St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)

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St. Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was established in 1956. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It was administered by the Basilian Fathers from 1965 to June 2000. In July 2000, Dr. Mary McLeod became the first lay principal in the school's history. Dr. McLeod was succeeded in July 2004 by Mrs. Barbara Rothweiler. St. Pius is a co-educational institution for students grades 9 through 12. 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 1,000 students in grades nine through twelve. The campus sits on a beautiful forty-acre, college-like campus (formerly University of Albuquerque) just west of the Rio Grande on Albuquerque's west side.

The school is comprised of a student body that closely mirrors the ethnic makeup of Albuquerque-55 percent Hispanic, 40 percent Anglo, four percent Native American, one percent African American and 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 toping out at $8,450 for Active Catholic parishioners and $10,200 for non-donating students in 2007-2008. St. Pius X is Albuquerque's only Catholic high school.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Kenny Byrd Kicker, Detroit Lions, University of New Mexico
• Mike Mullane, Astronaut
• John Ryan, New Mexico State Senator
• Mike Judge, American animator, actor, voice actor, writer, and producer, best-known as the creator and star of the hit animated television series Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill. He also wrote and directed the films Office Space, Idiocracy, and Beavis and Butt-head Do America.
• J. Sanchez, notable entrepreneur & producer; former Chairman Orlando Chamber, profiled on MTV, founder of The Fireball Run.

[edit] External links

• St. Pius X High School

[edit] Notes and references

v • d • e The AAAA Schools of New Mexico Activities Association
District 1
Aztec High School, Farmington High School, Kirtland Central High School, Piedra Vista High School, Shiprock High School
District 2
Bernalillo High School, Capital High School, Española Valley High School, Los Alamos High School, Taos High School
District 3
Deming High School, Santa Teresa High School, Silver High School
District 4
Artesia High School, Goddard High School, Roswell High School
District 5
Albuquerque Academy, Belen High School, Del Norte High School, Grants High School, Moriarty High School, St. Pius X High School	}