Pius Proud

Help us to Spread the Good News of St. Pius!

This is an area of our weekly communication with parents designed to spread the good news of the SPX community.  All are invited to forward your observations, accomplishments, etc. of our students, faculty/staff, school and church communities on an on-going basis.  Let us know by either sending information to the school office or via e-mail at lbarrett@piusxparish.org.

Our Good News this week:

The Pius Newsletter 3-9-11

Congratulations to Clara Chang 7A who had her best gymnastics meet of the year this past weekend. Clara competed in the “Shamrock Invitational” and earned the Gold medal in Floor, Silver in Vault, Bronze in Bars and Silver in All Around.  Her team, Ocean Tumblers, won the meet! 

Pius Cove 3-2-11

Go to www.thevirginianpilot.com/BestOf/vote/all_winners.php daily from March 6th through 31st to vote for St. Pius X School and the St. Pius X CARES Program as the Best in Norfolk

The Pius Newsletter 2-23-11

Congratulations to our 4th grade Midget Girls and 6th grade Jr. Varsity Girls who competed in tournaments this past weekend! 

Our JV Girls placed 2nd in the finals at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High on Saturday! 

Many thanks for all the St. Pius support given to our basketball teams this season!  We are Pius Proud!

Pius Cove 2-16-11

Congratulations to all the St. Pius X Basketball Teams for their effort and good sportsmanship in the tournaments over the weekend. 

The Pius Newsletter 2-9-11

Dear Parents,

It is indeed a blessing to have all of you share your delicious and favorite dishes on Friday, Feb. 4th.  Thank you, on behalf of  all the faculty and staff, for showing your appreciation of us with the wonderful buffet luncheon.  We are privileged to be a part of your child’s education.  Special thanks to Katie Sarauw for coordinating the luncheon.

Thank you,

St. Pius X School Faculty & Staff   

Pius Cove 2-2-11

Our Gym
Looks Awesome!

A huge THANK YOU goes to the following St. Pius X School Dads who have scrubbed our gym floor for the last few weekends:  Joe Query, Ray Barrett, John Vanderploeg, Jim Grecco, Al Nichols, Kevin O’Flaherty, Terry Novisk and Mike Dee and Tom Sobers.

The Pius Newsletter 1-27-11

St. Pius X School Annual Appeal Update

On December 1, 2010, St. Pius X School initiated our Annual Appeal Campaign to our parents, parishioners and alumni.  Thorough your generosity and support, we have raised to date $14,500!  Again, thank you for your support of St. Pius X School!

Pius Cove 1-19-11

Congratulations to Shannon Query, Kayla Airaghi, Nolan Dzupinka, Antonio Jenne, and Alexa Vanderploeg who won the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition for their respective ages held at Christ the King on January 14th.   St Pius X School was well represented winning 5 of the 7 age ranges. 

Pius Cove 1-12-10

Knights of Columbus - Council 367
Family of the Month

Congratulations to The Sweeney Family, student Colleen Sweeney PK3, who were chosen as Knights of Columbus’ Family of the Month.  They constantly support the 367 Council by making donations in many ways that directly help the council remain successful!

Pius Cove 1-5-10

A HUGE thank you to our St. Pius X families, parishioners and friends for their continued donations of Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Soup labels, Farm Fresh receipts and My Coke Rewards to our school.  Because of your support, St. Pius X School received a check this week for $751.20!  This equates to 7,521
Box Tops at 10¢ each!  We’d also like to thank Mrs. Patterson, mom of Bradley 4B, who snips and divides
the labels for mailing.   To date , we have collected 5,470 My Coke Reward points, 49,391 in Farm Fresh receipts and 26,925 Campbell’s Soup points!  Keep those labels/receipts coming!

The Pius Newsletter 12-8-10

A special thank you to the following St. Pius X School parents who volunteered at the 2010 East Beach Homearama.  Through their commitment to St. Pius X School, they earned $400 for our school: 

Drew & Colleen Sande, Stacie Huck, Daniel Kirkwood, Frank & Biancka Moreira, Kelly Dunn, Sherry
Johnson, Eva Portelli, and Ben Baylosis. 

Pius Cove 12-1-10

Mike Rose, parent of John Rose 6A and Matthew Rose 5A, has been named the 2010 Boys Recreation Coach of the Year by the Virginia Youth Soccer Association.  Mike is the Coach for the Pirates team of Old Dominion Soccer Club.  He will be   among the 2010 award winners that will be recognized at the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Convention on January 22, 2011. 

