Endowment & Scholarship

The Angelo Palazzolo '70 Memorial Scholarship was created by a gift to the SPX general scholarship fund from the estate of Angelo Palazzolo '70. It was the wish of the Palazzolo family that the scholarship recipients be St. Pius X students whose history and background reflect Angelo's own: children of middle-class families sacrificing to provide a Catholic education. The scholarship has been awarded annually since 2005 to rising juniors and seniors. Scholarship winners are chosen by a committee of members of the SPX administrative team and counseling office.

The Jacqueline Lee Jordan Memorial Scholarship is offered to a qualified 8th grade student at St. Edward Catholic School who reflects the values, interests, and academic career of Jacqueline Lee Jordan and has applied for admission to St. Pius X High School for the coming academic year. This is a one-time, $1,500 scholarship.

Jacqueline Lee Jordan was a multi-talented student who had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Her life reflected a deep faith as seen in her involvement at her home parish of St. Edward and at St. Pius X High School. Jackie was an altar server, choir member and substitute accompanist during Sunday liturgies. As a freshman at SPX, Jackie earned straight A's in her Honors classes and was actively involved in many extracurriculars, including Choir, Band, Theatre SPX, as well as the Art, Anime, Culture, and Culinary Clubs. Most of all, Jackie's love for the sciences was enhanced in the Science Club and fed her thirst to be a paleontologist.

Students may apply for the Jacqueline Lee Jordan Memorial Scholarship by completing the scholarship application form. Students should submit the application and letters of reference to advancement@stpiusx.org.

The John T. McMahon Teaching Chair was established in 2007 to honor Mr. John T. McMahon and provide a permanent symbol of his impact as a teacher. It is granted annually to a current teacher at St. Pius X who, like Mr. McMahon, teaches beyond the curriculum and helps form those values in students which prepare them for life beyond their formal educations. Since its inception, the McMahon Teacher Chair has been awarded to eight members of the SPX faculty. The 2021 recipient was Sr. Kelly Biddle.

In 2013, in honor of the Golden Jubilee of Sister Lavergne Schwender, O.P., her admirers established the Lavergne Schwender, O.P. Scholarship.