Type Private, All-Boys Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Faculty ~80 Phone +1 860-346-7735 Headmaster Brother Brian Davis | Motto Be A Man Established 1963 Grades 9–12 Principal Brendan Donohue Dean of Facility Formation Peter Lyons | |
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Address 181 Randolph Rd, Middletown, CT 06457, USA Similar Mercy High School, Middletown High School, East Catholic High Sch, Cromwell High School, Lyman Hall High School Profiles | ||
Xavier High School is a college preparatory Catholic high school run by the Xaverian Brothers. It is located in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Young men from over 65 towns surrounding Middletown attend Xavier. Mercy High School is its sister school.
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It is sponsored jointly by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich and the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier. The school was incorporated under the laws of the State of Connecticut on February 18, 1963.
History
Xavier High School was founded in 1963 by the Xaverian Brothers. From the foundation of the school until the present, Xavier has maintained an educational philosophy which seeks "to instill the teachings of God, to guide and counsel students, and to help them prepare for college, for life work, and above all, for life itself."
On May 29, 1998, the Most Reverend Daniel Hart, Bishop of Norwich, and Brother Matthew Burke, Superior General of the Xaverian Brothers, gave final approval to an agreement whereby Xavier High School was formally recognized as a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School. According to the terms of the agreement, the corporate structure of the school has been modified to reflect what is now common practice at other Xaverian Brothers schools while also preserving Xavier's identity as an institution of the Catholic Diocese of Norwich.
Sports
Xavier competes in the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) of the CIAC in Connecticut.
Xavier's sailing team won Connecticut State Championships in 2004 and 2006, and placed 7th at the New England Championships in both team and fleet racing in 2006.
Xavier's Cross Country team holds the most state titles out of any sport at the school, winning its latest in 2009.
Xavier's 4x1 mile relay team placed 6th place in the nation in the Nike Indoor National Championships in March 2007.
Xavier's soccer team has not won any state championships, but have won a number of division and conference championships over the years, the most recent in 2013 (both division and conference champions).
Xavier's hockey team has also been on the rise in the past few years, under head coach Dan DeConti, playing in one of the toughest hockey conferences in the entire state. The team has made several playoff appearances in the past couple years, including a trip to the Class LL semifinals in 2015.
Xavier's Wrestling team won two state championships in 2011 and in 2012, with the 2012 being declared the #1 wrestling team in the state of Connecticut, under head coach Michael Cunningham. The team also has a number of individual awards including 3 New England Champions, 8 state open Championships, and 24 State Champions.
Xavier's football team won the Class LL state championship in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012 (the only "3-peat" in state history) and again in 2014, all of which under former head coach, Sean Marinan. The team has also celebrated a number of division championships in the SCC, including 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, and in 2012. The team has also had several undefeated seasons including 1971, 1972, 1974, 2005, 2010 and 2011.
XSN (Xavier Streaming Network) was created in 2013 to help stream and showcase as many of these games and other streaming events over the years. The club is entirely student-ran for students who have an interest in broadcasting or streaming. In their time, the club has streamed many different events for Xavier including home basketball games, football games, soccer games, and even Xavier masses and concerts for the school over the past few years. The network was also responsible for streaming the inaugural football game at Larry McHugh field during the school's 50th anniversary game against Hamden. Many of these games can also be reaped and broken down in the sports reports of Xavier's biweekly podcast, Falcon Talk, during their regular sports reports. Coverage for them goes as far back as Fall of 2011, when the podcast was first created and ran by former students Matthew Barry '15, Dave Hoover '15, and Bryan Hultgren '15.