lee '01 and Sarah Lee

Lerner Publishing Group

Matthew Lewis

Greg and Kathryn Lewis

Sr. Mary Barbara Loch

Paul and Catherine Lombardi

Fr. W. Thomas Long '83

Brian Long '99 and Joy Vosters Long '99

Kevin Long '85 and Peggy Long

Amy Lorek '85 and John Dattilo

Joan Lorge

Patrick and Rose Loughrin

Scott Lueck '83 and Jody Lueck

John and Bonnie Lundquist

Lyssa & Andrew Schmidt Charitable Fund

Rick Maas '76 and Sue Van Asten Maas '79

Leo Mack '62 and Kathleen Mack

Michael and Kimberly Maguire

Margaret Mahoney '90

Charles Mares '86 and Beth Mares

Cary Mares '84 and Erin Mares

Laurel Marquardt

Thomas and Jessica Martine

Robert Mauthe '83 and Terri Weber

Mauthe '84

John and Natasha Mazza

Joseph and Keri McCormick

Frank McGinnis '65

Mark and Jennifer McGinnis

James and Judith Meyers

Debra Michiels

Julie Miller

Mark Miller '81

Linda Mischler

Rick Miskoviak and Julie Huss Miskoviak '86

Robert and Glenness Mueller

Gaylene Muniz

Patrick Murphy '07 and Maggie Born

Murphy '07

NAI Global

Matthew and Heather Neill

Thomas Neumann

Chris Noffke

John and Sandy Nussbaum

Jim Oates '68 and Kris Kells Oates '68

David Oates and Marnie Zoglman

Bill and Rosemary O'Brien H'12

Devin O'Brien and Kelyn Reynebeau

O'Brien '04

James Oelhafen '89

Elisabeth Oelhafen and Kevin Oelhafen '82

Mary Oelhafen

Eric Oelhafen '88 and Amy Pfefferle

Oelhafen '91

John and Julie Olson

David and Sharon O'Shasky

Granny Annie Fund via the Oshkosh Area

Community Foundation

Kenneth Otto

Marietta Oudenhoven

Carla Oudenhoven

James Ourada

Marcia Brock Palmer '71

Donna Paltzer

Joyce Pandolfi

Richard and MaryAnn Pape

Penny Paris

Bobbi Jo De Witt Paschke '89

Scott and Tara Pearce

Cheryl Blick Pegel '63

Bill and Barbara Perloff

Greg and Jean Pethan

Jim and Darlene Pfaff

James Pfefferle '64 and Karen Pfefferle

John and Lynn Pfefferle H'07

Fred and Shirley Piette

David Plank '83 and Kathy Ulmen Plank '83

Jill Plank '89

Todd Platt

Ryan and Brooke Polcyn

Barbara Blick Pope '66

Rebecca Polzin Porto '65

Steve and Mary Kay Predayna

Pro-Con Progressive Converting, Inc.

