St. Pius X News

We are excited to welcome the Class of 2027! Here are some interesting facts about our new class of Golden Lions:

• 280 students

• 54 unique zip codes

• 44 unique middle schools

• Six sets of twins

• The longest one-way commute for a freshman is 30+ miles

• 51 freshmen are children of St. Pius X alumni

• Seven legacy freshmen have parents who both graduated from Pius!

Welcome to the Golden Lions family, Class of 2027!

Congratulations to 2023 STAR Student Carson Dubay ’23 and his STAR Teacher, Ms. Lesley Bowman.

The STAR program honors Georgia’s outstanding high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development. During the past 63 years, the STAR Program has honored more than 28,000 high school seniors who have in turn chosen their STAR Teachers to share in this recognition.

Retired St. Pius X employees (pictured l-r) Tony Stephens, Mike Scirocco, Pat Fries ’63, Liz Schupp, Mary Chamberlin, Steve Spellman, Theresa Johnson, Jeanie Brieske, Robin Tanis, Norma Johanneson, John Podhorez, Bonnie Spark, and Jan Collier came home to St. Pius X on April 19, 2023 to see our new Lobby and renovated Library. St. Pius is what it is today because of the hearts and souls of our employees, past and present!

Each year St. Pius X hosts two blood drives for the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross estimates that up to three lives can be saved with each pint of blood donated. Over the course of the 2022-23 school year, our drives collected 250 pints of blood, which equates to 750 lives saved.

The following seven seniors were recognized for donating at least five times at a St. Pius X blood drive: (pictured l-r) Quinn Voss, Ford Crane, Max Temme, Principal Dr. Edye Simpson, Alexandra Umpierre, Shug Bentley, Caelan McCulla. Not pictured: Leila Shujaee.

Congratulations to our four junior students selected to attend this year’s Governor’s Honors Program: Eero Cheatham and Jacob Fjelstul (Social Studies), Mary Montello (Latin), and Bridget Consolazio (Communicative Arts).

The Governor’s Honors Program is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors during the program. The program offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom. Students experience the academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. The Governor’s Honors Program is held in mid-summer as a residential educational experience on a college or university campus.

Junior William Kaplan performed in the 2023 GMEA All State Band in Athens under the direction of Col. Don Schofield, the commander and conductor of the United States Air Force Band. William was selected for participation in the 2023 All State Band after two auditions, and this was his second year in a row of being selected to participate in All State.