St. Pius X School Norfolk VA

Sister Brenedette from the Missionaries of Charity came to speak to the 8th grade class today about her vocation story. She encouraged the students to always look for truth and be the light of Christ out in the world.

St. Pius is hiring for an After CARES and PreK4 Aide! If you or someone you know is looking, please send them our way! Join our team today!!
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Our Early Learners are enjoying their first time visiting the new computer lab.

St. Pius X Catholic School warmly welcomes our new Art teacher, Ms. Renee Calway!
Ms. Calway is a mom to 3 kids, ages 5, 7, and 10, all of whom currently go to school in Chesapeake. She also is a fur mom to two French bulldogs, Bliss and Buddha.
Ms. Calway received her BA at Humboldt State University in California in 2015, with certificates in Museum and Gallery Management and Arts Integration. She teaches Studio School at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and engages with the community through ongoing art installations, like the iconic Eco-Conscious LOVE recycling bin and Rising Tides, Rising Tensions, a traveling art exhibit of Hampton Roads History, with Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Wesleyan University, Norfolk State University, and The ViBe. Check out her art page to see more info and to learn more about Ms. Calway! http://www.reneecalway.com/

Welcome to St. Pius X, Ms. Calway! We're so excited to have you here!

St. Pius X Catholic School warmly welcomes our new First Grade teacher, Mrs. Krysten Mroz!

Mrs. Mroz was born in Rawlings, Wyoming. In her second grade year, she and her family moved to Kansas, and has been a Kansas girl ever since! She went to Kansas State University (Go Cats!!), then transferred to Benedictine College. Shortly after she graduated college, Krysten moved to Virginia, where she and her husband have lived for a little over ten years. God has blessed them with two beautiful daughters; Elizabeth (7) "Betty" currently in 2nd grade and Amelia (2) and one cat: Lady. They have a wonderful family tradition, which includes 30 minutes of quiet reading on the weekends, and attending Mass at Saint Mark on Sundays.

Welcome to St. Pius X, Mrs. Mroz! We're so blessed to have you here!

St. Pius X Catholic School warmly welcomes our new Second Grade teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Miller!
Ms. Miller was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and attended Eastern Michigan University achieving a B.S. in Social Work. She has a Masters in Special Education from Texas A&M at Corpus Christi. Ms. Miller has lived in Texas (twice), New Orleans, California, and has been in Virginia Beach, VA since 2005. She has 3 children, 2 sons ages 24 & 21 and a 19 yr old daughter. She says she loves teaching and feels blessed that God has brought her here at St. Pius X as the 2nd grade teacher.
Welcome to St. Pius X, Ms. Miller! We're happy you're here, too!

Please note, that tomorrow will be an early dismissal day. Dismissal will be at 1:30 PM. There is no C.A.R.E.S. available. Monday, September 4th is a school holiday for Labor Day. Please enjoy the long weekend, Pirates!

St. Pius X Catholic School welcomes our new Early Learners (PreK3) teacher, Mrs. Jacie Litz!
Mrs. Litz was born and raised in Happy, TX and moved to Norfolk in 2019 after Steve, her husband of 14 years, joined the Navy. She received her Master's Degree in English Literature in 2019 from ODU, and is the lead teacher for 1st grade Religious Ed at Blessed Sacrament. She is a mom of 5 kids, who all attend St. Pius.
Welcome to St. Pius X, Mrs. Litz! We're so happy you're here!

After mass, students in grades third through fifth got to preview some of the cool instruments they can learn to play. Look for band sign ups in the communique!

We celebrated our First School Mass of the year this morning with Father Prince.

Save the Date and join us on Tuesday, September 12th for our Family Night at Pizza Hut! You can participate in this fundraiser by: Take out or Pick up at the Little Creek Location next to school! When purchasing your meal, mention your group’s code "U4" to receive 20% of your meal’s price donated back to St.Pius X Catholic School!

For all other locations, order online ONLY using the Code "U4".

St.Pius X Catholic School's GroupRaise Meal at Pizza Hut Commit to Eat in support of St.Pius X Catholic School at Pizza Hut on Sep 12

Enjoy a few words from our Interim Superintenedent, Mrs. Jennifer Bigelow to begin the school year across the Diocese of Richmond.

Back To School Message - Interim Superintendent Jennifer Bigelow The Diocese of Richmond Catholic Schools have started their first week back for the 2023-2024 school year. Interim Superintendent Jennifer Bigelow shares a b...

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Welcome Back, Pirates! Students and parents were welcomed back at morning drop off by faculty and staff. After settling in to the classroom, the students attended a morning prayer service where they received a first day of school blessing by our Principal, Mr. Zafra and Sr. Rita.

As we prepare to welcome our students for their first day of school tomorrow morning, our Director of Development, Vy Barto, shares her writing assignment when she started middle school at St. Pius X many years ago. Tomorrow, many children will feel the same nervousness and excitement as they begin their school year with new teachers and classmates. We pray everyone has a great day tomorrow and a wonderful school year!

We are looking forward to welcome all of our students for the first day of school tomorrow! We pray for them and their families.

