St. Pius X High School (Houston, Texas)
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| Motto | Veritas (Truth) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Dominican Private school |
| Affiliations | Catholic, Dominican |
| Principal | Sr. Donna Pollard, O.P. |
| Faculty | 46 |
| Students | 709 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Beppo the Panther (Panthers) |
| Yearbook | Del Sarto |
| Newspaper | The Torchbearer |
| Website | www.stpiusx.org |
St. Pius X High School (SPX) is a Roman Catholic coeducational secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. St. Pius, which serves grades 9 through 12, is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
The school serves as one of two co-educational Catholic high schools in the city limits of Houston and one of four such high schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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[edit] History
St Pius X High School was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas in 1956. St. Pius X was part of the Domincans Sisters Convent, Their Convent has now been renovated to additional classrooms. St. Pius X was named after Pope St. Pius X of the Roman Catholic Church. Their first class graduated in 1958.
[edit] Student body
St. Pius X teaches roughly 707 students right now, and with have a new freshman class of about 180 students this year, all of which descend from various cultural backgrounds in and around the Houston area. Students in the exchange program come from such places as Vietnam, China, Mexico, South Africa, Putero Rico, Singapore, Greece, Lebanon Kazakhstan, Yugoslavia, Fiji, Korea, the Bahamas, Italy, and Germany.
[edit] Academics
St. Pius X currently offers seven Advanced Placement courses including Calculus, American History, Government, English Literature, English Language, Latin and Spanish. Upon entering the school, students are required to take placement tests which assigns them according to their scores in the proper level of academia; crossing over between these levels is difficult but nonetheless encouraged. ST. Pius also offers several Honors Coutses including ALgebra I, English, Spanish II, Biology, Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC), and French.
St. Pius Is the only High School in Houston, Texas with a program for students with learning disablities. This program is Learning for Success Program, which offers Academic Strategies Classes, and Accommodations for students who are tested and diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Dislexia, Disgraphia, etc. Dr. Charlis Powell PhD. is in charge of this program and currently runs the program in the Learning Center.
[edit] Tuition and Fees
For the 2007-2008 school year, the tuition will be set at $8,600. Compared to rival private schools, St. Pius is significantly less expensive. (Strake Jesuit: $11,100; St. Thomas: $10,200; St. Agnes: $9,625)[1] Registration and athletic fees, as well as book costs combine to cost an estimated $700-$900 extra per year.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Gary Kubiak - Former Denver Broncos quarterback and current head coach of the Houston Texans[2]
- Gary Majewski - Major League pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Caroline Truong - Via Colori Street Festival Artist 2006
[edit] Feeder Schools
Students of some private schools, such as Presbyterian School [3], The Village School [4], Annunciation Orthodox School [5], and John Paul II School [6], matriculate to St. Pius.
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