School Counseling

Current XHS Seniors – Log into your Naviance Student account.   Indicate you have applied to the college you are requesting a transcript for.  Make sure that if it is a Common App school, you have indicated whether or not you are using the Common App.  If yes, then go through the Common App matching process.  You are now ready to request a transcript in Naviance Student! 

Xavier Alumni Transcripts

This provides you with the ability to request transcripts through Parchment. Transcripts requested online are sent securely to the colleges, universities, or scholarship funds that you select. You may track your request online, and you will also receive an email notification when we approve your transcript request, and again when your transcript is mailed (or delivered electronically, based on the delivery preference of the destination that you selected). 

Note to recent grads:  You do not login to your Naviance Student account to request transcripts after you have graduated and grades have been rolled over.  We will have sent out your final transcript to the college you indicated you were going to attend.  Once your final transcripts have been sent, you are considered an alumni.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School is a co-educational, fully accredited (AdvancED and NCEA) Catholic school community. With state-of-the-art facilities, small class sizes and a curriculum consistent with current trends, we offer the highest quality faith-based education while stressing the importance of engaged leadership with moral and social responsibility.

2022-2023 School Profile

The Xello program has tools to assist students in making informed decisions about their future careers and education. Xello features include:

• World class assessments of skills and interests
• Intuitive Career Exploration
• Comprehensive educational planning for all post-secondary options
• Career Portfolio Development

Xavier High School families are welcome to access Xello by logging in here. Students should be able to use their Xavier email address and password to log in.  This link is also found in their Naviance Student account on the Career Exploration page. Please note that much more information is available on the Career Exploration page in Naviance Student. Go ahead and explore!

Xavier High School hosts a College Fair annually on the 2nd Tuesday in March. The fair is open to all students in the Appleton and Fox Valley region of Wisconsin. This event typically brings together nearly 100 colleges from over 10 different states. Over 1,500 students and parents attend to explore a wide variety of educational options.

The 2023 College Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Visit the College Fair website often for the latest updates.

Graduation information will be posted in the spring.

Parent Nights
All students – counselors are available at every Parent Teacher Conference night, in the School Counseling office on the 2nd floor. 
 
Freshmen – see Xavier website events for exact dates, but generally this occurs in the winter during the registration period for the following school year; review of general four year academic planning, discussion of course placement and Honors/AP/College credit courses,
 
Sophomores – Spring semester; a letter will come home at the end of January explaining the Student Parent conferencing and how to make your appointment.  Results of PreACT testing are explained, review of academic history and career development assessments, and pre planning for the college search process are addressed.
 
Juniors – see Xavier website events for exact dates, but generally this is done mid-winter to discuss college search planning, go over how students will be using the Naviance Student program to organize their colleges, letters of recommendation, activities resume and transcript requests.
 
Seniors – mid September; transcript review, discussion of graduation timetable and check of spelling for diplomas, college application process review, what colleges are looking for. 

Scheduling
 
We present scheduling options to all students by group guidance in classrooms (usually English or Religion classes) at the end of term 2 and beginning of term 3.  We follow up to make sure students have schedules set by March.  Each year students should review graduation requirements to make sure they are on track.  Transfer students should work with their school counselor to be aware of the adjusted credits for graduation and how all course requirements are being met.
 
We See All Students Individually

• Fall Semester – Freshmen and Seniors
• Spring Semester – Sophomores and Juniors

• Mrs. Schuh – students with last names A-H
• Mrs. Hammen – students with last names I-Q and all International Students
• Mr. Neiswender – students with last names R-Z

Naviance Student is a comprehensive website that you and your student can use to make plans about colleges and careers.  Naviance Student is linked with Naviance™, a service that we use in our office to track and analyze data about college and career plans, so it provides up-to-date information that’s specific to our school.  And with the upgrade, it is fully functional on a mobile device.

Naviance Student allows your student to:

• Get involved in the planning and advising process – Build a resume, complete online surveys, and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers
• Research colleges – Compare GPA, standardized test scores, and other statistics to actual historical data from our school for students who have applied and been admitted in the past
• Research careers – Research hundreds of careers and career clusters, and take career assessments
• Create plans for the future – Create goals and to-dos, and complete tasks assigned by the school to better prepare your student for future college and career goals.

To watch a video overview of what Naviance Student has to offer, please click here. 

Naviance also lets us share information with you and your student about upcoming meetings and events, local scholarship opportunities, and other resources for college and career information. 

Xavier High School students are provided a variety of resources to help them plan for college.

• Xello
  This career exploration tool assists students in making informed decisions about their future careers and education through interest & skill assessments and planning for all post-secondary options.
   

• Naviance Student
  This comprehensive website is used by Xavier students to make plans about colleges and careers. Students use this tool to go through the college search and application process start to finish.
   

• College Fair
  Xavier High School sponsors an annual College Fair on the 2nd Tuesday in March. Over 100 college/technical school representatives are present. The 2023 College Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
   

• Scholarship Info
  Students can find information about scholarships for college in their Naviance Student account. We maintain a database of scholarships Xavier students have received in the past, and there is access to a national list, as well. Please also see the Naviance page “Paying for College” for more information, as well as the Financial Aid page on our Google Site.
   

In addition to the above resources, a Junior Parent meeting is held in February each year to provide a timeline and information regarding testing, college visits, applications, and more. Junior students also meet one-on-one with their counselors to discuss future plans shortly after the parent meeting.

Students also meet with their counselors during the fall of their Senior year and receive one-on-one assistance with college applications and guidance for future plans.

What do school counselors do?

School counselors are educational specialists who are certified or licensed professionals with a master's degree or higher in school counseling. They help ALL students address developmental needs. Acting as student's advocate, the role of a school counselor is to provide and deliver a comprehensive school counseling program encouraging all students' academic, career and social/emotional development and helping all students in maximizing their student achievement.

~ American School Counselor Association (www.schoolcounselor.org)