The Pius Newsletter 11-3-10

Congratulations to Matthew Grecco and Alex Ewings who played for a USSSA Travel Baseball Team, The Virginia Aces.  During the fall baseball season, they have won one Nations Tournament in NC and two USSSA tournaments in VA. Both were also Homerun Hitters in the Cooperstown Tournament this summer!

Pius Cove 10-27-10

Congratulations to the St. Pius X 2010 Cross Country Team! 
Matthew Grecco placed 4th overall for boys, Clara Chang placed 13th and Kayla Airaghi placed 15th overall for girls.  All 32 Cross Country Team Members had a great season! 

The St. Pius X boys placed 5th out of 9 teams and the girls placed 7th out of 9 teams!

The Pius Newsletter 10-20-10

Chris Clarke, Roman Cook and Ryan Query are playing for the Bishop Sullivan JJV football team which is open to all parochial school 7th and 8th graders.  Practice began the first week in August.  For more information, go the BSCHS website under Athletics.  The rest of their schedule is as follows:  10/20 at Norfolk Academy 7:00pm and 10/28 at Catholic High 4:30pm.

The Pius Newsletter 10-6-10

Calling All Alumni!

In an effort to update our St. Pius X Alumni database, we are asking you to send us any name, address, e-mail, and/or phone number changes of  St. Pius X Alumni.  You may e-mail your updates to Sr. Mary Jane McDonnell at smjmcdonnell@piusxparish.org .  Thank you!

The Pius Newsletter 9-22-10

Girl Scout Leaders Nancy Toro (left) and Kathy Bennett (right) have been mentoring girls for over twenty years and have helped over 60 girls reach their Gold Award, including Sarah Redfield (center). Sarah, who was the guest speaker at Norfolk’s Silver Award Banquet held at St Pius X Church where Nancy and Kathy hold troop meetings, recently
accepted an upper management position with Farm Fresh
Supermarkets. We are proud to have Sarah as a Girl Scout alumna!

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Good Luck to our St. Pius X Cross Country Team as they prepare for their meet on Friday, September 17th at St. John the Apostle School in Virginia Beach.

October26, 2009

Congratulations to all the Cross Country Pirates for a great season!  The boys placed 2nd out of 9 teams and the girls placed 6th out of 9 team.  Everyone did a great job.  Special recognition goes to our top  five boys and girls.

 Boys:

Anthony Grecco, Marc Bes, Michael Rose, Roman Cook, Justis Ballance

Girls:

Mary O’Flaherty, Alison Query, Anna Chang, Rosalina Musico, Ali Sobers

October 11, 2009

The O'Flaherty Family attended the National Acolyte Festival at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where David (5B) and Mary (4A) processed with over a thousand acolytes! There were some acolytes in their seventies and there were parishes represented from all over the country. David and Mary were honored to participate in the event and it was a lovely service. 

August 2009

Congratulations to Mrs. Kim Dooren, SPX Physical Education teacher. Mrs. Kim Decker Dooren was selected to the Colonial Athletic Associations 25th Anniversary Field Hockey Team.

excerpt from the article:

Old Dominion University placed an astonishing 20 members on the Colonial Athletic Associations 25th Anniversary Field Hockey Team, the league announced Thursday. The 25 member team includes 24 All-Americans, 11 CAA Players of the Year, eight Olympians and five Honda Award winners.
As part of its 25th Anniversary celebration in 2009-10, the CAA is recognizing Silver Anniversary teams in 21 championship sports. The teams are selected by a panel of current and former head coaches in the conference.

Old Dominion also had two goalkeepers honored on the Silver Anniversary Team. Both Kim Decker and Kathy Fosina were named to the squad. Decker, who was selected to the NFHCA All-America team in 1994 and 1995, set an NCAA record by allowing only two goals during the Lady Monarchs' 1992 National Championship season. She ranks second in NCAA history in shutouts (56) and seventh in GAA (0.64). Additionally, Decker was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1991-93

Click here for the complete article.

Way to go Mrs. Dooren!!

