St. Xavier High School

Class of 1976

Fifty years later, the Long Blue Line remains as strong as ever.

This site is our digital gathering place to share memories, reconnect with old friends, and stay updated on all the details for our landmark 50th reunion celebration. Visit this site often for information on the 50th reunion, to engage in discussions with our classmates, get involved in contests, and to share funny and perhaps not so funny stories.

STOTM

Join us for the Second Tuesday Of The Month gatherings at various establishments in the Cincinnati area. Click Here for information on the May 12 STOTM.

If you are not on the STOTM mailing list and wish to be added, please send an email to orestm@gmail.com

50th Reunion

If you didn’t make it to any of the reunion activities, you missed some great events. Our next reunion activity will be the football game against Moeller on September 18. Stay tuned for more details later.

Attendee List

Class Gift

Amount pledged as of 7/27/26: $503,276

70 of 230 classmates (30%) have pledged so far. We are at 50% of our $1 million goal. This is fantastic but we still need help from the 70% who have not pledged. Please help us by encouraging your friends to pledge and be included on our list of donors.

Our class gift to the school will be split between a Bomber Life Endowment and support of the capital campaign to replace the 1960’s era buildings. See the class gift blog for details.

Donate or Pledge to the 1976 Class Gift

Other Links

Class Composite
Student Photos
Faculty and Staff Photos
Reunion Committee
1976 Yearbook
1973 Yearbook

† In Memoriam †

Click here to view photos of our deceased classmates. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Please register and post your comments and reactions to our blog posts! Use the Register link on the top menu to register.

Please join our 70 donors to the class gift. You can make a difference. Don’t miss out on being recognized as we formally announce the campaign.

Donate or Pledge to the 1976 Class Gift

View my emails to the Class of ’76 – Francis Xavier, S.J.

  • Class of ’76 Fall Reunion Event

    Hello friends and compañeros. It is I, Francis, back again and out of reunion retirement

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    to spread the good news of yet another class of 1976 event.

    If you didn’t get enough at this spring’s reunion, you just couldn’t make that May date or if you’re just dying to see your classmates one more time, come and join me and your classmates this fall’s reunion event, which includes a stag social and a football game and win against that school on Montgomery Road in Kenwood. 

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    Don’t wait until the September 9 registration deadline. Get registered now for the fun, frivolity and to see which classmates have already signed up at Class of 1976 50-Year Reunion – St. Xavier High School. We had a great time in May reconnecting with the school and each other. Come join us again or for the first time in 50 years.

    In case you missed it, a lot has happened since we were together in May. The baseball Bombers won their second state title in school history with a 4–2 W over that same school on Montgomery Road. 

    St. Xavier defeats Moeller to win Division I baseball state championship

    Division I State Championship: St. Xavier Wins First Title Since 2003 Over Rival Moeller – Kee On Sports Media Group

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    Also, in school news 163 Bombers participated in summer service trips. The fall school year has begun, and this Friday, Sept. 4, will be the 186th Mass of the Holy Spirit.

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    See you on September 18th!

    Godspeed, FX

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    I am sending this email to you and other members of the St. Xavier High School Class of 1976 in full brotherhood with the St. Xavier High School Class of 1976 reunion committee. We are sending these emails in preparation for our 50th reunion September 18th. Although my fellow Jesuits have graciously named the high school to honor my service to the Lord, this email, as well as all other emails and communications from the reunion committee in no way speak for or are on behalf of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. My reunion committee brethren have obtained your contact information from members of the St. Xavier High School Class of 1976, who want to help spread the good news of the 50th reunion. We will not share your contact information with anyone including St. Xavier High School without your permission. If any of our communications offend, annoy, bore, or invade your sense of privacy and you’d like me to remove you from our email distribution list, please let me know by replying back to me.

    AMDG, Francis Xavier

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  • A Note of Gratitude to our Donors

    We would like to recognize and extend our sincere thanks to the following classmates who have donated or made a pledge towards one or both of our class gifts to St. Xavier High School. We greatly appreciate your generosity and continued support of our alma mater.

    If you haven’t donated and wish to do so, click on the ‘Donate or Pledge to the 1976 Class Gift’ link located in the left margin on this home page.

