St. Pius X High School (Ottawa)

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St. Pius X High School
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St. Pius X High School (Ottawa)
1481 Fisher Avenue

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Canada
Coordinates 45°21′55″N75°42′44″W / 45.36528°N 75.71222°W / 45.36528; -75.71222
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School type Separate high school
MottoTo establish all things in Christ
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Founded1958;66 years ago (1958)
School board Ottawa Catholic School Board
SuperintendentShelly Montgomery [1]
Area trusteeLuka Luketic-Buyers [1]
AdministratorTammy James [1]
PrincipalCarrie Bowie [1]
Grades 9 –- 12
Enrollment833 (March 2020)
LanguageEnglish, French
Colour(s)  
MascotCaptain Pius
Team nameX-Men
Website pih.ocsb.ca

St. Pius X High School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1958, the school, operated by the publicly funded Ottawa Catholic School Board, teaches grades 9-12. As of March, enrollment stood at around 833 students. [2]

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In 1975, the school became a scene of a school shooting perpetrated by a senior student that killed 3 (including himself) and injured 5 others.

School shooting

St. Pius X High School was the scene of Canada's second school shooting on October 27, 1975. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a 12 gauge shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself. [3] [4] Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. He also attempted to burn down the house after he killed Rabot. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident. [5]

Notable alumni

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