{"id":9798,"date":"2026-07-04T21:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/?post_type=cpt_nops&#038;p=9798"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:47:13","slug":"xavier-prep","status":"publish","type":"cpt_nops","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/nops-listing\/xavier-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9798\" class=\"elementor elementor-9798\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_nops\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8277780 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8277780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaaf59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaaf59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xavier University Preparatory School<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b154b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92b154b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home of the Yellow Jackets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0303fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0303fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Orleans &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Established 1915\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe9700 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fe9700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa44395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa44395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the School<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4459778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4459778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounded in 1915 by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Xavier University Prep was tied to the founding of Xavier University of Louisiana \u2014 the nation&#8217;s first Black Catholic institution. It became a school for young women in 1971.<br><br>Long a symbol of achievement for Black Catholic families in New Orleans, the school closed in 2013 and reopened as St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School. The <strong>Yellow Jackets<\/strong> legacy endures.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a792b5 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a792b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95443c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95443c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef14041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef14041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Founded:<\/strong> 1915<br><strong>Mascot:<\/strong> Yellow Jackets<br><strong>Founded by:<\/strong> St. Katharine Drexel &amp; the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament<br><strong>Type:<\/strong> Catholic school for young women (from 1971)<br><strong>Status:<\/strong> Closed 2013 \u2014 now St. Katharine Drexel Prep\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030f558 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"030f558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb1226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bb1226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reunion News &amp; Alumnae<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df55c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df55c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYellow Jackets stay connected. The school&#8217;s legacy continues at St. Katharine Drexel Prep \u2014 visit below for history and alumnae connections, and check back here for reunion updates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81f746 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b81f746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xavierdrexelprepalumniassoc\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Follow on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":9817,"template":"","nops-category":[558],"class_list":["post-9798","cpt_nops","type-cpt_nops","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nops-category-xavier-prep"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_nops\/9798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_nops"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_nops"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_nops\/9798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"nops-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nops-category?post=9798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}