Xavier High School (Appleton, Wisconsin)

Xavier High School
Address
1600 West Prospect Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin, (Outagamie County), 54914-5199 United States
Coordinates	44°14′56″N 88°25′59″W / 44.24889°N 88.43306°W / 44.24889; -88.43306Coordinates: 44°14′56″N 88°25′59″W / 44.24889°N 88.43306°W / 44.24889; -88.43306
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
Administrator	Deacon Ray DuBois
Principal	Mike Mauthe
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Blue and white
Athletics conference	Bay Conference
Team name	Hawks
National ranking	Top 50
Yearbook	Xavue
Athletic Director	Kathy Bates
Website

Xavier High School is a private Catholic secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the Diocese of Green Bay. It was opened in 1959 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers) and the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Manitowoc Franciscans). The school was named in honor of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the Green Bay Diocese.

Notable alumni

Rocky Bleier - (1964) - former NFL running back
J. P. Hayes - (1983) - PGA Tour professional golfer
Kristine Jarinovska - (1997) - Secretary of State, Latvia^[1]
Steve Millar - (2000) - acoustic, folk-rock, jazz, and blues musician
Mee Moua - (1988) - Minnesota state senator, first Hmong-American politician
Greta Van Susteren - (1972) - TV journalist^[2]

References

External links

- official site

Diocese of Green Bay

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Melcher Francis Xavier Krautbauer Frederick Katzer Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Joseph John Fox Paul Peter Rhode Stanislaus Vincent Bona Aloysius John Wycislo Adam Maida Robert Joseph Banks David Zubik David L. Ricken Auxiliary bishops John Benjamin Grellinger Robert F. Morneau Mark Francis Schmitt

Churches	Cathedral St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Appleton Holy Cross Church, Green Bay St. Willebrord Church, Green Bay Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna St. Mary's Church, Kaukauna St. Gregory's Church, St. Nazianz Former Saint Joseph of the Lake Church, Menominee Indian Reservation St. Ambrose Church, St. Nazianz St. Lawrence Church, Stangelville Shrines Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Campion National Shrine of Saint Joseph, DePere Abbey St. Norbert Abbey Oratory St. Joseph's Oratory, Green Bay

Education	Higher education St. Norbert College Silver Lake College High schools Lourdes High School, Oshkosh Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay Roncalli High School, Manitowoc St. Mary Central High School, Neenah St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Marinette Xavier High School, Appleton

Priests	John Francis Doerfler Frank Joseph Dewane

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