Pius X High School (Nebraska)
Lincoln Pius X High School is a Catholic high school in Lincoln, Nebraska and the Diocese of Lincoln. The school was founded October 1, 1956 by Bishop Louis B. Kucera.
History
Pius X High School was founded in 1956.
Academics
Pius X has won state championships in academic decathlon.
Athletics
Because of rising enrollment, Pius X moved from Class B to Class A for the 2016-17 school year.
State championships | |||
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Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
Fall | Football | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2004 |
Cross country, boys | 10 | 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2007 | |
Cross country, girls | 11 | 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018 | |
Volleyball | 7 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 | |
Softball | 2 | 2002, 2012 | |
Golf, girls | 3 | 2001 (A), 2002 (A), 2003 (A) | |
Tennis, boys | 14 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
Winter | Basketball, boys | 7 | 1923 (as Cathedral High School), 1924 (as Cathedral High School), 1974, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2019 |
Basketball, girls | 5 | 1991, 1992, 2015, 2020, 2021 | |
Swimming, boys | |||
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Wrestling, boys | |||
Bowling, boys | |||
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Spring | Soccer, boys | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
Soccer, girls | 2 | 2004, 2005 | |
Track and field, boys | 1 | 1984 | |
Track and field, girls | 1 | 1982 | |
Golf, boys | 3 | 1957, 1959, 1982 | |
Baseball | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
Tennis, girls | 8 | 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2021 | |
Total | 85 |
In addition to the NSAA championships, Pius X bowling has also won state championships in both boys' and girls' bowling.
Performing arts
Pius X has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Spectrum" and the all-female "Prism".
Notable alumni
- Joe Glenn, football player and coach
- Tyler Polak, soccer player
- Brandon Teena, transgender man whose 1993 murder was memorialized in the film Boys Don't Cry; attended Pius X but was expelled in his senior year
- Adam Treu, football player
- Greg Zuerlein, football player
- Valerie Dodds, adult film actress