St. Xavier High School (Hamilton County, Ohio)
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Saint Xavier High School (icon ; often abbreviated St. X) is a private, all-male
, college-preparatory
high school
just outside Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
. It is located in Finneytown
, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County
. Founded in 1831 as part of the Athenaeum
, St. Xavier is the oldest high school in the Cincinnati area and one of the oldest in the nation, preceding many universities in foundation. The independent, non-diocesan school is operated by the Chicago and Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus
as one of four all-male Catholic high school
s in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
. St. Xavier is the largest non-collegiate private school in Ohio and one of the 100 largest non-collegiate schools in the state, with over 1,500 enrolled students.
St. Xavier, once a part of Xavier University, traces its history to the Athenaeum
at Seventh Street and Sycamore Street in Downtown Cincinnati. The institute, which included a seminary
and lay college, was dedicated by the first bishop of Cincinnati, the Most Rev. Edward D. Fenwick
, O.P.
, on October 17, 1831. Just a week later, the city's first public high school, Woodward College
, opened its doors. The Athenaeum stood until 1890, next to The Catholic Telegraph
s printing press.
In 1840, at the behest of Bishop Fenwick, the Society of Jesus
began operating the Athenaeum's lay college, which it renamed St. Xavier College, after St. Francis Xavier
. The Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) took over the seminary in 1841, and the college was granted a state charter the following year. St. Xavier College originally offered six years of integrated primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, in keeping with the Ratio Studiorum
and Jesuite College in Messina, Italy. School closed on Thursdays and Sundays until 1917. Until 1851, admission was originally granted to students from 8–16 years of age. Later, a tuition-free elementary school division opened to complement the college. In 1844, the school's elementary division opened a boarding school
campus in Walnut Hills
but was forced to close its doors two years later and return downtown. Four years later, "falling enrollment, threat of bankruptcy, and cholera
" brought about proposals to close the high school division.
At the close of the 19th century, St. Xavier's athletic teams competed in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Cincinnati.
classes at the St. Xavier Commercial School
nearby. On October 1, 1906, another branch campus opened in Walnut Hills. This time, St. Xavier on the Hill served first- and second-year high school students. Tuition was $60 downtown and $80 at the suburban location. Classes were held in Walnut Hills until December 1911.
The next year, the college division moved to its present North Avondale campus. St. Xavier High School formally split with St. Xavier College in 1919, with Fr. Aloysius J. Diersen, S.J., serving as the High School's first president. The College's Schools of Commerce and Sociology continued to offer evening classes at the high school. The College became Xavier University in 1930, to reflect its transition to the American university model and reduce confusion around the several Jesuit institutions in Cincinnati named St. Xavier. The two schools became financially independent four years later but continued to share resources. Xavier's School of Education conducted practice teaching
at St. Xavier. Also, St. Xavier's senior classes studied at Xavier from 1944 to 1946, to compensate for Xavier's loss of cadets from the Army Air Corps
30th College Training Detachment during World War II
.
, designed by local architect Albert Walters. At the time, the over $4 million facilities were nicknamed the "Finneytown Hilton
". The original high school building was later torn down and is now the site of a parking lot. In 1965, St. Xavier produced its first three African-American
graduates, Phil Cox, Michael Walker, and Peter D. Samples. The same school year, Myron Kilgore was hired as the school's first African-American faculty member.
Since its move away from downtown, St. Xavier has expanded its facilities dramatically. In 1969, the school added a natatorium
, featuring an $500,000 Olympic-size swimming pool. St. Xavier's worship space was replaced by Xavier Hall, a multipurpose facility, in 1986. In 1995, Benson Gym was renamed for basketball coach Dick Berning. In 1998, a $12.6 million expansion project moved science classes from the basement into a new, three-story wing and added the Holy Companions Chapel and a dedicated intramural
gym. During the 2003–04 school year, St. Xavier renovated the football
stadium around Ballaban Field, which was built in the late 1960s. Along with the stadium, the school opened a 500-seat theater space, as well as a black box theater
, art studios, and renovated music rooms. A new track field replaced the track that once surrounded Ballaban Field. St. Xavier also converted the former Girls' Town of America location across the street into its "South Campus", which includes new baseball and soccer fields.
. English teacher John Hussong is the longest-standing faculty member at the school.
, are also taken into account. St. Xavier uses the High School Placement Test (HSPT) in its admissions process. Approximately half of applicants are admitted as freshmen each year. About a quarter of these students are admitted due to alumni or current students in their families (see Legacy preferences
). The 418 students of the Class of 2015 include graduates of 58 private elementary schools and 29 public school districts from throughout Greater Cincinnati, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky
, as well as several homeschoolers and transplants from other states. Of the preceding class, 84% are Roman Catholic, while 14% are of other Christian denominations, 1% are Hindu
, and 1% are Muslim
. Eleven percent of the entire student body are racial minorities.
In addition to students from the Greater Cincinnati area, St. Xavier admits students from overseas through various foreign exchange program
s, such as American Field Service
. Over the years, foreign exchange students have come from many countries, including Brazil
, Germany
, Montenegro
, Saudi Arabia
, South Korea
, Spain
, and Vietnam
. In particular, partner school Col·legi Casp–Sagrat Cor de Jesús in Barcelona
has sent students to St. Xavier for over a decade. St. Xavier students may receive credit for work completed at the school's other partners, Canisius-Kolleg Berlin
and Xavier University.
program, requiring 23.0 credit units for graduation. St. Xavier offers a wide variety of courses as part of the program, which is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
, Jesuit Secondary Education Association
(of which the school is a member), and Ohio Department of Education. The school's Foreign Language Department, for example, offers Advanced Placement–level instruction in French
, German
, Latin
, and Spanish
, as well as classes in Chinese
, Portuguese
, Russian
, and Classical Greek
. Other high-level courses include Advanced 2D Design Portfolio and Multivariable Calculus
, as well as AP courses in Computer Science, English Literature and Composition, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and European History. In all, the school offers 24 Advanced Placement courses in seven subject areas. As a Roman Catholic school, St. Xavier requires students to study various aspects of religion and theology each year. Students are also required to take physical education
, public speaking
(Oral Communications), and computer usage (Information Processing) classes, as part of an emphasis on cura personalis
("well-rounded individuals").
The school year is divided into two semesters for grading and course scheduling purposes, but exams are administered quarterly (see Academic term). St. Xavier meets on a traditional, nine-period schedule, in which students attend each class daily, ordinarily from 8:00 am to 3:05 pm. However, the order in which the classes meet vary from day to day, so that every student's science class may extend into one of the lunch periods, "Flex Times", one day each week. Additionally, two days dubbed "X and Y days" are often set aside for block scheduling
, to allow for classroom material that would not otherwise fit into a normal-length class period. In 2011, St. Xavier introduced a ten-day, eight-period rolling schedule developed by Independent School Management. The school is also trialling an ISM proposal to eliminate bell
s between classes.
During any free periods a student may have, St. Xavier's "open campus" policy permits the student to use various school facilities, including study hall
or outdoor areas. Moreover, seniors are afforded "off-campus privilege", for instance allowing them to eat lunch at nearby restaurants, rather than at the school cafeteria.
ing programs. From 1970 to 2008, 962 students were named semifinalists or finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program
. In 2006, 137 students received Scholar Awards for their high scores on Advanced Placement tests; of them, three were named National AP Scholars, the highest distinction awarded. In addition, 16 were named finalists and 24 named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. In 2007, five won the National Merit program's highest distinction. The U.S. Department of Education
recognized the school itself as a Blue Ribbon School
for the 1983–84 year.
Virtually all of the school's students graduate and enter a post-secondary institution
after graduation. The University of Cincinnati
, Ohio State University
, and Miami University
received the most students from the Class of 2011. According to BusinessWeek, nearly a third of the Class of 2004 pursued a major
in business. In 2007, St. Xavier published a directory of over 16,000 living alumni, listing "511 living graduates as medical doctors or dentists, 624 as attorneys, and 611 as engineers".
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St. Xavier students are also taught the phrase Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
, the motto of the Society of Jesus, and are often instructed to write the initialism
"AMDG" at the top of submitted papers and tests, to remind them that even their schoolwork is "For the Greater Glory of God". The seals of both St. Xavier and Xavier University bear the motto Vidit Mirabilia Magna (Latin
for "He has seen great wonders"), taken from a passage of the Roman Breviary applied to St. Francis Xavier. As in other Jesuit secondary schools, detention is invariably called "JUG", which is commonly said to mean "Justice Under God".
The school holds school-wide Masses on Holy Days of Obligation
and other important events, as well as optional daily Mass in Holy Companions Chapel at the center of campus. Two days a year, classes are canceled, though students are still required to stay in school all day. In place of the daily orders, they attend morning Mass and are then encouraged to spend the day at school as they see fit. The autumn occasion, Spirit Day, is celebrated on the Mass of the Holy Spirit
, a feast day
that other Jesuit institutions also observe. During the spring occasion, MusicFest, students hold a grill-out on the school parking lot while student bands perform on a nearby stage. MusicFest began in 1986 to cap off Music Appreciation Week. An additional day each fall, classes are preempted for the Walk For X, a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) walkathon
through Finneytown neighborhoods that funds a financial aid program.
Ignatian retreats are offered frequently at St. Xavier. Besides class-wide programs held at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford
, optional retreats include Knightwatch for sophomores and Kairos, which was introduced in February 1985 for seniors.
. In addition to hundreds of classrooms and the sports venues described below, the school grounds has room for a wooded walking trail, a mock courtroom, and a school history exhibit. The Fred Middendorf, S.J., Nature Trail runs about a third of a mile behind the athletic fields. Indoors, the Mock Trial team makes use of a specially built classroom that imitates the layout of a courtroom. Along the school's main hallways, recent student artwork hangs beside the Living Walls project, a graphical timeline accompanying 90 years of class photos.
St. Xavier maintains 11 computer labs with over 330 computers equipped with Microsoft Windows
and Zip drives. By 2001, St. Xavier had become one of the first Catholic schools in Cincinnati to use SMART Boards in classrooms, Edline
for parent-student-teacher communication, and Gaggle.net for student-to-student e-mail. In 2005, the school employed SMART Board or SMART Cart systems in 25 classrooms. In 2010, Gaggle service was replaced by Microsoft Live@edu
accounts for students and faculty members. The school's library, named for alumnus and Ohio state representative
John D. "Jay" Carroll III, contains 23,000 volumes.
