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Xavier's Source of News & Sports

THE KESTREL

Xavier's Source of News & Sports

THE KESTREL

Meet the Cast & Crew

Meet the Cast & Crew

By Ethan Taylor, Reporter November 30, 2024
Exploring the Mercy-Xavier Theater World behind the Drama Club's Latest Production
Blood Drive Returns to Xavier

Blood Drive Returns to Xavier

By Nicholas Salamone, Reporter November 20, 2024
The Xavier Community Comes Together to Save Lives
Lino's Cafe at Xavier High School

Breakfast in Review

By William Finch, Assistant Reporter October 29, 2024

Egg & Cheese Sandwich It’s just the egg and cheese sandwich that's always been on the Lino’s menu for as long as I’ve been here; it’s been an option for breakfast and lunch, so I feel like...

Br. Thomas Ryan C.F.X.

The Greatest Man

By Sean O'Sullivan, Chief Editor September 24, 2024
A Tribute to Xavier's Beloved Brother Thomas Ryan C.F.X. - the Greatest Man to Ever Walk our Hallowed Halls
Official NFL Logo for Super Bowl LVIII

Kestrel Super Bowl Squares Contest 2024

By Sean O'Sullivan, Chief Editor February 2, 2024

The Kestrel is sponsoring its second annual FREE Super Bowl Score Square Contest.  A winner will be determined at the end of each quarter of the Super Bowl. The winner is decided by looking at the last...

Our Fall Sports Season

Our Fall Sports Season

By Austin Carter, Assistant Reporter January 9, 2024

Our Xavier sports teams this fall included football, soccer, cross country, and sailing. There is always excitement for fall sports as they are the first after summer break. All of this enthusiasm to be...

Why the Black and White Falcon?

Why the Black and White Falcon?

By Cormac Burke, Reporter January 3, 2024

From its very conception, the identity of Xavier High School as a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School in the heart of Connecticut has been synonymous with the school’s mascot:  the soaring, black and...

President Misenti Poses for a picture alongside a portrait of Saint Francis Xavier after being promoted to full-time president from his previous position as interim.

President Misenti: Our First Impressions

By John Wamester, Assistant Reporter November 7, 2023

Turnover of both headmaster and principal positions within a high school can be a nebulous and even outright scary situation for the student body, faculty, staff, and other positions of leadership. Xavier...

The Most of Four Years

The Most of Four Years

By Justin Caulfield, Chief Copy Editor May 9, 2023

With my four years at Xavier coming to an end, I look back and reflect on my time here. There have been many obstacles that have made life difficult, but Xavier was always a place for me to develop my...

Socially Distant: A COVID Retrospective

Socially Distant: A COVID Retrospective

By Justin Caulfield, Chief Copy Editor April 19, 2023

It’s no secret that the global pandemic has left a scar on people everywhere. Xavier took sufficient precaution to ensure the safety of its students and faculty, but there were some downsides that could...

SAT Optional. How it Effects You.

SAT Optional. How it Effects You.

By Simon Cordes, Assistant Reporter April 6, 2023

Starting in 2018, the highly competitive University of Chicago announced its Empower Initiative: a test-optional admissions process. Not long after, and with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many other...

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

By Sean O'Sullivan, Assistant Reporter March 12, 2023

On Sunday, March 12, millions of people in the United States started looking into and filling out their 2023 NCAA March Madness Brackets. March Madness is a three-week long College Basketball tournament...

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