A Closer Look at the Recent Open Houses

By Eric Myskowski, Assistant Reporter

December 5, 2017

Filed under Campus News, News, Opinions, Student Life

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...

A Look Into the Ad Campaign

By Dominick Delaney and Alexander Pralea

October 5, 2017

Filed under Campus News, News, Student Life, uncategorized

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...

XNN Merger

By Alexander Pralea, Editor

September 26, 2017

Filed under Campus Features, Campus News, News, Student Life

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...

The First Ever Pink Basketball Game

By Alexander Pralea and Laurenz Mosquito

February 14, 2017

Filed under Campus Features, Campus News, Sports, Student Life

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

Mr. Giglio – Xavier’s New Teacher

By Alexander Pralea, Reporter

January 18, 2017

Filed under Campus Features, Campus News, News, uncategorized

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. Giglio, Xavier’s new world history and economics teacher to discover who he is. Though Mr. Marinan’s boots were tough to fill, Mr. Giglio has the credentials and experience for the position. Mr. Giglio of Wallingford is a Xavier alumnus,...

Successors of Sean Marinan: Coach Andy Guyon

By Laurenz Mosquito, Reporter

January 10, 2017

Filed under Campus News, News, Sports, Sports News, X Teams

Andy Guyon is the new head coach of the football team for Xavier High School.

One stop shop: Your quick guide to helping others

By Alexander Pralea, Reporter

November 3, 2016

Filed under Campus News, News, Student Life, uncategorized

Do you want to help others? Have you ever wondered how you could help your fellow Falcon community? Xavier offers many opportunities not only within the school, but also through the local communities to fulfill the 35 hours required by underclassmen, and the 30 hours required by upperclassman: Se...

All-American JV vs. Cool Runnings Intramural Basketball Tournament Updates LIVE!

By Joshua Rigsby, Andrew Cammisa, and Evan Rigsby

April 8, 2016

Filed under Campus Features, Campus News, News, Sports

  The game just unfolded! The atmosphere of the gym was that of roaring band music and the two teams warming up. After that jaw dropping round of musical chairs, the teams hit the court once more before they play their game. The warning buzzer rung and DJ Size announced the game would ...

High-School Students from Connecticut Area Showcase Design and Engineering Skills in First ®Robotics Competition game, “First Stronghold”

By Evan Rigsby, Editor

March 5, 2016

Filed under Campus Features, Campus News, News, Student Life, uncategorized

Breaking News from the Xavier Robotics Team

Quote of the Week: 1/10/2016

By Evan Rigsby, Editor

January 10, 2016

Filed under Campus News, News, Opinions, Student Life, uncategorized

"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work." - John Lubbock The quote for this week is a one that can relate to all of us. Coming back from the holidays, the stress of work or school can feel like its really piling on. Whether preparing for a project to preparing for a test, it feels l...

On New Take on Xavier’s Schedule: Block Periods

January 10, 2016

Filed under Campus News, News, Opinions, Student Life, uncategorized

To Whom It May Concern: If Xavier were to change one thing, it should be revising the schedule to block periods.  Xavier should have four longer periods a day, rather than seven shorter ones.  There are many advantages to block periods.  I know all the difficulties with a seven period daily schedule,...

Xavier and Mercy Perform A Christmas Carol

By Josh Bouchard, Reporter

December 3, 2015

Filed under Campus News

On December 3rd and 4th, the Xavier and Mercy High School drama club will be putting on a production of A Christmas Carol in the Mercy High School auditorium. The two schools annually come together to do a play. In recent years, there has been productions that had a Christmas theme to them and this is ...