Pius X High School (Pennsylvania)

Pius X High School
Address
580 Third Avenue
Bangor, (Northampton County), Pennsylvania 18013-1376
United States
Coordinates 40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto Loyalty, Purity, Piety
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1951
Status Closed
Closed 2015
Oversight Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
President Fr. Patrick Lamb
Principal Jim Angeline
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Royal Blue and White         
Team name Royals
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Athletic Director Connie Stambaugh
Website http://www.piusxhs.org

Pius X High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bangor, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown.

History

Pius X was established as Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in 1951 by the Salesian Sisters. It was renamed after Pope Pius X in 1953, shortly after his canonization.[2]

Due to declining enrollment, Pius X High School was forced to close its doors on June 2, 2015. At the time, the school's enrollment had dropped to just 165 students in grades 7 through 12, with the final senior class consisting of 46 students...about 27% of the student body. Students in grades 7 through 11 were forced to transfer to other nearby public or private schools following Pius X's closure. [3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ↑ HS. "School History". High School website. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  3. ↑ Rudy Miller. "Pius X High School in Bangor graduates its final class". Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved 2017-04-10.


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