The school's Finneytown campus features athletic facilities comparable to most colleges, highlighted by a new football stadium and a modernized Charles H. Keating Sr. Natatorium
. The natatorium, which St. Xavier shares with the Cincinnati Marlins
, houses an Olympic-size swimming pool and seats 626. It hosted the Amateur Athletic Union
national swimming championships in 1970 and 1976. The football stadium, named after the school, was built during the 2003–04 school year around Ballaban Field. St. Xavier's soccer field was home to the now-defunct Cincinnati Cheetahs
professional soccer team during their 1994 season.
St. Xavier's campus features a number of prominent pieces of artwork. At the entrance stands a statue of the school's namesake
that once stood atop the entry to the old school building downtown. There is also a smaller statue of St. Xavier in the main stairwell. The sculpture Open End, a 1983 work by Australian sculptor Clement Meadmore
, stood outside the Cincinnati Commerce Center at Sixth and Vine Streets downtown until Prudential Insurance Company
donated it to St. Xavier in 1999. The 11 feet (3.4 m), 5 short tons (4.5 LT) curved metal beam is now located at the Math Wing entrance outside Berning Gymnasium. Inside, the Fine Art Gallery includes a landscape painting by Lewis Henry Meakin
.
As of 2009, St. Xavier contracts with Aramark
for food services. In addition to servicing the school cafeteria, which has been renamed the "U.B.U. Lounge", Aramark operates the Snack Xpress shop, Bomber Deli, and cafeteria annex. Previously, the school contracted with local company GTC Foodservice for 16 years. The Bait Shop concession stand in Keating Natatorium is operated separately by the Cincinnati Marlins
.
. The school offers 14 Division I athletic programs: baseball, basketball, bowling
, cross country
, football
, golf, hockey
, lacrosse
, soccer, swimming and diving
, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
. The teams are members of the Greater Catholic League (GCL). As one of four all-male institutions that participate in the GCL's South Division, St. Xavier competes with nearby Elder
, La Salle
, and Moeller
high schools in athletic events that are often broadcast on Waycross Community Media
. During the 2010 football season, games were broadcast on Fox Sports Radio
affiliate WSAI
.
St. Xavier's sports teams were originally nicknamed the "Conquistador
s", or "Conquerors". Eventually, the teams came to be known as the Bombers. Competing explanations of the name change credit American success in World War II, "bombs" thrown by George Ratterman
to Charley Wolf in football games, and a corruption of the nickname given to Jesuit missionaries in World War II, the "Balmers". Though there is further disagreement over exactly when the move took place, alumni accounts place it sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. The "Bomber" is not represented on the field in costumed form. Instead, the "Blue Monster" – a shaggy, Muppet
-like mascot that takes its name from the student cheering section – appears at games wearing a Bomber football jersey.
St. Xavier has won a state championship in many of the sports in which it fields a team. The most decorated among these teams is the school's prestigious swimming and diving program, which has garnered considerable national respect. Known as the "Aquabombers", the team has won district, sectional and city-wide titles in every year since 1970, capturing 31 Ohio state championships during this span. In 2008, St. Charles Preparatory School
of Columbus
broke the Aquabombers' nine-year state title streak. The team has earned the distinction of Swimming World Magazine
national high school swimming champions in 1973, 1992, 2001, and 2007. Headed by Coach Jim Brower, the Aquabombers produced Swimming World Magazine high school swimmers of the year Joe Hudepohl
in 1992 and Jayme Cramer
in 2001. Hudepohl was also a member of the United States Olympic Swim Team
in 1992 and 1996 and still holds several school, state and national records in swimming.
In addition to the swimming and diving program, the Bombers are also well-known for their football team. In 1999, the St. Xavier football team appeared on Team Cheerios
cereal boxes, alongside St. Ignatius High School, in recognition of the schools' football and community service programs, as well as their records in the National Merit Scholarship Program
. On December 3, 2005, under Coach Steve Specht, the Bombers defeated Massillon Washington High School
to earn the 2005 state football title, the first in team history, after having finished as state runners-up in 1992, 1998 and 2001. The Bombers ended their season with a perfect record: undefeated in the regular season and the playoffs. For this occasion, the City of Cincinnati declared December 14, 2005 "St. Xavier High School Day". In 2007, the Bombers were rated first or second high school football team nationally in a number of pre-season rankings; the same year, St. Xavier defeated DeMatha Catholic High School
in a game nationally televised on ESPN
. St. Xavier went on to win their second state championship that year in a 27–0 victory against Mentor High School, as well as the National Prep Poll's mythical
national championship
. The football program's national exposure continued with losses against Highlands High School on CSTV in 2009 and against Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
the next year on ESPN.
St. Xavier won the state basketball championship in 2000 and finished as runners-up in the 2005 and 2007 state basketball tournament. The Cross Country team has also enjoyed a great deal of success, winning OHSAA Championships in 1998, 2000, and 2003, as well as runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2009. The team has been one of the most consistent teams in Ohio, having qualified to the OHSAA State Championship Race 28 of the past 29 years since 1987.
(OHSAA) state titles, the most boys titles in Ohio. Counting boys and girls team titles, St. Xavier is tied with Upper Arlington High School
for the number of OHSAA State Championships won.
St. Xavier's OHSAA-sponsored titles are:
Additionally, St. Xavier students have won state titles for singles or doubles Division I tennis in 1946, 1947, 2002, 2005, and 2006.
St. Xavier's non-OHSAA state titles include:
of Greater Cincinnati for many of its productions. The school's 500-seat theater space, the Walter C. Deye, S.J., Performance Center (formerly the St. Xavier Performance Center), rivals those of many colleges in size. It opened in 2004 along with the fine arts wing. Past and upcoming productions include:
Off the field, many St. Xavier students participate in musical groups that primarily perform at school concerts and national competitions. The men's choruses are Xmen, Something Blue, Rhythm and Blue, Bomber Chorus, and Shades of Blue. Named for the superhero
es of the fictional Xavier Institute
, the Xmen form the largest extracurricular at St. Xavier. However, with the arrival of fall athletes in the spring, the Xmen split into two groups: the upperclassman Shades of Blue and underclassman Bomber Chorus. Unlike the Xmen, Something Blue and Rhythm and Blue require auditions; they sing acappella
and chamber
pieces, respectively.
The choir groups are complemented by a few instrumental ensembles. The jazz ensemble, known as Out of the Blue, is considered the St. Xavier select band. The wind ensemble consists of over 100 members. The string ensemble consists of two groups: Chamber Blues, made of bow
ed instruments, and a larger group called Men in Black that includes guitars.
In 1973, the jazz ensemble, then known as the "stage band", won "Best in the United States" in a national competition, and at least three of its seniors went on to enjoy successful music careers. More recently, several of St. Xavier's music groups competed in the 2005 Festival Disney competition at Walt Disney World
. The Xmen received "Best in Show" and "Best Chorus" with 96.7 of 100 points (a superior rating), while Something Blue scored 93 points (superior). In 2007, the Xmen ranked first in a Heritage Festival
in San Diego.
Pedro Arrupe
in 1973 to "form men for others", St. Xavier formed a Community Service department that continues to coordinate service programs today. These programs include the Advent
Canned Food Drive (since 1926), a housing rehabilitation program (since 1992), Big Buddies, Junior Big Brothers
, and a number of summer mission trips to disadvantaged areas both around the United States and internationally. Destinations have included:
St. Xavier runs drop-in "tutoring centers", where students can receive mathematics and writing help from upperclassman, as well as a separate peer tutoring program that pairs students up for one-on-one assistance. The various programs, though optional, are generally popular among students. In 2006, for example, 175 students signed up for the Big Brothers program. According to the school, three-quarters of the student body voluntarily participate in community service programs.
St. Xavier's emphasis on service is evident in the school's motto, "Men for Others". Along with other Jesuit institutions, the school has expanded its motto to "Men for and with Others" in recent years. The addition of these two words has met with criticism and ridicule from the student body, which sees it as a corruption of the original, more memorable version.
, the Blueprint, is published and distributed to students and teachers monthly. It is produced entirely outside the classroom, which is uncommon for high school newspapers. Many high schools offer journalism as a class, but St. Xavier has specifically chosen not to offer journalism as an English course for its students. Until 2007, the Blueprint was a member of the National Scholastic Press Association
. It replaced the Xavier Prep, which was published until at least the 1940s. After a brief online stint in 1996, the Blueprint returned to the Internet in 2010 with a standalone website and Twitter
account.
The school's other two student publications are X-Ray, the annual yearbook
, and Xpressions, a student literary magazine founded in 1964.
. The school's living graduates number some 16,000, as of 2008. Many St. Xavier alumni are well-known figures in the Cincinnati area, and many others have gained recognition nationally and abroad as well. The following list includes those who completed the high school program at St. Xavier College before 1919:
Arts and literature
Athletics
Clergy
Education
Finance
Law and crime
Media
Military
Politics
Recipients of honorary diplomas
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high school
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just outside Cincinnati, Ohio
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. It is located in Finneytown
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, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County
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As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
. Founded in 1831 as part of the Athenaeum
Athenaeum of Ohio
The Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, originally St. Francis Xavier Seminary, is the third-oldest Roman Catholic seminary in the United States and is currently located at 6616 Beechmont Avenue in the Cincinnati, Ohio neighborhood of Mt. Washington, in the former Saint...
, St. Xavier is the oldest high school in the Cincinnati area and one of the oldest in the nation, preceding many universities in foundation. The independent, non-diocesan school is operated by the Chicago and Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus
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as one of four all-male Catholic high school
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s in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
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. St. Xavier is the largest non-collegiate private school in Ohio and one of the 100 largest non-collegiate schools in the state, with over 1,500 enrolled students.
Downtown origins
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at Seventh Street and Sycamore Street in Downtown Cincinnati. The institute, which included a seminary
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and lay college, was dedicated by the first bishop of Cincinnati, the Most Rev. Edward D. Fenwick
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, O.P.
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, on October 17, 1831. Just a week later, the city's first public high school, Woodward College
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, opened its doors. The Athenaeum stood until 1890, next to The Catholic Telegraph
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s printing press.
