“Someday in the older grades, I will learn cursive.”

“I am intelligent and capable.”

“Xavier shows me how to be a better person.”

“At Xavier we learn about American and European history because if we don’t know the mistakes of the past, we might make the same mistake in the future.”

“I always thought I had no artistic abilities until I stepped into Mr. Hick’s classroom. I used to throw away my art pieces; now they are so good I have them in my room.”

“Students from Xavier get a lot of homework; however, the homework load helps us to gain an optimum level of learning.”

“Dance is great because it gets your blood pumping.”

“Lessons move swiftly and you have to be able to remember things.”

“I love Xavier because the learning program has a lot of structure and expectations.”

“My favorite book is ‘The Secret Garden’. It made me realize that there are always possibilities and new things to discover.”