XHS Beginning of Year Information

PowerSchool registration opened in January this year. Registration was due June 28st. Thank you to those who have completed the process! If you have not already done so, please go to PowerSchool and use your parent login and password to register your student(s). Click HERE for directions on completing the process/checking to see if you have previously completed the process. This important registration process must be completed before students will receive a code for parking and before they will be permitted to pick-up their iPads for the fall semester.  Please contact [email protected] should questions arise.

Reserved Parking Spots for Students

We will once again be offering reserved parking spots. To obtain a parking tag you will need to look for an email (being sent the week of July 29th to those who have completed PowerSchool Registration). Once parking opens for your student’s grade, select your student's parking spot using the link in the email). All vehicle information for the student’s primary & secondary vehicles (year, make, model, color & license plate #s) will be required to reserve a parking spot. (Please communicate within your family in advance as to who will purchase this and make sure you have all required details ready. Requests for changes will be addressed after August 8th.) Seniors will get first choice (August 5th), followed by juniors (August 6th), sophomores (August 7th), then freshmen (August 8th). All vehicle information, including license plate #, will be required to purchase a parking tag. A $40.00 parking fee is REQUIRED for students to park in the Xavier High School parking lot. Cars without a parking tag hung in the windshield will receive a fine and may be towed. 
Parking tags will then be available for students to pick up beginning at iPad Pick-Up Day on Wednesday, August 14th only if parking spot has been purchased/reserved. More info will be sent in emails to parents & students the week of July 29th. 

Student Schedules – Thursday, August 1st

Beginning at 9am on Thursday, August 1st, students and parents may view student semester 1 schedules in PowerSchool. 

NEW: Schedule Change Process 2024/25

Students and Parents will receive further communication about the updated  schedule change request process including the ability to submit a request via a Google form if the student is requesting a change for an approved reason. Priority is given to students missing a course in their schedule, especially a core course, and other courses required for graduation. Students will not be able to make requests for time preference or teacher preference. Counselors will be available to complete change requests in person on one of the following days/times:

Class Schedule Changes (Student Services Office):

• Tuesday, August 6  – 9:00am-2:00pm
• Wednesday, August 7 – 9:00am-2:00pm
• Thursday, August 8 – 9:00am-2:00pm

For the best chances of fulfilling a schedule change, it is recommended that students complete requests by August 10.  

Approval of a course change request depends on class size and availability. Please note that semester 2 schedules will be released in December. If you have questions please contact your student’s school counselor by last name: 
 [email protected] (A-L)    [email protected]   (M-Z)

Please understand that students will not be able to attend the first day of classes unless all tuition from last year is paid in full, a signed tuition contract has been returned for the 2024-2025 school year, and your student has paid all fines due from the 2023-2024 school year.  
 

Tuition and Fees

Parents can pay tuition and fees online by heading to www.XavierSaints.org/Parent (or finding it under the "Parents" section of XavierSaints.org). Xavier is using FACTS to pay tuition, athletic participation and other curriculum fees. For fees that require choices related to size, quantity, etc. Xavier will use Snap! (formerly 8to18). Links to all these sites can be found at www.XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• Tuition – Xavier High School uses FACTS for tuition contracts and payments. This link can be accessed on the Parent Portal section of the Xavier website at www.XavierSaints.org/Parent (this also is found under the "Parents" section of XavierSaints.org). Tuition amounts are posted in FACTS for those who have completed the tuition contract process. The first tuition payment is due by August 5 or 20 (depending on the payment plan selected). If the payment has not been paid as scheduled, it must be paid before the first day of school. Please understand that students will not be able to attend the first day of classes unless all tuition from last year is paid in full, a signed tuition contract has been returned for the 2024-2025 school year and your student has paid all fines due from 2023-2024 school year.      

• Snap! Online Payment System - Xavier uses Snap! (formerly 8to18) as its vendor to process certain fees online that require a selection of size, quantity, etc.. This link can be accessed on the Parent Portal section of the Xavier website at www.XavierSaints.org/Parent (this also is found under the "Parents" section of XavierSaints.org). ACADEMIC FEES: Please note that fees associated with academics (science goggles, art supplies, etc.) are NOT online at this time.