In 1840, at the behest of Bishop Fenwick, the Society of Jesus
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began operating the Athenaeum's lay college, which it renamed St. Xavier College, after St. Francis Xavier
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. The Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) took over the seminary in 1841, and the college was granted a state charter the following year. St. Xavier College originally offered six years of integrated primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, in keeping with the Ratio Studiorum
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and Jesuite College in Messina, Italy. School closed on Thursdays and Sundays until 1917. Until 1851, admission was originally granted to students from 8–16 years of age. Later, a tuition-free elementary school division opened to complement the college. In 1844, the school's elementary division opened a boarding school
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campus in Walnut Hills
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but was forced to close its doors two years later and return downtown. Four years later, "falling enrollment, threat of bankruptcy, and cholera
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" brought about proposals to close the high school division.
At the close of the 19th century, St. Xavier's athletic teams competed in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Cincinnati.
Expansion and separation
In 1910, St. Xavier College transitioned to an American-style eight-year program. Some students took typingTyping
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classes at the St. Xavier Commercial School
St. Xavier Commercial School
St. Xavier Parish Commercial School, officially The Convent School, was a private secondary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1904 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, it remained open until 1960. It was associated with St. Francis Xavier Church of the Roman Catholic...
nearby. On October 1, 1906, another branch campus opened in Walnut Hills. This time, St. Xavier on the Hill served first- and second-year high school students. Tuition was $60 downtown and $80 at the suburban location. Classes were held in Walnut Hills until December 1911.
The next year, the college division moved to its present North Avondale campus. St. Xavier High School formally split with St. Xavier College in 1919, with Fr. Aloysius J. Diersen, S.J., serving as the High School's first president. The College's Schools of Commerce and Sociology continued to offer evening classes at the high school. The College became Xavier University in 1930, to reflect its transition to the American university model and reduce confusion around the several Jesuit institutions in Cincinnati named St. Xavier. The two schools became financially independent four years later but continued to share resources. Xavier's School of Education conducted practice teaching
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at St. Xavier. Also, St. Xavier's senior classes studied at Xavier from 1944 to 1946, to compensate for Xavier's loss of cadets from the Army Air Corps
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30th College Training Detachment during World War II
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.
The Finneytown Hilton
St. Xavier began its move from the original location in downtown Cincinnati in April 1955 when its president, Fr. John J. Benson, S.J., purchased a 62 acre (0.25090532 km²) plot in Finneytown. In September 1960, St. Xavier High School moved into its newly built facilities in unincorporated Springfield TownshipSpringfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
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, designed by local architect Albert Walters. At the time, the over $4 million facilities were nicknamed the "Finneytown Hilton
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". The original high school building was later torn down and is now the site of a parking lot. In 1965, St. Xavier produced its first three African-American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
graduates, Phil Cox, Michael Walker, and Peter D. Samples. The same school year, Myron Kilgore was hired as the school's first African-American faculty member.
Since its move away from downtown, St. Xavier has expanded its facilities dramatically. In 1969, the school added a natatorium
Natatorium
A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...
, featuring an $500,000 Olympic-size swimming pool. St. Xavier's worship space was replaced by Xavier Hall, a multipurpose facility, in 1986. In 1995, Benson Gym was renamed for basketball coach Dick Berning. In 1998, a $12.6 million expansion project moved science classes from the basement into a new, three-story wing and added the Holy Companions Chapel and a dedicated intramural
Intramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
gym. During the 2003–04 school year, St. Xavier renovated the football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
stadium around Ballaban Field, which was built in the late 1960s. Along with the stadium, the school opened a 500-seat theater space, as well as a black box theater
Black box theater
The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor.-History:...
, art studios, and renovated music rooms. A new track field replaced the track that once surrounded Ballaban Field. St. Xavier also converted the former Girls' Town of America location across the street into its "South Campus", which includes new baseball and soccer fields.
| Enrollment history | |
|---|---|
| Year | Enrollment |
| 1840 | 76 |
| 1890 | 348 |
| 1899 | 425 |
| 1919 | 474 |
| 1921 | 520 |
| 1958 | 923 |
| 1977 | 1,088 |
| 1978 | 1,146 |
| 1979 | 1,124 |
| 1980 | 1,157 |
| 1981 | 1,234 |
| 1982 | 1,240 |
| 1983 | 1,267 |
| 1984 | 1,267 |
| 1985 | 1,259 |
| 1986 | 1,272 |
| 1987 | 1,283 |
| 1988 | 1,274 |
| 1989 | 1,256 |
| 1990 | 1,272 |
| 1991 | 1,279 |
| 1992 | 1,327 |
| 1993 | 1,379 |
| 1994 | 1,408 |
| 1995 | 1,405 |
| 1996 | 1,410 |
| 1997 | 1,407 |
| 1998 | 1,412 |
| 1999 | 1,428 |
| 2000 | 1,419 |
| 2001 | 1,418 |
| 2002 | 1,476 |
| 2003 | 1,451 |
| 2004 | 1,444 |
| 2005 | 1,458 |
| 2006 | 1,492 |
| 2007 | 1,575 |
| 2008 | 1,575 |
| 2009 | 1,550 |
| 2010 | 1,565 |
| 2011 | 1,565 |
Academics
As of 2009, St. Xavier has 1,550 enrolled students, the most of any Catholic high school in an area with the nation's second-highest private school attendance rate. For the 2011–12 school year, tuition will be US$11,395.00, which St. Xavier has claimed to be $2,737 less than the cost of educating a student at the school. During the 2010–11 school year, about 30% of students received an average of $5,345 in financial aid. The faculty consists of 120 full-time teachers, including six Jesuit priests and a sister from the Congregation of Divine ProvidenceCongregation of Divine Providence
The Congregation of Divine Providence was founded by Father Jean-Martin Moye, a French priest who saw the lack of educational opportunities for females in his parish in Lorraine, France....
. English teacher John Hussong is the longest-standing faculty member at the school.
Admissions
Students apply to St. Xavier High School by taking an entrance test and submitting an elementary school transcript, teacher recommendations, and an enrollment application. Other factors, such as legacyLegacy preferences
Legacy preferences or legacy admission is a type of preference given by educational institutions to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution...
, are also taken into account. St. Xavier uses the High School Placement Test (HSPT) in its admissions process. Approximately half of applicants are admitted as freshmen each year. About a quarter of these students are admitted due to alumni or current students in their families (see Legacy preferences
Legacy preferences
Legacy preferences or legacy admission is a type of preference given by educational institutions to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution...
). The 418 students of the Class of 2015 include graduates of 58 private elementary schools and 29 public school districts from throughout Greater Cincinnati, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...
, as well as several homeschoolers and transplants from other states. Of the preceding class, 84% are Roman Catholic, while 14% are of other Christian denominations, 1% are Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, and 1% are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. Eleven percent of the entire student body are racial minorities.
In addition to students from the Greater Cincinnati area, St. Xavier admits students from overseas through various foreign exchange program
Student exchange program
A student exchange program generally could be defined as a program where students from secondary school or university choose to study abroad in partner institutions...
s, such as American Field Service
AFS Intercultural Programs
AFS Intercultural Programs was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a onetime economics professor at Harvard University and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury...
. Over the years, foreign exchange students have come from many countries, including Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. In particular, partner school Col·legi Casp–Sagrat Cor de Jesús in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
has sent students to St. Xavier for over a decade. St. Xavier students may receive credit for work completed at the school's other partners, Canisius-Kolleg Berlin
Canisius-Kolleg Berlin
The Canisius-Kolleg is a coeducational, private and Catholic Gymnasium in Berlin, Germany directed by the Jesuits. The school is named for Saint Petrus Canisius. It is known as one of Berlin's most prestigious schools.- Environment :...
and Xavier University.
Curriculum and scheduling
All students at St. Xavier are part of the school's college preparatoryUniversity-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
program, requiring 23.0 credit units for graduation. St. Xavier offers a wide variety of courses as part of the program, which is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
, Jesuit Secondary Education Association
Jesuit Secondary Education Association
The Jesuit Secondary Education Association was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school apostolate in the United States...
(of which the school is a member), and Ohio Department of Education. The school's Foreign Language Department, for example, offers Advanced Placement–level instruction in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, as well as classes in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, and Classical Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
. Other high-level courses include Advanced 2D Design Portfolio and Multivariable Calculus
Multivariable calculus
Multivariable calculus is the extension of calculus in one variable to calculus in more than one variable: the differentiated and integrated functions involve multiple variables, rather than just one....
, as well as AP courses in Computer Science, English Literature and Composition, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and European History. In all, the school offers 24 Advanced Placement courses in seven subject areas. As a Roman Catholic school, St. Xavier requires students to study various aspects of religion and theology each year. Students are also required to take physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
(Oral Communications), and computer usage (Information Processing) classes, as part of an emphasis on cura personalis
Cura personalis
"Cura Personalis" is a Latin phrase that translates as "Care for the Entire Person". “Cura Personalis” suggests individualized attention to the needs of the other, distinct respect for his or her unique circumstances and concerns, and an appropriate appreciation for his or her particular gifts and...
("well-rounded individuals").
The school year is divided into two semesters for grading and course scheduling purposes, but exams are administered quarterly (see Academic term). St. Xavier meets on a traditional, nine-period schedule, in which students attend each class daily, ordinarily from 8:00 am to 3:05 pm. However, the order in which the classes meet vary from day to day, so that every student's science class may extend into one of the lunch periods, "Flex Times", one day each week. Additionally, two days dubbed "X and Y days" are often set aside for block scheduling
Block scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
, to allow for classroom material that would not otherwise fit into a normal-length class period. In 2011, St. Xavier introduced a ten-day, eight-period rolling schedule developed by Independent School Management. The school is also trialling an ISM proposal to eliminate bell
Bell (school)
A bell is a signal in a school that tells the students when it is time to go to class in the morning and when it is time to change classes during the day. Typically the first bell tells the students that it is time to report to class and the bell that occurs shortly after that means that the...
s between classes.
