Xavier High School (Appleton, Wisconsin)

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St. Francis Xavier High School
Xavier High School
Location
Xavier High School (Appleton, Wisconsin)
1600 West Prospect Avenue

Appleton
,
(Outagamie County)
,
Wisconsin
54914-5199

United States
Coordinates 44°14′56″N88°25′59″W / 44.24889°N 88.43306°W / 44.24889; -88.43306
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1959
PrincipalWilliam Welch
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Number of students500
Color(s)   Blue & white
Athletics conference Bay Conference
Team nameHawks
YearbookXavue
Website www.xaviercatholicschools.org

Xavier High School is a private Catholic secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the Diocese of Green Bay. It was opened in 1959 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers) and the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Manitowoc Franciscans). The school was named in honor of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the Green Bay Diocese. Xavier has been ranked one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the United States, [1] and one of the top private schools in Wisconsin. [2]

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History

Xavier High School was founded in 1959, and originally staffed by Franciscan Sisters and Christian Brothers. [3]

Mike Mauthe was the principal of Xavier High School from 2014 to 2024. [4] William Welch became the school's new principal starting in 2025. [5]

2024 firings

In November of 2024, Xavier principal Mike Mauthe was fired in the wake of a complaint to the Diocese Office of Safe Environment about a failure to comply with the Diocese of Green Bay’s “Our Promise to Protect” policy. (A report was filed with the Appleton Police Department, as required by the state's mandatory reporting laws.) As a result of the investigation into Mauthe, John Ravizza, superintendent of the Diocese' St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System of which the high school is a part, was terminated "because of a failure to meet reporting requirements". [6]

Athletics

State Championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "St. Francis Xavier High School, Wisconsin, USA". Educatius. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Stacker (April 14, 2024). "The 30 best private high schools in Wisconsin". https://www.wbay.com . Retrieved August 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "St. Francis Xavier High School, Appleton, Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ Krause, Jonathan. "Mauthe removed as principal at Xavier". WHBY. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ News, Mallory Allen, FOX 11 (April 30, 2025). "Xavier High School hires new principal after former leader was investigated and fired". WLUK. Retrieved August 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ WBAY News staff. "St. Francis Xavier addresses policy former principal violated, announces another termination" WBAY-TV November 22, 2024
  7. ↑ Heidemman inducted into Hall of Fame
  8. ↑ Latvia Secretary of State Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Greta van Sustern Speaks at APL". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
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