Xavier High School (Appleton, Wisconsin)


Xavier High School is a private Catholic secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the [Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Diocese of Green Bay|Diocese of Green Bay]. It was opened in 1959 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 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.
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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. 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".

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

Notable alumni