BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION

• PowerSchool Registration

Thank you to those who have completed this process, we will continue to ask families to complete PS Registration annually in Jan./Feb. If you have not already done so, please go to xcs.powerschool.com/public, sign in and complete all Forms. Confirm completion by selecting Forms and ensuring all show Submitted, Approved, or Pending Review. 

Parent/Guardian phone numbers that wish to receive text alerts, including weather-related delay/cancellation notifications, must have the “Allow SMS” box check-marked next to their phone number.

PowerSchool Registration must be completed before students will receive a code for parking and before students may pick-up their iPads. Please contact [email protected] should questions arise.

• Reserved Parking Spots 

UPDATE: Please email the front desk at [email protected] to purchase a parking tag for the 2025/26 school year

• Volunteering
  Volunteers are needed frequently throughout the school year in order to make events run. We ask that ALL families take a moment to fill out the following Google Volunteer Form to show what areas you may be interested in helping out. (Completing this form does not automatically sign you up for these groups, it just gives an idea of who to reach out to should the need for help arise).  Volunteer form: forms.gle/s9t5qjuzA5xrVLJy7  also found at XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• Tuition and Fees

Parents can sign tuition contracts, pay tuition and certain fees (including annual Athletic Fee) by logging into their FACTS account. Tuition amounts are posted in FACTS for those who have completed the tuition contract process. The first tuition payment is due in August, 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 pick up iPads or 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 2025-2026 school year, and all fines due from 2024-2025 school year have been paid. We are moving toward using FACTS for as many school-related expenses as possible, but for fees that require choices related to size, quantity, etc., Xavier will continue to use Snap!. Links to both sites can be found at XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• Saints Shop 

  UPDATE: Saint Shop will be open Wednesday, August 20 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm

• Student Schedules Available: Thursday, August 7

UPDATE: Schedule changes are now complete. Please have your student log into PowerSchool and check his or her schedule prior to the first day of school. Please note, there have been recent updates to the master schedule that may have affected your student’s course schedule. 

Please keep the following in mind: 

• A course may be added or dropped within the first four school days of the semester for an approved reason. 

• After four school days a course or level change must be initiated by the instructor with the consent of the parent/guardian and approval from an administrator. 

Contact your school counselor if you have any questions: 

• [email protected] (Last Names A-L) or 

• [email protected] (Last Names M-Z)

10-12 Grade Returning Student iPad Pick-Up: Wednesday, August 13, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Returning students will pick up their iPads if PowerSchool Registration is complete, their 2025-26 Tuition Contract is signed, past tuition is paid in full and if they've paid any iPad repair/replacement fees from last year (if applicable). Only the student, parent or sibling may pick up iPads on this day. If no one from the same household is able, the student may get their iPad on the first day of school from their House mentor. Parking permits that have been paid for online may also be picked up on this day. All new students, including freshmen, will receive their iPads at Orientation on 8/21 & 8/22.

• New Family Parent Information Session: Wednesday, August 20 – 7:00pm
  Families of all new students (freshmen and transfer students) are invited to attend an info. session in the theatre on 8/20. 

• Freshman Orientation: Thursday, 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, visiting classrooms, and setting up technology. Dress code is not enforced on this day. Registration begins at 9:00am with the orientation starting at 9:30am. (This is a day for students only, the parent meeting will be held the evening of August 20th at 7:00pm.)

• Transfer Student Orientation: Friday, August 22, 8:00am - 12:00pm
  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. (This is a day for students only, the parent meeting will be held the evening of August 20th at 7:00pm.)

• First Day of Classes: Monday, August 25 – Dress Code Day with early dismissal at 11:50am.

• Regular Monday–Friday Hours: 7:50am – 2:50pm Daily bell schedules can be found at XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• Back-to-School Night: Wednesday, September 17, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Meet the Teachers – Open house style, check in, grab your student’s schedule and a map and visit their classrooms to meet their teachers.

• 5:30pm - 5:50pm: Senior Parent Information Session in the main gym.

• 5:30pm - 5:50pm: Junior/Sophomore Parent Information Session in the theater.

• 5:30pm - 6:20pm: Freshman Parents can continue with Meet and Greet as they wish since their Parent Meeting is prior to this date (8/20).

• 6:00pm - 6:20pm: All Parent Sessions will be repeated to accommodate families with children in multiple grades.
  This is a night for parents, students do not need to attend. Teachers will be in their classrooms from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. The goal is for parents to spend apx. 5 minutes in each classroom they wish to visit. We ask that you please reserve specific conversations about your child for conferences or emails. The evening will conclude at 6:30pm.

