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{{Short description|Private school in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States}}
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| conference = Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC)
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| motto = "Restore All Things In Christ"
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| enrollment = 1,251<ref name="NCES">{{cite web |title=Pius X High School |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=68583&Miles=5&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00810682 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
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'''Lincoln Pius X High School''' is a [[Catholic school|Catholic]] [[high school]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln|Diocese of Lincoln]]. The school was founded October 1, 1956 by Bishop Louis B. Kucera.
 
==History==
Pius X High School was founded in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |title=Story of the 'Thunderbolts' |url=https://www.piusx.net/history-thunderbolts-pius-x-high-school/ |website=Pius X High School |date=December 2017 |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Lincoln |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Academics==
Pius X has won state championships in academic decathlon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius X Academic Decathlon team wins state title |url=https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/kids-and-classrooms/pius-x-academic-decathlon-team-wins-state-title/article_3cbec4e7-495f-58c7-93dd-9e67ef44f548.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=March 15, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Athletics==
Because of rising enrollment, Pius X moved from Class B to Class A for the 2016-17 school year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hambleton |first1=Ryly Jane |title=Lincoln Pius X moves back to Class A |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/lincoln-pius-x-moves-back-to-class-a/article_27b2e985-b98e-5871-94b2-744231fc2da9.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=November 12, 2015}}</ref>
 
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! colspan="4"|State championships<ref>{{cite web | title = Nebraska School Activities Association | url =http://nsaahome.org/tr.php | format =English | accessdate =2012-06-19}}</ref>
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! Season !! Sport !! Number of championships || Year
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:larger;" | '''Lincoln Pius X High School'''
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| rowspan="7"|Fall || [[American football|Football]] || align="center"|6 || 1973, 1975, 1978, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2004
| colspan="2" style="padding:1em 0;text-align:center;" | [[Image:PiusXlogo.gif]]
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| [[Cross country running|Cross country, boys]] || align="center"|10 || 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2007
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | "To Restore All Things In Christ"
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| Cross country, girls || align="center"|11 || 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" |'''Established'''
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[1956]]
| [[Volleyball]] || align="center"|7 || 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
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| style="text-align:right;" |'''School type'''
| [[Softball]] || align="center"|2 || 2002, 2012
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[High School]]
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| align="center" |Golf, girls || 3
| style="text-align:right;" |'''Founder'''
|2001 (A), 2002 (A), 2003 (A)
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bishop Louis B. Kucera
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| align="center" |Tennis, boys || 14
| style="text-align:right;" | '''Superintendent'''
|1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Reverend Michael Morin
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| rowspan="7" |Winter || [[Basketball|Basketball, boys]] || align="center"|7 || 1923 (as Cathedral High School), 1924 (as Cathedral High School), 1974, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2019
| style="text-align:right;" |'''Principal'''
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Tom Korta
| Basketball, girls || align="center"|5 || 1991, 1992, 2015, 2020, 2021
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| style="text-align:right;" |'''Location'''
|Swimming, boys
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], [[USA]]
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| style="text-align:right;" |'''Enrollment'''
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | 1054
|Swimming,
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girls
| style="text-align:right;" |'''Faculty'''
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | 85
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| style="text-align:right;" |'''Mascot'''
|Wrestling, boys
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Thunderbolts
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| style="text-align:right;" |'''Website'''
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | *[http://www.piusx.net/ PHS Homepage]
|Bowling, boys
|}'''Lincoln Pius X High School''' is the central [[Catholic school|Catholic]] High School in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]] and the [[Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska|Diocese of Lincoln]]. It was founded [[1 October]] [[1956]] by Bishop Louis B. Kucera. The school took [[Saint Pius X]]'s motto, "Restore All Things In Christ" as its guiding mission. In October of [[2006]], the school will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. Its current Superintendent is Father Michael Morin.
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| rowspan="7"|Spring || [[Soccer|Soccer, boys]] || align="center"|2 || 2006, 2010
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| Soccer, girls || align="center"|2 || 2004, 2005
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| [[Track and field athletics|Track and field, boys]] || align="center"|1 || 1984
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| Track and field, girls || align="center"|1 || 1982
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| Golf, boys || align="center"|3 || 1957, 1959, 1982
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| [[Baseball]] || align="center"|3 || 2012, 2014, 2015
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| Tennis, girls || align="center"|8 || 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2021
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Total''' || align="center"|85 ||
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In addition to the NSAA championships, Pius X bowling has also won state championships in both boys' and girls' bowling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius X sweeps state bowling titles, Northeast boys win in Class A |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/pius-x-sweeps-state-bowling-titles-northeast-boys-win-in/article_57b0bc2e-69ec-5004-b08a-034e3ad4549e.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=February 11, 2017}}</ref>
Lincoln Pius X's mascot is Theo the Thunderbolt. The school colors are green and gold.
 
