Student Organizations

The Academic Quiz Bowl Team competes in tournaments sponsored by the Georgia Academic Team Association and the National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, which gives members opportunities to improve their general knowledge of all fields of academics: Art, Music, Literature, History, Mathematics, Pop Culture, and Science.

*Team dues are $30/member and membership relies on a tryout and passing a general knowledge quiz created by current team members. Those students who pass the test and can commit to practicing once a week and one Saturday a month for tournaments will become members of the team. The team is a member of the Georgia Academic Team Association. In-person practices take place on Wednesdays after school until 4:30 p.m. We participate in 2-3 tournaments in the fall semester and 2-3 tournaments in the spring semester including a State Tournament.

The Debate Team participates in NSDA-sponsored tournaments. As awards are earned on an individual tournament basis, students are encouraged to participate in one, two, or any number of the tournaments the school attends each year. Students must attend all the practices prior to the tournament. Student participants are welcome but not obligated to attend multiple tournaments if other activities do not permit. Most tournaments take place on Saturdays with some on Fridays and Saturdays. The Season runs from September to March.

The Future Educators Association (FEA) is an extracurricular program designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to explore careers in education. FEA is committed to recruiting promising students into the teaching profession by assisting them in examining various related career opportunities. FEA hosts guest speakers, participates in community-wide activities related to teaching and education, and celebrates our teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week.

The club, which meets every Friday afternoon after school, competes in math tests and/or tournaments which give members opportunities to improve their math skills. There is no cost, and membership is open to all students. The club is a Greater Atlanta Math Examination League member and meets approximately five afternoons a year in various schools or via internet competitions to compete with other schools.

Through these activities, students actively participate in research and solution writing on an assigned country. Students compete at multi-school gatherings during the year as if they were actually members of the United Nations trying to get resolutions passed.

Mu Alpha Theta is a national math honor society that fosters a deeper love of math and recognizes academic achievement. In order to qualify, students must have completed geometry, have an A average in their math classes, and be recommended by their mathematics teacher. Members attend some Math Club meetings, participate in service projects, and partake in math competitions. If students have questions about Mu Alpha Theta, they may contact Mrs. Bowman.

Participation in NAHS (National Art Honor Society) provides the interested and committed Visual art student with invaluable benefits, including peer and national recognition, leadership opportunities, and college and career preparation. Students will be involved in organizing service opportunities in the local community and art activities within the school. They will be able to exhibit nationally and be considered for scholarship opportunities.

Students wishing to join NAHS should be in good academic standing and have taken at least 1 semester of a visual art class.

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Philanthropy and Building Capital Club will be focused on presenting to students the benefits of sustainable investing- presenting to them the power of starting early in their investing careers, “buy and hold” strategies to build wealth through compound interest, and establishing financial plans to help them achieve their goals and provide for their future and their family’s future. We will also look at sustainable investing by examining businesses that line up with our individual moral principles and how to research companies to find out if they are “doing the right thing” be it in addressing the environment, responses to equality issues in race and sex, and the traditional philanthropic giving that our major corporations participate in. Overall, we will focus not only on personal financial well-being but also that our students can sleep at night, knowing that they have chosen investments that benefit themselves and also the world around us.

The RoboLions is a competitive VEX Robotics team. This team has a spirit of competition and inclusiveness. The team meets Monday-Thursday 3:10 pm-6:00 pm and some Fridays, August – March. Competitions are on Saturdays from October to February. The cost to join is $150.

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica promotes academic excellence in the study of Spanish, as well as cultural engagement with the Spanish-speaking community. Members must maintain high academic standards and must complete mandatory service hours within the local community. Please see Señor Hamilton for more information.

The club meets twice a month on Tuesday’s from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. and membership is open to all students interested in writing. The club offers a writing workshop experience that provides writers with support and inspiration.

Our club is a music club in the sense of listening to music and talking about our respective music tastes. With these discussions, we hope to make a monthly playlist where we incorporate the music or artist we talked about in that month’s meeting. For each month, we also plan to have an “Artist of the Month” and to use their respective charities as a focus for that month.

The Diverse Student Union aims to amplify the voices of the underrepresented students in the SPX community. This club recognizes the opportunity within the student body to implement changes to encourage acceptance of diversity of thought, culture, and race. We also make an effort to help connect the administration to the student body to improve the entirety of the St. Pius community.

