“Light our Path”
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
Dear Pius Community,
Attention returning and new Sartans in 2023! St. Pius X High School, Inc. Board of Trustees has decided to provide inflation relief to families who decide to register early for the 2023-2024 school year. Any family registering their student by December 1st, 2022, will pay the same $12,900.00 tuition as the current school year. After December 1st, the tuition for the 2023-2024 school year will increase to $13,030.00. Register now and save. Questions? Call Martina Ruiz at 505-831-8409. Thank you for your support and we look forward to making our school grow better and stronger year after year.
Sincerely in Christ,
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Fr. John Trambley
President
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Michael Deely Head of School |
- Teacher In-Service Day on Friday, December 9, 2022, school will not be in session
- St. Pius X High School teachers will be participating in an all day in-service for curriculum alignment, related professional practices and collaboration in departments.
- Volleyball began their state tournament on Thursday, November 10th. Please support our Lady Sartans as they pursue a state title!
- Food Drive - culminates at the Mass on November 17, 2022. Please remember to bring all food donations to the Mass on that date. Food will primarily be donated to Barrett House, but some will also go to Catholic Charities. (In the attachment below you will find a list of requested food items from Barrett House. We provide for their non-perishable food needs for most of the year!)
- Toy Drive - culminates at the Mass on December 8, 2022. Please remember to buy a gift the next time you go shopping. Unwrapped toys will be donated to the Barrett House, Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul.
- Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up - Please follow the directions of our Safety Team and school administrators when you are dropping off and picking up your student. Please remember to pull as far forward as possible in order to minimize congestion in the traffic flow.
- Final Exams - The first semester finals are scheduled for Friday, December 16th through Thursday, December 22nd.
- Students only need to be on campus when they have a scheduled final.
- Per SPX policy, no finals will be administered early.
- Students who miss a final for any reason should contact Mrs. Ducaj at [email protected] as soon as possible to arrange for a time to make up the final.
- The makeup final will be scheduled during finals whenever possible.
- Any final(s) that cannot be made up during the scheduled finals will be administered on the following Saturdays: January 14th, 21st and 28th.
- A $50 fee will be charged for each missed final unless the student missed the final due to illness (doctor’s note is required) or a death in the family (documentation required).
- The final exam schedule will be available later this month.
- PLEASE NOTE: If an athlete in a winter sport misses a final exam and makes it up in January 2023, that athlete will be ineligible to participate in his/her winter sport until all final exams are made up and the student eligibility is determined.
Reminders for SPX Students
Outerwear:
- Only SPX outerwear or a plain black sweater, pullover or cardigan will be allowed.
- In the classroom, only SPX outerwear or solid black, such as: sweaters, jackets,
sweatshirts, hoodies, letter jackets, team jackets and long-sleeved warm-up shirts may
be worn. A uniform shirt must be worn underneath any of the items listed above every
day, with the exception of spirit days. These items are available in the Sartan Shop. All
other outerwear must be removed in the classroom and/or Mass.
Footwear:
- Shoes must be in good condition and worn at all times. All shoes must have a full
back or back strap, i.e., no backless shoes, flip-flops, etc. The back strap must be
part of the original manufacturing of the shoe and may not be ribbons, strings,
cords, etc. Slippers are not allowed.