St. Pius X High School | |
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Address | |
811 West Donovan Street Houston, Texas, (Harris County) 77091-5643 United States |
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Coordinates | 29°50′36″N 95°24′49″W / 29.84333°N 95.41361°WCoordinates: 29°50′36″N 95°24′49″W / 29.84333°N 95.41361°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Latin: Veritas ("Truth") |
Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic, Dominican |
Established | 1956 |
Principal | Diane Larsen |
Head of school | Carmen Garrett Armistead |
Faculty | 46 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 692 (2015-2016) |
• Grade 9 | 176 |
• Grade 10 | 181 |
• Grade 11 | 179 |
• Grade 12 | 156 |
Average class size | 19 |
Hours in school day | 7 Hrs. (8AM - 3PM) |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Black, White and Orange and |
Athletics conference | TAPPS |
Mascot | Beppo the Panther |
Team name | Panthers |
Rival | St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas) |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | The Torchbearer |
Yearbook | Del Sarto |
School fees | Book fees approx $800. Athletic fees - $100 for football, all other sports $75. |
Tuition | $13,900 |
Dean of Students | Jeff Donaruma |
Admissions Director | Susie Kramer |
Athletic Director | Jason Kimball |
Head Football Coach | Stephen Hill |
Head Boys Basketball Coach | Brandon Scott |
Website | www |
St. Pius X High School (SPX) is a Dominican, Catholic coeducational secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. St. Pius X High School serves grades 9 through 12 and 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 nine high schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston St. Agnes Academy, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Incarnate Word Academy, St. Pius X High School, St. Thomas High School, Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory, O'Connell College Preparatory, and Pope John XXIII High School.
St Pius X High School was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas, in 1956, the Marian Year. The school was designed by architect Dean Austin Eichelberger. St. Pius X High School was originally connected to the Dominican Sisters Convent. Their Convent was renovated and became additional classrooms. St. Pius X High School is named after Pope Saint Pius X of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Pius X was born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. His family name is the name of the school's yearbook, the Del Sarto. Pope Pius X's nickname "Beppo" was chosen as the name of the school's panther mascot. The first Principal was Sister Mary Margaret, O.P. The first Chaplain was Father Stephen Smithers, O.P. The first class graduated in 1959; however, the Class of 1960 was the first class to attend all four years and graduate at St. Pius X High School. St. Pius X High School is the first school in the Diocese to offer a foreign student exchange program.
St. Pius X currently offers eight Advanced Placement courses including Calculus, American History, Government, English Literature, English Language, Latin IV Virgil, Spanish and Biology. 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 X also offers several Honors Courses including Algebra I, English, Spanish II, World History, Biology, Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) and French.
St. Pius X has a program for students with learning disabilities called the Learning for Success Program, which offers Academic Strategies Classes and Accommodations for students who are tested and diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc. Dr. Charlis Powell, PhD. is in charge of this program and currently runs the program in the Learning Center.