The first day of school is approaching, and we encourage you to pray for the students in our diocese as they prepare themselves for the new school year! We pray that our youth have an enriching year and can grow academically and spiritually.

The last 2 days of teacher work week included additional trainings and meeting, but mostly time for our teachers to finish setting up their classrooms in preparation of the first day of school. Several families got sneak peeks of their children’s new classrooms and met their teachers during supply drop off.

Praying for a safe and successful year for the teachers and staff at St. Pius X and all teachers! Thank you for answering the call to serve God’s children.

We encourage you to please keep teachers in your prayers as they prepare themselves and their classrooms for the back-to-school season. We are so thankful for all our Catholic educators for guiding our children both spiritually and academically.

Day three of our Teacher Work Week. Today the faculty spent time going over the various policies and procedures, including safety and security. We were treated to a wonderful lunch by Mr. Tom Spratt, our cafeteria manager.

School Supply Drop Off is this Friday from 1-3PM.
We ask that all parents please enter through the front office.

Day two of our Teacher Work Week. Today the staff and faculty had their off-site retreat. We spent time talking about faith, culture, and values; we spent time in prayer and adoration; and had a special guest speaker, Mrs. Barbara Hughes, who spoke to us about Mary, the new Eve. We were treated to a delicious lunch sponsored by our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Thank you!

Please note: our school offices will be closed today as the staff will be offsite for a retreat. Please pray for our faculty and staff that they have a successful retreat.

Day one of Teacher Work Week welcoming our teachers and staff new and returning was a great day with team building activities and games. Our teachers worked on setting up their classrooms and getting ready to welcome back our students! One week till school starts!

We want to thank the Knights of Columbus Fr. Robert B. Kealey Council #3548 for their support of our school! On Monday, they presented a check to our Principal, Mr. Zafra, for $1000 to support our school's athletics programs. We are so grateful and greatly appreciate you!

We give thanks and we pray for all of the Catholic Schools in our Diocese preparing for the start of the school year.

August 21st is our first day of school! Are you ready and registered? We are enrolling for the 2023-24 school year, and many classes are filling up! Don't delay; register today! Call us for a tour! (757)588-6171

Do you love working with our youngest early learners? St. Pius X Catholic School is hiring for a Pre-K 3 teacher! In addition, we have several other teaching positions available for 2023-2024 school year! Check out our open positions at: https://bit.ly/spxschooljobs

Come Join our Team!

St. Pius X Catholic School is hiring! Habla Español? We are looking for a Spanish teacher. In addition, we have several other teaching positions available for 2023-2024 school year! Check out our open positions at: https://bit.ly/spxschooljobs
Come Join our Team!

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary time | Sunday, July 16, 2023 11:00 AM Mass

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 16, 2023 | St. Pius X Catholic Church St. Pius X Church is situated at the corner of Halprin Drive and E. Little Creek Rd. in Norfolk, Virginia, in what is primarily a residential community of si...

We want to wish a Very Happy Birthday to our Principal, Mr. Mark Zafra!
May you have a blessed and joyful day!

St. Pius X School is enrolling for the 2023-24 School year! We already have some grades at capacity! If you're considering enrolling, stop by, we're happy to take you on a tour and answer any questions you might have! Call us at (757)588-6171 and book your tour today! See what St. Pius has to offer, be a SPX Pirate today!

⚠️Our phone lines/internet will be down for the day, we apologize for any inconvenience! ⚠️

📞 Phone and Internet are back on! 📞

Good Morning! ⚠️ Our phone lines and internet are currently down, we will keep you updated on when we are reconnected. Thank you! ⚠️

We are so of our St. Michael's Scholar Award recipient, Grayson!

Each year the incoming freshmen (Class of 2027!) feature our St. Michael’s Scholars! The St. Michael's Scholars Award is presented to the top-ranked student of the 8th grade class at each of the eight local Catholic elementary schools, provided the student attends Catholic High School. It is a $5,000 non-transferrable, renewable, four-year scholarship, requiring the recipient to maintain honor roll grades and solid citizenship. Congratulations to our newest St. Michael's Scholars Award recipients. We are proud to call you Crusaders!

Tim Domark, Saint Gregory the Great Catholic School
Grayson Baker, St. Pius X School Norfolk VA
Leanne Palileo, Christ the King Catholic School
Jayme Alencar, Saint Patrick Catholic School
Emilyn Santo, St. John the Apostle Catholic School (TIE)
Sophia Reeaume, St. John the Apostle Catholic School (TIE)
Jalen Kotchka, Star of the Sea School

Diocese of Richmond Catholic Schools

Yesterday at our staff and faculty end of year luncheon, our school advisory board presented two special awards. Mrs. Pat Pitton was awarded the Excellence in Catholic Teaching award for her excellence in teaching this year, and Mrs. Vy Barto was awarded the "You Make A Difference Award" for all the work she has done at St. Pius. Congratulations to both Mrs. Pitton and Mrs. Barto for two very well deserved awards. We are grateful for these two amazing women!