    Note – we will update this list weekly during Class Gift Campaign.
    ALBERS, FRANK J.
    AMIOTT, PAUL M.
    AUSDENMOORE, ROBERT M.
    AUSTING, LAWRENCE R.
    BACHMAN, MICHAEL L.
    BLEY, DENNIS P.
    BOSSE, THOMAS L.
    BRESLIN, DANIEL L.
    BUDDE, RICHARD B.
    BUFFINGTON, PHILIP J.
    BUZEK, THOMAS J.
    BYRD, JAMES E.
    CARROLL, ROBERT E.
    CHAMBERS, J. CHRISTOPHER
    CLYMER, STEVEN
    CRANLEY, KEVIN E.
    CROWE, TIMOTHY
    DAHLSTROM, ROBERT F.
    DALY, PATRICK T.
    DEVANNEY, KEVIN J.
    FAGEL, JEROME D.
    FISCHER, MARK B.
    FOLEY, HARRY D.
    FRANK, DONALD J. – in memory of
    FRANK, MARK A.
    FRANKE, HAL L.
    FRIEDMANN, RICHARD J.
    GEILER, WILLIAM R.
    GORMAN, TIMOTHY E.
    GREENFIELD, STEVEN R. – in memory of
    GREIWE, GREGORY J.
    GROENKE, JEFFREY D.
    INKROT, ROBERT J.
    JAMES, C. MICHAEL
    KENNEDY, PHILIP J.
    KOENIG, DENNIS S.
    LANG, MARK W.
    LEARY, BRIAN A.
    LONG, PATRICK J.
    LONNEMAN, MICHAEL R.
    LUEBBERS, MARK J.
    MAURATH, THOMAS F.
    MCGRATH, JEFFREY J.
    MELNYK, OREST M.
    MEYER, PAUL J.
    MICHAEL, PATRICK D.
    MIRLISENA, JOHN R.
    MOCK, JOSEPH C.
    MOELLER, ROBERT K.
    MUETHING, STEPHEN E.
    OBERMEYER, JOSEPH E.
    O’BRIEN, MICHAEL L.
    O’CONNELL, RICHARD D.
    ORMOND, BRIAN E.
    OSTERFELD, MIKE G.
    PATER, ROBERT A.
    PROP, VINCENT R.
    REDER, DAVID M.
    REILLY, TIMOTHY J.
    ROETTKER, RICHARD W.
    ROSS, BRIAN A.
    RUBERG, CHRISTOPHER R.
    SCHOTT, LOUIS J.
    SHAFER, SEAN P.
    TASSET, JERRY J.
    TRANTER, RICHARD B.
    TRAUTMANN, ANDREW M.
    VEHR, CHRISTOPHER J.
    WENKER, JOHN G.
    WENSTRUP, BRAD R.
    WHELAN, JEFFREY J.
    ZANG, JEROME E.
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  • It’s Not Too Late!

    It is not too late to join your 100 classmates and retired faculty members who will attend.
    Hop on a plane. Jump in your car. Walk, run to the Cintas Center to congratulate the
    class of 2026. Class of 1976 50-Year Reunion – St. Xavier High School

    Don’t stop there. On Friday play a round of golf and that night join the class at St. X.
    At school take a tour and sample from the exquisite culinary delights of Chef Erik
    Nousiainen. (Menu to include Elote Salad with BBQ Fritos, Braised Chicken Nachos
    with Queso, Jalapenos, Beef Tenderloin Sliders, Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese,
    Candied Bacon, desserts and more) Saturday, try your racquet at pickleball. Attend
    Mass and have dinner. All of this awaits you and more … reconnecting with your
    classmates. Don’t miss it.

    In addition to reconnecting with your classmates you can reconnect with St. X today.
    The physical plant has changed dramatically since 1976. The Jesuits quarters are
    now offices, classrooms and meeting room. The theatre is now the bookstore. There
    is a new chapel, gym (old one still there) and theatre. The natatorium is connected to
    the school building.

    Supporting the physical plant changes are enhanced academics, athletics, fine arts,
    club and service opportunities.
     125 AP scholars, 13 national merit finalists, 26 average ACT score and 6 with
    a perfect 36, 900 student volunteers engaged in community service Home –
    St. Xavier High School
     See the expanded course list which includes many computer science classes,
    Chinese and AP Chinese. Course Catalog – St. Xavier High School
     There is a Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Entrepreneurship &
    Innovation – St. Xavier High School
     The school fields 19 sporting teams including ice hockey, lacrosse, crew and
    triathalon. St. Xavier High School Athletics – Official Athletics Website
     The lacrosse team was 2025 state champions and football team was 2025
    State Division I runner up to Olentangy Orange.
     Recent state championships include Swimming & Diving 2009-2021, 2023-
    2024, Lacrosse 2018, Cross Country 2019, Football 2020. List of OHSAA
    championships – Wikipedia
     See the recent Fine Arts productions (attached FAX – St. Xavier Fine Arts
    Newsletter and there is now a Fine Arts Hall of Fame. See this year’s
    inductees. Learn More – St. Xavier High School
     Quiz team State Champions Learn More – St. Xavier High School

    For those with inquiring minds and memories to test, below are classmates of the cars
    featured in Cars of Classmates Deux.
    A) Reid Geiler
    B) Dick Roetker
    C) Denny Pressler
    D) Mike Blaney
    E) Rich Linneman
    F) Mike Bachman
    G) John Mirlisena
    H) Hal Franke

    I) Bob Carroll
    J) Jeff Carletti

    Thanks to all who have contributed to helping this old Jesuit produce these emails and related materials including Greg Greiwe, Mark Derrick, Jeff McGrath, Jeff Whelan and especially Orest
    Melnyk to whom we are indebted for our class blog page. ST. XAVIER CLASS OF 1976 – A space for all things St X ’76
    I hope to see you at the reunion events. My time will be limited.

    Godspeed and signing off, Francis

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View our memoriam to deceased faculty and staff here.

Recent Comments

  2. Funny story, many years later, my primary care physician was Dr Robert Hellman class of 75. When he realized I…

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