XAVIER 2009 AnnuAl RepoRt Tradition Xavier High School 2009 Annual Report Table of Contents Table of Contents Letter from the President 1 Graduates of the Last Decade 32 Letter from the Chairman of the Board 2 Bridge the Gap 35 Letter from the Vice President Current Parents 36 3 for Advancement and Alumni Relations Graduate Parents 38 Financial Statement 4 Friends, Foundations and Corporations 40 2009 Summary of Gifts 5 Scholarships and Restricted Gifts 42 Maroon and Blue Lifetime Giving Society 6 Honor and Memorial Gifts 44 Capital Campaign Donors 7 25th Annual Golf Outing 45 Larkin Society 8 Annual Parents’ FUNdraiser 46 2008 Hall of Fame 9 2009 Volunteers 48 Highlights of the President’s Council 10 Reunion Giving 50 President’s Council Members 11 Class of 2009 College Acceptances/Profile of Xavier 51 2009 Honor Roll of Alumni Donors 14 Administration, Faculty, and Staff Listing 52 Record of the Classes 23 Board Members & Committees Listing 53 2009-2010 Schedule of Events 2009-2010 Schedule of Events Beefsteak Dinner January 22, 2010 Career Day March 22, 2010 Arizona and California Area Alumni Receptions January 26-28, 2010 Wrap-up Phonathon March 22-24, 2010 Ignatian Scholars Reception January 27, 2010 Boston Area Alumni Reception April 12, 2010 Xavier Winter Open House January 30, 2010 April 30- Reunion Weekend May 1, 2010 Alumni Phonathon February 1-3, 8-11, 2010 Annual FUNdraiser May 7, 2010 Parents’ Association Dinner Dance February 6, 2010 26th Annual Golf Outing May 18, 2010 February 23-26, Florida Area Alumni Receptions March 2-5, 2010 Baccalaureate Mass and Senior Dinner June 5, 2010 Graduates of the Last Decade Party March TBD, 2010 Senior Breakfast and Graduation Rehearsal June 8, 2010 Minority Alumni Council Reception March TBD, 2010 Graduation June 10, 2010 Networking Series: Briefcase Breakfast March TBD, 2010 Northern California Area Alumni Receptions June TBD, 2010 On the cover: Background: the Xavier Regiment on the front steps of 16th Street circa 1920s; Foreground: the 2008-09 X Squad, pictured from left to right, Anthony Diaz ’09, Mauricio Velasquez ’10, Andrew Bruno ’10, Raymond Brown ’09, Aleksandr Batac ’09, Edwin Flores ’09, Giancarlo Rindone ’09, Will Vieira ’09, Stephen Chiaia ’09 and Mario Dell’Aguzzo ’09. Membership in the Xavier JROTC program now totals more than 40% of the student population and remains an integral part of the Xavier tradition. Xavier High School 2009 Annual Report From the President Dear Sons and Friends of Xavier: deeper service and generosity. As you read this Annual Your partnership—financial, Report, Thanksgiving has spiritual and through your recently passed and we find labors—has allowed Xavier to ourselves firmly rooted in thrive whatever the measure. Advent. Both seasons speak You have kept Xavier accessible powerfully to our work at Xavier and to your support of that to students who would otherwise find our tuition impossible work. St. Paul begins all his epistles with a promise of prayer to navigate; you have made possible the growth of CFX, the and thanksgiving. To the people of Philippi, he writes: Companions of Francis Xavier, which now provides summer service opportunities (building homes for those who have none) I thank my God whenever I think of you, and every time I for freshmen through seniors in the United States and Mexico; pray for you all, I always pray with joy for your partnership and you continue to keep Xavier a place where growth in ways in the gospel from the very first day up to the present. expected—and less so—is possible among all in our community. In a simple yet powerful way, Paul captures my feelings a few short This Annual Report recognizes and celebrates your partnership. months into my tenure at Xavier. God The New Testament readings during has showered Xavier with blessings: a “...Your partnership.... Advent exhort us to preparedness. It talented student body, engaged parents has allowed Xavier is a particularly apt exhortation for and family members, a gifted faculty, a all of us engaged in partnership at strong Jesuit Community, dedicated to thrive whatever Xavier High School. For what we are alumni and friends and a mission ultimately called to do is to prepare that has stood the test of time. While the measure......” the young men entrusted to our care. the words may have changed over the We prepare them for academic success here and beyond. We years, the work we do today on 16th Street is the same work Fr. prepare them to love more deeply. We prepare them to encounter John Larkin, S.J., Xavier’s first president, embarked on 162 years God in new and profound ways each day of their lives. ago—the formation of young men of competence, conscience and compassion, the formation of young men who understand, as Fr. As we prepare for the coming of the Christ-child into our lives Pedro Arrupe, S.J., a former Jesuit Superior General did, that love