The Class of 1960 enjoys the permanently unique status of being St. Pius X’s first graduating class. During the 2021-2022 school year, these alumni celebrated important milestones, 80th birthdays.
Category Archives: Alumni
Alumni Notes – Summer 2022
Catch up with the Sartans in Alumni Notes! News this quarter from the 1960s to the 2020s. Send your news to msais @spxabq.org
Higher Education Takes Beth Hellwig Around the World
Appointed interim vice president for student affairs at the University of North Dakota in October 2021, a career in higher education has taken Dr. Beth Hellwig ’72 around the world.
Alumni Notes – Spring 2022
Catch up with the Sartans in Alumni Notes! News this quarter from the 1980s to the 2000s. Send your news to msais @spxabq.org
Pet ‘Retablos’ are Schooley’s Latest Creation
For Patrice “Tessy” Schooley ’69, a lifetime of creating has led to new art that she calls her retablos – paintings of pets with monk robes, halos and wings.
Harringtons Focus on Purpose
For brothers Jason and Adam Harrington experiencing the fluctuations of the construction industry led to a new and intentional focus for their company: impacting the lives of people, families and communities.
Peter O’Boyle: Art in the Praise of God
Speaking on “Art in the Praise of God” at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Waldport, Ore., Peter O’Boyle ’61 discussed with an engaged audience that, “Art is anything made by a human and called Art by that human.”
Mayor’s Race Spurs Friendly Football Competition
Albuquerque’s 2021 mayoral candidates Eddy Aragon ’93, Manuel Gonzales and Tim Keller ’96 each had ties to St. Pius X High School, which inspired the “Mayoral Punt, Pass & Kick” competition.
Arial DeHerrera on a Space Mission
Arial DeHerrera ’14 is on a space mission. More precisely, a mission to make New Mexico the space industry’s first choice location as operations director for NewSpace New Mexico.
Fr. Jordan Sanchez Begins Ministry
Fr. Jordan Sanchez ’11 was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on May 22, 2021. He was assigned as associate pastor to Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Community in Santa Fe in June.