• 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 at: XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• Student Health Registration – Student’s health information, concerns, medications, and insurance are noted during PowerSchool Registration. Additional/optional health forms can be found at:  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

• Xavier Dress Code for 2025-2026 – Please review the dress code carefully. New this year: Students are allowed to wear black pants in addition to the previous tan and navy options. Clothing for Fitness Classes should not be purchased until after students have met with the Fitness teachers during the first week of school. The dress code and how to order uniform tops can be found at: XavierSaints.org/dress-code.

• Student Absences/Attendance – We ask that all student absences be communicated to the front desk by 9:30am on the day of the absence, or earlier. Please email [email protected] or call 319-294-6635 to report any changes to student attendance.

• Student/Parent Handbook – The 2025-2026 student/parent handbook is being revised for the new school year. Once it is available you can find it at: XavierSaints.org/Parent.

• 2025-26 Event Calendar – The Xavier Calendar is located on Bound, which will provide you with a calendar that is up to date each day. Xavier’s event calendar is found at XavierSaints.org. (Click the Calendar button at top right.)

• 2025-26 School Year Calendar – To view Xavier’s board-approved school year calendar, go to 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 include: loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, folders, #2 pencils, pens, highlighters, note cards, and a scientific calculator (not graphing) for Math classes.

• Bound Registration – Annual Sports Participation Fee/Physical/Concussion Form – All students participating in an activity (fine arts, athletics or clubs) at Xavier High School Must Be Registered on Bound. 

1. Go to gobound.com/ia/schools/xavier then Sign In and click on “Registration”.  Make sure you are selecting the 2025-2026 school year. 

2. If your student is interested in participating in multiple activities, please register them for each activity. 

3. 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).

4. The $150 Athletic Fee will be applied to your FACTS account in the season of the first activity in which your student is participating in. 

5. Please do NOT upload immunization records - these must be turned in to the school nurse either via hard copy or emailed to [email protected].

• Booster Club 

Over the last 26 years, the Xavier Booster Club has raised and allocated more than $1.7 million to various programs. The annual allocations for the 2025-26 school year totaled $231,000.  $131,000 was granted to our 35 Xavier Activities, plus an additional $100,000 this year to fund the weight room equipment replacement project that has been on hold for over 7 years. This ambitious donation cannot be achieved without your active participation! 

VOLUNTEER! There are numerous volunteer needs throughout the year to help XBC staff concessions at XHS events. Please sign up to volunteer to help in concessions this year: XBC2025_2026Concesssions

BECOME A MEMBER! Learn more about becoming a member and purchase a membership at XavierSaints.org/xbc. There is a wide range of membership levels for families and friends to join the Xavier Booster Club.

• Xavier Lunch Program Information
  All Xavier Catholic Schools will be using the Meal Magic program for the 2025-26 school year. Parents will be able to log into their family account, view balances, add money, and apply for free/reduced lunches. You will first need to register as a Family Portal user if you've not already done so. If preferred, checks may be dropped off at the school for lunch accounts (please allow a few days to be deposited into lunch accounts), as well as paper free/reduced applications, which can be found at XavierSaints.org/Parent
  
  

• Student breakfast price will be $2.25 and lunch will be $3.30.               

• Free and Reduced forms can be found online at  XavierSaints.org/Parent. The link to complete online will also be found here once it is available.

• Diet Modification Q & A and Request form can be found online at: XavierSaints.org/Parent

• Lunch Cards/School ID’s will be handed out on picture day, 9/3/25.

• Lunch Payments can be made electronically through Meal Magic. More information will be shared with families soon. Payments made to the Xavier Food Service Program MUST be on a separate check.

• Online Lunch Payments – Go to the Parent Portal and Food Service 

• Xavier High School Lunch Account Policy – The policy of Xavier High School is to offer breakfast and lunch to all XHS students. As a student’s account balance approaches a zero balance or becomes negative, the following procedure 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. 

• 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 Beginning of Year email on Thursday, July 24th, please email [email protected] to get your email address added. Parent email addresses used for the Xavier Navigator are pulled from the Contact section of 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 continue to be sent throughout the summer on an “as needed” basis, as well as through the Good News on Thursdays. The weekly Navigator will begin on Sunday, August 24th and will be sent every Sunday evening as a guide for the new school week. It 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. 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 School Messenger, a 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. 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.  

• Other Upcoming Dates – Mark your calendars!

• New Family Parent Information Meeting (for parents of all freshmen and new transfers - students do not need to attend) – Wednesday, August 20th at 7:00pm in the Theatre.

• Back to School Mass – Monday, August 25th at 8:00am in the Ron Thillen Gymnasium. Parents Welcome!

• Picture Day - Wednesday, September 3rd

• Back-to-School Night – Wednesday, September 17th from 4:30pm - 6:30pm.

• Homecoming Week – September 8th – 13th.

• Fall Conferences – Monday, October 27th and Wednesday, October 29th.