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Superintendent's Letter

Posted on January 18, 2021 in: School News

Dear Friends, January is always a special time in our schools as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week at the end of the month (January 31 thru February 6). The theme for the week from the National Catholic Education Association is, “Catholic Schools: Faith, Excellence, Service.” D...

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Xavier Grad Wins $20,000 Entrepreneurial Award

Posted on January 12, 2021 in: School News

Xavier graduate Peter Goggins recently reeled in a $20,000 first prize in a competition for start-up entrepreneurs. Goggins, ‘17, has a passion for improving the ecosystem that produces fish that ultimately end up on the dinner plate. The UConn senior, an environmental science major, has...

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Local Businesses Show Support to Catholic Schools

Posted on January 04, 2021 in: News, School News

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Patron Saint of Catholic Schools, whose feast day is today, January 4, is the first American born saint to be canonized by the Church. She founded the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity. She opened the first American parish school and ...

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Mercy Math Club Seeks to Extend First Place Streak

Posted on December 21, 2020 in: School News

Mercy High School continues its unblemished track record with a string of three first-place finishes in the competitive Middlesex County Math League, which includes teams representing 11 high schools from throughout the county. Mercy has been the only all-girls team to participate in the Middlese...

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Superintendent's Letter: Advent is An Important Time in Our Schools

Posted on December 19, 2020 in: School News

My Dear Friends, December is a very special month for all of us. It is certainly about Christmas, but for all of us it is also about Advent. Advent is the time to remember and prepare for the real meaning of Christmas and the coming of Jesus into the world. This is an important educational opp...

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Mercy Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

Posted on December 19, 2020 in: School News

Sixty students at Mercy High School earned Advanced Placement Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams for the 2019-20 school year. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to ta...

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New Banners Adorn Xavier’s Dining Hall

Posted on December 15, 2020 in: School News

The Xaverian values of humility, trust, compassion, simplicity and zeal are on display as part of a new set of banners that hang in Xavier High School’s dining hall. The new banners, with words written in white on a black background, replace older blue felt banners. Also shown o...

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Christmas is a Time of Giving in Our Schools

Posted on December 09, 2020 in: School News

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. In Catholic elementary and high school, we decorated our classrooms, prepared for our Christmas pageant, and made Christmas cards for veterans and our elderly community. There was an air of love and joy among the students and teachers, which we still se...

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St. Bernard Teacher Adds National Award to His Achievements

Posted on November 19, 2020 in: School News

Mr. Matthew Donnelly, ‘06, a mathematics teacher and department chair at Saint Bernard School, has been named a recipient of the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). Donnelly is also a published mathematical researcher, a c...

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Xavier Junior Kolb Now An Eagle Scout

Posted on November 13, 2020 in: News, School News

Tristan Kolb of Madison started in Scouting when he was in kindergarten, joining the St. Mary Cub Scout Pack 428. The Xavier junior is now an Eagle Scout, the highest achievement one can attain from the Boy Scouts of America. He was awarded the distinction during a virtual Board of Review in Augu...

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Employment Opportunity for an Executive Assistant

Posted on March 09, 2023 in: News, School News

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Employment Opportunity for an Executive Assistant

Xavier High School in Middletown is looking for the right person to fill the position of Executive Assistant to the Headmaster and Principal. Details can be found HERE. To view other job opportunities Click Here

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Three Miles Later

Posted on March 28, 2023 in: School News

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Last Saturday I heard a homily about the importance of taking care of our bodies. Jesus chose to come through our human flesh. He proclaims that our flesh is good. God wants us to take care of our bodies. Listening to this homily, I immediately thought of all the folks running in the St. Joseph School 5k beginning at 9am later that day! What a good example! Proud supporters of our beloved St. Joseph School in Baltic came out on March 25 to run in the school’s annual 5k fundraiser. Among the spectators were Sisters of Charity, St. Joseph School families and st...

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To Love is to Serve: Xavier Dean of Students Puts His Faith in Action

Posted on March 09, 2023 in: School News, FaithSparks

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To Love is to Serve: Xavier Dean of Students Puts His Faith in Action

Who knew that a young boy’s Catholic school education would solidify his career path in life? Especially when he really did not want to continue on to a Catholic high school as an adolescent. But life has a way of redirecting us and showing us what is truly important. That is what happened to Nicholas P. Cerreta, dean of students at Xavier High School in Middletown. After attending Mount Carmel Catholic grammar school in Meriden, Connecticut, from kindergarten through grade 8, Cerreta was ready to move on to a local public high school, but his mom had o...

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