Xavier High School in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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is the only
Catholic
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high school in the local metropolitan area. It is affiliated with twelve area Catholic parishes and the
Archdiocese of Dubuque
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It includes all the Iowa count ...
. Xavier opened in 1998 after the merger of two previous Catholic high schools, Regis and LaSalle.
School information
Xavier High School is a member of the
National Catholic Education Association
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and is accredited by the State of Iowa. 58% of the faculty has a M.A. or PhD in their area.
Its campus encompasses a full in northeastern Cedar Rapids. The facility is capable of managing up to 811 students under the current layout. Xavier enjoys several advantages in facilities over other Metro area high schools. The football, baseball, softball, and soccer fields are all located on-campus, as well as two full football and soccer practice fields. Newly remodeled tennis courts are on-campus as well. A disk golf course is in place throughout the grounds for students' use at their leisure. There is a pond on the eastern edge of campus that students may use for recreation and fishing as well as professional water polo. Xavier provides an iPad for each student.
Student information
The students at Xavier High School primarily come from the surrounding area's Catholic
middle schools
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: Regis Middle School and LaSalle Middle School (the former high schools that merged to form Xavier) in Cedar Rapids, and Saint Joseph's School in
Marion, Iowa
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Athletics
The Saints compete in the
Mississippi Valley Conference in the following sports:
*Cross Country
** Boys' 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2006, 2007)
** Girls' 2-time State Champions (2003, 2007)
*Volleyball
*Football
** 4-time State Champions (2006, 2017, 2018, 2022)
*Basketball
** Boys' 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2016, 2017)
** Girls' 5-time State Champions (2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2021)
*Wrestling
*Track and Field
** Boys' 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2007, 2008)
*Golf
*Soccer
** Boys' 7-time State Champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)
** Girls' 9-time State Champions (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
[
*Softball
*Baseball
** 2006 Class 3A State Champions
*Tennis
*Bowling
On June 19, 2007]
Sports Illustrated
named Xavier as the top athletic high school for the 2006–2007 school year in the state. In 2010, Xavier's girls soccer team was recognized as 4th in the Nation. The Saints girls soccer program has won eight consecutive state titles, and holds the record in Iowa for most consecutive titles won, male or female. The Xavier Athletics Program was recognized by the Des Moines Register as the best in the state of Iowa for medium-sized schools in 2006-07 and again in 2014–15. The Saints football team have won state championships in 2006, 2017, 2018, and 2022, going undefeated in the 2018 and 2022 seasons.
Fine arts
The school offers numerous choral, instrumental, visual arts and theatrical programs for students.
Activities and clubs
There are over 1000 co-curricular activities at Xavier. Some of these include intramural
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basketball
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, Key Club
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, National Honor Society
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, Breakfast Club, SADD, Model UN
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, BPA (Business Professionals of America), FIRST Tech Challenge, and many others. Many of these clubs include competitive aspects.
Xavier Xcentrics
Xavier's FIRST Tech Challenge team, the Xavier Xcentrics, advanced to World Competitions in Detroit in the 2018 season.
Notable alumni
* Ryan Sweeney
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Early life
Sweeney was b ...
- Chicago Cubs
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outfielder
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(Class of 2003)
* Joey Gase
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- NASCAR
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stock car driver (Class of 2011)
*Mitch Keller
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Amateur career
Keller was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2014 Major Lea ...
- Pittsburgh Pirates
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pitcher (Class of 2014)
* Matt Nelson - Detroit Lions
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See also
*List of high schools in Iowa
This is a list of high schools in the state of Iowa. You can also see a list of school districts in Iowa. Where the high school information is on the school district page, the link below will direct you to the district page.
Adair County
* AC/ ...
References
External links
Xavier High School Website
Xavier Foundation
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Catholic secondary schools in Iowa
Private high schools in Iowa
Educational institutions established in 1998
Schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1998 establishments in Iowa
Schools in Linn County, Iowa