Megan Onofrei is a senior at Xavier and is the Photo Editor on the XPress Board for this school year. She was in the XPress class last year as the Sports and Fitness Editor. She is a member of the National Honors Society and the Student Ambassadors Program. Megan is a competitive soccer player and loves being a part of Xavier's Varsity Soccer team. When not playing soccer, she enjoys spending her time with her friends and family, as well as cooking and taking photos. She is very excited about the opportunity to share her love of athletics, photography, and journalism throughout this year.
Xavier College Prep has always had a strong presence in extracurricular activities, especially sports! During the 2019-2020 school year Xavier, athletics continued to be strong, as many teams contended...
Looking back at my time at Xavier, one word stands out to me in describing my experience: blessed. The moment that I got my acceptance letter when I was in 8th grade, I felt so grateful that I would have...
“New Year, New Me!” That is the most popular saying at the beginning of every year, due to the spur of New Year’s resolutions that our society is famous for coming up with. Such resolutions are commonly...
Seniors at Xavier College Prep wait three years to receive the privileges of being the top-dogs of the school. One of those privileges is having two Senior Prayer Days at the Mount Claret Retreat Center...
Amy Zimmerman is the Climate Watch Coordinator of the Audubon Society in Flagstaff, Arizona. We gained information about the program from Amy, and we learned specifically about the White-breasted Nuthatch....
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• May 2, 2019
Xavier College Prep has a variety of aspects that make up its excellence and success across the board, one of those elements being the presence of a competitive athletic environment. Athletes are given...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• April 24, 2019
Xavier College Prep’s excellence in the classroom has carried over to athletics, as eight athletes signed national letters of intent to play collegiate sports on the morning of Wednesday, April 24. Carrying...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• April 1, 2019
Xavier’s Track and Field team has been in season for a few months now, continuing to vigorously compete to reach their full potential. Track and Field teams often consist of large numbers: Xavier’s...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• March 11, 2019
Xavier’s Lacrosse Team is entering into a rebuilding year as new changes arise: the elimination of a Junior Varsity team, a new coaching staff and the loss of 13 seniors from the team two years ago....
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• February 13, 2019
The Super Bowl has been a great tradition among football fans all across America. It is the annual game for the National Football League, or NFL, where one team is given the championship title as well...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• January 22, 2019
Brophy’s Student Theater performances have been notoriously hilarious and this winter’s performance, The Bronco Room, was no different. The objective of the Bronco Room is to create a show that is...
After last season’s run to the State Championship game, Xavier Varsity Basketball continues to dominate the 6A division and are currently ranked 3rd in the state by AZPreps365, behind Hamilton and Pinnacle....
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• December 13, 2018
One of the best parts about Christmas are all of the new holiday movies that come out each year! Netflix is the most popular outlet for movies, especially throughout the holidays. On Netflix, you can find...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• December 12, 2018
The Holidays are the greatest time of the year. However, Christmas shopping can be super stressful with having to find the perfect gift for your family members and loved ones. Below is a guide to amazing...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• November 18, 2018
Teenagers are attached to their cell phones and it seems like everything about their lives is on such a small device. From schedules to social media to unlimited information, these small devices are utilized...
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• November 12, 2018
The varsity volleyball team had a successful season, with 13 wins and 4 losses within their league. While participating in tournaments such as the Nike TOC Tournament and the Durango Fall Classic, the...
Megan Onofrei and Kit Blouin interview Xavier students and have them try foreign candies from five different countries and have them guess where the candy is from.
Megan Onofrei, Sports and Fitness Editor
• October 2, 2018
After a long day of school, Xavier and Brophy students are usually very hungry and desperate for a snack. Luckily for us, the Uptown Plaza on Camelback and Central offers a variety of different restaurants,...
On Sept. 18, the radio station KTAR News 92.3 interviewed Xavier’s tennis coach, Laurie Martin. Coach Martin was asked to speak about the lifelong benefits of tennis and why everyone should consider...
Xavier College Prep has such an excellent athletic program that teaches athletes the tools of teamwork, work ethic, and discipline which is extremely helpful to athletes that wish to pursue their athletic...
This year has been a very successful year for the Gators; they have won five state championships! During the fall sports season, varsity badminton made it all the way to the semis this year. Varsity Volleyball...
Christmas is a very stressful holiday, mostly because of the pressure to get the perfect gift for your loved ones. For all of those people that have sports and fitness minded family members, the following...
Have you ever wondered why there is so much information on food labels and what the information actually means? Food labels provide accurate nutritional information, such as calorie counts, so it is easier...