During any free periods a student may have, St. Xavier's "open campus" policy permits the student to use various school facilities, including study hall
Study Hall
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class. They are most commonly found in high schools and some middle schools, especially in the United States...
or outdoor areas. Moreover, seniors are afforded "off-campus privilege", for instance allowing them to eat lunch at nearby restaurants, rather than at the school cafeteria.
Recognition and graduation
Each year, a number of St. Xavier students receive honors from standardized testStandardized test
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...
ing programs. From 1970 to 2008, 962 students were named semifinalists or finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
. In 2006, 137 students received Scholar Awards for their high scores on Advanced Placement tests; of them, three were named National AP Scholars, the highest distinction awarded. In addition, 16 were named finalists and 24 named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. In 2007, five won the National Merit program's highest distinction. The U.S. Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
recognized the school itself as a Blue Ribbon School
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
for the 1983–84 year.
Virtually all of the school's students graduate and enter a post-secondary institution
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
after graduation. The University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, and Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
received the most students from the Class of 2011. According to BusinessWeek, nearly a third of the Class of 2004 pursued a major
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in business. In 2007, St. Xavier published a directory of over 16,000 living alumni, listing "511 living graduates as medical doctors or dentists, 624 as attorneys, and 611 as engineers".
School traditions
The largest of the 50 all-male high schools run by the Society of Jesus in the United States, St. Xavier shares many Jesuit traditions with other secondary institutions run by the order. For example, graduating students are expected to have acquired the five characteristics defined in the "Graduate at Graduation" profile: Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent, Religious, Loving, and Committed to Justice. Many Jesuit high schools have "Grad at Grad" expectations, although the characteristics and their descriptions vary from school to school.Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church...
, the motto of the Society of Jesus, and are often instructed to write the initialism
Acronym and initialism
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words . There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms , nor on written usage...
"AMDG" at the top of submitted papers and tests, to remind them that even their schoolwork is "For the Greater Glory of God". The seals of both St. Xavier and Xavier University bear the motto Vidit Mirabilia Magna (Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for "He has seen great wonders"), taken from a passage of the Roman Breviary applied to St. Francis Xavier. As in other Jesuit secondary schools, detention is invariably called "JUG", which is commonly said to mean "Justice Under God".
The school holds school-wide Masses on Holy Days of Obligation
Holy Day of Obligation
In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation, less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which, as of the Code of Canon Law states,-Eastern Catholic Churches:...
and other important events, as well as optional daily Mass in Holy Companions Chapel at the center of campus. Two days a year, classes are canceled, though students are still required to stay in school all day. In place of the daily orders, they attend morning Mass and are then encouraged to spend the day at school as they see fit. The autumn occasion, Spirit Day, is celebrated on the Mass of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
, a feast day
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
that other Jesuit institutions also observe. During the spring occasion, MusicFest, students hold a grill-out on the school parking lot while student bands perform on a nearby stage. MusicFest began in 1986 to cap off Music Appreciation Week. An additional day each fall, classes are preempted for the Walk For X, a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) walkathon
Walkathon
A walkathon , walking marathon or sponsored walk is a type of community or school fundraiser in which participants raise money by collecting donations or pledges for walking a predetermined distance or course...
through Finneytown neighborhoods that funds a financial aid program.
Ignatian retreats are offered frequently at St. Xavier. Besides class-wide programs held at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford
Milford, Ohio
Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of Greater Cincinnati. Milford, an abbreviated form of mill ford, was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami...
, optional retreats include Knightwatch for sophomores and Kairos, which was introduced in February 1985 for seniors.
Alma mater
The alma maters of St. Xavier and another Jesuit high school, St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, are identical except for the last two lines, which refer to the school name and colors. The alma mater was composed in 1937 by the St. Ignatius band director, Jack Hearns Sr. In 1958, the Cleveland school gave St. Xavier permission to adapt the song. This adaptation is sung after St. Xavier school assemblies, athletic events, and graduation:- Our famed alma mater graces
- Every shrine within our hearts
- With her unforgotten faces
- And the faith that she imparts.
- Years in passing cannot sever
- Ties of old days from the new.
- We are Xavier men forever
- As we hail the white and blue.
Campus
At 110 acre (0.4451546 km²), St. Xavier's campus is approximately the size of the Vatican CityVatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
. In addition to hundreds of classrooms and the sports venues described below, the school grounds has room for a wooded walking trail, a mock courtroom, and a school history exhibit. The Fred Middendorf, S.J., Nature Trail runs about a third of a mile behind the athletic fields. Indoors, the Mock Trial team makes use of a specially built classroom that imitates the layout of a courtroom. Along the school's main hallways, recent student artwork hangs beside the Living Walls project, a graphical timeline accompanying 90 years of class photos.
St. Xavier maintains 11 computer labs with over 330 computers equipped with Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Zip drives. By 2001, St. Xavier had become one of the first Catholic schools in Cincinnati to use SMART Boards in classrooms, Edline
Edline
Edline is a Learning Community Management System that many schools use for school and class organization. It provides district, school and classroom level website support for administrators, parents, teachers and students from kindergarten through 12th grade...
for parent-student-teacher communication, and Gaggle.net for student-to-student e-mail. In 2005, the school employed SMART Board or SMART Cart systems in 25 classrooms. In 2010, Gaggle service was replaced by Microsoft Live@edu
Live@edu
Microsoft Live@edu is a free suite of hosted Microsoft services and applications that is intended for educational needs.The Live@edu program provides education institutions with a set of hosted collaboration services, communication tools, and mobile, desktop, and web-based applications, as well as...
accounts for students and faculty members. The school's library, named for alumnus and Ohio state representative
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
John D. "Jay" Carroll III, contains 23,000 volumes.
The school's Finneytown campus features athletic facilities comparable to most colleges, highlighted by a new football stadium and a modernized Charles H. Keating Sr. Natatorium
Natatorium
A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...
. The natatorium, which St. Xavier shares with the Cincinnati Marlins
Cincinnati Marlins
The Cincinnati Marlins are a non-profit, USA Swimming–affiliated swim team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States serving Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky...
, houses an Olympic-size swimming pool and seats 626. It hosted the Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
national swimming championships in 1970 and 1976. The football stadium, named after the school, was built during the 2003–04 school year around Ballaban Field. St. Xavier's soccer field was home to the now-defunct Cincinnati Cheetahs
Cincinnati Cheetahs
The Cincinnati Cheetahs were an American soccer team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio.-Year-by-year:...
professional soccer team during their 1994 season.
St. Xavier's campus features a number of prominent pieces of artwork. At the entrance stands a statue of the school's namesake
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
that once stood atop the entry to the old school building downtown. There is also a smaller statue of St. Xavier in the main stairwell. The sculpture Open End, a 1983 work by Australian sculptor Clement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore was an Australian-American sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures.-Biography:...
, stood outside the Cincinnati Commerce Center at Sixth and Vine Streets downtown until Prudential Insurance Company
Prudential Financial
The Prudential Insurance Company of America , also known as Prudential Financial, Inc., is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company whose subsidiaries provide insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the...
donated it to St. Xavier in 1999. The 11 feet (3.4 m), 5 short tons (4.5 LT) curved metal beam is now located at the Math Wing entrance outside Berning Gymnasium. Inside, the Fine Art Gallery includes a landscape painting by Lewis Henry Meakin
Lewis Henry Meakin
Lewis Henry Meakin was an American Impressionist landscape artist born in Newcastle, England, moving to Cincinnati, Ohio with his family in 1863. After studying art in Europe he returned to Cincinnati where he taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy...
.
As of 2009, St. Xavier contracts with Aramark
Aramark
Aramark Corporation, known commonly as Aramark, is an American foodservice, facilities, and clothing provider supplying businesses, educational institutions, sports facilities, federal and state prisons, and health care institutions. It is headquartered at the Aramark Tower in Center City,...
for food services. In addition to servicing the school cafeteria, which has been renamed the "U.B.U. Lounge", Aramark operates the Snack Xpress shop, Bomber Deli, and cafeteria annex. Previously, the school contracted with local company GTC Foodservice for 16 years. The Bait Shop concession stand in Keating Natatorium is operated separately by the Cincinnati Marlins
Cincinnati Marlins
The Cincinnati Marlins are a non-profit, USA Swimming–affiliated swim team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States serving Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky...
.
Extracurricular activities
St. Xavier places an emphasis on "co-curricular" activities as a complement to academics. The most visible of these activities are supported by the school's athletic, arts, and community service departments. In addition, students have formed 85 school-sanctioned clubs with the sponsorship of faculty members.Athletics
Perhaps as well regarded as its academics, St. Xavier's large athletic program was ranked 13th in the nation in 2008 by Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. The school offers 14 Division I athletic programs: baseball, basketball, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, golf, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, soccer, swimming and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
. The teams are members of the Greater Catholic League (GCL). As one of four all-male institutions that participate in the GCL's South Division, St. Xavier competes with nearby Elder
Elder High School
Elder High School is a parochial all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The high school has been in existence for over 85 years and is a parochial high school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati...
, La Salle
La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
La Salle High School is a Catholic, all-male, parochial high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.The school was opened September 6, 1960 and named in honor of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, a French priest and educational reformer. The school was officially dedicated May 14, 1961...
, and Moeller
Moeller High School
Archbishop Moeller High School , known as Moeller, is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school in the suburbs of Cincinnati, in Hamilton County, Ohio...
high schools in athletic events that are often broadcast on Waycross Community Media
Waycross Community Media
Waycross Community Media is a Public, educational, and government access cable tv center located near Cincinnati, Ohio. The organization is named after the street it is located on—2086 Waycross Road in Forest Park, Ohio....
. During the 2010 football season, games were broadcast on Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
affiliate WSAI
WSAI
WSAI is an AM radio station broadcasting out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Its studios are in the Towers of Kenwood building next to I-71 in the Kenwood section of Sycamore Township and its transmitter is located in Mount Healthy.WSAI is known as "Fox Sports 1360," including The Dan Patrick Show and The...
.
St. Xavier's sports teams were originally nicknamed the "Conquistador
Conquistador
Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...
s", or "Conquerors". Eventually, the teams came to be known as the Bombers. Competing explanations of the name change credit American success in World War II, "bombs" thrown by George Ratterman
George Ratterman
George William Ratterman was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League.-Early life:...
to Charley Wolf in football games, and a corruption of the nickname given to Jesuit missionaries in World War II, the "Balmers". Though there is further disagreement over exactly when the move took place, alumni accounts place it sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. The "Bomber" is not represented on the field in costumed form. Instead, the "Blue Monster" – a shaggy, Muppet
The Muppets
The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
-like mascot that takes its name from the student cheering section – appears at games wearing a Bomber football jersey.
