As a means for you to get better acquainted with our amazing teachers and staff, we'll be including a fun bio sheet each month highlighting a different staff member. Please join us in recognizing the great work that they do.

5th - 8th grade students are invited to sign up for our Fall D&D Club. This fun, tabletop role play game that encourages collaboration and team work, while applying math, problem solving and literacy skills. Click here to sign up!

Mrs. Julius’s 1st graders celebrated Johnny Appleseed this week by dressing the part to pick apples on our campus. They also did some taste testing and made their own applesauce!

Students and Staff wore the color blue today in honor of James "Blue" Billmeyer who was a long-time parishioner and friend of St. Francis Xavier.

Blue's children attended our school and after retiring, he served as the crossing guard on Church St. and was one of our amazing volunteer groundskeepers. Blue mowed the majority of our grounds each and every week, helping us to maintain our beautiful campus.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, interested in learning more about Catholicism, or is an adult Catholic who has not received Eucharist and/or Confirmation, please contact Marc Laudonio, Director of Faith Formation for more information (608-798-2975, ext. 124 or marc@sfxcrossplains.org)!

Our 4K students enjoyed balloons in their classroom after Mass today. At St. Francis Xavier we pride ourselves in being a place where students have ample opportunities to learn through activity and play.

If you ordered school photos, they will be sent home today in your child's Thursday folder. If you haven't ordered yet, you'll receive a preview sheet along with information on how to order if you choose. Need a retake? Lifetouch will be back for picture retakes on October 7.

Our 6th graders helped Mr. Beall to unpack and take inventory of our new STEM Kits that were purchased by our Home & School Association over the summer. We are so excited to see what our students will create with them!

Take a moment to listen to Bishop Hying's important message on reclaiming Sunday as a day filled with prayer, family time and rejuvenation.

We've had a great couple of days getting to know new students and welcoming back former students! We had an outdoor assembly where Mrs. Klein asked the 8th graders to help her lead our school this year, celebrated Mass together, had a School Blessing and enjoyed the beautiful weather!