The French Club meets every Monday from 3:05 until 4:00. We watch French movies or French television series and have very informal discussions. We also share French snacks. There are no dues, and students of all levels and languages are welcome.

The SPX Thespian Society is an honor society for theatre students. Thespians recognize and honor students for their work in the theatre. SPX Theatre is the proud home of Thespian Troupe 9021. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. We don’t meet in February (Thespian Conference) and May (Dram Prom/Awards/Inductions). Students earn points by working on productions, ushering, crew, etc. After 10 points students are eligible for induction. Active Inducted Thespians that are members of the Advanced Drama Company, Senior active and inducted Thespians as well as active, inducted Tech students may attend the Georgia Thespian Conference. All students that love and support theatre are invited and welcome to attend our monthly meetings.

The club promotes an understanding of Roman civilization and culture and participates in the Georgia Junior Classical League Fall Forum in October and the State Convention in April.

Spanish Club is open to all students to explore the different cultures of Spanish-speaking countries through food, film, and more.

Anime club provides a means for students interested in anime and manga to gain a better understanding and appreciation for Japanese history and culture while appreciating the art and animation techniques that are unique to this art form. The club meets once a week after school.

St. Pius X Art Association is a student-run organization that meets every other week on Thursdays after school. Our objective is to create work that is fun to make and to share our interest in art. In the Spring members participate in the Memory Project, which provides an opportunity for service hours and the SPX Annual Juried art show.

The Baking club provides students who want to explore an interest in baking and cooking the opportunity to share and develop their interest by sharing recipes, participating in contests, and trying out new recipes.

Students gather monthly to choose a specific book to read and discuss.

Students gather to play recreational chess.

Chorus Club is a place for all students who enjoy singing and creating a community to gather and make music together in a fun space. We will perform throughout the year at different school events. We meet on Tuesdays after school.

The Current Events Club provides a space for students to become familiar with and engage in major events taking place in order to expand their knowledge and interests. We will watch videos, hold discussions, and have engaging activities based on the topics voted most popularly by students. The club will also have service projects throughout the year that relate to these topics.

Fashion Club is dedicated to students who are interested in learning more about the fashion industry/world of fashion and possibly even pursuing a career in the field.

The Film and Photo Club is a student-run club that allows students to participate in activities like photography and filmmaking. Students learn from each other more about photography skills and work on creative photo and video projects. We will meet after school approximately two Tuesdays a month.

The St. Pius X Catholic High School Fishing Club’s mission is to catch big fish every time we hit the water, to improve ourselves on and off the water, to have fun, and most importantly, to do it in God’s name. Activities include fishing classes, casting lessons, fishing outings, and service opportunities to keep our waterways clean.

The Game Club primarily plays Dungeons and Dragons, the world’s largest and most popular collaborative storytelling game. Students get to explore worlds of their own creation, share stories beyond belief, and achieve the impossible. Creativity and empathy are at the heart of both this game and this club.

Garden Club is a club open to all students who enjoy growing or would like to try it for the first time. Garden Club seeks to create a community of gardeners who enjoy cultivating plants and beautifying God’s world. By learning more about gardening skills and techniques, this club promotes a healthy relationship with the world around us. We will plant flowers and herbs around the school, and grow and take care of them.

The Girl Power Club is a safe space for students of all grades to support and celebrate the SPX female community. We focus on confronting issues with which teenage girls commonly struggle. This club spreads body positivity, and female empowerment, and celebrates being a girl.

The Outdoor Club is designed to allow students to experience a variety of outdoor activities while also gaining more knowledge of various outdoor pursuits and appreciation for nature. We plan a group activity about once per month, and these can include hiking, rafting, fishing, star-watching, etc. We also meet regularly to discuss different topics such as cooking food outdoors, how to pitch tents and other things that are of interest to students. The Outdoor Club also organizes a larger, end-of-year activity such as caving, camping, or whitewater rafting. Students are also involved in a service project each year which involves helping a local or state park with projects they need. Club meetings occur about once per month.

The Sports Discussion Club is a place for students to discuss professional sports and Pius sports. We will include NFL, NBA, and MLB franchises, as well as any other major sporting events going on at the time (Olympics, World Cup, etc.). We will look at current and past performance metrics to facilitate discussions as to how teams can improve; we will discuss trade and draft possibilities as other potential areas for improvement. In addition to discussions of various sports, we will compile playoff brackets and hold mock drafts and trades. This club is for sports fanatics, sports analytics enthusiasts, and those considering possible future careers in sports journalism, management, etc.; anyone is welcome! Meetings will take place every two weeks on average (dates will be announced based on club members’ availability) and will be held in Mrs. Stilson’s room (401).

