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, and one of the top private schools in Wisconsin.
History Xavier High School was founded in 1959, and originally staffed by Franciscan Sisters and Christian Brothers.
Mike Mauthe was the principal of Xavier High School from 2014 to 2024. William Welch became the school's new principal starting in 2025.
2024 firings In November 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".WBAY News staff. "St. Francis Xavier addresses policy former principal violated, announces another termination" WBAY-TV November 22, 2024
Athletics
State Championships
Football: 1962, 1963 Boys Basketball: 1963, 1995, 2017 Boys Baseball: 1979 Boys Track & Field: 1984, 1985 Boys Golf: 2001, 2008 Boys Soccer: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012 Boys Track: 2017 Powerlifting: 2018 Girls Basketball: 1978 Girls Track & Field: 1992 Girls Soccer: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2025 Girls Hockey: 2019, 2020 Girls Tennis: 2020 Girls Cross Country: 2022, 2023 Volleyball: 2022, 2023
Athletic conference affiliation history
Fox Valley Catholic Conference (1961-1971) Fox Valley Christian Conference (1971-1999) Valley 8 Conference (1999-2007) Eastern Valley Conference (2007-2015) Bay Conference (2015–present)
Notable alumni Rocky Bleier (1964) - former NFL running back J. P. Hayes (1983) - PGA Tour professional golfer Mike Heideman (1966) - college basketball head coachHeidemman inducted into Hall of Fame Kristine Jarinovska (1997) - Secretary of State, LatviaLatvia Secretary of State Mee Moua (1988) - Minnesota state senator, first Hmong-American politician Greta Van Susteren (1972) - TV journalist
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