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IHM Sisters in the News Click here for Page 1, here for Page 2

2008-2009 Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School Featured Graduate....Lauren Ciampoli, St. Pius X School Class of 2005. Click here

Mary Chang, St. Pius X School Class of 2007 winner of Hunton Junior Fisheries Biology Program Scholarship. Click here

5/13/09

Pius Proud News…

2008-2009 has been most assuredly a successful year of racing for the Granby High School Rowing Team.  Four 2007 St. Pius X graduates, Julia Adams, Chandler Bishop, Autumn Bryant and Joseph Clark, have worked extremely hard to earn an opportunity to compete in the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championship on May 9th. 

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The following St. Pius X graduates were inducted in the Granby High School National Honor Society on April 28, 2009:  Chandler Bishop, Autumn Bryant, Joseph Clark, Matthew Kelly, Raynusha Pillai, and Sarah Porter

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The St. Pius X Weight Watchers Group has lost a total of 121lbs in just 7 weeks!

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Last week, Emmanuel Voces, an attorney with a practice in Virginia Beach and a St. Pius X 1986 Alumni graduate, visited the Middle School elective Mock Court class to enlighten students and answer questions about the field and study of law.

5/6/09
Congratulations to the 2009 St. Pius Pirates U-11 Tidewater Advanced Soccer League Champions.  The team won every game in their bracket to make it to the championships!  GREAT JOB!

If Edric San Miguel can dream it up, NASA may actually build it - especially if it deals in supersonic airliners.  Edric was just named the first place winner in a national fundamental aeronautics contest sponsored by NASA. His research paper was the top scoring design at the high school level out of all the contest entries, including teams and individuals, foreign and domestic. He will receive a $1000 prize, a trophy and a certificate. Edric’s paper and designs will also be featured on the NASA website. Edric is a St. Pius X School graduate from the Class of 2006.

4/29/09
Michael Castillo and Brittany Hopper, both 8th grade students, won District 1st place for their age group in the Elks Lodge Citizenship Essay Contest. Alexandra Sobers of 7B won 1st place in the state competition.  Her essay will compete with the other 49 essays submitted by students from across the country.

4/1/09

Congratulations to our Middle School Science Fair Winners!

6th grade:
1st Place - Kayla Airaghi
2nd Place - Gabrielle Salvatore
3rd Place - Jessica Morris

7th grade:
1st Place - Alex Gloria
2nd Place - Anna Chang
3rd Place - Kristen Romillo

8th grade:
1st Place - Laney Dee
2nd Place - Michael Johnson
3rd Place - Kaitlyn Morse

3/22/09
Congratulations to all the St. Pius X Field Hockey Teams for their wins on opening day Sunday, March 22nd! 

Keep up the great work!Congratulations to Veronica Gantley, mother of Chrissy Gantley 6B, for being selected as Better Homes and Gardens Honor Roll winner for the July 2009 Prize Tested Recipes contest.   Her recipe of Grilled Spiced Chicken Skewers earned her the coveted award!  

3/17/09

Senior Division (Level 3) Great Computer Challenge

A hearty congratulations to all our Great Computer Challenge middle school students and to their moderator, Miss Olivar.  It was a tough competition but four out of six teams won medals and plaques.  The plaques will be on display in the computer lab.  A big thank you to the parents and teacher support on a very rainy day!
Desktop Presentations: Peraveen Pillai, Michael Castillo, and Ryan Gillooly
Integrated Applications: Jessica Portelli, Christopher Piper, and Nathaniel Cracknell
Web Design: Laney Dee, Julia Culbertson, and Ali Sobers
Desktop Publishing: Allison Query, Sara Clark, and Chrissy Gantley
Graphic Arts: Tony Jenne, Brandon Leandado, and Kenneth Tilar
Integrated Applications: Jessica Morris and Rachel Ciampoli

3/11/09
Last Saturday’s Cayce Castelow Basketball Classic raised $2,300.00!  Many thanks to the St. Pius X Athletic Association and the countless others who made the event such a success!  Players and spectators alike enjoyed an exciting day of friends and good sportsmanship.  Proceeds from the event will benefit the Cayce Castelow Scholarship Fund. Thank you for your support!

2/18/09
Congratulations to the Bishop Sullivan Catholic High Blue Crab Bowl A Team who placed third in the state in the Virginia regional of the National Science Bowl on Feb. 7th.  This was only the third year participating and the first year reaching the elimination rounds.  While the last two years we were eliminated in the round-robin competition, this year the team swept their division, winning all matches by wide margins.  Former St. Pius X School student Mary Chang, sister of Anna 7B and Clara 5B, was a team member.  They earned a third place trophy and a check for $300! 

