St. Pius X Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school in Crystal City, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is the only Catholic high school in Jefferson County.

St. Pius X opened for the 1959–60 school year after Cardinal Joseph Ritter, at the time archbishop of St. Louis, asked the Adorers of the Blood of Christ to send sisters to staff a new Catholic school high school in the diocese.

Academics

Students have the opportunity to earn dual-enrollment college credit through Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. In addition, 100 hours of community service are required for graduation, along with a capstone project implemented for the Class of 2021 and beyond.

St. Pius X also offers The Lancer Academy, a unique two-week term class providing students with real-world learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom.

Athletics and activities St. Pius X competes in the following MSHSAA-sponsored sports and activities:

Baseball Men's and Women's Basketball Cheerleading Men's and Women's Cross Country (girls took 3rd in the state championship as a team and one girl was state champion in 2020) Football Men's and Women's Golf Men's and Women's Soccer Softball Men's and Women's Tennis Men's and Women's Track & Field Women's Volleyball Weightlifting Men's and Women's Wrestling Theatre Speech and Debate Scholar Bowl St. Pius X was formerly a member of the Jefferson County Activities Association. On March 6, 2024, members of the association voted to oust St. Pius X from the conference, citing the use of undue influence to recruit at least one student and failing to adhere to conference bylaws.

St. Pius X has won four state championships in women's volleyball: Class 2 in 2011, 2016, and 2017 and Class 4 in 2024. The women's soccer team won the Class 1 state championship in 2012.

Notable alumni Steve Stoll (1965), former Democratic Missouri state senator and Congressional candidate Mike Henneman (1980), former MLB player Paul Wieland (1981), Missouri state senator representing the 22nd District Jennifer Johnson Cano (2002), American operatic mezzo-soprano

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