St. Pius X High School (Festus)
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This article is about the school in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA. For other uses, see St. Pius X (disambiguation).
| St. Pius X High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1030 St Pius Drive Festus, Missouri, (Jefferson County), 63028  United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°12′6″N 90°23′33″W / 38.20167°N 90.3925°WCoordinates: 38°12′6″N 90°23′33″W / 38.20167°N 90.3925°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1959 |
| Principal | Karen DeCosty |
| Chaplain | Fr. Edward Nemeth |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference | Jefferson County Athletic Association (JCAA) |
| Team name | Lancers |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Average ACT scores | 22.1 |
| Newspaper | The Lancer Legend |
| Yearbook | Lance |
| Dean of Students | Kevin Halley |
| College Counselor | Marty Zielonko |
| Athletic Director | Barb Charboneau |
| Website | St. Pius X Website |
St. Pius X High School was founded in 1959 to provide a Catholic education for high school students in Jefferson County, Missouri. To this day it remains the only Catholic high school in the county. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
St. Pius was one of the first schools in the nation to offer a semester-long drug course, a requirement for students in their Junior year.[citation needed]
St. Pius fields teams in numerous sports, such as football, volleyball, baseball, and softball, as well as both male and female versions of basketball, tennis, cross country, track, and soccer.
St. Pius' current Principal is an alum, Karen DeCosty.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mike Henneman, 1980, former All-Star pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Steve Stoll, 1965, former Democratic Missouri State Senator and Congressional candidate
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.[dead link]
