Xaverian Brothers High School

Infobox Private School
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name = Xaverian Brothers High School


motto = "Veritatem fratribus testari"
(To bear witness to the truth in brotherhood)
"Concordia res parvae crescunt"
(In harmony small things grow)
established = 1963
type = Private
religion = Roman Catholic
head_name = Headmaster
head = Brother Daniel E. Skala, C.F.X
city = Westwood
state = MA
country = USA
campus = Suburban, 35 acres
enrollment = 1050 total
faculty = 75 total
class = students
ratio = 64 Students:1 Teacher
year = 2005
SAT = Verbal 407 Math 393 =
athletics = 15 Division 1 sports| colors = Blue and Yellow
mascot = Hawk

Xaverian Brothers High School (XBHS), founded in 1963 by the Xaverian Brothers, is a private, Catholic secondary school for males on a 35 acre campus in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

Sponsored by the by the Xaverian Brothers religious order, XBHS offers a rigorous college preparatory program and advertises a commitment for the well-being of each individual. The school attracts students from more than 70 communities in eastern Massachusetts and is well-recognized for its highly educated faculty, academic resources and athletics. [Consistently appears on the list of best local high schools in "Boston magazine".]

Interscholastic sports

Fall

*Cross Country
*Football
*Soccer
*Golf

Winter

*Basketball
*Swimming
*Winter Track
*Alpine Skiing
*Ice hockey
*Wrestling
*Powerlifting

pring

*Baseball
*Lacrosse
*Tennis
*Outdoor Track
*Volleyball
*Rugby

Xaverian Theater

In addition to being known for their athletics, Xaverian's theatrical performances have been in existence since Xaverian first opened in the late 1960s. Since its first production, "Take Time Out" in 1967, the school has been noted for its outstanding performances. Over the past 40 years, Xaverian has performed over 75 shows. Xaverian presents a fall drama, a spring musical, and a sketch comedy show dubbed "XNL" (Xaverian Night Live).

Notable alumni

* James L. "Jammin' James" Bailey- NBA Player
*Bob Higgins - Head of Cartoon Network; producer of UNDERDOG (feature film)
*Dana Barros - NBA player
*Dicky Barrett - Mighty Mighty BossTones frontman (left before graduation)
*Joe Fleming - former CFL football player
*Matt Hasselbeck - NFL quarterback. Played at Boston College, now with the Seattle Seahawks.
*Tim Hasselbeck - NFL quarterback. Played at Boston College, was with the New York Giants. Currently, Tim is an analyst with ESPN.
*Greg Comella- Former NFL fullback. Played at Stanford, then spent seven seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans,and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. First former NFL player accepted into the Harvard Business School.
*Derrick Knight - Played at Boston College where he left the Eagles as the 3rd leading rusher in Big East history. NFL player, was on St. Louis Rams roster
*"Boston" Rob Mariano - Reality TV Star- Appeared twice on Survivor and twice on The Amazing Race
*Drew Stojny - NFL football Player
*Brian Mann - quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers in the Arena Football League
*Tyler Grogan - professional football player for the New England Surge-voted team MVP
*Christopher Egan - United States Ambassador to the OECD

References

External links

* [http://www.xbhs.com Xaverian Brothers High School]
* [https://www.edline.net/pages/Xaverian_Brothers_High_School XBHS Edline]
* [https://www.xbhs.net other Xaverian site]