Brothers In Turmoil as Railroad Club Takes over Basement Swimming Pool

Brothers In Turmoil as Railroad Club Takes over Basement Swimming Pool

By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter November 7, 2017

Railroad club, headed by Freshman Civics teacher Brother Thomas Ryan, C.F.X., unexpectedly announced last Tuesday the acquisition of Xavier’s basement swimming pool, which had previously belonged to...

How the Paleolithic Diet Can Change Your Life Forever

By Alexander Pralea, Editor October 30, 2017

           As the school year progresses, students feel pressured to indulge themselves in the unhealthy cafeteria food rampant with grease and fat. This pressure evinces itself in the evidence....

How Eliminating Education Would Change Xavier for the Better

By Alexander Pralea, Reporter March 30, 2017

Of all the tenets of Xavier High School, its fascination and firm commitment to education and enlightenment are most absurd. At Xavier, the teachers are supposed to teach and shine a new light on a topic,...

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...

What Sports Are Actually Good For?

By Matt Zablocki, Reporter February 14, 2017

Coming  up  in  only  a  few  days  is  one  of  the  biggest  sports  days  on  the  American  calendar,  which  millions  of  people  throughout  the  country  will  celebrate ...

Teachers Hate The New Year

By Laurenz Mosquito, Reporter January 23, 2017
After two weeks of nothing but forsaken curfews, late-night partying, and general laziness, students are expected to quickly reembrace their mentally demanding and time consuming classes once again. But, it’s not the students who become frustrated when met with such responsibility, but their teachers.

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 ...

Oddities of the Election Solved

By Matt Zablocki, Assistant Reporter January 18, 2017

During  the  past  election  season,  the  news  about  the  supposed  Russian  hackers,  who  have  been  reported  to  have  heavily  influenced  the  election,  has  been  commonly ...

The Trouble With Our Desks

By Matt Zablocki, Assistant Reporter January 18, 2017

Our  school  has  a  serious  issue  on  its  hands,  which  if  it  isn’t  solved  immediately,  could  do… well,  nothing.  However,  it  still  is  noteworthy,  and  so, ...

The Solution to First Lunch

The Solution to First Lunch

By Kevin Galasso, Senior Reporter October 11, 2016

Many freshmen have complained about having First Lunch. A few reasons include: the fact that one is not hungry when it happens; the fact that their lunch is often not enjoyable; the fact that there is...

The Asecension of the Xaverian Übermensch

The Asecension of the Xaverian Übermensch

By Matt Blanchard, Senior Reporter March 29, 2015

Today marks the 52nd birthday of the Xaverian Übermensch. Few know that they have seized control of many aspects of scholastic life here at Xavier, using the motto, "intellectualism and a certain je ne...

The Speed Snowman Building Team

The Speed Snowman Building Team

By Joshua Rigsby, Assistant Reporter March 15, 2015

The grass picking season has come to a halt as the weather changes and the grass gets blanketed in snow. The team is eager to stay in shape so during the winter, they resort to speed snowman building....

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