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The Course Catalog is a detailed description of each class offered at St. Pius X. |
| A brief overview of the St. Pius X curriculum can be found by department below. Please note: the Course Catalog above is the most up to date coursework available on our campus. If you would like to navigate to a specific course description, click on the department name listed below: | |
| Theology | Science | Fine Arts |
| English | Social Sciences | Wellness |
| Mathematics | World Language | Practical Arts |
The St. Pius X High School Theology Department would like the St. Pius X graduates to have the ability to demonstrate the nature of Christianity by reaching out to others within the community which is bound together by Christian values, e.g. St. Pius X High School Honor Code.
The St. Pius X High School English Language Arts Department in alignment with the National Council of Teachers of English Standards would like the St. Pius X graduates to have the “opportunities and resources to develop language."
The St. Pius X High School Mathematics Department in alignment with the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics would like the St. Pius graduates to “learn an ambitious common foundation of mathematical ideas and applications” for the workplace and/or for the pursuit of further study in mathematics and science.
The St. Pius X High School Science Department in alignment with the National Science Content Standards would like the St. Pius graduates to realize “the important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them” (William Lawrence Bragg).
The St. Pius X High School Social Studies Department in alignment with the National Council of Social Studies Content Standards would expect students to “experience the study of how people create and change structures of power, authority, and governance.”
The St. Pius X High World Languages Department in alignment with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages would like the St. Pius graduates to have the opportunities and resources to become “linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad.”
The St. Pius X High School Fine Arts Department would like the St. Pius graduates to have an “aesthetic awareness, cultural exposure, creativity, improved emotional expression, as well as social harmony and appreciation of diversity.” (Katy Independent School District)
The goals of the Health and Physical Education Department at St. Pius X High School are to provide a safe, disciplined, and encouraging environment for students.
The St. Pius X High School Business Department in alignment with the National Business Education Association Standards would like the St. Pius graduates to “become responsible citizens, capable of making the astute economic decisions that will benefit their personal and professional lives.”
H = Honors course
CC = College Credit...Students can potentially earn 38 college credit hours
* Denotes course unique to St. Pius X High School
