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Classmates for four years. Brothers for life.
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| 800 Clapboardtree Street Westwood, Massachusetts, (Norfolk County), 02090 United States |
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| Type | Private, All-Boys |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1963 |
| Dean | Mr. Chris Vasta |
| Principal | Mr. Domenic Lalli |
| Asst. Principal | Mr. Steve Dacey, Br. Raymond Hoyt C.F.X. |
| Headmaster | Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X |
| Faculty | 75 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 900 (2011) |
| Average class size | 20-25 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 35 acres (140,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Yellow |
| Athletics | 15 Division 1 sports |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Conference - B |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Nickname | X |
| Accreditation(s) | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Average SAT scores | Verbal 680; Math 690 |
| Publication | Concordian (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | 'The Witness' |
| Yearbook | 'The Talon' |
| Alumni | 7,900 |
| Website | http://www.xbhs.com |
Xaverian Brothers High School (XBHS), founded in 1963 by the Xaverian Brothers, is a private, Catholic secondary school for boys on a 35-acre (140,000 m2) campus in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
Sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers religious order, XBHS offers a rigorous college preparatory program. The school attracts students from more than 70 communities in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island and is well-recognized for its highly educated faculty, academic resources and athletics.[2]
Xaverian is a Catholic college preparatory school for boys in grades 9-12. The school is a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School[Congregation of St. Francis Xavier] that enrolls 900 students from over 70 different communities. The establishment took place in 1962 on the same plot of land in Westwood, Massachusetts. Today, there are over 7,900 alumni living all around the globe. Xaverian is known for their highly educated staff in which over 75% hold graduate degrees from some of today's most competitive colleges. Every classroom has a Smart Board, and teachers have the ability to utilize five different computer labs that are available to meet with classes.
A unique aspect to Xaverian is its Department Centers. There are six Department Centers for Mathematics, English, Social Studies, World Languages, Theology, and three science labs (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Each department is staffed with teachers who are available during the day and before and after school for assistance for any student.
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In 2004, Xaverian's baseball team won the Division 1 State Championship, and was ranked the 24th best team in the country by USA Today. In 2005 Xaverian's baseball team won the Catholic Conference Title. In 2009, Xaverian's football team won the Division 1 Super Bowl finishing off with an undefeated season. To win its sixth state title.[3] In 2008, the powerlifting team won their fifth straight state title.[4] In 2006, the outdoor track team won the MIAA All State Meet.[5] In 2010, the baseball team were finalists in the Division 1 State Championship. Xaverian's rival is St. John's Preparatory School. The Cross-country team won 6 Catholic Conference titles in the last 7 years. The Alpine Ski Team won the Mass Bay ski League East-Large in 2011.
Xaverian's theatrical performances have been in existence since Xaverian first opened in the late 1960s. Since its first production, "Take Time Out" Xaverian has performed over 75 shows. Xaverian presents a fall drama, a spring musical, and two sketch comedy shows and live music performances dubbed "Live @ the X". The Theater Arts Program at Xaverian is currently run by Matthew Cavanaugh ‘96.[6]
| Year | Performance 1 | Performance 2 | Performance 3 | Year | Performance 1 | Performance 2 | Performance 3 | ||
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| '67 | Take Time Out | '68 | It's The Most | ||||||
| '69 | Life | Zoo Story | '70 | The New Touch | Waiting for Godot | ||||
| '71 | Bravo | '72 | Razz-ma-Jazz | ||||||
| '73 | The Sky's the Limit | Child's Play | '74 | The Music Man | |||||
| '75 | West Side Story|Picnique en Compagne | '76 | Fiddler on the Roof | Stalag 17 | |||||
| '77 | Anything Goes | The Real Inspector Hound | '78 | Cabaret | The Crucible | ||||
| '79 | Kiss Me Kate | One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest| | '80 | West Side Story | The Lion in Winter | ||||
| '81 | Most Happy Fella | Man from All Season's | '82 | Guys and Dolls | |||||
| '83 | Jesus Christ, Superstar|Rashomon | '84 | George M. | The Real Inspector Hound | |||||
| '85 | Oklahoma! | '86 | West Side Story | Mass Appeal | |||||
| '87 | Jesus Christ, Superstar | Invitation to Murder | '88 | Working | One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest | ||||
| '89 | Anything Goes | '90 | Grease | The Foreigner | |||||
| '91 | Damn Yankees|Wait Until Dark | '92 | West Side Story | The Boys Next Door| | |||||
| '93 | Godspell | Arsenic and Old Lace | '94 | Oklahoma! | Rumors | ||||
| '95 | Guys and Dolls | Len Me a Tenor | '96 | Jesus Christ, Superstar | You Can't Take It With You | ||||
| '97 | The Pajama Game | Flowers for Algernon| | '98 | Once on this Island | One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest | ||||
| '99 | West Side Story | The Warrior - Scandal | Hysteria - Def Leppard | '00 | Damn Yankees | Antigone | |||
| '01 | Li'l Abner | A Midsummer Nights Dream| | '02 | Anything Goes | Rumors | ||||
| '03 | Crazy for You | The Foreigner | '04 | Godspell|Laughter on the 23rd Floor | |||||
| '05 | Blood Brothers | XNL | Arsenic and Old Lace | '06 | How to Succeed in Business | XNL 2: The "Odd"yssey | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | ||
| '07 | Pippin | XNL 3 | The Dining Room | '08 | West Side Story | XNL 4 | Flowers for Algernon | ||
| '09 | Damn Yankees | XNL 5 | You Can't Take it With You | '10 | Once On This Island | XNL 6 | It's a Wonderful Life|- |