this Christmas, let us be mindful of the ways He comes into of God absent love of neighbor is a farce, young men who take our lives each day. And, as He does so, how He calls us into seriously the call of the Second Vatican Council to live lives of gratitude and partnership in the work of Xavier High School. faith that do justice. This has been the work of Xavier High School Be assured of my prayers for you, your families and Xavier High since 1847. It is work I feel tremendously blessed to share with School. you. Like St. Paul, I thank my God whenever I think of you and I Sincerely, always pray with joy for your partnership at Xavier High School. Gratitude and partnership were ideas Ignatius knew well. For John R. Raslowsky Ignatius the only fitting response to the many blessings of President this world is gratitude. It is the grateful heart that opens us to Xavier High School 2009 Annual Report 1 From Chairman of the the Board of Trustees Dear Xavier Family, No reflection upon the 2009 Annual Fund year is possible without recognition of the economic challenges that all members of the It is my privilege, as Xavier Community confronted to various degrees. As a large and Chairman of the Board sophisticated educational institution, Xavier High School, itself, of Trustees, to address has confronted the reality of more limited and complex budgetary the Xavier Community circumstances. Nevertheless, consistent with a great tradition of in this Annual Report. generosity and self-sacrifice, Xavier was the grateful beneficiary of Certainly, the fiscal and the philanthropic support and volunteerism of so many alumni, academic year that came “...through your parents and friends. Over $1,904,000 was contributed to the 2009 to a conclusion on June Annual Fund and another $1,084,000 was contributed in support 30, 2009, saw significant generosity you of scholarships. Over 500 alumni, parents and friends served achievements that will Xavier in a volunteer capacity. Vice President for Advancement Joe advance the mission of have served Gorski, with the support of his Advancement team, demonstrated Xavier for years to come. I faithfully...” outstanding leadership on behalf of the 2009 Annual Fund and a remain grateful to so many broad spectrum of alumni programs. members of the Xavier Community—Trustees, administrators, faculty, As we look to the continuing challenges of the current fiscal year staff, students, parents, alumni and friends —for the and the 2010 Annual Fund, I must again direct my gratitude to my successful efforts that produced such achievements. fellow Trustees, who, lead by the Finance Committee of the Board and with the outstanding resources provided by our Chief Financial Foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to Rev. Daniel J. Officer, Kenneth J., Sidlowski ’71, carefully developed a prudently Gatti, S.J. ’59, who on June 30, 2009 completed an historic twelve conservative fiscal budget—one of the most challenging budgeting year tenure as President of Xavier High School, having achieved so processes undertaken by the Xavier Board. Such efforts will ensure much in furtherance of the mission of this apostolic work of the the Xavier’s fiscal health during the challenging days ahead. Society of Jesus. Finally, the reflections in this Annual Report upon some of the In anticipation of the conclusion of Fr. Gatti’s tenure, the Board of academic and extracurricular achievements of our students provide Trustees commenced the most comprehensive search for a President an opportunity for well-deserved recognition of the efforts of our ever undertaken on behalf of Xavier. The election and appointment Headmaster, Mr. Michael V. LiVigni, his senior administrators, of a President is one of the most important responsibilities and an extraordinary faculty and administrative staff. These undertaken by a Board of Trustees, and I am grateful for the professionals, through their excellence and their personal seriousness of purpose, hard work and professionalism of the commitment to Jesuit education at Xavier, create the Ignatian Presidential Search Committee, Co-Chaired by Thomas A. experience of cura personalis for our students in a way that makes a Conniff, Esq. ’52, my predecessor as Board Chairman, and Xavier education so unique. Joanne T. Marren, Esq., a former Trustee and Board Governance Committee Chair. The commitment by the Presidential Search Many thanks to each of you whose name is found on the pages Committee and the Board of Trustees to a rigorous—indeed an of this Annual Report. Whether you served as a volunteer, a exhaustive—search process in selecting a successor to Fr. Gatti contributor or both, through your generosity you have served produced outstanding results. It was with great confidence that, on faithfully in collaboration with the Jesuits and their lay colleagues June 8, 2009, the Board of Trustees elected Mr.