Larry and Mary Jane Pukall

Abe and Jane Qastin

Terry and Pam Rainwater

Mike Ramirez

John and Bridget Burke Ravizza

Re/Max 24/7 Real Estate

Michael Reader '13 and Maggie Wallace Reader '13

Anthony Rechner and Marcia Knauer

Rechner '67

Adam Rechner '90

Timothy and Denise Reitmeyer

Diane Richardson '77

Lyle and Christine Richter

Jana Rieck

David Rochon and Nori Quinn Rochon '91

James Rossmeissl '68 and Ellen Fourness

Rossmeissl '71

Charles and A Castillo Roth

Chad and Kathryn Rowen

Nina and Andrew Salzwedel

Anthony Sarnowski '88

Melissa Schanke

Michael Schermerhorn '96 and Christa

Vosters Schermerhorn '96

Richard Schermerhorn '87

Glen and Sema Scherwinski

Thomas and Nancy Scheuerman

Sandra Schilling

Richard Schindhelm '71

Brandon and Jenni Schissen

Thomas and Mary Schmidt

Patricia Schmidtke

Scott and Jennifer Schneider

Kevin Schneider '85 and Linda Schneider

Deacon Gerry and Jennifer Schraufnagel

Paul Schreiter '64

John and Amy Schubbe

Daniel and Alissa Schuh

Brian and Peggy Schwartz

David and Judith Schwebs

Bradley and Christina Schwebs

Boyd Seidler '87 and Nancy Seidler

Patrick Seubert

Julie Severin

Greg and Connie Sherman

Scott and Mona Sherwood

Paul Shoberg

Lawrence and Susan Silton

Richard and Judith Simon

Chris Simon '91 and Sarah Koleske Simon '91

Julia Skalmoski

Angela Solie-Borruso '88

Greg Solsrud

Maria Solsrud

Ann Sonkowsky

St. Francis Xavier High School Booster Club

St. Mary Congregation

Dennis and Kathryn Stadler

Germaine Stephan

Laura Stevenson

David Streck '76 and Nancy Streck

Michael Strick '81 and Debbie Strick

Chris and Jim Stymiest

TEB Consulting LLC

The Oscar G & Elsa S Mayer Family Foundation

Andrew and Tina Tillman

Eric and Emily Torkelson

Jim and Maria Totzke

Jill Turner

Michael and Jennifer Twombly

Clay and Victoria Tylinski

Linda Unke

Richard Van Handel

David Van Lieshout '64 and Connie Van

Lieshout

Kit Van Schyndel H'08

Dolly Van Sistine†

Leon and Lu Vanden Heuvel

Matt and Gina Vanden Heuvel

David and Jodi VandenHeuvel

Marge Mueller VanHeuklon '66

Peter Vernon

Mark and Lisa Viehweg

Charles Voissem '02 and Genevieve

Voissem

Mark and Mary Vosters

Joseph Walkowski

James Walkowski and Anne Pfefferle

Walkowski '87

Brian Wallace '86 and Catherine

Colling Wallace '88

Stephen and Staci Wanty

William Weber '79 and Maureen

Cummings Weber '79

Steve and Mary Weeldreyer

Daniel Weggel '78 and Lynn Weggel

Joe Welch '84 and Debby Van

Schyndel Welch '84

Barbara Roemer Welsch '63

Margaret Warnke Wenning '67

Paul and Mary Werch

Graham and Barbara Werner H'09

Western National Mutual Insurance

Ryan Weyers '97 and Angela Rechner

Weyers '97

Gregory and Antoinette Wheeler

Anthony Wilhelms '02 and Ashley Van

Hoof Wilhelms '02

Steven Willison and Kim Schneider

Willison '88

Thomas Wiltzius '65 and Elizabeth

Wiltzius

Debra Streck Wilz '69

Donald Wisnefski

Mark and Cathy Wittmann

Hugo and Patricia Wittmann

David Wollgast and Sara Young

Wollgast '99

Christopher and Sherri Wolske

Trent and Lisa Wright

Phil and Darlene Yazbak

Bruce and Shelly Zeinert

Gary and Dianne Ziebell

† Deceased

H’ Honorary Alumni

Anonymous

Eileen† and Jerry† Auer

R. Virginia Bartelt

Mike and Karen Bendel

Robert† and Mary† Bodoh

Joseph and Linda Bound

Kathleen Curry-Wagner†

Tom and JoAnne Dolata

Ralph Dorn '63

Deacon Ray DuBois

Thomas B. '63 & Rita (Sachs) Engel '63†

Margaret Bekkers and Thomas Feavel '62†

Michael Flanagan '62

Hector and Delia Gonzalez

Doug and Sue Hahn H'13

Bob Hayes '71 and Sue Hayes

Dr. Pete and Lynlee Hehli

Michael Heideman† '66 and Sallie

Kranhold Heideman '66

Glenn Higgins '73 and Anne Salm

Higgins '77

Mary Jagdfeld Hlaban '64

Mark Hoffmann '80 and Kerry Kampf

Hoffmann '80

Judith Keller '63

Lawrence Konz '68 and Charley Konz

R.L. Konz

Kelly Kornely '63 and Sheila Kornely

Tom and Meg Lauterbach

David and Patricia Lee

Greg and Meg Linnemanstons

Kevin and Elizabeth Lonergan

Brian and Jeanne Martens

Ted and Kathy Menge

Paul Meyer '85 and Kate Myers Meyer '85

Mary Beth Nienhaus

Dave and Kim O'Brien

Neil and Lisa Pfaff

Lyle and Christine Richter

Don† and Barbara Romenesko

Merton† and Genevieve† Schulz

Richard Schwab '63

Douglas Simon '87 and Renee Simon

A legacy gift is one of the most personalized gifts you can make. The following members of the Xavier Legacy Circle have thoughtfully included Xavier Catholic Schools in their estate plans. We are deeply grateful for their commitment to ensure opportunities for future generations of students to carry on the Xavier legacy of excellence.

Rollie Stephenson and Sue Femal Stephenson '66

Kevin and Tammy Stini

Greg Strick '93 and Elizabeth Welch

Strick '93

Steve and Sue Taylor H'14

Mark Towsley '66†

Kathleen Arens Uecker '69

Ralph† and Adeline† Ulman

Paul Utrie and Robin Goldsmith-Utrie

David Van Hoof and Tari Peerenboom

Van Hoof '73

Francis† and Josephine† Van Lieshout H'00

David Van Lieshout '64 and Connie Van Lieshout

Robin and Terry Van Zeeland

Ben† and Priscilla Vanden Heuvel

Clarence† and Dolores† Wallace H'93

Brian Wallace '86 and Catherine Colling

Wallace '88

Jim Weiland and Ellen Barry Weiland '71

Robert and Becky Weiske

Joe Welch '84 and Debby Van Schyndel Welch '84

Timothy and Camille Welch

Paul and Judy Werner H'01

†= Deceased

H’= Honorary alumni

In the sixty-three year history of Xavier High School, icons and legends sprinkle the landscape of time. When it comes time to bid farewell and thank them for their service, words can seldom do justice to the legacy they leave, but it’s important to try.

