Xavier College Preparatory High School (California)
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Xavier College Preparatory High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Palm Desert, California
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
. Xavier College Prep is the first and only Catholic high school east of the Riverside/San Bernardino corridor and west of the Arizona border. It is also the first lay-built, Jesuit
-endorsed high school of its kind and is associated with the six other Jesuit
high schools in the state of California.
Xavier College Prep was established in 2006 and currently has over 450 students in 9th, 10th,11th and 12th grade. It graduated its first class June 5, 2010, with 100% of the senior graduates going to college.
Their sports teams are known as the Saints.
All sports but football compete in the Desert Valley League
.
The Saints' Cross Country
team finished 5th for the boys and 6th for the girls in their respective Division 5 races at the 2010 CIF
Cross Country State Finals in Fresno, California
.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in San Bernardino, California. It was founded on July 14, 1978, and comprises San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Diocese of San Bernardino formerly was part of the Diocese of San Diego...
. Xavier College Prep is the first and only Catholic high school east of the Riverside/San Bernardino corridor and west of the Arizona border. It is also the first lay-built, Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
-endorsed high school of its kind and is associated with the six other Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
high schools in the state of California.
Xavier College Prep was established in 2006 and currently has over 450 students in 9th, 10th,11th and 12th grade. It graduated its first class June 5, 2010, with 100% of the senior graduates going to college.
Their sports teams are known as the Saints.
All sports but football compete in the Desert Valley League
Desert Valley League
The Desert Valley League is an American high school sports league in Riverside County, California.Teams in the league include:*Cathedral City High School Lions*Coachella Valley High School Arabs*Indio High School Rajahs*La Quinta High School Blackhawks...
.
The Saints' 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...
team finished 5th for the boys and 6th for the girls in their respective Division 5 races at the 2010 CIF
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
Cross Country State Finals in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
.