St. Pius X High School (Festus, Missouri)

This article is about the school in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA. For other uses, see St. Pius X (disambiguation).

St. Pius X High School
Address
1030 St Pius Drive Festus, Missouri, (Jefferson County) 63028 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
President	Fr. Edward Nemeth
Chaplain	Fr. Edward Nemeth
Grades	9–12
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	Lancers
Nickname	PiHi
Team name	Lancers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Average ACT scores	22.1
Newspaper	The Lancer Legend
Yearbook	Lance
College Counselor	Marty Zielonko
Athletic Director	Barb Charboneau and Tilden Watson
Website	St. Pius X Website

St. Pius X High School was founded in 1959 to provide a Catholic education for high school students in Jefferson County, Missouri. To this day it remains the only Catholic high school in the county. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

Description

St. Pius was one of the first schools in the nation to offer a semester-long drug course, a requirement for students in their junior year.

St. Pius fields teams in numerous sports, such as football, volleyball, baseball, and softball, as well as both male and female versions of basketball, tennis, cross country, track, and soccer.

St. Pius's principal, Karen DeCosty, is an alumnus of the school, graduating in 1993.

Notable alumni

• Mike Henneman, 1980, former All-Star pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
• Steve Stoll, 1965, former Democratic Missouri State Senator and Congressional candidate