Saint Pius X High School (Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania) Explained

Saint Pius X High School
Streetaddress:844 North Keim Street
City:Pottstown (Lower Pottsgrove Township)
State:Pennsylvania
County:(Montgomery County)
Zipcode:19464
Country:USA
Coordinates:40.2528°N -75.6189°W
District:Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Religion:Roman Catholic
President:Fr. Alan Okon
Principal:Judith Owens
Ratio:30:1
Sat:1053
Type:Private, Coeducational
Tuition:$4,620 (2007-08) https://web.archive.org/web/20071014090834/http://www.stpiusxhs.org/editor/userUploads/file/Dollar%20%26%20Sense%20Flyer%202007-08_Oct_5.pdf
Grades:9-12
Motto:Instaurare Omnia In Christo.
Motto Translation:Restore all things in Christ.
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Team Name:Winged Lions
Yearbook:Tiara
Publication:Palestra (literary magazine)
Newspaper:Sarto Script
Established:1953
Closed:2010
Enrollment:553
Enrollment As Of:2007-2008
Grade9:157
Grade10:145
Grade11:103
Grade12:148
Free Label2:Admissions Director
Free Text2:Meghan Callen
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Madison Morton
Homepage:http://www.stpiusxhs.org

Saint Pius X High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school at 844 North Keim Street in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pottstown.[2] It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Background

Saint Pius X High School was established in 1953, moving into the permanent building in 1955.[3] The mascot was a winged lion, the symbol of St. Mark. The Middlestates Association of Colleges and Schools accredited St. Pius X and students attended the school from 10 Catholic grade schools and 19 Catholic parishes along with 10 public school districts.

The school had a capacity of 400, but by 1966 the anticipated number of students was 670, too many students for its designed capacity and about three times its initial enrollment.[4]

In 2008, the archdiocese announced that it will move St. Pius to a new location. On January 28, 2008, the archdiocese announced that a new high school in Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County will replace St. Pius X and Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown.[5] [6] The new Pope John Paul II High School opened in September 2010. The old building housed Ringing Rocks Elementary School students while their school underwent renovations that were completed in 2012. As of 2023, the former building is now occupied by Saint Aloysius Parish School, a K-8 school within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools. 2009-05-23. MSA-CSS.
  2. "Zoning Map ." Township of Lower Pottsgrove. Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
  3. Web site: The History of Saint Pius X High School. 2007-05-11. Saint Pius X High School website. SPXHS.
  4. News: Building Program Is Hoped For at St. Pius School. The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 1966-08-30. 35. 288. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Bentman . Hilary . Catholic high schools to be built . The Intelligencer . Calkins Media, Inc. . 2008-01-29 . 2008-01-31.
  6. Hefler, January "Camden Diocese plans for new high school." Philadelphia Inquirer. June 18, 2008. A01.