2/11/09
Three St. Pius X School graduates made it to the state adjudication level for the Governor’s School for the Arts in the visual arts area.  They were among only 200 students chosen statewide from their high schools.  Congratulations to Matthew Kelly of Granby High School, Maddie Jonson of Princess Anne High School, and Sarah Sicard of Bishop Sullivan Catholic High.  Thanks to Denise Brown, our art teacher for her influence in this area!  Respectively submitted by Rita Dee

2/4/09
Edric San Miguel, a junior at Granby High School and an Alumni of St. Pius X School, was selected as a WAVY TV 10 Hampton Roads Young Achiever.  He was featured on WAVY TV 10’s program which has the goal of recognizing area youth who demonstrate excellent character, community and school involvement, wise use of leisure time and a commitment to achieve their personal best.

Clara Chang 5B competed in the Beach Invitational Gymnastics Meet on January 25, 2009.  She won Silver Medals in both the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam.  Congratulations!

1/21/09
Congratulations to Andrew Hale 6B, Jessica Cruz 7A and Dominic Gannon 8th grade for receiving Honorable Mentions in NASA Langley’s 2008 A-Z Art Contest.  This contest was offered to the Tidewater area to choose drawings of space exploration to be used in Langley’s 2009 calendar.  They will receive certificates and copies of the calendar.  Great Job!

1/14/09
Captain Kevin O’Flaherty named commander of The George H.W. Bush
Mr. Kevin O’Flaherty, father of David 4B, Mary 3B and Annie PK4B, has been named Captain of the newly commissioned last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, The George H.W. Bush.  In a ceremony held Saturday, Capt. O’Flaherty was among a host of dignitaries assembled on one of the ship’s starboard elevators, hovering above Pier 14 at Norfolk Naval Station. The ceremony paid tribute to two presidents: the ship's namesake and his son.  Our current President George Bush and his parents, former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush recounted many memories from when Bush Sr. was part of our military. Our current president called the ship "a tribute to a generation of service members."Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty officially took command of the carrier at noon from Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, who reminded him that "to take command of this ship is to take on an awesome commitment."  The ship will serve America for the next 50 years, in wartime and peace, Roughead said.  The George H.W. Bush is a ship that honors freedom, sacrifice and service.   We are very Pius Proud to have a parent of such high regard among our St. Pius X School community!

1/7/09
The first weekend Masses of the month are dedicated to St. Pius X School.  Students who attend a Mass dressed in their school uniform receive a free dress pass.  Sr. Linda has been giving out these passes to the students.  She definitely sees a growing trend in the number of St. Pius X School families who attend.  Since the beginning of the school year, she handed out over 200 passes to students.

11/5/08
State Farm Insurance hosted a 5K run/walk and community health fair October 25 at the 31st Street Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. The event was presented in conjunction with the nationwide 50 Million Pound Challenge and all local proceeds benefited Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.  Many St. Pius X School parents and students participated in the event including our St. Pius X Cross Country Team.  The event raised $15,000 for CHKD!

10/22/08
Troop 381 Makes St. Pius X Proud

As a second year parent of St Pius X School, I must share a very proud experience with the St. Pius X Parish and School.  Last weekend the Tidewater Boy Scout Council celebrated the 50th Anniversary of their Camp Pipsico Reservation in Surry, Virginia.  With over 1,400 scouts, plus countless volunteers and adults participating, the scouts of Troop 381 stole the show!

First on Friday night, members of your troop were one of three luggage “caravans” that moved 1,400 scout and gear into camp within 3 ½ hours in to camp, flawlessly.  That evening, they stayed up until after midnight practicing for the next day’s flag presentation and colors.  Saturday morning at the camp’s flag ceremony, Troop 381 presented a special flag donated by Congresswoman Thelma Drake.  Thanks to Mrs. Drake, this American flag was flown over the Nation’s Capital Building in Washington D.C. specifically to commemorate the camp’s 50th anniversary.

Furthermore, under the fabulous leadership of Bill Kelly, Sal Perez and Ian Williams, the troop assembled a complete stage and “homemade’ wide screen for the big show that evening.  They helped set up the stage for an 17 piece group, the Big Bad Big Band and then that night, were the only troop to perform a skit during the two hour show! Early Sunday, the troop rose again to post the colors and then returned to breakdown the 48 foot stage.

