St. Pius X Catholic High School (Chamblee, Georgia)

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St. Pius X Catholic High School
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St. Pius X Catholic High School (Chamblee, Georgia)
2674 Johnson Road NE

, ,
30345

United States
Coordinates 33°51′51″N84°17′33″W / 33.86417°N 84.29250°W / 33.86417; -84.29250
Information
Type Private, coeducational
MottoDomini Sumus
("We are the Lord's")
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1958
SuperintendentDiane Starkovich
PresidentAaron Parr
PrincipalEdye Simpson
ChaplainFather Matthew Dubus
Teaching staff100.4 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 912 [1]
Enrollment1,106 [1]  (2020–21)
Student to teacher ratio11.0 [1]
Classrooms62
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    White, gold, blue
MascotGolden Lion
Team nameGolden Lions
RivalBlessed Trinity; Marist
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperThe Golden Lines
YearbookGolden Echoes
Tuition$18,000 (Catholic), $20,000 Non-Catholic
Graduates12,354
Website spx.org and spxgoldenlions.com

St. Pius X Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, [3] [4] in the city of Atlanta. It was founded by the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1958.

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Description

Annual tuition is $18,000 for active Catholics and $20,000 for non-active or non-Catholics. St. Pius X makes available a limited amount of financial aid to families in need via a work study program. The maximum amount of aid available per student is 70% of the Active Catholic tuition rate. [5]

Athletics

St. Pius X currently has 25 main sports teams. St. Pius X fields 62 teams at junior varsity and varsity levels in most sports, with the larger programs fielding freshman teams. The school's colors are navy blue and Vegas gold, and their nickname is the Golden Lions. [6] St. Pius X has won six Regions Director's Cups, including in 2018–19, which ended the 19-year streak of Marist in AAAA. [7]

As of the 2021–22 season.
TypeCompetitionState titlesSeason(s)Sources
Boys' sportsBaseball0
Basketball0
Cross country121993, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Football11968 [8]
Golf12019
Ice hockey0
Lacrosse0
Soccer121987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Swimming42014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Wrestling0
Tennis41999, 2001, 2004, 2014
Track & field52006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
Girls' sportsBasketball52004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014
Cross country61997, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021
Golf0
Lacrosse0
Soccer121998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Softball11995
Swimming12022
Tennis31981, 2009, 2012
Track & field12006
Volleyball32013, 2018, 2021

Key:

  School Boys' Record
  School Girls' Record

Fall sports

The football program won one state title in 1968, [8] and have been state runners-up three times, in 1965, 2012, and 2014.[ citation needed ] The team has made the state playoffs in 19 of the past 20 seasons.[ citation needed ]

The boys' cross country team has won 12 state titles, including nine since 2010. [9] Both the boys' and girls' teams won the AAAA state title in 2019 and were All-Class State champions in 2020. [10]

The volleyball team has won three state championships, in 2013, 2018, and 2021 and has five state runners-up finishes. [11] [ better source needed ]

The softball team won the state title in 1995 and were runners-up in 1998. [12]

The Golden Lions have a competition cheer squad in addition to the spirit squads. [13]

Winter sports

Both boys' and girls' swimming team's home pool is the Dynamo Swim Center just down the street from campus. Boys' swimming has claimed four state titles, including three straight in 2017–2019. [14] The girls' swim team has four state runners-up finishes, in 2009, 2015, 2019, and 2021, and one state title in 2022. [15]

Both basketball teams won the region title in 2020. The boys' team has three state runners-up finishes in 1992, 2017, and 2018. [16] The girls' team has won five state championships, in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, and 2014. [17]

The wrestling program had five wrestlers place at the state tournament in 2020. [18]

The dance team performs at halftime during basketball games and practices during the week.

Spring sports

The boys' soccer team produced US World Cup player Ricardo Clark, who once played for Eintracht Frankfurt in addition to the U.S. National Team, and Andrew Wolverton, who was a part of the 2011 FAB 50 National Championship team. The men's program has 12 state titles including a run of four straight from 2013 to 2016, [19] and were named National Champions in 2011 and 2015 [20]

The girls' soccer team has won twelve state crowns and won five straight from 2013 to 2017 [21] and were named National Champions in 2009. [22]

Boys' golf won its first state championship in 2019, [23] and has been runners-up three times. The girls' golf team finished in the top 10 at the state championships in 2019. [24]

Baseball has won four region championships and advanced to the state semifinals in 2013 and in 2021. [25]

Boys' track & field has five state titles, including back-to-back championships in 2018 and 2019. Girls' track & field won a state crown in 2006 and has finished in second place seven times. [26]

The tennis programs have multiple state titles. The boys' program has four state championships [27] and eight runners-up, and the girls' program has three state titles [28] and nine runners-up finishes.

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ST PIUS X CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  3. "Official Zoning Map". Chamblee, Georgia . Retrieved May 12, 2020.[ permanent dead link ] – Compare to the St. Pius address, and the school is explicitly shown on a map in: "Comprehensive Plan". City of Chamblee. p. vii. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020. (PDF p. 11/16)
  4. "Home". St. Pius X Catholic High School. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020. St. Pius X Catholic High School 2674 Johnson Road, NE. Atlanta, GA 30345-1799 – Despite the "Atlanta, GA" address the school is in the city limits of Chamblee. Compare to the Chamblee map.
  5. "St. Pius X Tuition & Financial Aid". August 23, 2024.
  6. "Athletics". St. Pius X Catholic High School. May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. Saye, Chip. "St. Pius wins AAAA Director's Cup, ends Marist's 19-year reign". ajc. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "GHSA Football Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. "GHSA Boys Cross Country Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. "GHSA Girls Cross Country Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. "Volleyball". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. "Records". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. "Competitive Cheerleading". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  14. "GHSA Swimming Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  15. "Swimming & Diving". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  16. https://www.spx.org/athletics/boys-sports/boys'basketball [ dead link ]
  17. "Girls Basketball". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  18. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "GHSA Boys Soccer Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  20. "Boys Soccer". St. Pius X Catholic High School. July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  21. "GHSA Girls Soccer Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  22. "Girls Soccer". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  23. "GHSA Boys Golf Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  24. "2019 Girls State Championship Event Portal :: Tournament Results". www.golfgenius.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  25. "History and Records". August 23, 2024.
  26. "Track and Field". St. Pius X Catholic High School. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  27. "GHSA Boys Tennis Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  28. "GHSA Girls Tennis Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  29. "Gunnar Bentz". National Team. USA Swimming. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  30. Ho, Rodney; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Atlanta's Violet Chachki could win 'RuPaul's Drag Race' June 1". ajc. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  31. "Ricardo Clark - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  32. Miles, Brandon. "Knocked out of football, Daniel Haugh has been knocking it out of the cage in the weight throw". MileSplit United States.
  33. Staff Reports. "Gwinnett's Maurer signs with FC Dallas". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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