Saints Shop Back-to-School Xtravaganza Sale - August 7th

10-12 Grade Returning Student iPad Pick-Up – Wednesday, August 14th, 11am – 1pm

Freshman Orientation – Wednesday, August 21 – 9:30am-2:30pm 

Freshmen Orientation is required for all incoming freshmen. This day is a comprehensive introduction to Xavier. The experience includes a welcome from faculty and staff, time with community and house leaders, meeting teachers and attending classes, and setting up technology. Dress code is not enforced on orientation day. Registration begins at 9:00am with the orientation beginning at 9:30am.

Transfer Student Orientation – Thursday,  August 22 – 8am-10am

Transfer Orientation is required for all new students in grades 10-12th. The morning experience includes an introduction to Xavier. Students will learn about the policies and procedures of Xavier and tour the building and their classes.

504 Student Visits – Thursday,  August 22 – 7:30am-9:30am

New and returning students with a 504 accommodation plan are invited to visit their teachers and classrooms for the upcoming semester. Parents are welcome to attend. Questions can be directed to [email protected]

First Day of Classes (Regular Dress Day) – Friday, August 23  - Early Dismissal @ 11:50 AM

Regular Start Time: 7:50 am

NEW Regular Dismissal Time: 2:50 pm

NEW Wednesday Start Time: 8:50 am

Daily and modified bell schedules can be found www.XavierSaints.org/Parent 

Xavier Health Clinic

• Dental Screening Form – All incoming freshmen and out of state transfer students must have the dental screening form completed by their dentist and returned to the Health Clinic. The form can be found:    www.XavierSaints.org/Parent
• Student Health Registration – You will complete your student’s health information, concerns, medications, and insurance during PowerSchool Registration in PowerSchool. Additional forms that may be needed for the health clinic can be found at:  www.XavierSaints.org/Parent
• Meningococcal Vaccination requirement - All students entering 12th grade must have proof of having the required doses of Meningococcal vaccine before school starts in August, unless the student has a Certificate of Immunization Exemption. Those students needing meningococcal vaccine (initial or booster) have been sent a letter at the beginning of June indicating they have not met this requirement.  The expectation is to have this completed by the start of the school year in accordance with Iowa law.  Please contact your family physician to make sure your child is up to date and for a copy of the most recent record of immunizations.

Information that Pertains to All Families

• Student/Parent Handbook - The 2024/2025 student/parent handbook is available at: www.XavierSaints.org/Parent
• Xavier Dress Code for 2024-2024 – Please review the dress code carefully. For Fitness Classes:  Clothing should not be purchased until after students have met with the Fitness teachers during the first week of school. The dress code can be found at: www.XavierSaints.org/dress-code
• 2024-2025 Event Calendar - The Xavier Calendar is located on Bound, which will provide you with a calendar that is up to date each day. Direct link to Xavier’s event calendar is https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/xavier/calendar?v=month&date (Links to the calendar are also found on XavierSaints.org).
• 2024-2025 School Year Calendar - To view Xavier’s board-approved school year calendar, go to https://xaviersaints.org/xhscalendar 
• School Supply List - Xavier High School students primarily use their iPads; therefore, we have no official school supply list. Minimal basic items your student may want:  loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, folders, #2 pencils, pens, highlighters, note cards, scientific calculator (not graphing) for Math classes.
• Annual Sports Participation Fee/Physical/Concussion Form – BOUND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
          All students participating in an activity (FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS OR CLUBS) at Xavier High School Must Be Registered on Bound. Go to www.gobound.com/ia/schools/xavier then Sign In and click on “Registration”.  Make sure you are selecting the 2024-25 school year. If your student is interested in participating in multiple activities, please register them for each activity. If your student is considering participating in athletics or cheer, parents must also upload a Physical, and electronically sign a Concussion and Permission/Release Form via Bound. All physicals will now be uploaded through this process – paper forms will not be accepted in the XHS Activities Office. You will not need to print a form elsewhere.
          With the new systemization of our schools, we are using some new online software. The $150 Athletic Fee will now be applied to FACTS which is the program parents will be paying their tuition fee on. This fee will be applied to their account in SEPTEMBER for Fall sports. If students are not in fall sports they will be applied in the winter, spring, or summer. 8to18 will no longer be where parents go to pay their Athletic Fees. 
          Please do NOT upload immunization records - these must be turned in to the school nurse either via hard copy or emailed to [email protected]
          If you are an incoming freshman or new student to Xavier and can not locate a current physical (it may have been sent to Xavier from the previous school), please contact the XHS Activities Office via email at [email protected]

