St. Pius V Catholic School

Sister Mary Amata and the Travelling Firedog visited the tomb of Saint Dominic in Bologna and made friends with a fellow visitor who looked a lot like a firedog!

The Travelling Firedog visited the Basilica of Santa Sabina, the mother church of the Order of Preachers, in Rome.

Saint Dominic, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Pope Saint Pius V all spent time at the convent next door and prayed at Santa Sabina.

Do you recognize any of the Dominican Firedogs pictured here? Once a Firedog, always a Firedog!

Sister Mary Amata and the Travelling Firedog visited the tomb of Saint Thomas Aquinas at the Church of the Jacobins in Toulouse, France.

Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!

The Travelling Firedog enjoyed stretching his legs in Saint Dominic's backyard in Fanjeaux, France, where the saint lived for ten years before founding the Order of Preachers.

Sister Mary Amata prayed for the St. Pius V School community at Lourdes. 💛🖤

Saint Bernadette, pray for us! 🙏

(The Travelling Firedog was there, but he was a little camera shy. 📸🙈)

The Travelling Firedog visited Caleruega, Spain: the birthplace of Saint Dominic!

Tradition states that Saint Dominic's mother was unable to have children until she made a pilgrimage to the Benedictine Abbey at Silos. After this pilgrimage, she had a dream in which a dog leapt from her womb carrying a torch in its mouth whose flames set the world on fire. Saint Dominic was the original Firedog!

Sister Mary Amata and the travelling Firedog are on their way to Spain for the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia's Jubilee Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Saint Dominic. Sister has promised to pray for all Firedogs, past, present, and future, as she travels through Spain, France, and Italy!

Saint Dominic, pray for us. 🙏

Two Firedogs met a giraffe at the University of Notre Dame! 🦒

This week, Sister Mary Amata lit a candle and prayed for St. Pius V School at the Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes at the University of Notre Dame! She and Mrs. Brawley were on campus for the Latino Enrollment Institute through Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education. God bless our Catholic schools!

We agree with this 1st grade artist! To all our students and their families, thanks for the school year! ❤️

Happy last day of school to our Firedogs! We are so proud of all they have accomplished this year. Today, at our awards ceremony following all-school Mass, we celebrated students who had perfect attendance this year, as well as students who earned Dominican virtues awards: the St. Catherine of Siena Award for community service, the St. Rose of Lima Award for Christian values, the St. Thomas Aquinas Award for academic excellence, and the St. Dominic Award for prayer, study, community, and preaching.

Hats off to the Class of 2025! Once a Firedog, always a Firedog!

Our SPV Grammar Soccer team won their Division Championship and the Catholic Athletic League Championship! Congratulations to these players and their coaches for an amazing, undefeated season, and best of luck to our graduating players. We will miss you! ⚽🥅🏆

Please support the rising 8th graders' first fundraiser this Friday after school Thank you in advance and have a fun summer!!!

SPV's Christ the King middle school math business made over $1,000 this year through its sales of herbs, vegetables, tea bags, and assorted goods. These funds were used to buy supplies for the business, purchase new jerseys for middle school sports teams, offset the cost of field trips, and donate to charities. 💵 Celebrate a great year with us after school today at our lemonade stand! 🥳 Cups of lemonade will be sold for $1. 🍋

Learning is always fun in the 5th grade, but especially during the last week of school! Check out these rockets! 🚀

Yesterday, Father Gerard Francisco Timoner III, the Master of the Dominican Order, visited St. Pius V School. Our students were very excited to meet the 88th successor of Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order! Saint Dominic, pray for us and for the Order of Preachers!

So proud of our youngest Firedogs! The PreK and Kindergarten graduation this morning was lovely. God bless them and their dedicated teachers!

Sister Amata Christi's 2nd Grade class impressed the audience at their poetry recitation today! They recited multiple poems, rapped the names of the presidents of the United States, and sang a musical rendition of the prayer to Saint Michael. These students are amazing!