St. Xavier has won a state championship in many of the sports in which it fields a team. The most decorated among these teams is the school's prestigious swimming and diving program, which has garnered considerable national respect. Known as the "Aquabombers", the team has won district, sectional and city-wide titles in every year since 1970, capturing 31 Ohio state championships during this span. In 2008, St. Charles Preparatory School
Saint Charles Preparatory School
Saint Charles Preparatory School is a four-year college preparatory school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1923 by the fourth Bishop of Columbus, James J. Hartley, as a Roman Catholic college seminary...
of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
broke the Aquabombers' nine-year state title streak. The team has earned the distinction of Swimming World Magazine
Swimming World magazine
Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960...
national high school swimming champions in 1973, 1992, 2001, and 2007. Headed by Coach Jim Brower, the Aquabombers produced Swimming World Magazine high school swimmers of the year Joe Hudepohl
Joseph Hudepohl
Joseph Bernard Hudepohl is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997...
in 1992 and Jayme Cramer
Jayme Cramer
Jayme Oliver Cramer is a backstroke and butterfly swimmer from the United States. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the 2003 Pan American Games....
in 2001. Hudepohl was also a member of the United States Olympic Swim Team
United States at the Olympics
The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which it boycotted.The United States Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee for the United States....
in 1992 and 1996 and still holds several school, state and national records in swimming.
In addition to the swimming and diving program, the Bombers are also well-known for their football team. In 1999, the St. Xavier football team appeared on Team Cheerios
Cheerios
Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal by General Mills introduced on May 1, 1941 as the first oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal. Originally named CheeriOats, the name was changed to Cheerios in 1945 because of a trade name dispute with Quaker Oats. The name fit the "O" shape of the cereal pieces...
cereal boxes, alongside St. Ignatius High School, in recognition of the schools' football and community service programs, as well as their records in the National Merit Scholarship Program
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
. On December 3, 2005, under Coach Steve Specht, the Bombers defeated Massillon Washington High School
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon Washington High School, is a 9 to 12 grade secondary school within the Massillon City School District located in the city of Massillon, Ohio. It serves students within the city of Massillon as well as parts of Tuscarawas Township...
to earn the 2005 state football title, the first in team history, after having finished as state runners-up in 1992, 1998 and 2001. The Bombers ended their season with a perfect record: undefeated in the regular season and the playoffs. For this occasion, the City of Cincinnati declared December 14, 2005 "St. Xavier High School Day". In 2007, the Bombers were rated first or second high school football team nationally in a number of pre-season rankings; the same year, St. Xavier defeated DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School, named after Saint John of Matha, is a four-year Catholic high school for young men located in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. DeMatha is known for academic achievement, music, arts, service and athletics...
in a game nationally televised on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. St. Xavier went on to win their second state championship that year in a 27–0 victory against Mentor High School, as well as the National Prep Poll's mythical
Mythical National Championship
A mythical national championship is a colloquial term used to question the validity of national championship recognition that is not explicitly competitive...
national championship
High School Football National Championship
The High School Football National Championship is a national championship honor awarded to the best high school football team in the United States of America based on rankings from USA Today and the National Prep Poll. There have been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff...
. The football program's national exposure continued with losses against Highlands High School on CSTV in 2009 and against Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Olney, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington....
the next year on ESPN.
St. Xavier won the state basketball championship in 2000 and finished as runners-up in the 2005 and 2007 state basketball tournament. The Cross Country team has also enjoyed a great deal of success, winning OHSAA Championships in 1998, 2000, and 2003, as well as runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2009. The team has been one of the most consistent teams in Ohio, having qualified to the OHSAA State Championship Race 28 of the past 29 years since 1987.
State titles
As of February 2011, the Bombers have won 43 boys team Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
(OHSAA) state titles, the most boys titles in Ohio. Counting boys and girls team titles, St. Xavier is tied with Upper Arlington High School
Upper Arlington High School (Ohio)
Upper Arlington High School is the sole high school in the Upper Arlington City School District in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It receives students from Jones Middle School and Hastings Middle School. The principal of the high school is Mr. Kip Greenhill...
for the number of OHSAA State Championships won.
St. Xavier's OHSAA-sponsored titles are:
- Cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
– 1998, 2000, 2003 - Baseball – 2003
- Basketball – 2000
- FootballHigh school footballHigh school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
– 2005, 2007 - Golf – 1957, 1995, 2008
- Soccer – 1983
- Swimming – 1970–1981, 1984, 1990–1995, 1997, 1999–2007, 2009–2011
Additionally, St. Xavier students have won state titles for singles or doubles Division I tennis in 1946, 1947, 2002, 2005, and 2006.
St. Xavier's non-OHSAA state titles include:
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
(Ohio High School Lacrosse Association) – 2000 (Division II) - Team tennisTeam tennisTeam tennis refers to tennis tournaments which consist of matches between different groups of players each competing to win the tournament for their team. It is played at the collegiate or national level in the United States. The USTA promotes Jr Team Tennis and USTA League Tennis...
(Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association) – 2006, 2007, 2008 - Volleyball (Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association) – 2003, 2006
- Water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
(Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association) – 1979
Fight song
- We're on our way to victory
- And when the Bombers get that ball,
- They'll rush right through the other team
- And hit 'em hard until they fall.
- (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
- We're on our way to win the game,
- And then we'll let our banners fly;
- For we are the unexcelled
- Bombers of Xavier High!
The arts
St. Xavier's arts program is centered around three disciplines: performing arts (drama), visual arts, and musical arts. The drama and music disciplines are supplemented by a number of extracurricular programs.Theatre Xavier
St. Xavier High School's drama group, Theatre Xavier (TX), has won the Best Play and Best Musical awards from the CappiesCritics and Awards Program for High School Students
The Cappies ' is an international program for recognizing, celebrating, and providing learning experiences for high school theater and journalism students and teenage playwrights....
of Greater Cincinnati for many of its productions. The school's 500-seat theater space, the Walter C. Deye, S.J., Performance Center (formerly the St. Xavier Performance Center), rivals those of many colleges in size. It opened in 2004 along with the fine arts wing. Past and upcoming productions include:
- 1985–86: GodspellGodspellGodspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
- 1986–87: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
- 1987–88: The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz (1902 stage play)The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, which was originally published in 1900...
- 1989–90: The Fifth Sun, PippinPippin (musical)Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto...
- Early 1990s: Into the WoodsInto the WoodsInto the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...
- 1992: GodspellGodspellGodspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
- 1997–98: ArcadiaArcadia (play)Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge...
, Shades - 1998–99: The Three MusketeersThe Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
, Children of EdenChildren of EdenChildren of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood... - 1999–2000: DraculaDracula (play)Dracula is a 1924 stage play adapted by Hamilton Deane from the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, and substantially revised by John L. Balderston in 1927...
, StarmitesStarmitesStarmites is a musical with music and lyrics by Barry Keating and a book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating, first presented at the Ark Theatre Company. It received a Tony Award nomination as Best Musical.... - 2000–01: The DivinersThe DivinersThe Diviners is a novel by Margaret Laurence. Published by McClelland & Stewart in 1974, it was Laurence's final novel, and is considered one of the classics of Canadian literature....
, Man of La ManchaMan of La ManchaMan of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote... - 2001–02: A Tuna ChristmasA Tuna ChristmasA Tuna Christmas is the second in a series of comedic plays , each set the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the "third-smallest" town in the state. The trilogy was written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard...
, My Favorite YearMy Favorite YearMy Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Lou Jacobi, Bill Macy, Lainie Kazan, Selma Diamond, Cameron Mitchell, and Gloria Stuart. O'Toole was...
- 2002–03: Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, GodspellGodspellGodspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
- 2003–04: Red NosesRed NosesRed Noses is a comedy about the black death by Peter Barnes, first staged at Barbican Theatre in 1985. It depicted a sprightly priest, originally played by Antony Sher, who travelled around the plague-affected villages of 14th century France with a band of fools, known as God's Zanies, offering...
, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly... - 2004–05: The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz (1902 stage play)The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, which was originally published in 1900...
, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 2005–06: The Laramie ProjectThe Laramie ProjectThe Laramie Project is a play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie,...
, Les Misérables Student Edition - 2006–07: Wild Oats, Miss SaigonMiss SaigonMiss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
- 2007–08: Inspecting CarolInspecting CarolInspecting Carol is a comedic play by Daniel J. Sullivan, written in 1991 and produced by the Seattle Repertory Theatre. It is a variation on the play The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol....
, The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, based on the novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution... - 2008–09: DraculaDracula (play)Dracula is a 1924 stage play adapted by Hamilton Deane from the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, and substantially revised by John L. Balderston in 1927...
, CatsCats (musical)Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot... - 2009–10: The Fifth Sun, UrinetownUrinetownUrinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics...
- 2010–11: Zombie PromZombie PromZombie Prom is an Off-Broadway musical, also adapted into a short film. It was first produced at the Red Barn Theatre, Key West, Florida in 1993. It opened off-Broadway in New York City at the Variety Arts Theatre in 1996. It opens November 2009 in London with a UK Premiere at the off-west end...
, The Phantom of the Opera - 2011–12: The Kentucky CycleThe Kentucky CycleThe Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan that explores American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau...
, West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
Musical groups
St. Xavier sponsors a variety of musical programs, ranging from the marching band to a liturgical music group. The Marching Bombers perform at varsity football games. The drumline's two trademark cadences are "Stroker Style", played while marching into the stadium, and "Jungle Groove", played while exiting. St. Xavier's first off-season drumline started between the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The off-season line composed two new cadences, titled "Apple 10" and "Sophomore Cadence", that debuted during the 2009 season. A subset of the marching band also performs at varsity basketball games as the Pep Band.Off the field, many St. Xavier students participate in musical groups that primarily perform at school concerts and national competitions. The men's choruses are Xmen, Something Blue, Rhythm and Blue, Bomber Chorus, and Shades of Blue. Named for the superhero
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
es of the fictional Xavier Institute
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
, the Xmen form the largest extracurricular at St. Xavier. However, with the arrival of fall athletes in the spring, the Xmen split into two groups: the upperclassman Shades of Blue and underclassman Bomber Chorus. Unlike the Xmen, Something Blue and Rhythm and Blue require auditions; they sing acappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
and chamber
Chamber choir
A chamber choir or group of chamber singers is the choral equivalent of a chamber ensemble, using voices instead of instruments. This prestigious choir will usually consist of 20-40 elite and dedicated singers. Several chamber choir formats exist, ranging from barbershop groups to exclusively...
pieces, respectively.