To honor their contribution to this event, St. Pius X’s Troop 381 was the only troop considered “staff’ for the weekend and earned the exclusive privilege of dining with the camp staff and BSA executives. Finally, they shared in the very last and final award, the “Camp Masters” Award for volunteer service.  St. Pius X has every right to be proud of the character of these young men.  This is only one great example of what local scout programs have to offer.  Currently, both the Boys Scout and Girl Scout Troop of St Pius X are recruiting for enrollment.  I would encourage all students and parents to become a part of these fun, character building organizations.  And last, thank you St. Pius X Parishioners for your continued support of our scout programs.

Proudly submitted, Geoffrey Thomas, Parent of Richie Thomas 6B

10/15/08
Congratulations to the following Cross Country teams for their trophies at last weekend’s 2008 Beach Relays.
The 7th & 8th grade Girls Team won 1st place
The 7th & 8th grade Boys Team won 3rd place
The 6th & 7th grade Girls Team won 4th place
The Boys Alternative Team won 5th place

10/1/08
Congratulations to Courtney Barrett 7A.  She is the winner of the Middle School T-Shirt Design Contest.  Her design actually enhances the design submitted by Alexis Vanderploeg last year for the above Pius Proud logo.  T-shirts will be printed and available soon for purchase by the entire St. Pius X School student body.

9/10/08
Congratulations to Michelle Field (Denny), a former St. Pius X School student, for her perfect score on the Social Studies SOL Exam!

Good News this year: 

Scott Johnson named Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year

4/23/08  Kathy Olivar will receive her Black Belt in Karate on Saturday, May 10th at 9:00am in the St. Pius Gym.  Make plans to attend and to wish her congratulations!
What a performance!  Kudos to Mrs. Adams and the performers in “A Thousand Cranes” last Friday!  Everyone did an OUTSTANDING JOB!

4/9/08  Kayla Airaghi 5B for winning the State Championship for Free Throws in Basketball held March 29th!   Airielle Prevatte 6B won 2nd and 3rd place in her Dance Competition for Jazz and Tap this past Sunday.

4/2/08   A copy of the Letter to the Editor in the Virginian Pilot from Jeanne Johnson in response to their article “Seats full at Catholic Schools” (Hampton Roads
Section, March 9th):
Your article touched a real chord in our community.  As chairman of the St. Pius X School Board, I am not surprised that some of our Catholic Schools are full.  The benefits of a Catholic education go well beyond instilling morals and 4/2/08  Christian values; the academic standards are also hard to match.    At St. Pius X, graduates have a 99 percent acceptance rate in IB/Academy programs.  And the last two  valedictorians at Granby High were St. Pius X graduates. Our small yet mighty “neighborhood” school has the lowest tuition in the region and is proud of a tremendously diverse student body and faculty.         What truly sets St. Pius X apart from other schools, though, is the incredible sense of community.  Whether a spouse is deployed, a house burned down or any unexpected situation occurs, St. Pius X families know “we’ve got your back.”
I am proud to be associated with Catholic education, and, again thank you for showcasing so many of our great schools.

3/17/08  Four of our fine 8th graders, Selene Ornelas, Jessica Price, Josh Airaghi and Timothy Singer, have been selected as nominees by Sr. Roseanne for the 2007-2008 Official USAA Scholarship Foundation Who’s Who in History and Government.  These students will receive the honor of inclusion in the USAA Yearbook.  They are also eligible to qualify for one of 400 scholarship cash grants through the program.

3/12/08  Stephanie Byrd & Anna Change:  Both students were winners in the Tidewater Area Catholic Schools Spelling Bee Competition held last Saturday at Holy Trinity. 

2/27/08  Kayla Airgarhi won the District Championship for Free Throws in Basketball last week.  The event was held at Holy Trinity.  Kayla will move on the State Championships held March 29th!  We wish Kayla the Best of Luck!

2/20/08  Congratulations to Jasmeen Singh 5B for being a winner of the 12th Annual African American History Month Youth Art Contest held by the City of Norfolk Department of Libraries.  She and her family will attend the awards ceremony at downtown’s Kirn Memorial Library on February 24th!

2/13/08   Congratulations to 8th grader Jessica Price who won first place and one hundred dollars in the Fleet Reserve Association Essay Contest,  Her essay titled “Why I am Proud to Be an American” was selected from numerous entries submitted by all private and public schools in Norfolk.  We are PIUS proud of Jessica!

