Xpress – The student news site of Xavier High School

March 15, 2019

Hard work, dedication and communication are just a few of the words that can be used to describe this year’s competition season. This team ended their season making school history, but they are not done yet. Xavier’s robotics team, Xcentrics, is composed of 17 Saints, from freshmen to seniors. Being affiliated with FTC, also known as FIRST Tech...

Vans Challenge

Cate Tucker, News Assistant Editor

March 15, 2019

Some of the most famous discoveries were by accident—velcro, the microwave and Play-Doh were all unintended inventions. The newest accidental discovery is that the shoe, Vans, will always land right side up no matter how hard or far it is thrown. As this phenomenon blew up on Twitter and was quickly named “The Vans Challenge”, thousands of Vans...

Xavier teachers attend The Summit

Jenae Marshall, News Writer

March 15, 2019

“We can always get better.” This is the saying Principal Angela Olson emphasized when she and 11 Xavier staff members attended The Summit on PLC (Professional Learning Communities) at Work conference in Phoenix, Arizona. PLCs are schools that can enable teachers to work together to attain superior results for the students they assist. The conference...

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Robotics heads to FTC Worlds

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Diversity and discrimination in language

Joanne Lee, Beginning Journalism Student

February 8, 2019

“This is America. Speak English.” The line clicks. My mother stares, stunned, at her phone. She had answered the unknown number in Korean, and had been immediately...

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Claire Delaney, Opinion Editor

March 15, 2019

Take the weight off and keep it off. What did you think while reading that line? Was your first thought those few pesky pounds that are wrecking your “spring break bod”?...

Learn to forgive

Rilee Lansing, Mini-Feature Editor

March 15, 2019

Psycho. Insane. Obsessed. These were just a few names I was called by someone who was one of my closest friends. Someone I trusted and thought cared about me. To add onto...

Keep the Oscars Hostless

Cody Clemenson, A&E Writer

March 15, 2019

Ah the Oscars, the night where Hollywood’s most elite come together to talk about movies they probably haven’t seen. A night filled with questionable award winners and...

Scared to participate

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Capitalism in Minecraft

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Chrsitine Hilario, A&E Writer

March 15, 2019

For 44 years, one celebration has been a mainstay for Cedar Rapids in March. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, or SaPaDaPaSo (which consists of the first...

Battle of the Books

Derrick Voss, A&E Writer

March 15, 2019

Book lovers in the Xavier community have the opportunity to put their comprehension skills to the test. For the past three years, Xavier readers have competed...

FATHER OF 4 review

Will Christianson, A&E Writer

March 15, 2019

A member from one of today’s biggest rap groups just released his first solo album. Offset, a member of the group Migos, released his first solo album...

Jazz band takes on districts

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Awards with art

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Basketball vs. Dubuque 12/4

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