XAVERIAN NAMED
AMONG THE BEST
PLACES TO WORK
averian was named to the Boston
Business Journal’s 2023 Best
Places to Work list — an exclusive
ranking of the Massachusetts companies
that have built outstanding work
environments for their people. According
to BBJ, the 80 companies honored in
2023 range in size and industry, with
winners from the technology sector, retail
industry, health care space, commercial
real estate, and more.
“Being named for this BBJ
distinction as one of the area’s Best
Places to Work affirms what we already
know at Xaverian,” said Dr. Jacob
Conca, Xaverian Brothers High School’s
Head of School. “Our community is
strong, our environment is welcoming
and supportive, and our employees
care for one another and believe firmly
in our mission of educating young men
in the Xaverian and Catholic tradition.
We are honored to be named and so
grateful for our exceptional employees.”
“The companies that comprise this
year’s Best Places to Work are among
the most diverse in the decades we’ve
been doing this program,” said Carolyn
Jones, Market President and Publisher
of the Boston Business Journal. “Their
commitment to teamwork, employee
engagement, flexibility and trust are the
model to which the region’s businesses
look for inspiration.”
The 215 businesses that met criteria
for office location and size participated
in employee-engagement surveys
distributed by Business Journal partner
Quantum Workplace. Employees were
asked to rate their work environment,
work-life balance, job satisfaction,
advancement opportunities,
management, compensation, and
benefits. Based on the results of those
surveys, businesses were assigned a
score out of 100 percent and ranked
by Quantum. The top-rated companies
are listed in five size categories — extra
small (20 to 49 employees), small (50
to 99 employees), medium (100 to
249 employees), large (250 to 499
employees), and extra-large (500 or
more). Xaverian Brothers High School is
one of only 20 companies to be named
to the list in the medium category.
2023 GALA HONORS CHARLIE STEVENSON ’69
AND SEES PHENOMENAL SUPPORT
n Saturday, March 18, nearly 600 members of the Xaverian community came together
for Xaverian’s 2023 Gala. It was a wonderful evening of entertainment, dancing, dining,
prizes, and fun, all led by our emcee Dave Heard ’99, a talented singer, actor, and dancer, who
recently starred in the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Because of the
exceptional generosity of our Xaverian community, the Gala raised an impressive $656,274.
The evening’s honoree and Xaverian Medal Recipient was Charlie Stevenson ’69. After
decades as a teacher and coach, and more than 20 years as Director of Athletics, Coach
Stevenson retired in 2018. As someone who positively impacted the lives of thousands of
Xaverian student athletes, all while leading Xaverian athletics to its current prominent position in
Massachusetts High School sports, Coach Stevenson exemplifies all that is essential to mission-
based, student-centered athletic programs, and we were thrilled to celebrate him.
HAWKS QUALIFY FOR
OLYMPIC TRIALS
t would be noteworthy if just one Xaverian swimmer
qualified for the Olympic Trials next summer, but it’s
incredible to have two Hawks competing! Next June,
both Tommy Hagar ’23 and William Mulgrew ’25
will be swimming at the US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis,
IN. Will was the first to qualify, swimming the 1500 meter
freestyle in 15:36.10 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission
Viejo, CA in May. He was hoping to qualify for nationals,
where his goal was to hit the time for the Olympic Trials.
Instead, he accomplished both goals at once, dropping 35
seconds on the swim to come in under the qualifying time
of 15:39:89.
Tommy Hagar, who now swims for the Crimson Tide
in Alabama, secured his ticket to the Olympic Trials at the
National Swimming Championship in June. The cutoff
for the trials in the 200 meter backstroke is 2:01:69 and
Tommy just made it with a time of 2:01:33. During Tommy’s
senior season with the Hawks, he helped lead the team to
a 6-1 dual meet record. They took second place at the D1
South Sectionals and fourth place at the D1 State Meet.
Along the way, Tommy broke two state records - one for
the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.73 and one for the
100-yard backstroke with a time of 48.19. He was named
the Catholic Conference League MVP and was featured in
the Boston Globe and Boston Herald as an All-Star.
Congratulations to these two talented and
dedicated swimmers!
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
Pictured here l to r are
Xaverian Medal Recipient,
Mr. Charlie Stevenson ’69,
Head of School, Dr.
Jacob Conca ’94, Mrs.
Patricia Stevenson, and
Principal, Dr. Michael
Nicholson, P ’29
Tommy Hagar ’23
William Mulgrew ’25
Summer/Fall 2023
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