Pius X High School (Pennsylvania)

Pius X High School
Address
580 Third Avenue
Bangor, Pennsylvania, (Northampton County) 18013-1376
United States
Coordinates 40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto Loyalty, Purity, Piety
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1951
Status Closed
Closed 2015
President Fr. Patrick Lamb
Principal Jim Angeline
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Royal Blue and White         
Team name Royals
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Athletic Director Connie Stambaugh
Website http://www.piusxhs.org

Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bangor, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown.

History

Pius X was established as Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in 1951 by the Salesian Sisters. It was renamed after Pope Pius X in 1953, shortly after his canonization.[2]

Notes and references

  1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. HS. "School History". High School website. Retrieved 2007-06-26.


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