Why Do People Believe Halloween Is So Scary?

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,...

How Using Drawboard PDF Can Make You More Efficient

How Using Drawboard PDF Can Make You More Efficient

By Alexander Pralea, Editor October 26, 2017

As many students now choose to eschew the traditional methods of paper and pencil note-taking, Onenote has taken the role of most popular note-taking app. Despite this, many students fail to realize how...

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...

Syncing Your Xavier Email and Other BYOD Tips

Syncing Your Xavier Email and Other BYOD Tips

By Laurenz Mosquito September 26, 2017

Tip 1–Have a desktop for each class Create a new desktop for classes that you use a computer. Multiple desktops are a feature in Windows 10 that allows you to create multiple "explorer.exe" programs....

XNN Merger

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

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...

Xaviers Expectations for Its New Headmaster

Xavier’s Expectations for Its New Headmaster

By Laurenz Mosquito, Reporter April 4, 2017

What qualities is the Xavier community looking for in the successor of headmaster Brother Brian Davis, C.F.X? Brother Brian, who has served eight years as headmaster of Xavier High School, will be retiring...

How Growing Trees Can Solve Your Procrastination Problem

How Growing Trees Can Solve Your Procrastination Problem

By Laurenz Mosquito, Reporter March 28, 2017

As the school year continues, it becomes increasingly difficult to sit down and do some bulk work without using one’s phone to procrastinate. The app Forest, by developer ShaoKan Pi, helps to remedy...

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.

How To Save Your New Year’s Resolution

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor January 18, 2017

2016 has come to a close and 2017 has begun. As is tradition, many of us have made New Years's Resolutions. Unfortunately many of us have probably abandoned them by now. This is normal. We all seem to...

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