Xavier High School is an American

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for boys run by the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus, in the

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neighborhood of the

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, New York. Named for St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552), it was founded by John Larkin in 1847 as the College of St. Francis Xavier and also known as St. Francis Xavier College.

History

The school was founded in 1847 by John Larkin, a professor at St. John's College in Rosehill Manor, then in

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, now a part of the Borough of the

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, and which later became Fordham University. It taught boys from the age of eight to twenty-one. The

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of the

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chartered Xavier in 1861. A military-training unit began at the school in 1886 under the direction of the

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, and membership became mandatory in 1892. Five years later, collegiate and secondary studies were separated into different departments, and the college-level department was closed in 1912. The student regiment became a

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unit in 1935, and the school was declared a military institute in 1968, offering four years of military science and training which would be recognized upon enrollment in any branch of the United States military. Participation in military studies was declared optional in 1971. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1927.Xavier High School
, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved November 29, 2017. In 2008, Xavier High School announced that then President Daniel James Gatti would be retiring. Gatti's retirement was pushed back until the end of the 2009 school year. He was succeeded by Hoboken School Superintendent, Jack Raslowsky, the school's 33rd president and the first time in history that the position would be held by a lay person. Upon ascending to the role, Raslowsky oversaw a development operation that leading to a significant physical expansion of the Xavier High School campus. In March 2021, Xavier High School announced that following a nationwide search, Kim Smith, vice president of Boston College High School, was chosen to take over as headmaster starting July 1. Smith, who would be replacing Headmaster Michael LiVigni, was to become the first female headmaster in the over 170-year history of the school.

Demographics

As of the 2015–16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,068 students and 69.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The school's student body was 70.3% White, 3.9% Black, 12.0% Hispanic, 3.7% Asian, and 10.1% two or more races.School data for Xavier High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 7, 2021.

Academics

The school offers courses under the categories of religion, English,

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, fine arts,

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, military science,

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

and

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, and a guidance department program. Xavier's courses prepare students to embrace the five goals of the Profile of a Graduate of a Jesuit School at Graduation (the "Grad at Grad"). These goals—being open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice—are the foundation of Xavier's curriculum and prepare students to live a life of competence, conscience, and compassion.

Athletics

Xavier, a

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(CHSAA) member, provides its students the opportunity to pursue a wide variety of sports:

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, cross-country, football,

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, indoor/outdoor

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, rugby, soccer,

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and diving,

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, and

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. Other extracurricular activities include

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club,

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, speech and

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team,

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, film,

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, and

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/ snowboard clubs, school newspaper, ''The Review'', drama productions,

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Club, and the Blue Knight Jazz Band. The Blue Knight Band won best trombone section at the 2010 Villanova University Big Band Festival. Xavier's current mascot is a

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, and all of its athletic teams are referred to as the Knights. However, for many years, the teams were called the Cadets, a reflection of Xavier's military program, while a terrier was used as a mascot. After a variety of replacements, including the 1980s Bruins, the nickname of the Knights was decided upon in the early 1990s and has been official since.

Football

The Xavier Football program began in the late 19th century. It has a continued rivalry with

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's Fordham Preparatory School. The two schools compete in an annual "Turkey Bowl", the oldest high school football rivalry in

. Their very first game against one another took place in the late 19th century when the game was called off due to darkness, ending in a tie. Many of these football matches were played at Manhattan's famed Polo Grounds, until its demolition.

Rugby

Rugby is a popular sport at Xavier. Rugby has varsity status, and fields four teams with over 125 players. Xavier has fielded one of the top rugby teams in the United States since the club's founding in 1976.

Track

The Freshman Track and Field team won the indoor and outdoor 2009 CHSAA Intersectional Championships, the first time in team history. In 2010, the team defended their outdoor victory as sophomores. The Track and Field team competed in the Nationals track meet in Greensboro, North Carolina and finished fifth in both the 4 by 100 and 4 by 200 meter relay, earning Emerging Elite Metals. The team has had much recent success in both cross country and on the track. The cross country team has finished 4th at CHSAA Intersectional Championships in 2011, 5th in 2012, 3rd in 2013, 2nd in 2014, 2nd in 2015 and 1st in 2016, the teams first cross country title in almost a century. The team also won the CHSAA Intersectional Championships in 2017 and 2019. The team finished 2nd at the New York Federation cross country meet by 2 points in 2016. The team repeated with another 2nd place finish at the New York Federation cross country meet in 2017 and finished 7th in 2019. The team has carried the success with an indoor CHSAA Intersectional Championship victory in 2015 and most recently in 2017, the 4X800 meter relay placed 3rd at the National track meet, capturing All American with a 7:50.84. The team captured its second indoor CHSAA Intersectional Championship in 2019.

Swimming

The Swim Team first moved up to the CHSAA's 'A' Division in the early 1990s. It won the school's first City Championship in 1996 and followed that up by winning the 'A' Division title in 1997. Also in 1996, Xavier won the first 'All-City' Swimming Championship by beating New York City Public School swimming champion Stuyvesant High School. Like many schools in Manhattan, Xavier does not have many athletic resources on-site. As a result, the Xavier Swim Team has used various pools around the city, such as St. Francis College in Brooklyn, the Lower East Side Boys and Girls Club, and Humanities High School. For many years, Xavier had residence at

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, using their facilities for both practices and dual meets.

Other sports

In 1859 the College of St. Francis Xavier and St. John's College (now Fordham University) played the first collegiate level baseball game, featuring the new nine-man team style of play. Fordham won the game 33–11. Xavier High School's JV Soccer team won the CHSAA Intersectional Championship in 2008 and 2009.

