St. Pius X High School (Festus, Missouri)

St. Pius X High School was founded in 1959 to provide a Catholic education for high school students in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The only Catholic high school in Jefferson County, St. Pius X is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

St. Pius X High School
Location
Festus , Jefferson , Missouri 63028
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
President	Mr. James Lehn
Principal	Mrs. Karen DeCosty
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	300
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Vegas Gold
Athletics	Football, softball, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, track & field, volleyball
Athletics conference	Jefferson County Athletic Association (JCAA)
Mascot	Sir Lancerlot
Team name	Lancers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Publication	Lancer Legend
Yearbook	Lance
College Counselor	Mr. Matt Schutte
Athletic Director	Mr. Tilden Watson
Website	St. Pius X website

Description

St. Pius X offers a college prep curriculum and 100% of its graduates attend college. The course catalog includes innovative courses in drug education, digital citizenship, forensic science and a comprehensive Wellness program. 35 hours of college credit dual-enrollment coursework is available through Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri - St. Louis. 102 hours of community service are part of the graduation requirements for each student, along with a capstone project requirement implemented for the class of 2021 and beyond. St. Pius X principal Karen DeCosty is an alumnus of the school, graduating in 1993.

St. Pius X offers the following MSHAA sports and activities:

Baseball
Basketball boys and girls
Cheerleading boys and girls
Cross Country boys and girls
Football
Golf boys and girls
Lancer Dancers
Soccer boys and girls (girls have won 1 state championship)
Softball
Tennis boys and girls
Track & Field boys and girls
Volleyball (team has won three state championships, most recently 2017)
Weightlifting boys and girls
Water Polo boys and girls
Lacrosse girls

For the 2018-19 school year, 25 of the 26 varsity or junior varsity Lancer teams earned state academic honors.

Notable alumni

Mike Henneman, 1980, former MLB player.
Steve Stoll, 1965, former Democratic Missouri State Senator and Congressional candidate.
Paul Wieland, 1981, Missouri state senator representing the 22nd District.
Jennifer Johnson Cano, 2002, American operatic mezzo-soprano, has performed with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Chicago Opera Theater and the Metropolitan Opera.
Jena Otec 2017, Gatorade Player of the Year, Purdue Volleyball Captain

References

NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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Illinois public high schools	Alton Belleville East Belleville West Brussels Bunker Hill Cahokia Calhoun Carlinville Carlyle Central Civic Memorial Collinsville Columbia Dupo East Alton-Wood River East St. Louis Edwardsville Freeburg Gillespie Granite City Greenville Highland Jersey Lebanon Madison Marissa Mascoutah Mount Olive Mulberry Grove New Athens North Mac Northwestern O'Fallon Roxana Southwestern Staunton Triad Waterloo Valmeyer Wesclin
Catholic Archdiocesan high schools	Althoff Bishop DuBourg Cardinal Ritter Duchesne John F. Kennedy Gilbault Mater Dei Rosati-Kain St. Dominic St. Francis Borgia St. Mary's St. Pius X Trinity
Catholic private high schools	Barat Academy Chaminade Christian Brothers College (CBC) Cor Jesu De Smet Incarnate Word Marquette Catholic Nerinx Hall Notre Dame St. Elizabeth St. John Vianney St. Joseph's Priory St. Louis University High Ursuline Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Visitation
Other private high schools	Cornerstone Baptist Christian Crossroads John Burroughs School Logos Lutheran North Lutheran South Lutheran St. Charles Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School Meramec Valley Christian School Metro-East Lutheran North County Christian School The Principia Thomas Jefferson School Tower Grove Twin City Washington Whitfield School Westminster Christian Academy

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Bishop	Joseph Rosati
Archbishops	Peter Richard Kenrick John Kain John J. Glennon Joseph Ritter John Carberry John L. May Justin Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson
Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan
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Churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Basilica	Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
Parishes	St. Joseph Church, Apple Creek St. Maurus Church, Biehle St. James Church, Crosstown Ste. Genevieve Church, Ste. Genevieve Sacred Heart Church, Ozora St. Mary's of the Barrens Church, Perryville St. Vincent de Paul Church, Perryville St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Church, St. Louis St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis St. Mary of Victories Church, St. Louis St. Rose of Lima Church, Silver Lake
Former parishes	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Belgique St. Mary's Church, Bridgeton St. John the Evangelist Church, Lithium St. Boniface Church, Perryville Immaculate Conception Church, St. Louis St. John Nepomuk Church, St. Louis St. Liborius Church, St. Louis St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, St. Louis
Abbey	Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis
Oratory	St. Francis de Sales Oratory, St. Louis
Shrines	St. Ferdinand's Shrine, Florissant Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis

Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Higher education	Fontbonne University Maryville University Saint Louis University
Seminaries	Aquinas Institute of Theology Kenrick–Glennon Seminary
High schools	Barat Academy, O'Fallon Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, St. Louis Chaminade College Preparatory School, Creve Coeur Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis De Smet Jesuit High School, Creve Coeur Duchesne High School, St. Charles Incarnate Word Academy, Bel-Nor John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Manchester Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves Notre Dame High School, St. Louis Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis St. Dominic High School, O'Fallon St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood St. Joseph's Academy, Frontenac Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis St. Louis University High School, St. Louis St. Mary's High School, St. Louis St. Pius X High School, Festus St. Vincent High School, Perryville Trinity Catholic High School, North County Ursuline Academy, Oakland Valle Catholic High School, Sainte Genevieve Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, St. Louis Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country
Former	Higher education Marillac College High school St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis

Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Auxiliary bishops	Christian Herman Winkelmann George Joseph Donnelly John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing Leo Christopher Byrne Glennon Patrick Flavin George Joseph Gottwald Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Charles Roman Koester Edward Thomas O'Meara John Nicholas Wurm Edward Joseph O'Donnell J. Terry Steib Paul Albert Zipfel Edward Braxton Michael John Sheridan Joseph Fred Naumann Timothy M. Dolan Robert Joseph Hermann Edward M. Rice Mark S. Rivituso
Priests	Christopher Edward Byrne Mark Kenny Carroll Luis Morgan Casey Patrick Feehan Robert Finn Marion Francis Forst John R. Gaydos John Hennessy John Joseph Hogan John Joseph Leibrecht George Joseph Lucas Antoni Klawiter Joseph Melcher Michael Portier Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff Leo John Steck Richard Stika John Henry Tihen

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