THE KESTREL

Teacher Spotlight #2: Ms. Costa

By Dominick Delaney, Assistant Writer • February 28, 2019

With the Xavier-Mercy theater season underway, with Sister Act opening on March 9 and 10, many are wondering who is behind the production on the Xavier side. That would be Ms. Costa, who left some thoughts...

An Especially Deserving Ryken Award Winner

By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter • December 13, 2018

Every year during the mass of St. Francis Xavier, the Ryken Award winner is announced. This is the highest award any faculty or staff member can receive. This year, the faculty and staff chose to give...

Teacher Spotlight #1: Ms. Lataille

By Dominick Delaney, Reporter • December 13, 2018

During the summer, most school buildings slumber, awaiting for new activity in September. However, this was not the case for Xavier High School. Xavier installed new solar panels, new spirit wear, and...

How To Make Google Calendar Superior to Any Paper Planner

By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter • October 18, 2018

Think different. Throw away that paper planner of yours and embrace your new digital planner: Google Calendar.

Learning More About the School’s Solar Initiative with Headmaster Eustis

By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter • May 9, 2018

By September this year, Xavier High School will have fully switched to solar energy, the first Catholic high school in Connecticut to do so. By switching to solar energy...

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Mr. McGrath

By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter • February 27, 2018

Number five will surprise you.

XNN Merger

By Alexander Pralea, Editor • September 26, 2017

The Kestrel is proud to announce its merger with Falcon Talk and XSN (Xavier Streaming Network). This collaboration will allow each club to retain a separate identity, but also allows for Xavier to have...

Xavier Music Shines at Festival

By Kevin Galasso, Editor • May 3, 2017

This past weekend, the Xavier Music program competed in a music festival against other schools in the area. The competition was called Music In The Park, which is a competition where the groups compete...

Jesus Christ Superstar: When and Where

By Kevin Galasso, Editor • March 7, 2017

Jesus Christ Superstar is this year’s Xavier/Mercy musical. It is based off the 1971 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It follows the last week of Jesus’s life from arriving at Jerusalem,...

The Water Fountain Problem

By Tyler Mathiasen, Assistant Reporter • March 2, 2017

It is 6th period, the classes are switching, and you are thirsty. You sprint to the nearest water fountain, hoping you won’t be late to class. Finally, you make it to the fountain, only to...

The First Ever Pink Basketball Game

By Alexander Pralea and Laurenz Mosquito • February 14, 2017

Basketball is the latest Xavier sport to be used in raising awareness for breast cancer.

Why Being an Assistant Reporter is Terrible (About the Kestrel)

By Matt Zablocki, Assistant Reporter • January 23, 2017

As you may know, my position here at the Kestrel is still ‘Assistant Reporter’. After all my hard, waiting and waiting through the many ...