St. Pius X High School | |
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1481 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 1X4, Canada |
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School board | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
Religious affiliation | Catholic |
Principal | Jennifer Oake |
Vice principal | John O'Connor[1] |
School type | Separate high school |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Language | English, French |
Motto | To establish all things in Christ |
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Founded | 1958 |
Enrolment | 1135 (June 2008) |
Homepage | www.ottawacatholicschools.ca/pih |
St. Pius X High School is a Canadian secondary school founded in 1958 in Ottawa, Ontario. The school, operated by the publicly funded Ottawa Catholic School Board, teaches grades 9-12. Enrollment currently stands at around 1,100 students.
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St. Pius X High School was the scene of one of North America's first school shootings on October 27, 1975. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself.[2][3] Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.[4]
Robert came from a military family and had military aspirations of his own. These were largely thwarted by his physical condition and psychological immaturity, resulting in his being rejected from the officer training program he applied to. His physical problems included poor eyesight and a chest deformity. He was obsessed with sex and pornography, and had written about wanting to have sex before he died. He had been suicidal at least three years prior to his attack.[5]
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