Xavier Lunch Program Information

• Breakfast will be $2.05 and Lunch will be $2.95
• Adult Prices/Student 2nd Meal Prices             
  • ADULT Meals Price - $4.85
  • STUDENT 2nd Breakfast Price - $ 2.50
  • STUDENT 2nd Lunch Price - $ 3.50
• Free and Reduced Forms can be found online at:  www.XavierSaints.org/Parent  
• Diet Modification Q & A and Request form can be found online at:  www.XavierSaints.org/Parent
• Lunch Cards/School ID’s will be given at the returning student iPad Pick Up, Freshmen Orientation or Transfer Student Orientation. 
• Lunch Payments (For 2nd meals and a la carte)- Please bring lunch money in an envelope marked with your students’ name at the iPad Pick Up day for returning students or Freshmen Orientation/Transfer Student Orientation. Payments made to the Xavier Food Service Program MUST be on a separate check.
• Online Lunch Payments – Go to the Parent Portal and click on EZSchoolPay at: www.XavierSaints.org/Parent to sign on or register as a new user and follow the instructions.
• Xavier High School Lunch Account Policy - The policy of Xavier High School is to offer breakfasts and lunches to all students within the district. As a student’s account balance approaches a zero balance or becomes negative, the following procedures will apply:

• No snack or ala carte items may be charged.  
• If a student with a negative balance attempts to purchase ala carte items with cash, the money must first be applied to the negative balance.  
• Parents are notified of low balances via email starting at $10 and negative balance emails are sent via email once balance is $0 or below.

Booster Club 

The Xavier Booster Club is a sponsorship and volunteer driven organization dedicated to supporting Xavier academics, athletics, and fine arts programs. We help facilitate, promote, and provide funding for all student activities.  The Xavier Booster Club has committed to funding $133,000 in director and coach requests for the 2024-25 school year.  Learn more about becoming a sponsor and purchase a sponsorship at www.xaviersaints.org/xbc.  Sponsorships may also be purchased online through the parent portal www.XavierSaints.org/Parent, through Snap! (formerly 8to18) or mailed directly to Xavier High School.

Parent Email Notifications - Xavier Navigator

We have recently created a new email list that we will be using to send our weekly Xavier Navigator. If you did not receive the Xavier email on Wednesday, July 17th, please email [email protected] to get your email address added. Email addresses used for the Xavier Navigator are exported from PowerSchool. It is important that only your primary email is entered in your parent information during PowerSchool Registration as this is the email that we will use for this communication. Please email [email protected] if another family member (in addition to father and mother) would like to receive this communication. E-mail updates will include general calendar/high school news and activity related updates including but not limited to Academics, Campus Ministry, Activities, Archdiocesan updates and Legislative Alerts. An opt-out link is included at the bottom of every email, and you are welcome to opt-out from emails at any time. Please note, if you remove yourself from the list, you will no longer receive ANY updates from Xavier High School. We are continually working to streamline our communications to make them as applicable to the general Xavier High School audience as possible, but appreciate your understanding in knowing that not every email may apply directly to you.

School Messenger – Instant Parent Contact

This year, Xavier High School will be using a new system that syncs with PowerSchool to enable school personnel to notify all households and parents by text within minutes of an emergency or unplanned event which warrants parent notification. This system will NOT be used for general announcements/reminders. School Messenger is a company that specializes in school-to-parent communications. Xavier High School will continue to report school closings due to snow or weather on the local radio, TV stations and social media and will use this system as an overlay to the public announcements.