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Saint John’s High School Leadership Retreat Focuses on Xaverian Brothers Founder Theodore Ryken
For the 45th consecutive summer, Saint John’s High School Leadership Institute (SJLI) convened for four days for any interested members of the senior class.
Read MoreSt. Xavier High School Freshmen Receive Scholarship Award at African American Catholic Leadership Banquet
Congratulations to St. Xavier High School freshman Danari Timberlake-Turner and Chretien Nishimwe ’22, who received the 2022 Rodriq McCravy Scholarship award at the 35th annual African American Catholic Leadership Awards banquet.
Read MoreXBSS Comms Directors Gather via Zoom Ahead of Fall 2022 Semester
On Thursday, Aug. 19, 2022, Communications Directors from across the XBSS network gathered via Zoom to touch base, share ideas, and connect ahead of the 2022 Fall semester.
Read MorePresident Search Prospectus for Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Following a successful, 12-year tenure of President, Good Counsel begins its search for its next visionary school leader who will begin in July 2023.
Read MoreSant Zaveryen Students Visit & Provide for Local Families in Haiti
“NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY ALONE” Raoul Follerau During Lent, the Sant Zaveryen community makes sacrifices in order to help others in their local community. Three students from Sant Zaveryen recently went to visit a local family to bring them Easter joy with a delivery of rice and other necessities. Since the…
Read MoreXaverian Brothers High School Teacher Wins NCEA Award
Mr. David Palmieri of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA, has won the Lead, Learn, Proclaim Award from the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). The award recognizes individuals whose “dedication, faith, knowledge and skills fulfill the mission of Catholic education.” He was selected from a national pool of Catholic school educators. “Whether it be…
Read MoreXBSS Students Reconvene for In-Person Retreat After Last Year’s Virtual Experience
The days were long and meaningful. One morning began with an 8:00 a.m. breakfast and an 8:30 prayer service. It would end with a 10:30 p.m. prayer service. The Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools Student Leadership Retreat, March 6-10, at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT, managed to pack a lot into…
Read MoreConstruction Site Offers Learning Opportunity for Students in Bungoma, Kenya
New flooring, rafters, walls, and doors are taking shape, as well as a soon to be finished walkway at St. Xavier High School in Bungoma, Kenya, where construction continues on a new dining hall and kitchen. “It’s a lot of hard work – but the building is sturdy and will last a long, long time,”…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s Ryken Names New Principal, Dr. Cathy Bowes
St. Mary’s Ryken is thrilled to announce that Dr. Cathy Bowes has been named the new school principal effective July 1. Dr. Bowes comes to SMR with over 18 years of school leadership experience across a wide range of settings, including STEM magnet schools, career/technology, and performing/visual arts for high-performing schools in the Baltimore County…
Read MoreLiving the Mission – Saint Xavier High School Service trip to Jamaica 2017-2019
Imagine a school that takes care of educating 75-80 children with little to no resources. Classrooms are divided by portable chalk boards. Pencils are hard to come by, workbooks or reading books are so old that they are missing pages, what walls they have have not been painted in years, there is no sports equipment…
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