Saint Pius X High School (Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania)
Background
Saint Pius X High School was established in 1953, moving into the permanent building in 1955. The mascot was a winged lion, the symbol of St. Mark. The Middlestates Association of Colleges and Schools accredited St. Pius X and students attended the school from 10 Catholic grade schools and 19 Catholic parishes along with 10 public school districts.
The school had a capacity of 400, but by 1966 the anticipated number of students was 670, too many students for its designed capacity and about three times its initial enrollment.
In 2008, the archdiocese announced that it will move St. Pius to a new location. On January 28, 2008, the archdiocese announced that a new high school in Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County will replace St. Pius X and Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown. The new Pope John Paul II High School opened in September 2010. The old building housed Ringing Rocks Elementary School students while their school underwent renovations that were completed in 2012. As of 2023, the former building is now occupied by Saint Aloysius Parish School, a K-8 school within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
References
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ "Zoning Map Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine." Township of Lower Pottsgrove. Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
- ^ SPXHS. "The History of Saint Pius X High School". Saint Pius X High School website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "Building Program Is Hoped For at St. Pius School". The Mercury. Vol. 35, no. 288. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 1966-08-30. p. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bentman, Hilary (2008-01-29). "Catholic high schools to be built". The Intelligencer. Calkins Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Hefler, January "Camden Diocese plans for new high school." Philadelphia Inquirer. June 18, 2008. A01.
External links
- Official website no longer valid
