Lincoln Pius X High School is a
Catholic
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high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
in
Lincoln, Nebraska
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, and the
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.
History
The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leice ...
. The school was founded October 1, 1956 by Bishop Louis B. Kucera.
History
Pius X High School was founded in 1956.
Academics
Pius X has won state championships in academic decathlon.
Athletics
Because of rising enrollment, Pius X moved from Class B to Class A for the 2016-17 school year.
In addition to the NSAA championships, Pius X bowling has also won state championships in both boys' and girls' bowling.
Performing arts
Pius X has two competitive
show choirs, the mixed-gender "Spectrum" and the all-female "Prism".
Notable alumni
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Joe Glenn, football player and coach
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Michael Helman, Major League Baseball player
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Alexis Markowski, basketball player
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Tyler Polak, soccer player
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Brandon Teena
Brandon Teena (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. His life and death are ...
, transgender man whose 1993 murder was memorialized in the film ''
Boys Don't Cry''; attended Pius X but was expelled in his senior year
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Adam Treu, football player
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Greg Zuerlein, football player
References
External links
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Private School Review profile of Lincoln Pius X
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
Educational institutions established in 1956
1956 establishments in Nebraska
Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska
Catholic secondary schools in Nebraska