Helen is currently a senior at Xavier. She is the Editor-in-Chief for the 2018-2019 school year, her third year on XPress. From interviewing students at lunch to editing an article, Helen is a versatile and productive student. Outside of XPress, Helen runs on the Varsity Cross Country and Track teams and enjoys volunteering at her local hospice center. Helen is beyond excited to take the newspaper into unchartered territory with the hopes of connecting it more to students and sharing all of the wonderful day-to-day events at Xavier.
The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society is an organization dedicated to the conservation and population enhancement of bighorn sheep in the state of Arizona. The mission of the Arizona Desert Bighorn...
I have been on XPress for three years: sophomore, junior and senior year. Sophomore year XPress was Period 7, but it soon became my Period 1 elective for junior and senior year. My sophomore year, the...
Four dolphins, half of the original eight, have died since 2016 at Dolphinaris Arizona. Now, the company has announced that it will temporarily be closing because of it. Since the first dolphin death,...
Last summer I attended the Cronkite Institute for High School Journalism: Student Journalism Institute at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism. Not only was this one of the best experiences...
World Youth Day, which is more of a week starting on 22 Jan. and ending on 27 Jan. 2019, occurs every three years and attracts young adults from all over the world. Xavier has been participating in World...
This episode of Topical Topics, with Helen Innes and April Platt discusses holiday traditions, Christmas trees, and how to get into the holiday spirit. With Christmas coming quickly, this podcast is...
As a senior, I have welcomed my fair share of finals week before the Holiday break and dearly-needed vacation. Also, as a senior, I feel that my class has the responsibility to disperse our knowledge of...
It is addicting: each weekend I dig through the newspaper, hunting for the coupons that are hidden deep within the advertisements. My parents are some of the only people I know that still get the newspaper...
Halloween is a staple for any Xavier student with rumors of “Halloweekend” parties floating around and the splurge of Senior Treats the week before the 31st. But who wore what for Halloween? Below...
Curly hair is a love hate relationship for any busy Xavier girl. Its constant tangles, frizz, and high maintenance are enough to result in a messy bun everyday as it seems like curls have a mind of their...
Dusty brown wings flutter through the hallways of Xavier. Even when just looking at a wall in uppers Fitzgerald Hall it is nearly impossible not to see a moth sulking on a white wall, hunting for its next...
Plane rides: always long, always tiresome, and always feeling longer than necessary. To make plane rides even more exciting, a woman recently tried to board a United Airlines with her support animal. Support...
Filled with sparkling lights and peppermint scented candles, the holiday season is all about spending precious time with family and friends. Not only do Xavier students spend time with close friends and...
The check on your driver’s license to be a donor proves to be a quite a simple choice, but it could change another person’s life. According to the Mayo Clinic, the recent number of donors is decreasing,...
With the German Exchange Program in full swing, the Xavier students participating in the program are cramming in their German studies before the visit to Germany in a few months. However, the German language...
With the first Fall Sports Rally on Sept. 6, Helen Innes interviews the classes post rally to see how everyone was feeling after a big Senior class win.
Listen to any conversation at Xavier and, most likely, it will somehow involve Netflix. The simple, $8.99 program with the signature red logo has been taking over high schoolers’ brains ever since "Grey’s...
Recently, the debate regarding religion in public schools has been in the headlines. All 50 states have been affected by the newest argument to question student’s Constitutional rights to religion. Just...
Millennials are likely the most experienced bargain hunters and tech savviest generation, ever. Although under much controversy, millennials are born “after 1980 and [are] the first generation to come...
Catching the flu is anything but fun, especially for a busy Xavier girl who is forced to handle hours of seemingly never-ending homework. Not to mention, it is just the start of the semester and tallying...
The craziest part of the school year has begun. With turkeys and ornaments flying off of the shelves, it is time for the most dreaded three days ever: finals. Feeling confident when walking through the...
On October 28, the Xavier Gators competed in the sectional cross country meet to qualify for state. The sectional meet has an assortment of high schools in the general vicinity of other nearby schools....
On Saturday, Oct. 15, Dolphinaris opened its doors. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, just within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Dolphinaris offers one-on-one interactions with dolphins on...
The newest update on the iPhone, iOS 10, might seem too good to be true. With people complaining that the newest update is making their phone slower, a new problem is lurking within the software. Hackers...
The constant thought of having a severe allergic reaction chains you down with fear constantly. Having to carry around an EpiPen everywhere for fear of contact with common objects such as a peanut, dog...
Last Friday was the first meet for the Xavier cross country team. The meet, Desert Solstice, was in Tucson and featured the best runners from the state. Under darkening desert skies and in a rattlesnake...
When just walking around campus, the possibility of Rio Salado Dual Enrollment is portrayed through constant announcements, emails galore, and flyers handed out by teachers. Most students are unsure...
Sometimes when people think of the Olympics, winning medals might come to mind. However, what ever happened to the true importance of sportsmanship? One might argue that sportsmanship has been overlooked...
