[HitmanLV]

I love Xavier and it was my top choice all through 7th grade and into 8th grade. Excellent school and not far from my home (I grew up downtown, Prince/W Broadway, and I always lived in that neighborhood).

Both my brothers attended Xavier: by then the ROTC program was mandatory for like the first semester, I think, and then optional after that. Neither brother continued with it but I know many people who did.

In the 80s, I was a teen and always made it my business to mosey on over to Xavier's Sunday open house/tour for prospective students. The PTA would come out in force in the gym and have free cakes, cupcakes, pastries, pies, etc for the 'after tour.' I would sneak away from my tour group and just head for the gym for the free snacks! ;-)

[wtc911]

I enjoyed Xavier although the commute from Massapequa on the 6:52 (after walking a mile to the station) was a bitch. The Jesuits taught us how to think if nothing else. The whole military thing fell apart in the late sixties because of Viet Nam. After that it became optional.