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 September 2012, enrollment stands at around 900 students.
St. Pius X High School | |
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1481 Fisher Avenue , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 45°21′55″N 75°42′44″W |
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School type | Separate high school |
Motto | To establish all things in Christ |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Founded | 1958 |
School board | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
Superintendent | Simone Oliver[1] |
Area trustee | Kathy Ablett[1] |
Administrator | Monique Thuesen[1] |
Principal | Alex Belloni[1] |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | 900 (September 2012) |
Language | English, French |
Colour(s) | |
Mascot | Screwdriver the Hotdog |
Team name | X-Men |
Website | pih |
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 double-barreled shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself.[2][3] 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 Kim Rabot. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.[4]
Notable alumni
- Dan Aykroyd - actor[5]
- Brendan Bell - National Hockey League player
- Rick Chiarelli - Ottawa City Councillor
- Keith Egli - Ottawa City Councillor
- Jim Foley - Canadian Football League player[6]
- Vincent Lam - writer, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, winner of the 2006 Giller Prize
- Jesse Palmer - retired National Football League player,[7] once played title role in The Bachelor, ESPN football analyst
- Jason York - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate), Team 1200 (Ottawa) radio host
- Chris Therien - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate)
- Walter Douglas Boyd - Cardiac surgeon - performed world's first robot- assisted closed chest coronary artery bypass surgery
See also
References
- https://pih.ocsb.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
- The Star
- The Free Library
- Cobb, Christopher and Avery, Bob. (1977). Rape of a Normal Mind. Toronto: Paperjacks. ISBN 0-7701-0025-2
- "Dan Aykroyd remembers his roots" Scope, Volume 3, No. 4, Winter 1996
- "School Histories: St. Pius X Catholic High School" (PDF). Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Jesse Palmer at NetGlimpse