The choir groups are complemented by a few instrumental ensembles. The jazz ensemble, known as Out of the Blue, is considered the St. Xavier select band. The wind ensemble consists of over 100 members. The string ensemble consists of two groups: Chamber Blues, made of bow
Bow (music)
In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones....
ed instruments, and a larger group called Men in Black that includes guitars.
In 1973, the jazz ensemble, then known as the "stage band", won "Best in the United States" in a national competition, and at least three of its seniors went on to enjoy successful music careers. More recently, several of St. Xavier's music groups competed in the 2005 Festival Disney competition at Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
. The Xmen received "Best in Show" and "Best Chorus" with 96.7 of 100 points (a superior rating), while Something Blue scored 93 points (superior). In 2007, the Xmen ranked first in a Heritage Festival
Heritage Festival
Heritage Festival refers to one of a number of musical festivals held throughout America where high school-aged musical ensembles are ranked on an international standard. These groups include choirs, bands, and orchestras as well as color guard and majorette competitions...
in San Diego.
Community service
Following the call of Jesuit Superior-GeneralSuperior general
A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior at the head of a whole religious order or congregation.The term is mainly used as a generic term, while many orders and congregations use other specific titles, notably:* Abbot general...
Pedro Arrupe
Pedro Arrupe
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was the twenty eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Bilbao, Spain.-Education and training:...
in 1973 to "form men for others", St. Xavier formed a Community Service department that continues to coordinate service programs today. These programs include the Advent
Advent
Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, called Levavi...
Canned Food Drive (since 1926), a housing rehabilitation program (since 1992), Big Buddies, Junior Big Brothers
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501 non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that try to have a measurable impact on youth....
, and a number of summer mission trips to disadvantaged areas both around the United States and internationally. Destinations have included:
- Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois
- Monticello, KentuckyMonticello, KentuckyMonticello is a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,981 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County. It advertises itself as "The Houseboat Capital of the World" due to the large number of houseboat manufacturers in the city...
- Vanceburg, KentuckyVanceburg, KentuckyVanceburg is a city in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,731 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.Vanceburg is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Over-the-RhineOver-the-RhineOver-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings...
, Cincinnati, Ohio - Camden, New JerseyCamden, New JerseyThe city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
- New Orleans, Louisiana (United Saints Recovery ProjectUnited Saints Recovery ProjectUnited Saints Recovery Project is a 501 non-profit located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Its founder, Daryl Kiesow, first came down to New Orleans with Mission from Minnesota in December 2005 to volunteer as a roofer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina; he intended to...
) - St. Francis, South DakotaSt. Francis, South DakotaSt. Francis is a town on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
(Rosebud Indian ReservationRosebud Indian ReservationThe Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Sicangu Oyate, also known as Sicangu Lakota, the Upper Brulé Sioux Nation, and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe , a branch of the Lakota people...
) - BrownsvilleBrownsville, TexasBrownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of...
and San Antonio, Texas; Matamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, Mexico
- Durán, EcuadorDurán, EcuadorDurán, also known as Eloy Alfaro, is a city located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador, near the junction between the Daule & Babahoyo rivers, and where the Guayas River forms. This town is the capital of the Durán canton, which was created in 1986 by a local government decree...
- AyacuchoAyacuchoAyacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches, which represent one for each year of Jesus's life. Ayacucho has large religious celebrations, especially during the Holy Week of Easter...
, Peru - TacnaTacna- Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...
, Peru - Rica Playa, TumbesTumbes ProvinceTumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the Zarumilla Province on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the Contralmirante Villar Province on the west...
, Peru - JarpaJARPAJARPA may stand for:*Japanese whale research program in the Antarctic **see Whaling in Japan*In Computing**Jarpa framework An extension to Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite frameworks....
, San Juan de JarpaSan Juan de Jarpa DistrictSan Juan de Jarpa District is one of nine districts of the province Chupaca in Peru.-References:...
, ChupacaChupaca ProvinceChupaca Province, located in Central Peru, is one of the nine provinces that compose the Junín Region, bordering to the north with the Concepción Province, to the east with the Huancayo Province, to the south with the Huancavelica Region and to the west with the Lima Region...
, Peru - CuzcoCuscoCusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
and AndahuaylillasAndahuaylillas DistrictThe Andahuaylillas District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Andahuaylillas....
, QuispicanchiQuispicanchi ProvinceQuispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.-Boundaries:* North: Paucartambo Province and Madre de Dios Region* East: Puno Region* South: Canchis Province...
, Peru
St. Xavier runs drop-in "tutoring centers", where students can receive mathematics and writing help from upperclassman, as well as a separate peer tutoring program that pairs students up for one-on-one assistance. The various programs, though optional, are generally popular among students. In 2006, for example, 175 students signed up for the Big Brothers program. According to the school, three-quarters of the student body voluntarily participate in community service programs.
St. Xavier's emphasis on service is evident in the school's motto, "Men for Others". Along with other Jesuit institutions, the school has expanded its motto to "Men for and with Others" in recent years. The addition of these two words has met with criticism and ridicule from the student body, which sees it as a corruption of the original, more memorable version.
Student publications
An active student-run newspaperStudent newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
, the Blueprint, is published and distributed to students and teachers monthly. It is produced entirely outside the classroom, which is uncommon for high school newspapers. Many high schools offer journalism as a class, but St. Xavier has specifically chosen not to offer journalism as an English course for its students. Until 2007, the Blueprint was a member of the National Scholastic Press Association
National Scholastic Press Association
The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
. It replaced the Xavier Prep, which was published until at least the 1940s. After a brief online stint in 1996, the Blueprint returned to the Internet in 2010 with a standalone website and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account.
The school's other two student publications are X-Ray, the annual yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
, and Xpressions, a student literary magazine founded in 1964.
Other clubs
- Despite being unaffiliated with St. Xavier, several athletic organizations, such as the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club and Northbend Rugby Club, count many of its students among their ranks. In addition, the Cincinnati MarlinsCincinnati MarlinsThe Cincinnati Marlins are a non-profit, USA Swimming–affiliated swim team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States serving Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky...
are headquartered at Keating Natatorium, and the North Bend Ski Club offers discounted seasonal passes to Perfect North SlopesPerfect North SlopesPerfect North Slopes, is a ski area and Biggest Tubing Park in America. Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. It consists of 6 magic carpets, 2 rope tows, and 5 chairlifts...
in Lawrenceburg, IndianaLawrenceburg, IndianaLawrenceburg is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Dearborn County...
through the club program. - The St. Xavier Quiz Team, a member of the Greater Cincinnati Academic League (GCAL), has participated in many statewide tournaments under the direction of John F. Hussong, who has taught English at St. Xavier since 1964, and Ron Weisbrod, a history teacher at the school. The team managed its first state championship in 1997, as well as two runner-up finishes in the early 1990s as well as in 2001 to Beavercreek High School.
- Under the direction of Lindy Michael, the Math Club grew to 120 regularly participating students, making it "the second-most populated extracurricular after football."
- The St. Xavier Chess Team, led by Dr. Brad Homoelle, won the Greater Cincinnati Scholastic Chess League (GCSCL) championship during the 2005–2006 season.
- FCCFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
-licensed students with the Radio Club operate amateur radioAmateur radioAmateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
equipment and participated in the Shuttle Amateur Radio ExperimentShuttle Amateur Radio ExperimentThe Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment , later called the Space Amateur Radio Experiment, was a program that promoted and supported the use of amateur radio by astronauts in low earth orbit aboard the United States Space Shuttle to communicate with other amateur radio stations around the world...
(SAREX). First licensed around 1951, the club operates under the call signCall signIn broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
W8GYH. In 2005, four recent alumni of the Radio Club – Andy Meng, Ben Corrado, Justin Rigling, and Brandon Schamer – maintained a record, 11-Mbit/s wirelessWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
connection that stretched the 124.9 miles (201 km) from Potosi MountainPotosi MountainPotosi Mountain, located in Clark County, Nevada, is one of the six high points surrounding Las Vegas. Potosi Mountain is about southwest of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains, in Clark County of southern Nevada....
near Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, to Utah Hill near Santa Clara, UtahSanta Clara, UtahSanta Clara is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles , of which, 4.9 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it...
, for three hours, as part of the DEF CONDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Wi-Fi Shootout. - The school Latin Club is a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical LeagueThe National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Notable alumni
St. Xavier collectively refers to its graduates as the "Long Blue Line", after the school colors and the blue attire worn at graduationAcademic dress
Academic dress or academical dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, primarily tertiary education, worn mainly by those that have been admitted to a university degree or hold a status that entitles them to assume them...
. The school's living graduates number some 16,000, as of 2008. Many St. Xavier alumni are well-known figures in the Cincinnati area, and many others have gained recognition nationally and abroad as well. The following list includes those who completed the high school program at St. Xavier College before 1919:
Arts and literature
- Kevin AllisonKevin AllisonKevin Allison is a comedic writer and actor. He is perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of The State on MTV. Popular sketches on the show starring Allison include "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy" and "The Jew, the Italian and the Redhead Gay." Allison came out as gay to the...
(1988) – comedic actor and writer, most notably a member of the comedy troupe The StateThe State (TV series)The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993 and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience... - Matt BerningerMatt BerningerMatt Berninger is a Cincinnati native, Brooklyn based singer/songwriter, primarily known as the frontman of indie rock band The National.-Vocals:...
(1989) – vocalist for indie rockIndie rockIndie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band The NationalThe National (band)The National is an indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1999 and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger, a baritone... - Andy BlankenbuehlerAndy BlankenbuehlerAndy Blankenbuehler is an American dancer, choreographer and director primarily for stage and concerts. He won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his choreography for In the Heights.-Biography:...
