News from 16th Street
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Xavier hosted its fifth annual Father-Son Mass and Reception on Thursday, March 20. This year, a record number of students and their father figures came together to celebrate their relationships and the gratitude they have for one another.
![Track Alumni Gather for All-Track Reunion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743687880/xavierhsorg/c79jtj7vstyjuixuowf8/AllTrackReunion.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743687880/xavierhsorg/c79jtj7vstyjuixuowf8/AllTrackReunion.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743687880/xavierhsorg/c79jtj7vstyjuixuowf8/AllTrackReunion.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743687880/xavierhsorg/c79jtj7vstyjuixuowf8/AllTrackReunion.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743687880/xavierhsorg/c79jtj7vstyjuixuowf8/AllTrackReunion.jpg","width":1536}])
On Friday, March 28, alumni who participated in track and field and cross country while at Xavier gathered on 16th Street to celebrate at the All-Track Reunion.
![Xavier Hosts Second Shakespeare Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743447579/xavierhsorg/hdolu0z40glu6zcouyzx/ShakespearFestivalCover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743447579/xavierhsorg/hdolu0z40glu6zcouyzx/ShakespearFestivalCover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743447579/xavierhsorg/hdolu0z40glu6zcouyzx/ShakespearFestivalCover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743447579/xavierhsorg/hdolu0z40glu6zcouyzx/ShakespearFestivalCover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743447579/xavierhsorg/hdolu0z40glu6zcouyzx/ShakespearFestivalCover.jpg","width":1536}])
On Wednesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 13, Xavier held its second annual Shakespeare Festival. Students piled into Keenan Commons prepared to reenact famous Shakespearean monologues, engage in comical insult battles, and present their student films.
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As spring begins to warm up Manhattan, spring sports are heating up 16th Street.
![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: Ryan Kirwan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743691315/xavierhsorg/fvc4vhistxoxmvcdp4l0/FacesofXavierRyanKirwan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743691315/xavierhsorg/fvc4vhistxoxmvcdp4l0/FacesofXavierRyanKirwan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743691315/xavierhsorg/fvc4vhistxoxmvcdp4l0/FacesofXavierRyanKirwan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743691315/xavierhsorg/fvc4vhistxoxmvcdp4l0/FacesofXavierRyanKirwan.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743691315/xavierhsorg/fvc4vhistxoxmvcdp4l0/FacesofXavierRyanKirwan.jpg","width":1536}])
Director of Special Events Ryan Kirwan sat down with the Xavier E-News to discuss her vision for the Celebrate Xavier Scholarship Gala, which takes place on Friday, April 11 at 583 Park.
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