In Popular Culture
Xavier High School has been used in several television shows and movies, including:
- Scenes of The Peacemaker were filmed at Xavier.
- New Kids On The Block filmed the music video for their song "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" at Xavier.
- Scenes of an early episode of The Cosby Show were filmed at Xavier.
- Xavier was used as a police precinct for the film Premium Rush
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