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. McLeod was succeeded in July 2004 by Barbara Rothweiler. 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 school has 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.
St. Pius X's mascot was originally the Panthers but was shortly changed to Sartans after the school was formed.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Kenny Byrd Kicker, Detroit Lions, University of New Mexico
- Mike Mullane, Astronaut
- John Ryan, New Mexico State Senator
- J. Sanchez, notable entrepreneur & producer; former Chairman Orlando Chamber, profiled on MTV, founder of The Fireball Run.
- Mike Judge, Creater of Beavis and Butthead
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