St. Pius X High School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1958, the school, operated by the publicly funded Ottawa Catholic School Board, teaches grades 9-12. As of March, enrollment stood at around 833 students.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_L8aU5o7e10btIjyUsjDl7d3NhEOP3ly/view?ts=5d138e8a OCSB Budget 2019-2020. Retrieved 04 July 2020.
Incidents School shooting
St. Pius X High School was the scene of Canada's second school shooting on October 27, 1975. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a 12 gauge shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself.The StarThe Free Library Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. He also attempted to burn down the house after he killed Rabot. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.Cobb, Christopher and Avery, Bob. (1977). Rape of a Normal Mind. Toronto: Paperjacks.
Screwdriver fight On October 16, 2017, a brawl between students belonging mainly to the Syrian and Italo-Canadian cultural groups occurred at Steve MacLean Park. One student attempted to use a screwdriver as a weapon, but was unsuccessful in causing injury. 47 students were sent home for the day, while eight faced longer suspensions.ctvnews.ca St. Pius students suspended after violent brawl near high school October 17, 2017. Retrieved 02 June 2024.
Notable alumni
Dan Aykroyd - actor"Dan Aykroyd remembers his roots" Scope, Volume 3, No. 4, Winter 1996 Brendan Bell - National Hockey League player Rick Chiarelli - Ottawa City Councillor Keith Egli - Ottawa City Councillor Jim Foley - Canadian Football League player Vincent Lam - writer, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures; winner of the 2006 Giller Prize Jesse Palmer - retired National Football League player,Jesse Palmer at NetGlimpse host of The Bachelor, ESPN football analyst Mark Sutcliffe - 59th mayor of Ottawa Chris Therien - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate) Jason York - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate), Team 1200 (Ottawa) radio host
See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario
References
External links Official school site