(1988) – Broadway dancer and choreographer; Lucille Lortel AwardLucille Lortel AwardsThe Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986...
winner; winner of the 2007 Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk AwardThe Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
and 2008 Tony Award for Best ChoreographyTony Award for Best Choreography-1940s:* 1947: Agnes de Mille – Brigadoon / Michael Kidd – Finian's Rainbow* 1948: Jerome Robbins – High Button Shoes* 1949: Gower Champion – Lend An Ear-1950s:* 1950: Helen Tamiris – Touch and Go* 1951: Michael Kidd – Guys and Dolls...
in In the HeightsIn the HeightsIn the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights.... - John DiehlJohn DiehlJohn Diehl is an American actor, particularly known for his roles as Charles Kawalsky in the 1994 film Stargate, Det. Larry Zito on the 1980s cop show Miami Vice, Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy on The Shield, and as "the Cruiser" in Stripes. His other notable roles include Pvt...
(1968) – actor - Thomas Hoobler (1960) – author and co-author of more than 90 published books, winner of the 2004 Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
and the National Council for the Social StudiesNational council for the social studiesThe National Council for the Social Studies is a US-based association devoted to supporting social studies education. It affiliated with various regional or state level social studies associations, including: the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, the Washington State Council for the...
' 1997 Carter Godwin WoodsonCarter G. WoodsonCarter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History , Dr...
Award - Joey KernJoey KernJoseph Daniel "Joey" Kern is an American actor. He is most widely known for his roles in the 2003 films Cabin Fever and Grind.-Early life:...
(1995) – movie actor, most notably in Cabin Fever (2002), GrindGrind (2003 film)Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson...
(2003), and Super TroopersSuper TroopersSuper Troopers is a 2001 crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group . Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance... - Kevin Kern (1992) – BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
performer in Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and WickedWicked (musical)Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard... - John Knoepfle (c. 1940) – poet; author of Rivers Into Islands
- David QuammenDavid QuammenDavid Quammen is a science, nature and travel writer whose work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic, Outside, Harper's, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Book Review....
(1966) – science writer
Athletics
- Alex AlbrightAlex AlbrightAlex Albright is an American football linebacker playing for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent.Albright is a 2006 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati....
(2006) – professional football linebacker, Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Bob ArnzenBob ArnzenRobert Louis "Bob" Arnzen is a retired American basketball player.In 1965, Arnzen graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He then played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame....
(1965) – professional basketball and baseball player - Jason Basil (1997) – minor league baseball player, 2000 ACC Baseball Tournament2000 ACC Baseball TournamentThe 2000 ACC Baseball Tournament was held at the Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, SC from May 16th through May 21st. Georgia Tech won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament....
MVPMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests... - Dana BibleDana BibleDana Bible is currently the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers coach for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack.Bible graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1972 and the University of Cincinnati in 1976, where he earned a BA in Economics and in 1982 an MBA in Management. He...
(1972) – football coach, NC State WolfpackNC State Wolfpack footballThe NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.... - Rocky BoimanRocky BoimanRocky Michael Boiman is an American football linebacker who currently is a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame....
(1998) – professional football player and Super Bowl XLISuper Bowl XLISuper Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...
champion, Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... - Neal BradyNeal BradyCornelius Joseph "Neal" Brady was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Brady played for the New York Yankees in and and the Cincinnati Reds in . In 24 career games, he had a 2-3 record, with a 4.20 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.Brady was born in Covington, Kentucky, and graduated from St....
(c. 1915) – pitcherPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
and Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890.... - Tom Clark (1966) Major Division 1 college basketball and football official. 2010 Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
- Jayme CramerJayme CramerJayme Oliver Cramer is a backstroke and butterfly swimmer from the United States. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the 2003 Pan American Games....
(2001) – bronze medalist in swimming at the 2003 Pan American GamesSwimming at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
and silver medalist at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships - Greg FreyGreg FreyGreg Frey is a former college football player. He is currently a football announcer and high school football assistant coach....
(1986) – professional football player - Clint HaslerigClint HaslerigClinton Edward "Clint" Haslerig is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973 and professional football from 1974 to 1976 for the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets.-Cincinnati:Haslerig was born in...
(1970) – professional football player - Jim HermanJim HermanJames Robert Herman is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Herman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He played golf at St. Xavier High School and graduated in 1996. Herman played college golf at the University of Cincinnati. He turned professional in 2000.Herman played on the...
(1996) – professional golfer - Joe HudepohlJoseph HudepohlJoseph Bernard Hudepohl is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997...
(1992) – gold medalist at the 1992Swimming at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....
and 1996 Olympic GamesSwimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
; swimming world record holder - Brad Jaeger (2003) – Indy Pro Series and Rolex Sports Car SeriesRolex Sports Car SeriesThe Rolex Sports Car Series is the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship...
race carAuto racingAuto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver - Melvin JohnsonMelvin Johnson (American football)Melvin Johnson is a former American football safety in the National Football League. After graduating from St. Xavier High School in 1990 and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft...
(1990) – professional football player, Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
and Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... - Charles Keating III – swimmerSwimming at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
at the 1976 Olympic Games1976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and... - Chris MackChris Mack (basketball)Chris Mack is an American college basketball coach, and the current head men's basketball coach at Xavier University. On April 15, 2009 it was announced that Mack would replace Sean Miller, who left Xavier to coach at the University of Arizona.-Background:Mack graduated in 1988 from St...
(1988) – head coach, Xavier Musketeers men's basketballXavier Musketeers men's basketballThe Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference... - Lemar MarshallLemar MarshallLemar Willie Marshall is a former American football linebacker. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Michigan State....
(1995) – professional football player, Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... - Mike MathisMike MathisMike Mathis is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association from 1976 to 2001. Over his career in the NBA, Mathis officiated nearly 2,340 games, including 12 NBA Finals and three NBA All-Star Games. Mathis wore uniform number 13 during his career...
– professional basketball referee - Art Mergenthal (1939) – professional football player and 1945 NFL champion, Cleveland RamsSt. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
- Randy Newsom (2000) – minor league baseballMinor league baseballMinor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
pitcherPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
, Akron AerosAkron AerosThe Akron Aeros are a minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio, USA. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.The Aeros play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 9,097 fans... - Tom O'Brien (1966) – head football coach, NC State WolfpackNC State Wolfpack footballThe NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference....
- Dominic RandolphDominic RandolphDominic Randolph is an American football quarterback who is currently a Free Agent in the Arena Football League. He played college football at the College of the Holy Cross, and high school football at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio...
(2005) – professional football player, Chicago RushChicago RushThe Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the... - Kyle Ransom (2003) – bronze medalist in swimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeSwimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeThe swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
- George RattermanGeorge RattermanGeorge William Ratterman was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League.-Early life:...
(1944) – professional football player - Shawn Rockey (1994) – professional soccer midfielder, Cincinnati Kings and Cincinnati RiverhawksCincinnati RiverhawksThe Cincinnati Riverhawks were a professional soccer team that debuted in the USISL Premier Development League in 1997 and joined the A-League from 1998 to 2003...
- Pat RossPat Ross (American football)Patrick George Ross is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He graduated from St...
(2001) – professional football player, Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... - Chris SextonChris SextonChris Sexton is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Colorado Rockies and the Cincinnati Reds. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft but made it to the big leagues with the Rockies after being traded for Marcus Moore in 1995. He made...
(1989) – professional baseball player, Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890.... - Steve Sollmann (2000) – minor league baseball infielderInfielderAn infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...
- Bill SweeneyBill Sweeney (infielder)William John Sweeney was an infielder in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914. He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.-External links:...
(c. 1904) – professional baseball player, Boston DovesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997.... - Pat Todd (1998) – semifinalist in the men's lightweight coxless four rowing event at the 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and the same eventRowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless fourMen's lightweight coxless four competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
at the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events... - Dod Wales (1995) – bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships1999 Pan Pacific Swimming ChampionshipsThe eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22–29 August...
- Chris WelshChris WelshChristopher Charles Welsh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a left-hander with a career ERA of 4.45 and career win/loss record of 22-31. He graduated from St...
(1973) – broadcaster and former professional baseball player - Charles WolfCharles Wolf (basketball)Charles Wolf was a former professional basketball coach. He coached two NBA teams; the Cincinnati Royals from 1960 through 1963, and the Detroit Pistons from 1963 through 1964. He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1944....
(1944) – former professional basketball coach
Clergy
- Most Rev. Henry K. MoellerHenry K. MoellerHenry K. Moeller was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus and Archbishop of Cincinnati .-Early life and education:...
(c. 1868) – Archbishop of CincinnatiRoman Catholic Archdiocese of CincinnatiThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev... - Most Rev. Anthony John King MussioAnthony John King MussioAnthony John King Mussio was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio .-Biography:...
(1920) – Bishop of SteubenvilleRoman Catholic Diocese of SteubenvilleThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in Ohio. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944 out of territory from the Diocese of Columbus....
, Ohio - Most Rev. Henry RichterHenry Richter (bishop)Henry Joseph Richter was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan .-Biography:...
(c. 1854) – Bishop of Grand RapidsRoman Catholic Diocese of Grand RapidsThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on...
, Michigan
Education
- Francis Forster (1930) – neurologistNeurologyNeurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
and Dean of the Georgetown University School of MedicineGeorgetown University School of MedicineGeorgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus...
; treated Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. EisenhowerDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... - Joel M. PodolnyJoel M. PodolnyJoel M. Podolny is an American sociologist and is the former Dean of the Yale School of Management. On November 1, 2008, Podolny stepped down as dean to be replaced by Sharon Oster, and in early 2009 assumed the position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources, and Dean of Apple Inc.'s new...
– sociologist and Dean of the Yale School of ManagementYale School of ManagementThe Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...
Finance
- John F. BarrettJohn F. BarrettJohn F. Barrett is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group. Barrett has served as CEO since 1994 and as president since 1989...
– CEO of Western & Southern Financial GroupWestern & Southern Financial GroupWestern & Southern Financial Group, also commonly referred to as Western & Southern, is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based diversified family of financial services companies with assets owned, managed and under care in excess of $52 billion as of March, 2011...
