- Mount Saint Michael Academy
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Mount Saint Michael Academy 
Ad Astra Per AsperaTo the Stars Through DifficultiesAddress 4300 Murdock Avenue
New York City (Wakefield, Bronx), New York, 10466
United StatesCoordinates 40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°WCoordinates: 40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W Information Type Private, All-Male Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers Established 1926 Founder St. Marcellin Champagnat President Anthony Miserandino Principal Br. Stephen Schlitte, FMS[1] Asst. Principal Dennis Manning, Walter Stampfel Grades 6-12 Enrollment 1000+ (2008) Color(s) Blue and Gold Athletics Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Lacrosse, etc. Team name Mountaineers Accreditation(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] Newspaper 'The Tower' Admissions Director Thomas Fraher Athletic Director Mario Valentini Website http://www.mtstmichael.org Mount Saint Michael Academy, also known as The Mount, is an all-boys Roman Catholic High School in the northeast part of the Bronx, New York, on the Mount Vernon city line, (in the Archdiocese of New York). The 22-acre (89,000 m²) campus is a non-boarding college preparatory school for some 1,100 boys grades 6 through 12. The school's motto is ad astra per aspera, Latin for "to the stars through difficulties". It is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA).
Notable alumni
Central tower
- Sean John Combs - rapper and music producer
- Art Donovan - professional football player
- Paul Grassi - reality television personality
- Richie Guerin - professional basketball player and coach
- Walter Murphy - pianist and composer
- Harry G. Pellegrin - musician
- Vince Promuto - professional football player
- Leon Robinson - actor and singer
- Ronald Ortiz-Magro - reality television personality
- Anthony Principi - former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Andre Royo - actor (television series The Wire)
References
- ^ "New Principal Appointment -- Bro. Stephen Schlitte,FMS". Mount Saint Michael Academy. July 11, 2010. http://www.mtstmichael.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=133676&id=0. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1926
- High schools in New York City
- Marist Brothers schools
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York
- Boys' schools in the United States
- Schools in the Bronx
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