The purpose of this group is to promote involvement in the technical aspects of theater and live performance. The students become proficient in stage lighting, live sound, set-building, equipment maintenance, stage management, run-crew operations, and various other areas of theater technology.
*Please see the Tech Crew page in the Arts section of this website.

The World War II club begins its second year at St. Pius this fall. All students are welcome to discover, learn, and experience, the greatest and largest event in the last 120 years.

Students will learn through different mediums America’s involvement in both the Pacific theater and the European theater. Students will also learn about the personal sacrifices, losses, and ultimate victories from 1941-1945. This club will also ensure that students who participate will walk away feeling proud of the accomplishments that our men and women and those on the homefront contributed to saving
millions of lives, while at the same time defeating evil.

“I cannot walk alone.” If there was ever a way to summarize how I am fulfilled, how I am saved, how I am made whole, and how I learn, it’s the preceding quote. Scriptures and our tradition make it very clear, I need help with this wonderful and crazy thing called life. We’re happy to offer a club for young men to not walk alone: the Frassati Club. In the friendship that brotherhood is, I’m strengthened and encouraged – made to be better.

The Jungle Club is a senior-led student group that supports our student-athletes at all sporting events. We demonstrate the culture of Pius’ student body by being enthusiastic, respectful, and having good sportsmanship in all that we do.

Do you like to sing or play an instrument, Music Ministry is for you! The ministry that provides the musical leadership for in-school Masses, Music Ministry practices on Tuesdays before school and on the day of an All School Mass. Share your talent with the school and the Lord and have some fun singing and playing with your peers! Contact Campus Ministry if you are interested!

Women are the greatest supporter of other women. This group aims to support, encourage, and walk with other women on the road to Christ.

Main activities include orientation, freshman/sophomore dance, election of freshman council, homecoming, and Christmas gifts.

Sophomore Council class meetings are on Thursday mornings from 7:35-7:55 am throughout the Fall semester. The meetings are held in Room #105 (in the Theology Hallway).

Main activities: planning for various student-led initiatives, including freshman/sophomore dance, homecoming week, freshman orientation and party, and Christmas gifts.

Join the Junior Class Council to help in preparing for homecoming week activities, coordinating school spirit events, and most importantly … planning prom! Meetings are held every other Thursday morning in 107 (Mrs. Farrell’s Room), please contact your Class Council Officers to be added to the communication thread!

Please note the optional purchasing of class rings is available junior year, the decision to purchase a class ring rests entirely with the students and parents.

Main activities include homecoming, the class picture for Senior Class Day, class t-shirts, pictures with Santa, Field Day, raffle, and senior gift presented to the school at Awards Assembly.

Provide a forum in which students can address school-related issues that affect their lives;
Maintain a continuous flow of communication between students, faculty members, and administrators;
Offer a year-long program of social functions and community involvement projects for students;
Provide leadership training for students in the duties and obligations of responsible citizenship, using the school environment as the primary training ground.

To provide the students in the SPX with opportunities to learn, support, and help fight cancer through service projects geared towards helping those affected by the disease, and lead group discussions to learn more about certain types of cancer and share ways we’d like to help.

The Friends of Refugees club works with the Friends of Refugees organization in Clarkston where they focus on helping refugees build their lives in the United States. We will volunteer monthly within the refugee community and we will meet to work on different projects to show our support to our neighbors. We will meet on Tuesdays either before or after school.

The club promotes environmental conservation action and educates members and the school community about environmental concerns. Membership is open to all interested students; a meeting is held once a week.

The P.A.Y.S. club, Pius at your Service, provides a monthly service project opportunity for the St. Pius X community to include students, alumni, and families. The club is a collaboration between St. Pius X students and the St. Pius X Alumni Association.

The Random Acts of Kindness group works to spread joy and support throughout our school community. Our group activities may include creating cards for injured students and making locker signs to support students involved in Fine Arts or who compete in extracurricular activities. The club will also plan service opportunities for our group. We meet twice a month on Wednesdays after school in room 109.

Students for Life is a Pro-life student-led organization that focuses on all aspects of human dignity. Through speakers, service work, prayer, and events this organization works towards the recognition of human dignity from conception to natural death.