2/6/08   Novisk & Wiedmaier Community Star Award “We would like to send a special heart-felt thank you to Mrs. Ramirez for nominating us for the Community Star Award.  We would also like to thank the wonderful families that supported the team throughout the year.  Words cannot express our appreciation and gratitude for such a thoughtful, caring gift!  Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts!”  from Mrs. Novisk 4B & Richard Wiedmaier

1/30/08    Take a look in the Sunday Break section of The Virginian Pilot and chances are you’ll see a St. Pius X bookworm!  Young book lovers from our 1st grades through Middle School have written outstanding reviews about interesting books that they have read.  Additionally, by writing these reviews for their books, they have enhanced their ability to fully understand what they have read and develop their writing skills.  Having their picture and review published in the newspaper for others to see is very rewarding! Recently featured students are Oscar Martin 8th, Joshua Airaghi 8th, Connor Bailey 6th, Michael Johnson 7th, Anna Chang 6th, and Michael Castillo 7th.  Look for more of our bookworms in future editions of the Sunday Break.  Students at St. Pius X School love to read and it shows!

1/23/08  Take a look in this past Sunday’s Norfolk Compass and within the pages you’ll find a story about people reaching out to South Africa.  Our own, Mrs. Virginia Davis is pictured delivering the first shipment of books for the fledgling library at Christianenburg Public Primary School in South Africa.  Mrs. Davis is a Yates foundation board member from Norview who visited South Africa in 2006.  She helped to create the library in the South African school.  The school’s Principal, Nomusa Shandu and their librarian, Thandeka Putini, visited St. Pius last fall.  They have forged a valuable relationship with St. Pius that will continue via mail and e-mail and with perhaps future exchanges.  Awesome Job, Mrs. Davis!

1/16/08  A letter written by Cecelia White, the Coordinator of Charities at  St. Pius X Church to the students, parents, teachers and staff of St. Pius X School:  “Today, I mailed a check to N.E.S.T. for $585.20!  This was the total of the money collected during your Pennies for the Poor campaign.  The money will be used for, among other things, blankets, mats and bus repairs.  Thank you for your most  generous hearts and may God bless you all.”

1/2/08  The first weekend Masses of the month are dedicated to St. Pius X School.  Students who attend a Mass dressed in their school uniform receive a free dress pass.  Sr. Linda has been giving out these passes to the students.  She definitely sees a growing trend in the number of St. Pius X School families who attend.  At the December Mass, she handed out over 60 passes to students!

12/12/07  A few weeks ago a survey was sent home to all parents called the Net Promoter Score.  This survey measured customer satisfaction and how likely parents were to refer St. Pius X School to others.  The average score nationally is between 5% and 10%.  Top performing companies like Amazon.com come in at 73%.  St. Pius X School scored 88%!  This level of customer satisfaction is almost unheard of!  Thank you for the great responses and help us spread the GOOD NEWS about our school and Catholic education!

12/05/07  Last Friday was our Pep Rally to kick off our Basketball Season!  Our band’s performance was exceptional under the direction of Mr. Finn.  And our cheerleaders definitely got everyone in the spirit with guidance of Mrs. Pecil.  We would like to acknowledge all the coaches that have given so much of their time and effort to making our St. Pius Basketball Teams GREAT!

11/28/07  Per Geoffrey Thomas, father of Richie Thomas 5A and a new parent to St. Pius X School…“I am very impressed with the level of care, concern and commitment the staff of the C.A.R.E.S. Program has for the children.   It is very obvious that they enjoy what they do.  Their involvement with the children is truly an asset to St. Pius X School.”

11/14/07  Within the pages of “Lilly’s Kids”, a supplement catalog to Lillian Vernon, are pictures of our very own Breanni Gill 2A modeling for some of their merchandise!  Take a look!

11/07/07  An excerpt from a letter written by Page O’Flaherty, a parent of three at St. Pius, about her mother who observed our students…“With three children and seven grandchildren, my mother has had the opportunity to visit many schools.  She said that the students at St. Pius X School were the most polite students that she has ever seen!  She noted that everyone had good manners; they opened doors for her, said “please”, “thank you” and “excuse me”, and they always greeted her with a smile.  My mother was very much impressed with our students and the atmosphere of our school!”