From the
Headmaster
Dear Friends of Xaverian,
elcoming. Compassionate. Strong. These are words
recently used to describe Xaverian Brothers High School,
and I humbly submit that I couldn’t agree more. This year
we launched a market research effort that took us from demographic
studies and population projections through internal and external
perception audits. This will ultimately result in a marketing campaign
that will capture the essence of Xaverian education, and which we
look forward to sharing with you soon. The results of the internal
audit were particularly compelling for us. Students, faculty, staff, and
parents all said the same thing: the Xaverian community is welcoming,
compassionate, strong, educated, disciplined, enthusiastic, devoted, and
intelligent. From a list of nearly 100 different words for participants to
select, these words spoke to our community as reflecting who we are
and representing our strengths.
What does this mean? It means that now, nearly 55 years into our
story, Xaverian Brothers High School continues to live its mission of
educating young men to use their talent to respond to the needs of the
world and to lead lives of purpose and service. This magazine contains
examples of our students and graduates who are doing exactly that,
including John Sullivan ’77 (page 2), the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State;
Michael Brodo ’18 (page 4), whose work to promote civics education
is affecting change in Massachusetts; and, Evan Sepe ’20 (page 5), who
used his Eagle Scout project to literally give a hand to those in need.
There is also a section of student-written work in this edition
of Xaverian Magazine - look for the pages marked #XBCorps.
Additionally, on page 6, we highlight the accomplishments of the Class
of 2018 and celebrate the 50th reunion of the Class of 1968 on page 8.
Thank you for your support of our Catholic and Xaverian mission.
May you and your family enjoy the special blessings of summer.
Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X.
Headmaster