St. Pius X High School (Houston, Texas)

Infobox Secondary school
name = St. Pius X High School

motto = "Veritas"
(Truth)
established = 1956
type = Dominican Private school
affiliations = Catholic, Dominican
principal = Sr. Donna Pollard, O.P.
deans = Diane Larson (Academic), Jeff Donaruma (Student)
city = Houston
state = Texas
country = USA
campus = Urban
enrollment = 709
grades = 9–12
faculty = 46
mascot = Beppo the Panther (Panthers)
yearbook = Del Sarto
newspaper = The Torchbearer
website = [http://www.stpiusx.org/ 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.

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. Also we are the first school to have a foreign student exchange program for the students.

tudent Body

St. Pius X currently educates approximately 707 students with a new freshman class of approximately 180 students this year, all of which descend from various cultural backgrounds in and around the Houston area.

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.

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) [http://www.stpiusx.org/deptmnts/business/Tuition%20and%20fees%20for%20website%20March%2007.pdf] Registration and athletic fees, as well as book costs combine to cost an estimated $700-$900 extra per year.

Notable alumni

* Gary Kubiak - Former Denver Broncos quarterback and current head coach of the Houston Texans [ [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=357&contentID=622] ]

Feeder Schools

Students of some private schools, such as Presbyterian School [http://www.pshouston.org/fw/main/Class_of_2004-183.html] , The Village School [http://www.thevillageschool.com/pages/alumni/alumni.html] , Annunciation Orthodox School [http://www.aoshouston.org/admissions/graduatingfromaos.shtm] , and [http://www.jp2.org John Paul II School] [http://www.jp2.org/OurPrograms/middleschool-overview.htm] , matriculate to St. Pius.

References

External links

* [http://www.stpiusx.org/ St. Pius X High School]