BATON ROUGE — St. Francis Xavier Catholic School launched its "Season of Giving" campaign on Friday to support students through various avenues this holiday season. 

The campaign features a $100,000 fundraising goal to support student tuition assistance, classroom technology, teacher development and STEAM education. 

The fundraising efforts will begin on Nov. 16 with individual donations, corporate sponsorships and church and organizational gifts all being accepted. 

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is the oldest African-American Catholic school in the Diocese
of Baton Rouge.