As many of you know, Mr. Steve Hurula has been courageously battling cancer for nearly two years. What you may not know is that Steve has spent almost thirty years serving the students of Xavier, largely as the teacher of senior theology classes. It has been Steve’s calling to prepare students for taking their faith into college. Beyond his classes, Steve served tirelessly as a coach for several programs and was active in so many more things. As his condition progressed, Steve fought like crazy to get himself back here to teach our seniors this year. His courage and faith were far bigger lessons than anything we could provide in a textbook. This is a man who bleeds Xavier blue and his laugh and his enthusiasm are undoubtedly a part of the memory of any Xavier alumnus of the past three decades.

Last year I had the chance to meet Steve’s sister and she relayed this story. When Steve received his diagnosis, the doctors told him that he probably had a few years left. He called his sister to tell her the difficult news. Trying to make the best of a terrible moment, she asked him, “OK, well, what do you want to do with your time? Travel? Move someplace warm? What’s on your bucket list?” She said Steve only chuckled and responded in a way that made

her think the question was completely ridiculous. “I want to teach” he said, “I love what I do and love where I am. I am going to keep doing it for as long as God allows.” There is nothing I can say to follow that up. That is how much Steve Hurula loves Xavier and loves to serve students and families. That’s who he is. There is no effective means to entirely show our gratitude so I am hoping that all of our prayers for him will be a small token of our gratitude.

On February 24th, 2023, Mr. Hurula passed away and gained eternal rest. In Steve’s farewell e-mail to the students in December, he wrote “Take nothing for granted. Say thank you a lot.” I am sorry that perhaps we have taken the legend that is Mr. Hurula for granted. Xavier is better off because of his dedication, his faith and courage in the face of suffering, and the dignity and grace with which he has persevered during these last few years. He does things the Xavier Way. Thank you, Steve Hurula, for a lifetime of service and an impact on thousands of young people and hundreds of colleagues. You are a blessing to all of us.

Byline: Mike Mauthe XHS Principal

Spring break 2023 saw the first ever Xavier High School pilgrimage to Rome. The idea was initiated by school chaplain, Fr. Patrick Costello, who studied in Rome for four years prior to ordination. Theology teacher, Ms. Katie Wesolek, helped plan and coordinate the trip. There were thirteen attendees in all, including six students: Evan Mayer ‘23, Noah Vanden Wymelenberg ‘24, Ella Brandon ‘24, Lily McHugh ‘25, Maksym Hietpas ‘26 and Jackson Wurth ‘26. Two parents who are also Xavier alumni joined the pilgrims: Ann (Kampf) Vanden Wymelenberg ’85 and Andrea (Geitner) McHugh ‘98. A recent graduate, Athena Brandon ‘21 also took part in the trip. Finally, theology teacher Ann McKnight and her husband, Steve McKnight, rounded out the group.

The pilgrims stayed at a religious guest house just outside of St. Peter’s Square. The centerpiece of the pilgrimage was rising early each morning to walk to the station church Mass of the day, an ancient Lenten tradition in the city of Rome. The group also toured the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the Catacombs of St. Callistus, and the four major Basilicas in Rome. There were numerous other spiritual experiences such as climbing the holy stairs and venerating various relics of the passion of Jesus. The group attended the Sunday Angelus and the Wednesday Audience with Pope Francis, with students being within twenty feet of him when the pope-mobile passed by their section. A day trip to Assisi allowed the pilgrims to experience the peace and simplicity of life of St. Francis and St. Clare.

It was an incredible opportunity to visit Rome and one that is hoped to become an annual tradition!

"My love for the saints and martyrs of our church grew through visiting their churches and burial sites. We as Catholics pray and always ask for the saint's intercessions, so it was cool to visit their tombs and meet them for the first time."

— Noah Vanden Wymelenberg ‘24

"Being among the saints and walking the same paths they did gave me a special sense of connection between me and them and helped me understand what being Catholic is all about."

— Jackson Wurth

‘26

"The pilgrimage was life-changing. Visiting the sites in Rome that I have heard about my entire life, put everything into perspective for me. My faith is stronger for it."

Ann (Kampf) Vanden Wymelenberg ‘85