Xavier High School in

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is the only

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high school in the local metropolitan area. It is affiliated with twelve area Catholic parishes and the

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. 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 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's 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 as well. There is a pond on the eastern edge of campus that students can use for recreation and fishing. Xavier provides an iPad for each student.

Student information

The students at Xavier High School primarily come from the surrounding area's Catholic

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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

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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 **2-time State Champions (2020, 2022) *Football ** 4-time State Champions (2006, 2017, 2018, 2022) *Basketball ** Boys' 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2016, 2017) ** Girls' 6-time State Champions (2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2022, 2025) *Wrestling *Track and Field ** Boys' 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2007, 2008) *Golf *Soccer ** Boys' 8-time State Champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021) ** Girls' 9-time State Champions (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) *Softball *Baseball ** 2006 Class 3A State Champions *Tennis ** Boys' 4-time Class 1A State Champions(2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) *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 2006, 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

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, Breakfast Club, SADD,

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, BPA (Business Professionals of America),

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, 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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(Class of 2003) *

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–

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stock car driver (Class of 2011) * Mitch Keller –

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pitcher (Class of 2014) * Matt Nelson –

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offensive tackle (Class of 2014) * Quinn Schulte –

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safety (Class of 2019)

References

External links

Xavier High School WebsiteXavier Foundation
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