Alumni
2007 Graduates
228 (96 Boys; 132 Girls)

Largest Matriculation 2007
In State:
Georgia Tech - 23
University of Georgia - 19
Georgia College & State University - 16
Georgia State University - 10
Valdosta State University - 9
Georgia Southern - 7
Kennesaw State University- 4
Savannah College of Art & Design- 4
University of West Georgia - 4

Out of State:
Alabama- 19
Auburn - 14
Clemson - 4
Birmingham-Southern College - 3
College of Charleston - 3
University of Colorado at Boulder - 3
University of Mississippi - 3
University of South Carolina - 3
Tulane University - 3
Virginia Tech - 3

Students Attending 4 Year Colleges:
98%

Number of Alumni
9712

Enrollment
1058 (9-12)
Boys (540), Girls (518)

Minority Enrollment
230 (21%)

Academic Program
Instruction at 3 levels:
•AP/Honors
•College Prep 1
•College Prep 2

Number of AP Courses Offered: 21

Study Support Program with 2 ½ teachers

Testing Information
SAT range for mid-50% of Class of 2006
1060-1260

2007 National Merit Program Honorees:
Scholars 4
Commended Students 15
Achievement Scholars 1
Number of AP Exams Taken in 2007: 558

Faculty
4 Doctoral degrees
6 Specialist degrees
46 Master's degrees
33 Bachelor's degrees

Teachers' average experience at St. Pius:
16.98 years

Tuition 2007-08
$9,900 Grades 9-12

Financial Aid 2007-08
Average award: $4,300 to 155 students
(15% of student body)

2007 Endowment Value
$4,518,339 as of June 30, 2007

St. Pius Facilities
56 classrooms
3 computer labs
8 science labs
1 library (21,084 volumes; 27 computers)
1 music studio
1 art studio
1 dance studio
1 drama studio
1 chapel
1 darkroom
1 theater/auditoriums
2 gyms
2 fields
1 fitness center
1 track
1 cafeteria

Fine Arts Program
Band
Chorus
Dance
Drama
Guitar
Visual Arts

Fine Arts Participation
575 students (54%)

Extracurricular Activities
Student Council
Honor Council
Class Representatives
Academic Quiz Bowl
Art Association
Film Club
Forensics Team
French Club
Green Club
Interactive Computer Science Club
Latin Club
Lion Leaders
Math Club
Model United Nations and Arab League
National Honor Society
Percussion Club
Pius Players
Sailing Club
Science Club
Spanish Club
Student Ambassadors
Tech Crew
United Cultural Awareness
Writers’ Club

Athletics (62 teams at all levels)
Fall Sports:
Cheerleading—Spirit Squad
Cross Country - Girls and Boys
Football
Softball - Fastpitch
Volleyball - Girls

Winter Sports:
Basketball - Girls and Boys
Cheerleading—Spirit Squad
Cheerleading – Competition Squad
Dance Team
Swimming/Diving - Girls and Boys
Wrestling

Spring Sports:
Baseball
Golf - Girls and Boys
Lacrosse - Girls and Boys
Soccer - Girls and Boys
Tennis - Girls and Boys
Track - Girls and Boys

Athletic Participation
High School Teams 751 students (71%)
6th, 7th, 8th Grade Teams 349 students

School Colors
White, Gold, and Blue

Explanation of School Crest
The school crest contains much from the life of Pope St. Pius X. On the crest, the winged lion symbolizes the St. Mark, patron of Venice, the city of which Cardinal Sarto was patriarch and cardinal before he became pope. As pope, Pius X retained this symbol for his own coat of arms. It is from this symbol that the school proudly calls itself the "Golden Lions."

Appearing on the coat of arms of both Pius X and the first Archbishop of Atlanta are the waves of the sea. On the saint's coat of arms they represent the seaport of Venice. On the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Atlanta and on our own, they symbolize the city of Atlanta, named from the Atlantic Ocean.

Superimposed on the waves is the anchor of hope, again from the coat of arms of Pius X. At the lower left of the shield is a sword. This is the symbol of the martyrdom of St. Paul from whose First Epistle to the Corinthians Pope Pius X took his motto and from whose Epistle to the Romans the school derives its motto, "Domini Sumus."

Significant colors on the emblem are gold and white, the Papal colors, and with blue, the school colors. The color red symbolizes the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul.

To the left of the emblem is the "chi rho." This can translate to Pius X. Its original meaning, however, is derived from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, "christos.".

School Motto
Domini Sumus—“We are the Lord’s” (from Romans 14:8b)