A Closer Look at the Recent Open Houses
By Eric Myskowski, Assistant Reporter
December 5, 2017
After suffering lackluster enrollment last year, Xavier has placed an elevated importance on open houses and other ways to bring prospective students to the school. The turnout at the open houses was strong, especially at the November open house which historically had garnered little interest from prospective...
Why Do People Believe Halloween Is So Scary?
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
October 31, 2017
Over the past millennia, the date October 31st has always held in special place in the eyes of the West. Originally an agricultural holiday emphasizing the closeness of the earth with the spirit world, All Hallows’ Eve has long evoked fear and mistrust. This is especially true in the modern era, i...
The Decline of NFL TV Ratings
By Eric Myskowski, Assistant Reporter
October 17, 2017
The decline of TV ratings for the NFL is continuing this year. Last week’s ratings are down eight percent from the 2016 season and eighteen percent from 2015. According to ESPN, the number of viewers is at 15.156 million viewers in 2017 down from 18.438 million in 2015. This continuing trend is starting...
America’s Response to the Puerto Rico Hurricane
By Eric Myskowski, Assistant Reporter
October 10, 2017
On September 20th, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico as a category four storm. In its wake, ninety-seven percent of the island lost electricity, buildings were completely destroyed and food, clean water and even everyday materials were unavailable to the island’s many residents. Hospitals ran...
A Look Into the Ad Campaign
By Dominick Delaney and Alexander Pralea
October 5, 2017
Throughout the spooky month of October, Xavier High School will begin its annual Ad Campaign. In it, Xavier students are asked to take on the responsibilities of an Ad Salesman, exploring their surrounding towns in search of adds for the school. This annual event was announced last Thursday at an assembly...
Uconn Football: The Return of Randy Edsall
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
October 3, 2017
As an avid Uconn fan, I was excited for the football season to start up. This has been my second year of following the team and going to a good amount of their games along with my father and grandfather. While not my favorite Uconn sport, (I have season tickets for Hockey instead), I still enjoy going...
A Closer Look at The Recent Caribbean Hurricanes
By Eric Myskowski, Assistant Reporter
September 28, 2017
By the time Hurricane Irma made its much anticipated landfall on the coast of Florida, it was a weak category 3 hurricane. By the time it reached the city of Tampa Bay it was a category one, a shadow of its former self. Rewind one week and Irma is a category five with winds double most of what hit Florida,...
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 a news network that is the most full-featured. XNN (Xavier News Network) will broaden the user bas...
Nintendo Switch: From Box to Play
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
April 4, 2017
While I have been extensively playing the newly released Nintendo Switch and have enough information to form an opinion, that is not my focus. My focus on this article is a review on the process of assembling the Nintendo Switch with a few good pointers for anyone who was lucky enough to obtain a Switch. Starting...
The Oscars: One Big Oops
By Alexander Pralea, Reporter
March 21, 2017
Oops. That is the one word that can describe the entire 89th Academy Awards. The 2017 “Oscars”, as the ceremony is more widely known, was dominated by a major mishap in which actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly bestowed upon La La Land the award of best picture. It was only after a fe...
Modern Missile Technology: How It Works
By Matt Zablocki, Assistant Reporter
March 20, 2017
Since the beginning of the post-WWII era, the armed forces of the world have been using missiles to project payloads onto targets of every description, with the technology involved becoming more and more sophisticated. Nowadays, we...
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, to his crucifixion on Good Friday. It also details the struggle between the ideals of Jesus and...
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