Vision 2010 - Securing the Jesuit Ideal

St. Xavier High School has achieved a commanding place in the Greater Cincinnati area by continually renewing a promise made 174 years ago: to provide a rigorous college preparatory education grounded in Catholic ideals and disciplined by the Jesuit tradition. 

The synthesis of knowledge and religious belief has produced a worldwide family of alumni engaged in business, law, engineering, education, the priesthood and ministry, health care, and the humane disciplines.  To their professional careers, these St. Xavier graduates bring a mature and active faith, a deep respect for truth, high standards of personal integrity, and genuine concern for others.

As St. Xavier enters its third century of service, we remain committed to graduating young men who exemplify this tradition - men open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice.  Indeed, Men of the Exercises. But merely maintaining these commitments is not enough.  Because we are an Ignatian school, we aspire to become much more.  In the 21st century, we intend to remain one of the finest secondary schools in the country.

• To provide space and facilities commensurate with our mission in the 21st century, St. Xavier must expand its campus.
• To insure that St. Xavier is accessible to all deserving and qualified young men, we must significantly increase our financial aid pool.
• To recruit the best new faculty and retain those we already have, we must increase the size of our Faculty/Staff Professional Development endowment enabling us to offer added benefits to our Faculty/Staff.

In response to these challenges, St. Xavier High School's Board of Trustees has approved an ambitious strategic plan.  The cornerstone of this effort is Vision 2010 - a seven-year, $45 million giving program, embracing endowment growth, building and renovation projects, and annual sustaining support.  Gifts to the program will compliment a variety of other revenue streams, including tuition and fees, auxiliary income, and a significant bond issue.  Together, these monies form a comprehensive, long-term funding pool to implement St. Xavier's strategic vision for the future.

At this time, we are pleased to report that $25 million has already been committed to Vision 2010.  An additional $20 million is still necessary to meet our long-term needs.

The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to secure long-term, low interest bond financing to begin the project, giving us the confidence to reach out to our St. Xavier family for their help with the rest of this challenge.

Your partnership in realizing our vision is critical.  A major gift investment will send a powerful signal to the wider St. Xavier family, providing the necessary momentum to carry us over the top.