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St. Pius X School serves students in preschool - grade 5. Located near downtown Rochester, Minnesota, the school is part of Rochester Catholic Schools (RCS), a unified Catholic school system that has been serving our community since 1877.
Academics
At RCS the bar is set high. Inspiring our students with challenging expectations and providing the tools necessary to achieve them we foster a culture of academic excellence and personal success.
Activities
Rochester Catholic Schools believes in a “whole child” educational philosophy, providing students with extracurricular activities to explore and expand their God-given spiritual gifts and talents.
Faith
RCS is committed to forming and strengthening each student’s relationship with Jesus Christ and seeks to provide an authentically Catholic educational experience where students learn, love, and live their faith in service to others.
Parents
This page is designed specifically for students and parents to find quick links to the most frequently requested information on our website.
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Preschool
The Nest is the preschool and early childhood program for the RCS System. A collaborative approach, located within the three elementary schools, the Nest is designed to inspire creative play and develop age-appropriate learning opportunities.
- The Nest Early Learning Academy
Student Support
As part of the of the Rochester Catholic Schools family, you are part of a learning community that is passionate about supporting the whole child of God in all aspects of life - mind, body, and spirit. Through RCS Student Support Services, professional and compassionate care is offered to counsel, guide, direct, and protect.
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Rochester Catholic Schools is currently applying in-person, hybrid, and distance learning models as appropriate, with the commitment to providing the safest and best learning experience at each of the five schools within our system. We are available to connect with you in several ways to share more about our schools serving preschool-grade 12. Please visit our Admissions webpage, and reach out in whatever manner is most convenient for you.

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Prayer

Our school routine is rooted in prayer because we passionately believe our constant connection with God is essential to a life-transforming relationship with Him.

Daily prayer at St. Pius X School:

We begin each day with a scripture reading, reflection, and prayer.
Each classroom has a prayer corner and typically begins each religion class with prayers of praise and petition for the needs of others.
We begin all school gatherings with prayer, including sporting events and practices.
Our students pray before and after lunch.
Our school day ends with a sending forth prayer.

In addition to these daily activities our students also experience:

Students pray the rosary for world peace once a week with a group of parishioners. In addition, students also participate in Advent prayer services, Lenten Stations of the Cross, and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation twice a year.
In October and May, students focus on the rosary and May is also the month Catholics traditionally honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus with a May Crowning Celebration.
In addition, our students are encouraged to work toward an appreciation and comprehension of selected prayers as outlined in every grade level of our religion curriculum.

At St. Pius X School we believe that friendship with God is built by sharing all of our life experiences with Him in prayer. Our goal is to “pray continually" (Thessalonians 5:17), conversing with God while we teach, study, learn, play, in fellowship with one another throughout our day.