Leadership Award applications will be available in the entryway of church beginning March 1, 2023 and must be returned to the church office by March 31, 2023. This Leadership Award is available to all St. Francis Xavier students who graduate high school this spring and plan to enter an institution of higher education in 2023; have been a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Church for at least one year; have received all their sacraments by March 31st; and actively practice their faith. The $500 award is sponsored by the St. Rose Society and St. Thomas Society and is based on leadership, character, and faith. Students must meet all of the above requirements to be eligible.