GO SAINTS! XHS Activities Week-in-Review: April 4, 2025

Girls Soccer
The Girls Soccer team is ranked 3rd in this week’s IGHSAU 2A Poll. The Saints play CR Washington on Thursday, April 3rd at Xavier. Match time is 6:45 p.m. Good luck to Coach Johnson and all members of the team in their first match of the season.

Boys Soccer
The Boys Soccer team beat Marion on April 1st by a score of 1 to 0. The Saints are 1-0 on the season and play again on Friday, April 4th at North Scott. Match time is 7:30 p.m.

Girls Track
The Girls Track team competes on Saturday, April 5th in the Cedar Rapids Invitational at Kingston Stadium. Meet time is 10:00 a.m.

Girls Tennis
The Girls Tennis team has a match on Saturday, April 5th at West Des Moines Dowling Catholic. Match time is 10:30 a.m. Good luck to Coach Foxhoven and all members of the team in their first match of the season.

State Solo/Small Ensemble Festival – Band
The Iowa High School Music Association 3A State Solo/Small Ensemble Festival was held on March 29th. Congratulations to the following students who earned a Division I Rating:
Percussion Choir – Will Platz, Aimele Nguyen, Caleb Hilario, Rob Welch, Sophia Stallman, Leo Wood, Nathaniel Perreault, Jillian Brock, Kaeden Ginther, Madison Krejci
Aaron Stadelmann – tenor sax solo
Katie Allard – clarinet solo
Marlowe Ginther – bari sax solo
Mia Deegan – trumpet solo
Lauren Saito – oboe solo – Best of Center recognition
Elizabeth Whittaker-Smith – clarinet solo
Benjamin Allard – trombone solo
Aimele Nguyen – marimba solo
Kjirsten Jorgenson – alto sax solo
Alex Conrad – tuba solo
Eden McDonald – oboe solo
Danika Klima – clarinet solo
Alex Stephens – alto sax solo
Tenor Sax Duet – Aaron Stadelmann & Griffin Happel
Caleb Hilario – snare drum solo
Clarinet Duet – Katie Allard & Elizabeth Whittaker-Smith
Brass Quintet – Mia Deegan, Roman Kilburg, Dylan Lang, Benjamin Allard, & Alex Conrad

State Solo/Small Ensemble Festival – Choir
Congratulations to the following students who earned a Division I Rating:
Emma Sires – solo
TB Duet – Drew Meyer & Jack Lammers
Liz Hutchins – solo
SSA Ensemble – Danika Klima, Jillian Brock, & Liz Hutchins
Karrah Marion – solo
SATB Ensemble – Karrah Marion, Emma Sires, Blaise Pacha, & Killian Simanek
Kjirsten Jorgenson – solo
SA Duet – Karrah Marion & Emma Sires
Nyah Walderbach – solo
Jack Oehler – solo
Ava Armstrong – solo
Cate Brown – solo
Killian Simanek – solo

Spring Play
The Spring Play, Murder on the Orient Express, will be held in the Regis-LaSalle Theatre on April 10th, April 11th, and April 12th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the Xavier homepage under Tickets or on the link below. All tickets are $12.