St. Pius X High School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1958, the school, operated by the publicly funded Ottawa Catholic School Board, teaches grades 9-12. As of March, enrollment stood at around 833 students.

Incidents

School shooting

St. Pius X High School was the scene of Canada's second school shooting on October 27, 1975. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a 12 gauge shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself. Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. He also attempted to burn down the house after he killed Rabot. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.

Screwdriver fight

On October 16, 2017, a brawl between students belonging mainly to the Syrian and Italo-Canadian cultural groups occurred at Steve MacLean Park. One student attempted to use a screwdriver as a weapon, but was unsuccessful in causing injury. 47 students were sent home for the day, while eight faced longer suspensions.

Notable alumni

  • Dan Aykroyd - actor
  • Brendan Bell - National Hockey League player
  • Rick Chiarelli - Ottawa City Councillor
  • Keith Egli - Ottawa City Councillor
  • Jim Foley - Canadian Football League player
  • Vincent Lam - writer, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures; winner of the 2006 Giller Prize
  • Jesse Palmer - retired National Football League player, host of The Bachelor, ESPN football analyst
  • Mark Sutcliffe - 59th mayor of Ottawa
  • Chris Therien - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate)
  • Jason York - retired National Hockey League player (non-graduate), Team 1200 (Ottawa) radio host

See also

  • Education in Ontario
  • List of secondary schools in Ontario

References

  • Official school site