Xavier High School is a private Catholic secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Appleton

Appleton, Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, in the Diocese of Green Bay

Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay

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. It was opened in 1959 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

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 (Christian Brothers). The school was named in honor of St. Francis Xavier

Francis Xavier

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.

Academics

Every member of the Xavier High School class of 2011 took the ACT college entrance exam, with an average composite score of 26.0. This is the highest in Xavier history. This compares with the state average of 22.2 and the national average of 20.9.

Notable alumni

• Rocky Bleier - (1964) - former NFL
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   running back
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   (& wounded Vietnam veteran
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  )
• J. P. Hayes - (1983) - PGA Tour
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   professional golfer
• Kristine Jarinovska
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   - (1997) - lawyer, Secretary of State, Latvia
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• Steve Millar
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   - (2000) - musician
• Mee Moua
  Mee Moua
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   - (1988) - Minnesota
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   state senator, first Hmong-American politician
• Greta Van Susteren
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  - (1972) - lawyer, TV journalist