St. Pius X High School (Ottawa)

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.[3]

St. Pius X High School
Address
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1481 Fisher Avenue

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Canada
Coordinates45°21′55″N 75°42′44″W / 45.36528°N 75.71222°W / 45.36528; -75.71222
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School typeSeparate high school
MottoTo establish all things in Christ
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
School boardOttawa Catholic School Board
SuperintendentShelly Montgomery [1]
Area trusteeLuka Luketic-Buyers[1]
AdministratorTammy James[1]
PrincipalCarrie Bowie[1]
Grades9 – 12
Enrollment833 (March 2020)
LanguageEnglish, French
Colour(s)  
MascotCaptain Pius
Team nameX-Men
Co-PresidentsAustin LoFaro & Jonny Guercio[2]
Websitepih.ocsb.ca

In 1975, the school became a scene of a school shooting perpetrated by a senior student that killed 3 (including himself) and injured 5 others.

School shooting

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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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Screwdriver fight

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On October 16th, 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 8 faced longer term suspensions.[7]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://www.instagram.com/stpiusxmen/ stpiusxmen (Student Council Instagram) Retrieved 02 June 2024.
  3. ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_L8aU5o7e10btIjyUsjDl7d3NhEOP3ly/view?ts=5d138e8a OCSB Budget 2019-2020. Retrieved 04 July 2020.
  4. ^ The Star
  5. ^ The Free Library
  6. ^ Cobb, Christopher and Avery, Bob. (1977). Rape of a Normal Mind. Toronto: Paperjacks. ISBN 0-7701-0025-2
  7. ^ https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/st-pius-students-suspended-after-violent-brawl-near-high-school-1.3636321 St. Pius students suspended after violent brawl near high school October 17, 2017. Retrieved 02 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Dan Aykroyd remembers his roots" Scope, Volume 3, No. 4, Winter 1996
  9. ^ "School Histories: St. Pius X Catholic High School" (PDF). Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Jesse Palmer at NetGlimpse
  11. ^ "Mark Sutcliffe running a different kind of race". CBC Ottawa. 12 October 2022.
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