St. Pius X High School
Address
811 West Donovan Street Houston , Texas 77091-5643 United States
Coordinates	29°50′36″N 95°24′49″W / 29.84333°N 95.41361°W / 29.84333; -95.41361
Information
Type	Private, Co-educational
Motto	Veritas ("Truth")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Dominican
Established	1956
Principal	Rachel Ware
Head of school	Carmen Garrett Armistead
Faculty	46
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	638 (2017–2018)
Average class size	19
Hours in school day	7 Hrs. (8:00AM – 3:00PM)
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Black, White, Gray, and Orange
Athletics conference	TAPPS
Mascot	Beppo the Panther
Team name	Panthers
Rival	St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	The Torchbearer
Yearbook	Del Sarto
Tuition	$17,100 per student
Website	www.stpiusx.org

St. Pius X High School (read as "Saint Pius the Tenth") is a Dominican, Catholic co-educational secondary school in Houston, Texas. St. Pius X High School, informally known as St. Pius or SPX, enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 and is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

History

St. Pius X High School was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Houston in 1956. The school was named in honor of Pope Pius X, who was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1954. Pope Pius X was born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, and his family name was taken as the name of the school's official yearbook, Del Sarto. Pope Pius X's nickname, "Beppo," was also chosen as the name of the school's panther mascot.^{[citation needed]}

Principal Diane Larson is scheduled to retire on July 1, 2020, and Rachel Ware is scheduled to replace her.^[2]

Athletics

St. Pius X teams are the Panthers. The school's football stadium is named after Gary Kubiak, an alumnus who quarterbacked the team for three consecutive state championships.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Justin Anderson (Class of 2011) – MLB baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels^[4]
• Gary Kubiak (Class of 1979) – Former NFL quarterback and head coach^[5]
• Gary Majewski (Class of 1998) – Former MLB relief pitcher^[6]
• Chris Harrington (Class of 2003) – Former NFL linebacker^[7]
• Jackson Hurst (Class of 1997) – actor^[8]
• Kohl Stewart (Class of 2013) – MLB baseball player for the Minnesota Twins^[9]
• Norman F. Carnahan (Class of 1960) – American chemical engineer and scientist
• Tony Braunagel – musician^[10]