In 2007, the Xavier Booster Club’s XTRA Leadership Award was created to honor an outstanding Xavier High School mentor, coach, moderator or director of a Booster Club sponsored extra-curricular activity in athletics, fine arts or clubs outside of the classroom. The nominee may coach within any organized sport, fine arts program or organized club at any level.
The award criteria, includes:
- The Nominee is a role model for Xavier High School students
- The Nominee displays outstanding leadership skills to help form and shape future leaders through activities, which take students outside the classroom and onto the stage, field, court, etc.
- The activity is successful
The Xavier Booster Club sponsors this prestigious award, which includes a $500 stipend given to the XTRA Leadership Award recipient. The award is presented to the recipient at the Senior Honors Assembly.
All current Xavier High School students and parents of Xavier students are eligible to nominate an outstanding mentor, coach, moderator or director of a Booster Club sponsored extra-curricular activity outside the classroom.
Please note the following recipients have received this award in the past and are not eligible to receive it (as you can only win it once):
Brian Ernst, Duane Schulte, Tom Lilly, Russ Camacho, Amir Hadzic, Craig and Julie Kadlec, Tim O’Brien, Mike Cervantes, Kelli Swehla, Gene Parker, Matt Walker, Jim O’Connell, Scott Davidson, Chris Higgins, Nikki Gahring and Teenah Oldham
