Xaverian Community Analysis

I believe that one of the strongest and most powerful ways that I could effect and improve the Xaverian community would be to lead by example.
Coming into Xaverian as a new 9th grader I was quite nervous, I didn’t know many kids coming into Xaverian and wasn’t even positive Xaverian was the right fit for me. Over the summer I decided to participate in the Xaverian summer basketball clinic to see if I could get a feel for the Xaverian community before my school year started and to maybe even meet some new friends. The first day I showed up for the camp I met a senior named Billy LaHart. As soon as I met Billy I felt welcome, right away without even knowing me Billy was friendly, open and kind. It was a gigantic difference from the cold, too cool for school upperclassmen from my old school. Billy throughout the school year made me feel welcome at Xaverian and really helped me be able to relax so I could
Last year I was asked to be a small group leader for incoming 7th grade students this year. Having known what it felt like to be a new student in a completely different school I jumped on the opportunity to help. I, like Billy tried to be open and welcoming, encouraging the 7th graders to become involved in the Xaverian community just like Billy did for me and I’m sure many others. My goal was to be able to help the 7th graders in any situation whether they needed advice or just want to share a funny story. As a student council senator I would try to do the same. I would strive to always be friendly and kind to all Xaverian students wanting everyone to feel welcome. I would encourage other to join clubs and activities and go on service projects like X-Act and Christmas in the city. Most of all I would want each and every student at Xaverian to feel accepted and to feel excited, knowing that they are each a key part in the larger, greater, Xaverian