By Aidan Higgins, Assistant Editor
January 9, 2020 • 1 Comment
Unless you rely strictly on the Xavier Kestrel as the only reliable source for world news (a sensible and commendable choice, I would say), you very well may have heard or seen some mention of "5G," the fabled fifth generation of mobile broadband that, according to legend (and the decree of tech moguls),...
October 17, 2019
Just over two weeks ago, Xavier baseball player Luke Lappe committed to the University of North Alabama, a Division 1 school in the Atlantic Sun Conference. As a sophomore on varsity last season, Luke hit Xavier’s only home run and led the team in RBIs. He also garnered SCC All-Quinnipiac honors. As...
Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Gerardi
October 17, 2019
With Mr. St. George assuming the role of Academic Dean and the departure of French teacher Ms. Lataille, Xavier hired two new teachers in the English and Foreign Language departments for the 2019-2020 school year. The Kestrel received the opportunity to interview Ms. Gerardi, a new addition to Xavier's...
By Aidan Higgins and Rob Mullins
October 17, 2019 • No Comments
With Mr. St. George assuming the role of Academic Dean and the departure of French teacher Ms. Lataille, Xavier hired two new teachers in the English and Foreign Language departments for the 2019-2020 school year. The Kestrel received the opportunity to interview Ms. Gerardi, a new addition to Xavier's...
By Justin Caulfield, Assistant Reporter
October 12, 2019 • No Comments
Xavier High School has a long history of great and extraordinary teachers, each one of which with a different story. Ms. Walsh, from Suffield, recently started her career at Xavier and shared some of her story with the Kestrel. What do you currently teach at Xavier? I teach ninth and tenth grade...
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
March 6, 2019 • No Comments
Sister Act is this years Xavier/Mercy Drama Club Musical. It is a Divine Musical Comedy based on the 1982 movie of the same name. It follows Deloris Van Cartier as she is placed in witness protection program at a convent after witnessing a murder by her mobster boyfriend, Curtis Jackson. Upon arriving...
By Justin Caulfield, Assistant Reporter
December 12, 2019 • No Comments
Clue on Stage is an interesting and intriguing play made by the Mercy and Xavier High School Drama Club, based on the Paramount movie from 1985. The play includes the iconic characters from the board game that is known to many generations of fans: Ms. Scarlet (Abigail Malczon), Prof. Plum (William Lallier),...
By Sam Rector, Assistant Reporter
November 21, 2019 • No Comments
A few months ago, the video game Madden NFL 20 was released by EA Sports for PS4, XBox, and Microsoft Windows. People have grown wary of the franchise and EA in general, but I’m here to tell you this Madden is worth the buy. I’ll be the first to tell you I wasn’t a fan of Madden 19. Last year’s...
By Aidan Higgins, Senior Reporter
October 3, 2019 • No Comments
PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that the reader reads The Egg prior to reading this article. “Treat others as you would treat them if they were you…for they very well may be.” In essence, this is Andy Weir’s The Egg, a short story that offers an unorthodox explanation of the nature of humanity...
December 14, 2019 • No Comments
Today, the Connecticut high school football title game we have all been waiting for took place. Unfortunately, Xavier football did not participate in this game, but this was such a spectacle, it needs to be written about. All coaches and fans around the state have been dreaming of a St. Joseph Cadets...
By Sam Rector, Assistant Reporter
October 17, 2019 • No Comments
Just over two weeks ago, Xavier baseball player Luke Lappe committed to the University of North Alabama, a Division 1 school in the Atlantic Sun Conference. As a sophomore on varsity last season, Luke hit Xavier’s only home run and led the team in RBIs. He also garnered SCC All-Quinnipiac honors. As...
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
May 1, 2019 • No Comments
Although I am a major fan of hockey and it is my favorite sport, before a month ago, I had never been to an NHL game. This was for a couple of reasons. One, I didn’t get into hockey until a couple of years ago, thanks to watching Uconn Hockey, and two, I follow the Pittsburg Penguins. I know that sounds...
By Robert Mullins, Reporter
Among the many notable guests that the president hosted at the last State of the Union address, one stands out above all others. That man is Rush Limbaugh, a conservative commentator whose recent lung cancer diagnosis has brought him into the spotlight yet again. Surely, I do not mean to suggest that Limbaugh’s career has distinguished him. Rather,...
By Aidan Pesce, Assistant Reporter
Many people are familiar with Tesla. Founded by the famous billionaire Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal and SpaceX, Tesla is well-known for its production of electric vehicles. Musk, who some describe as a real-life Tony Stark, is obsessed with bringing the future to us. Playing with self-landing rockets and space missions, the brilliant Musk, in addition...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor-in-chief
As a senior, I am thankfully finally (almost) done with the first semester, a period that has been my most difficult, stressful, and overwhelming in my high school chapter but arguably my most enriching and thought-provoking experience as of yet. Having been faced with looming deadlines, I was constantly forced to re-evaluate my priorities—what is...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor-in-chief
In today’s digital era, social media makes it easier than ever to obtain a balanced news coverage, given that both liberal and conservative news sources are readily available at our fingertips. Nonetheless, the data illustrate that, rather than adopt more moderate opinions as a consequence of exposure to varying opinions, the American public has moved...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor-in-chief
Earlier this year, a Google employee released a memo titled "I'm Not Returning to Google After Maternity Leave and Here is Why," alleging that Google had been a hotbed of pregnancy discrimination [1]. Such internal criticism about motherhood bias in Silicon Valley is hardly new; it took until the complaint of Sheryl Sandberg, a former vice president...
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
April 3, 2019 • No Comments
Breaking News: A report just released this morning from Trump’s former campaign advisor Paul Manafort shows Donald Trump is a secret Democrat and was trying to help Hillary Clinton win the 2016 Election On what should have been ne of the happiest moments of his life, election night, Donald Trump was actually in utter distress and disbelief. Why,...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
February 13, 2019 • No Comments
According to researchers at the CDC, the apocalypse that thousands of doomsday activists have foretold has finally materialized. The Post-Truth Epidemic is finally here, distorting all notions of normalcy and destroying the thread of American society. The plague first manifested itself in its current form in 2016, but leading epidemiologists suspect...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
January 21, 2019 • No Comments
Though people may say that you should let your child into the college decision-making process, only you, the parent, can have a say in his or her future. As you plan every second of the life of your child (in whom you live vicariously) from his or her birth, please keep these tips in mind as you ensure that he or she is admitted into Harvard, the only...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
December 18, 2018 • No Comments
As midterm exams begin to stress out the students of American high schools, some have begun to take steps to campaign for enhanced recognition of idiopathic schoolitis. I spoke with a lead campaigner (who will remain anonymous to protect his identity following a recent spar with leading teacher unions) to learn more about this growing movement. "In...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
October 4, 2018 • No Comments
Turn on your TV. Flip through the channels, making sure you get to Hallmark, ABC, and Disney Channel. By then, hopefully, you will have picked up on a freaky pattern: all the teenage girls are wearing sweatshirts and short shirts. To get to the bottom of this, I spoke with the renowned (and quirky) anthropologist, Dr. Mensch, who has been studying...
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