St. Pius X High School was founded in 1959 to provide a Catholic education for high school

High school

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 students in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Missouri

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, Missouri

Missouri

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. To this day it remains the only Catholic high school in the county. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis

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.

St. Pius was one of the first schools in the nation to offer a semester-long drug

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 course, a requirement for students in their Junior year.

St. Pius fields teams in numerous sports, such as football

American football

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, baseball

Baseball

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, and softball

Softball

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, as well as both male and female versions of basketball

Basketball

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, tennis

Tennis

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, cross country

Cross country running

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, track

Track and field

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, and soccer.

St. Pius' current Principal is an alum, Karen DeCosty.

Notable alumni

• Mike Henneman
  Mike Henneman
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  , 1980, former All-Star pitcher
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   for the Detroit Tigers
  Detroit Tigers
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• Steve Stoll
  Steve Stoll
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  , 1965, former Democratic Missouri State Senator
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   and Congressional
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