Xaverian High School
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Xaverian High School is a private, college-preparatory school located in Brooklyn, New York The school was founded in 1957 by the Xaverian Brothers
. The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA)
. Xaverian is governed by a president and board of trustees. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
.
Xaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
. The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA)
Catholic High School Athletic Association
The Catholic High School Athletic Association or CHSAA is a high school athletic association made up of Catholic High Schools based in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester...
. Xaverian is governed by a president and board of trustees. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....
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Athletics
Xaverian High School's athletics team is known as the Clippers. Students who play sports for Xaverian are known as the X-Men. These sports include: track and field, football, lacrosse, swimming, basketball, wrestling, baseball, bowling, golf, track, and hockey. The Clippers have won more than 150 championships amongst sports teams.Notable alumni
- Rich AuriliaRich AuriliaRichard Santo Aurilia is a former Major League Baseball player, mainly as a shortstop. He bats and throws right-handed.The 24th round pick of the Texas Rangers in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, Aurilia worked in the Rangers minor league system before being traded with first baseman Desi...
, professional baseball player, 1989 - Michael BadaluccoMichael BadaluccoMichael Badalucco is an American actor most famous for his role as lawyer Jimmy Berluti on the ABC legal drama The Practice...
, EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning actor, 1972 - Pedro BeatoPedro BeatoPedro Beato is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets.Beato attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He opted to attend St. Petersburg College...
, baseball player - Scott BaioScott BaioScott Vincent James Baio is an American actor and television director, best known for his roles as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi, and as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge....
, actor - Jason CalacanisJason CalacanisJason McCabe Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and blogger. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York, and his second venture, Weblogs, Inc., capitalized on the growth of blogs before being sold to AOL....
, Internet entrepreneur (Chairman & Co-Founder, Weblogs, Inc. Network), 1988 - Bill CorbettBill CorbettBill Corbett is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 , for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel and played the character...
, writer and performer on Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
. - Levance FieldsLevance FieldsLevance E. Fields is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.-Early life and high school career:...
, college basketball player, 2005 - Pedro HernándezPedro Hernández (baseball)Pedro Julio Montas Hernández is a former Major League Baseball player.Hernández was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, and attended of Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York. He was signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in .Hernández played for the Toronto Blue Jays in and...
, major league baseball player - Ruddy LugoRuddy LugoRuddy Joraider Lugo is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Lugo is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves shortstop Julio Lugo...
, major league baseball player - Chris MullinChris Mullin (basketball)Christopher Paul Mullin is a retired American basketball player and former general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He has also been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....
, VP of Basketball Operations for the Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, 1981 - Chris TaftChris TaftChris Taft is an American basketball player.-NCAA career:Chris Taft was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began his college career at the University of Pittsburgh after graduating from Xaverian High School in Brooklyn...
, NBA Player, 2003 - Tom AbinantiTom AbinantiThomas J. "Tom" Abinanti is an American politician, lawyer, and member of the New York State Assembly from Greenburgh, New York...
is an American politician, lawyer, and member of the New York State Assembly from Greenburgh, New York. Abinanti graduated from Xaverian High School in 1964. - Marc La Monte - Managing Director of the Seawolf Tanker Pool, Norwalk Connecticut (1980)