News from 16th Street
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On Friday, November 15, Xavier hosted a teach-in and liturgy to mark the 35th anniversary of the deaths of the martyrs of El Salvador.
![Xavier Blesses, Dedicates the Bree Sheahan and Scott Twibell '92 Superclassroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732209835/xavierhsorg/rax7qfbc5vuunxbnvow0/NovE-NewsVol2-BlessingandDedication.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732209835/xavierhsorg/rax7qfbc5vuunxbnvow0/NovE-NewsVol2-BlessingandDedication.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732209835/xavierhsorg/rax7qfbc5vuunxbnvow0/NovE-NewsVol2-BlessingandDedication.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732209835/xavierhsorg/rax7qfbc5vuunxbnvow0/NovE-NewsVol2-BlessingandDedication.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732209835/xavierhsorg/rax7qfbc5vuunxbnvow0/NovE-NewsVol2-BlessingandDedication.jpg","width":1536}])
On November 14, classmates, family, friends, and students gathered to celebrate the blessing and dedication of the Bree Sheahan and Scott Twibell '92 Superclassroom on the fifth floor of the Lynch Building.
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Luca Blankenbuehler '25 reflected on winning the CHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday, November 9.
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As we look forward to the 101st Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving Day, Xavier is once again facing off against Fordham Prep in the 8th Annual Turkey Bowl Challenge.
![In Memoriam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660849246/xavierhsorg/sbinq5iirxjnk3qtgjnh/InMemoriam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660849246/xavierhsorg/sbinq5iirxjnk3qtgjnh/InMemoriam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660849246/xavierhsorg/sbinq5iirxjnk3qtgjnh/InMemoriam.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1660849246/xavierhsorg/sbinq5iirxjnk3qtgjnh/InMemoriam.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660849246/xavierhsorg/sbinq5iirxjnk3qtgjnh/InMemoriam.jpg","width":1536}])
Xavier High School wishes to express its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the recently deceased.
![Faces of Xavier: Dominic DeFalco '10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732125185/xavierhsorg/ilwo3jwcimo7scixaa7i/NovE-NewsVol2-DomDeFalco.jpg","width":1920}])
Dominic DeFalco '10 sat down with the Xavier E-News to discuss what led him back to Xavier after graduating in 2010, and his goals moving forward as head football coach and athletic director.
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