St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)

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St. Pius X High School
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St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)
5301 Saint Joseph's Drive NW

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87120

United States
Coordinates 35°7′49″N106°41′53″W / 35.13028°N 106.69806°W / 35.13028; -106.69806
Information
Type Private, coeducational middle and high school
Motto"Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1956
Head teacherMichael Deely
ChaplainFr. John Trambley
Grades 6-12
Enrollment936 [1]  (2009)
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)    Black, gold, white
Fight song Sartan Chant
Athletics conference NMAA, AAAA Dist. 5
MascotSarto
Team nameSartan
Rival Albuquerque Academy
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Newspaper"Connections, Est. 1956"
Yearbook"Chi-Ro"
Website www.saintpiusx.com

St. Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic middle and high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was established in 1956. It is administered in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

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The school is located on Albuquerque's west side, on the campus that was formerly the location of the University of Albuquerque. St. Pius X is a co-educational institution that serves over 900 students in grades six through twelve.

History

St. Pius X High School was founded in 1956 with 116 freshmen composing its first class. St. Pius was initially housed at St Charles Elementary School until the completion of a new campus in the Northeast Heights in the fall of 1959. In 1986, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced that St. Pius X would be moved to Albuquerque's west side to occupy the site of the University of Albuquerque, scheduled to close that year. [3] The former St. Pius campus was razed to make way for a mixed-use development called The Commons; [4] however, this project fell apart and the land remained vacant until the ABQ Uptown shopping mall was built there in 2005–06.

Upon moving to the west side campus, St. Pius renovated the existing buildings of Assumption Hall and St. Francis Hall and completed construction of a new science building, gymnasium, and St. Basil Hall (2000). The new 40-acre campus welcomed its first students in the fall of 1988. [3]

Mascot

The name is a contraction of Pope Pius X's name Giuseppe Sarto. It is used because the patron saint embodied the characteristics of charity, good humor, fair play, and faithfulness—the same high ideals that St. Pius X High School hopes to instill in its students. In Italian, Sarto is translated as “Tailor.” Thus a Sartan is one who tailors his life after these ideals and actively supports his motto: “To restore all things in Christ.”

Student body statistics

St. Pius High School has a student body that slightly mirrors the ethnic makeup of Albuquerque. 55% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% Native American, 1% African American and 3% Asian. Though the vast majority of students at St. Pius X are Catholic, the school is open to students of all faiths, offering a college prep education, along with total, supportive Christian spiritual formation. Tuition has risen steadily over the years to reach around $13,000 for the 2020–2021 school year. St. Pius X is Albuquerque's only Roman Catholic high school,[ dubious discuss ] and one of the few private institutions. [ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

State championships

The Sartans compete in District 2/5 Class AAAA in New Mexico

Academic Decathlon

The Saint Pius X Academic Decathlon team competes in USAD (United States Academic Decathlon). At the National Level the team competes in Division III.

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