June 2019 I Issue Alumni Newsletter Welcome to the second issue of the St Pius X High School quarterly newsletter The focus of the newsletter is to inform you, our Alumni, what is happening on campus and to celebrate all accomplishments We would love to hear from you! Connect 60th Anniversary Celebration The 2019-2020 school year marks our 60th Anniversary! St Pius X High School opened its doors in August of 1959 and has been providing quality education ever since We have a year of celebrations planned starting with our Fireworks Extravaganza We invite you to join us! Stay up to date on what we have planned throughout the year by using the link below Visit our website Fireworks Extravaganza Join us July 3rd for our annual Fireworks Extravaganza Gates open at 6:00pm and Exit 180 begins playing at 7:00pm You may bring coolers, lawn chairs & games to enjoy tailgating prior to the fireworks show BBQ, Concessions & Kona Ice will be available Be sure to check out St Pius X's Decade Village to visit with classmates and show your support for your decade! Visit our website July Summer Camps There is still time to register for our July Summer Camps Boys Soccer, Football, Tennis and Volleyball camps all take place in the month of July Register online today! Visit our website 2019 Golf Tournament Meet us at Oak Valley Golf Course, August 2, to enjoy a day of golf while supporting a good cause Our golf tournament is a tremendous support to many academic, athletic, and artistic programs offered at St Pius X High School If you're not a golfer you can still join us for lunch or dinner Registration opens June 21st St Pius X High School Historical Society We need YOU to help us preserve the history of St Pius X High School Sue (Vaughn '78) Vogt and Lucas Null, '03 are currently in the process of compiling our school's historical data If you would be interested in assisting them or have any information on the history of our school or important historical figures related to our school please email us at alumni@stpius.com Alumni Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Alumni Scholarship Recipients: Michaela Eimer - Good Shepherd Micah Surdyke - Our Lady Kaleen Vaugh - Our Lady Mykalah Garnett - St Joseph-Imperial Connor Hamilton - St Joseph-Imperial To qualify for the Alumni Association Scholarship: The student must be a child of a St Pius X graduate The parent must submit an essay on, "What Impact St Pius X High School had on my life" The student must submit an essay on, "What will I b ring to St Pius X High school" For additional scholarship information click below Visit our website Did You Know Class of 2019 College Statistics • 72 graduates • Students in the class were admitted to 55 different schools in 15 states • Class of 2019 graduates will be attending 32 schools in 12 states – Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Wisconsin • 10 graduates will be attending five different Catholic universities – students entering Seminary • This class collectively earned $3.04 MILLION in ACCEPTED academic, leadership, merit and athletic scholarships over two or four years (an increase of over $1 million from 2018) • 88% of the class earned scholarships • Bright Flight Scholarship awardees (30+ on ACT) Congratulations to our Legacy Family Graduates! Our Legacy Families are ceremonially recognized during graduation Legacy Parents are gifted navy and gold cords to drape over their graduate This year we had 21 Legacy Graduates We want to thank all the parents for choosing St Pius X High School All of you are truly a blessing To see a full list and photos of our Legacy Families check out our Summer Edition of the Lancer Legend Visit our website Class of 2019 College Selections Ball State University Benedictine College Creighton University Fontbonne University Grabber School of Hair Design Illinois College Jefferson College Kansas State University Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Lindenwood University Maryville University Mineral Area College Missouri State University Ozark Community College Paul Mitchell School Ranken Technical College Saint Louis University Southeast Missouri State University Southern Illinois University– Edwardsville St Charles Community College St Louis Community College St Mary’s University (Texas) Truman State University University of Arkansas University of Central Missouri University of Mississippi University of Missouri University of North Alabama University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Webster University Westminster College William Jewell College The Next Alumni Association Meeting is Wednesday, July 10, at 6:30pm in the Annex We will be discussing the 60th Anniversary, Golf Tournament and Car Show We hope to see you there! St Pius X High School I 1030 St Pius Drive I Festus, MO 63028 Phone: (636) 931-PIUS I Fax: (636) 931-3519