==Performing arts==
Recently, the school administration has been criticised by its student body about new changes to the rules and thus held an open forum concerning them. Some of these rule changes include shorter passing periods, enforcing the purchase of banded polo shirts, and banning senior pictures from the yearbook shot by an outside professional photographer. Suggestions for new rules include removing an off period for seniors and hair length for male students.
Pius X has two competitive [[show choirs]], the mixed-gender "Spectrum" and the all-female "Prism".<ref>{{cite web |title=SCC: Viewing School - Pius X High School |url=https://www.showchoir.com/choirs/school.php?id=483 |website=Show Choir Community |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Notable alumni==
In March of 2006, it was announced that Tom Korta, Assistant Principal, had decided to resign from his position at the end of the school year. Shortly thereafter, Principal Tom Seib announced he would step down as principal in order to return to teaching. Assistant Principal Korta decided to remove his resignation in order to run for the vacant principal position. In May of 2006, Mr. Tom Korta was named to be the new Principal of Pius X High School.
* [[Joe Glenn (American football)|Joe Glenn]], football player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius X grad Glenn to retire from coaching |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/local/college/football/pius-x-grad-glenn-to-retire-from-coaching/article_6ba4948c-c823-5119-9bf6-227d3362e19e.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=November 22, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Michael Helman]], Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Helman Bio |url=https://12thman.com/sports/baseball/roster/michael-helman/5180 |website=Texas A&M University |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Alexis Markowski]], basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexis Markowski College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/alexis-markowski-1.html |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Tyler Polak]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hambleton |first1=Ken |title=Lincoln Pius X grad Polak finds a happy home at Creighton |url=https://journalstar.com/high-school/pius/lincoln-pius-x-grad-polak-finds-a-happy-home-at-creighton/article_a82b7267-d4fe-50b2-9885-c246477e4454.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Teena]], transgender man whose 1993 murder was memorialized in the film ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]''; attended Pius X but was expelled in his senior year<ref>Worthington, Rogers. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/01/17/deadly-deception/ "Deadly Deception".] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/ ''Chicago Tribune''.] 1994-01-17. Retrieved 2015-05-20.</ref>
* [[Adam Treu]], football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Treu Bio |url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1482710 |website=University of Nebraska-Lincoln |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Greg Zuerlein]], football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius X grad Zuerlein kicks Rams into the Super Bowl |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/football/pius-x-grad-zuerlein-kicks-rams-into-the-super-bowl/article_bbb7d493-9448-595e-b772-a9022f40e7d8.html |website=Lincoln Journal Star |accessdate=September 26, 2020 |date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>
 
==References==
Pius X High School is known for its excellence in academics as well as sports.
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== External links ==
* [{{Official website|http://www.piusx.net|Pius X High School official website]}}
* [http://www.piusx.net/korta/open_forum.htm Open Forum]
* [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16387 Private School Review profile of Lincoln Pius X]
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