Buildings

In 2016, the school acquired space inside a 25-story building, 35 West 15th Street, to house Fernandez-Duminuco Hall, occupying of space in the basement and six floors. The other floors house condominiums, and both the school campus and the condominiums have separate entrances. The building has allowed for the expansion of the arts at Xavier. The expansion includes a new band room, music practice rooms, small ensemble room, recording studio, theater, and STEAM classroom, which houses an expanded computer science and technology department, and a student activities space.

Notable people

;Alumni * Dave Anderson (1929–2018, class of 1947) – ''

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'' writer; author * Vincent M. Battle, (b. 1940, class of 1958) – former United States Ambassador to Lebanon * John D. Caemmerer (1928–1982, class of 1946) – lawyer; politician who served in the

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– former organized crime reporter, '' New York Daily News''; writer; and author * Charles J. Carroll (1882–1942, class of 1905) – lawyer; politician * John T. Clancy (1903–1985, class of 1921) – lawyer; politician; and surrogate judge from

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* Donald Cook (1934-1967, class of 1952) – colonel, U.S. Marine Corps; recipient,

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* Vincent Cooke – (1936-2017, class of 1954) president, Canisius College (1993–2010) * John R. Countryman (class of 1950) – United States Ambassador to Oman (1981–1985) * William H. Crain – Congressman from Texas *

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Ruben Cubero (b. 1939, class of 1957) – first Hispanic dean of the faculty,

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Anthony Cucolo (b. 1957, class of 1975) – 49th commandant,

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* John M. Culkin (b. 1932, class of 1950) – media scholar and critic; educator; writer; and consultant * Albert del Rosario (b. 1939, class of 1957) – Philippine Ambassador to the United States; Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary * Hugh Aloysius Drum – lieutenant-general,

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* George Dzundza (b. 1945, class of 1963) – film and television actor (''

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'') * Brad Ferguson (b. 1952, class of 1970) – author; journalist * Joseph F. Finnegan – director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service * Douglas Fowley – film and television actor * Michael Gargiulo (b. 1959, class of 1977) – Emmy Award-winning television personality (anchor, '' Today in New York'') * Sonny Grosso – film and television producer * Ernest E. L. Hammer (1884–1970) – lawyer; politician; and judge *

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(b. 1950, class of 1968) – mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey * George Kaftan (class of 1945) – basketball player, NBA and

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; recipient, 1947 MOP award * Michael Keane (b. 1961, class of 1979) – Nuffield Professor of Economics,

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* Seamus Kelly (b. 1991, class of 2009) – outside center, United States national rugby union team *

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(died 1982) – chancellor, City University of New York * Thomas A. Ledwith (class of 1856) – lawyer; politician,

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, Woodrow Wilson Administration * Joseph O. Mauborgne (class of 1901) –

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(class of 1932) – Hall of Fame basketball coach; taught and coached the basketball team at Xavier for more than a decade * Charles Messina (b. 1971, class of 1989) – playwright; director * Michael Montelongo (class of 1973) – 19th

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* Neil Olshey (class of 1983) – general manager,

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(b. 1900, class of 1918) – linguist * Edmund D. Pellegrino – former chair, President's Council on Bioethics * Michael Petri (class of 2002) – United States National Rugby Team * Eugene A. Philbin –

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* John Paul Pitoc (class of 1992) – actor * Robert J. Reiley (1878–1961) – member,

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; architect of churches, schools, and hospitals in the NortheastRobert J. Reiley
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(class of 1972) –

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television personality; entrepreneur * Wilbur Ross (class of 1955) –

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;

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known for restructuring failed companies * Antonin Scalia (1953–2016) – associate justice,

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* Brian Schulz (class of 1992) – Emmy Award-winning producer and cinematographer for

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(class of 1986) – commissioner,

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(since 2019) * Thomas F. Smith (1917–1921) – US Congressman, State of New York * Stephen Spiro (b. 1939, class of 1957) – Vietnam War opponent; conscientious objector * Patrick Stokes (b. 1942, class of 1960) – president, Anheuser-Busch * Steven Strait (class of 2004) – actor; fashion model; and singer * Augustus Vincent Tack (class of 1890) – painter of portraits, landscapes and abstractions * Mike Tolkin (class of 1985) – head coach,

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men's national team *

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John A. Toolan (class of 1972) – commander,

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* Robert Trehy (class of 1939) – opera singer *

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– Catholic prelate * F. Paul Wilson – author, '' Repairman Jack'' science-fiction series ;Faculty * Rev. Francis P. Duffy – former chaplain, 69th Infantry Division (United States) (known as the "Fighting 69th"); teacher of French (1893), "Duffy Square – the northern half of New York City's

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between 45th and 47th Streets – is named in his honor". * Leo Paquin (1910–1993) – 40-year faculty member who was athletic director, football coach, and English and

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teacher; played

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for Fordham University as part of the 1936 line known as the "

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(class 92 2002) – rugby coach;

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and

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teacher * Mike Tolkin (class of 1985) – varsity rugby coach; English teacher; left in 2012, after being asked to become the head coach of the

team

In popular culture

Xavier High School has been used in several television shows and movies, including: * Scenes of '' The Peacemaker'' were filmed at Xavier. *

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filmed the music video for their song " I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" at Xavier. * Xavier was used as a police precinct for the film '' Premium Rush''. * A scene from '' The Winning Season'' was filmed in the main gymnasium.

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* , the school's official website {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1847 Boys' schools in New York City Roman Catholic secondary schools in Manhattan Jesuit high schools in the United States Chelsea, Manhattan 1847 establishments in New York (state) Xavier High School (New York City) alumni