Law and crime
- Michael Ryan BarrettMichael Ryan BarrettMichael Ryan Barrett is a United States federal judge in Ohio. Barrett practiced law for nearly 30 years before he was nominated by President George W. Bush and approved by the Senate to the federal courts system in 2006.-Education:...
(1969) – United States federal judgeUnited States federal judgeIn the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
, Southern District of OhioUnited States District Court for the Southern District of OhioThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... - Joe DetersJoe DetersJoseph T. "Joe" Deters is an American politician of the Republican party who currently serves as Prosecuting Attorney for Hamilton County, Ohio. He is a 1975 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati.-Career:...
(1975) – Hamilton CountyHamilton County, OhioAs of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
Prosecuting Attorney - Thomas Geoghegan (1967) – labor lawLabour lawLabour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees...
yer and author - Charles H. Keating Jr.Charles KeatingCharles Humphrey Keating Jr. is an American athlete, lawyer, real estate developer, banker, and financier, most known for his role in the savings and loan scandal of the late 1980s....
(1941) – lawyer, real estate developer, banker, and financier, convicted of fraud in the 1989 Savings and Loan scandalSavings and Loan crisisThe savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s was the failure of about 747 out of the 3,234 savings and loan associations in the United States...
, after whom the Keating FiveKeating FiveThe Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators – Alan Cranston , Dennis DeConcini, John Glenn , John McCain , and Donald W. Riegle,...
were named - Joseph Peter KinnearyJoseph Peter KinnearyJoseph Peter Kinneary was a United States federal judge.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kinneary graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1924, and received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1928 and an LL.B. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1935...
(1924) – United States federal judge, Southern District of Ohio - Simon L. Leis, Jr.Simon L. Leis, Jr.Simon L. Leis, Jr. is a lawyer and local official from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as County Prosecutor for Hamilton County from 1971-1983, a judge in the court of Common Pleas , and has been the County's Sheriff since 1987....
(1952) – Hamilton County Sheriff - Jeff SchareJeff SchareJeffrey C. Schare was a homicide detective with the Cincinnati Police Department in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He was one of the detectives featured on the A&E show The First 48. He is a graduate of St...
(1981) – detective, Cincinnati Police Department, featured on the A&EA&E NetworkThe A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
show The First 48The First 48The First 48 is an American documentary television series that airs on A&E. Filmed in various cities in the United States, the series offers an insider's look at the real-life world of homicide investigators...
Media
- James W. FaulknerJames W. FaulknerJames W. Faulkner was an American political journalist from Cincinnati, Ohio, whose career spanned local politics in Cincinnati; state politics in Ohio; and whose writings covered the Presidential campaigns of both parties from 1892 through 1920...
(c. 1881) – newspaperman and political writer, "Dean of Ohio Correspondents"; founder of and first president of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association - William J. KeatingWilliam J. KeatingWilliam John Keating is a former American politician of the Republican party.Keating served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974 representing Ohio's 1st congressional district. He was the brother of financier Charles H Keating Jr. and later was Chairman CEO & Publisher...
(1945) – U.S. House of Representatives (R–OH), 1971–1974, former publisher of The Cincinnati EnquirerThe Cincinnati EnquirerThe Cincinnati Enquirer, a daily morning newspaper, is the highest-circulation print publication in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The Cincinnati Enquirer, a daily morning newspaper, is the highest-circulation print publication in Greater Cincinnati (Ohio) and Northern Kentucky. The...
and chairman of the board for Gannett CompanyGannett CompanyGannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
and the Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists... - Joe KernenJoe KernenJoe Kernen is a CNBC news anchor. He is currently co-host of CNBC’s "Squawk Box". His nickname is "The Kahuna".Kernen came to CNBC in the 1991 merger with Financial News Network, having joined FNN after a 10-year career as a stockbroker.Kernen grew up in the Western Hills section of Cincinnati,...
(1974) – CNBCCNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
news anchor - Greg Plageman (1987) – television screenwriter
- Gustave ReiningerGustave ReiningerGustave Reininger is the co-creator of the NBC TV drama, Crime Story. It was executive produced by Michael Mann. Crime Story was based on the Mafia in Chicago,"The Outfit," and how it got off the streets and into the boardrooms of Las Vegas casinos. The show premiered with a two hour pilot - movie,...
– television screenwriter - Dave Straub (1997) – television producer
Military
- John Herman Hoefker (1937) – World War II flying ace
Politics
- Jeff BerdingJeff BerdingJeff Berding is an American politician of the Democratic Party, who currently serves as a councilman for Cincinnati, having held a seat on council since his election in November 2005...
(1985) – Cincinnati City Councilman - Tom BrinkmanTom BrinkmanThomas E. Brinkman, Jr. is a Republican former member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Cincinnati. He is known for his opposition to higher taxes and public spending, and has been nicknamed "Dr...
(c. 1975) – RepublicanOhio Republican PartyThe Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 1854. Kevin DeWine has been chairman of the Ohio GOP since 2009...
member of the Ohio House of RepresentativesOhio House of RepresentativesThe Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, 34th District - Jim BunningJim BunningJames Paul David "Jim" Bunning is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career...
(1949) – U.S. SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
(RRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
–KYKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
), 1999–2011; U.S. House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
(R–KY), 1987–1999; Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
professional baseball player - John D. Carroll (1973) – Ohio state representativeOhio House of RepresentativesThe Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, 13th District - John CranleyJohn CranleyJohn Cranley was a Democratic member of the city council of Cincinnati, Ohio and a partner of City Lights Development. John is a Harvard law school graduate and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law....
(1992) – Cincinnati City Councilman - Chip CravaackChip CravaackRaymond "Chip" Cravaack is the U.S. Representative for northeastern serving since January 2011. In his first try for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947 to represent the district...
(1977) – U.S. Representative (R–MN) - Joseph L. DeCourcy – Cincinnati City Councilman, Hamilton County commissioner
- John J. GilliganJohn J. GilliganJohn Joyce Gilligan is a American Democratic politician from the state of Ohio who served as a U.S. Representative and the 62nd Governor of Ohio. He is the father of Kathleen Sebelius...
(1939) – Ohio governor (DOhio Democratic PartyThe Ohio Democratic Party is the Ohio affiliate to the United States Democratic Party. Former Ohio House Minority Leader Chris Redfern is the Ohio Democratic Party chairman. Redfern was elected to office in December 2005...
), 1971–1975; father of Health and Human Services SecretaryUnited States Secretary of Health and Human ServicesThe United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet...
Kathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors... - Greg J. HolbrockGreg J. HolbrockGregory John "Greg" Holbrock was an attorney, politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(c. 1924) – U.S. House of Representatives (D–OH), 1941–1943 - Eric KearneyEric KearneyEric Kearney is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate. Kearney was appointed Senator of the 9th District in December 2005.-Career:In 1981, Kearney graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati Law School, and his Bachelor...
(1981) – Ohio State SenatorOhio SenateThe Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom... - Bill KrausBill KrausWilliam James "Bill" Kraus was an American gay rights and AIDS activist and congressional aide who served as a liaison between the San Francisco gay community and Congress in the 1980s....
(1965) – gay rights and AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
activist - Robert MecklenborgRobert MecklenborgRobert Mecklenborg is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 30th district since his appointment in 2007. As chairman of the state government and elections committee, he introduced a bill to require voters to produce state-issued photo identification in order to...
(1970) – Republican member of the Ohio House of RepresentativesOhio House of RepresentativesThe Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, 30th District - Peter StautbergPeter StautbergPeter Stautberg is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 34th District since 2009. He currently is chairman of the House Public Utilities Committee.-Career:...
(1982) – Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 34th District - Jim TarbellJim TarbellJames "Jim" Tarbell is an American politician of the Charter Party, who served as a member of the city council and Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. By mayoral proclamation, Jim Tarbell holds the title "Mr. Cincinnati" for life.- Political career :...
– Cincinnati City Councilman - Nick Vehr (1977) – Cincinnati City Councilman
- Brad Wenstrup (1976) – candidate for Cincinnati mayorElection Results, Mayor of Cincinnati, OhioThe mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, is elected directly in a nonpartisan election separate from the City Council election. Until 2001, the candidate who received the most votes in the City Council election would become mayor. Mayoral candidates in the general election are chosen in an open primary.Bold...
Recipients of honorary diplomas
- Nick ClooneyNick ClooneyNicholas Joseph "Nick" Clooney is an American journalist, anchorman, and television host. He is the brother of the late singer Rosemary Clooney, and father of actor and film director George Clooney.-Early life:...
(1952) – television journalist, game show host, and politician
Notable faculty and staff
- Very Rev. Lawrence BiondiLawrence BiondiLawrence Biondi, S.J., is the president of Saint Louis University. He has been a professor, a department chair, and a dean. He has been president since 1987....
(1965–1967) – then a French and Latin teacher; currently president of Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the... - John DromoJohn DromoJohn Dromo is best known as head coach for the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team from 1967 - 1971.From 1942 to 1947, Dromo served as coach of "nearly everything" at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio....
(1942–1947) – then a coach of "nearly everything" at the school; later the Louisville CardinalsLouisville CardinalsThe Louisville Cardinals are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as traditional powers in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and dance team...
men's basketball head coach - Michael GallagherMichael Gallagher (translator)Michael Gallagher is an author and translator of Japanese literature. His translation of Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973, while his nonfiction work Laws of Heaven was the winner of the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Award in Theology. As a Jesuit...
– then a Jesuit scholastic teaching English; later an author and translator of Japanese literatureJapanese literatureEarly works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan... - Robert S. Johnston (1901–1902) – classics, English, and mathematics teacher; later president of Saint Louis University
- Urban MeyerUrban MeyerUrban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
(1985) – then interning as a defensive backDefensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
football coach at St. Xavier; current head football Coach at Ohio StateOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... - Very Rev. Robert A. Wild (1964–1967) – then a Latin, Greek, and speech and debate teacher; later president of Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversityMarquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
External links
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- St. Xavier High School Home Page at EdlineEdlineEdline is a Learning Community Management System that many schools use for school and class organization. It provides district, school and classroom level website support for administrators, parents, teachers and students from kindergarten through 12th grade...
- The St. Xavier Blueprint
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The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...