"This year Xaverian has undergone the great honor of having finally paid off its mortgage. This was celebrated at the 25th Anniversary Party. The parents were treated to fine food and drinks with entertainment provided by The 20th Century Foxes. A string performance was provided by the Department Of Correction Fife and Drum Corps. Brother Medard Shea, Xaverian's second principal, was present to help with the burning of the mortgage which was the highlight of the night. Awards were also given that night to long standing members of the School Committee. Xaverian is now totally ours, ready to sail into the future."

"The Culture Of Xaverian H.S."

     "Every School has a culture. Since its opening forty years ago, Xaverian H.S. in Brooklyn has grown a culture envied by school more than double its age. Schools with wealthier constituencies. Schools run by religious orders older than the Xaverian Brotherhood.

The culture centers on practical faith -- its mission to prepare working and mid­dle class boys for the rigors of colleges, professional school, civil service and the military. The Xaverian Brothers them­selves have been overwhelmingly work­ing and middle class men who took up the cudgel of modem education in spite of economic hardship.

     "Today the Brothers have been replaced, but never supplanted by faculty who carry on the same traditions of hard work, Christian values and discipline. Most have advanced degrees in their respective fields. This continuity goes a long way in defining culture at Xaverian.  I look forward to joining the Xaverian faculty in welcoming alumni, current and past parents and friends of the school on April 25th."

Brother Matthew Burke, CFX, Superior General, Xaverian Brothers

2007 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
(paraphrased from The Xaverian Navigator newsletter,  Spring 2008)


2017 DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY
(pending receipt of text and photos)