Mount Saint Michael Academy

Mount Saint Michael Academy

Address

4300 Murdock Avenue (Wakefield), Bronx , New York 10466 United States
Coordinates	40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W / 40.89861; -73.84222
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Marist Brothers)
Established	1926 (98 years ago) (1926)^[2]
President	Peter P. Corritori, Jr.^[1]
Principal	Br. Steve Schlitte, FMS
Grades	6–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	700+^[2] (2020)
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Catholic High School Athletic Association
Nickname	Mountaineers
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[3]
Newspaper	The Tower
Tuition	$6,150 (Grades 6–8)^[a] $9,300 (Grades 9–12)^[b]
Website	mtstmichael.org

Mount Saint Michael Academy is an all-boys' Roman Catholic high school in the Wakefield neighborhood of the New York City borough of the Bronx. The school's campus also borders the city of Mount Vernon in neighboring Westchester County and is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

The school opened on September 13, 1926, originally staffed by fourteen Marist Brothers, and dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel.

The U.S. Department of Education named it a National Blue Ribbon School in 1992.^[4]

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Notable alumni

Commerce and economics

Rocco B. Commisso – founder, chairman and CEO of Mediacom
George Ranalli – architect
Donald T. Valentine (1950) – venture capitalist, Sequoia Capital; "Grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital"
Angelo R. Mozilo - Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation

Fine arts and entertainment

Lillo Brancato – actor, known for A Bronx Tale, Renaissance Man
Sean Combs – rapper; music producer^[5]
Paul Grassi – reality television personality^[6]
Walter Murphy – pianist; composer^{[citation needed]}
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro – reality television star, Jersey Shore
Leon Robinson – actor; singer, known for Waiting to Exhale, Cool Runnings, Above the Rim^{[citation needed]}
Andre Royo – actor, known for the television series The Wire

Professional athletics

Art Donovan – professional football player^[7]
Richie Guerin (1950) – Naismith Hall of Famer; NBA basketball player; coach
Bill O'Connor – professional football player^[7]
Marcus Patterson – professional basketball player
Bill Polian – ESPN analyst; former Indianapolis Colts general manager and president
Vince Promuto – professional football player^[7]
Caraun Reid (2009) – defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins^[7]
James Rowson - baseball player and coach^[8]

Public service

Philip Foglia – prosecutor; Italian American civic rights activist^[9]
Joaquín "Jack" García – federal criminal investigator
Anthony Principi – former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Kevin Riley - member of the New York City Council

References

Notes

^ 2022–2023, plus fees of $1,400^[2]
^ 2022–2023, plus fees of $1,400^[2]

Citations

^ "Staff - Mount Saint Michael Academy". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "School Profile". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^ "Member List: Mount Saint Michael Academy", Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
^ Doherty, Gerald (2001). "The Mount St. Michael Story". Mount Saint Michael Academy. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
^ Dwyer, Jim (February 1, 2001). "He's Old News At His Old School". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
^ "Mount All Years Reunion is a Blast From the Past". Mount St. Michael Academy Newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 3. Mount St. Michael Academy. Retrieved January 5, 2020. Paul Grassi '96, hasn't been back to the Mount since his graduation in June 1996 – 15 years.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mount Saint Michael Academy Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.
^ https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/baseball/2018/04/26/mount-vernon-mlb-garvin-alston-and-james-rowson-unite-coaches-minnesota-twins/554570002/
^ "2005 NYC Voter Guide: 13th City Council District Philip F. Foglia". New York City Campaign Finance Board. 2005. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

External links

Official website

Education in the Bronx

Public
schools

Charter	Bronx Preparatory Charter Eagle Academy for Young Men John V. Lindsay Wildcat Acad

Closed	PS 15 PS 17 Jane Addams HS Samuel Gompers HS John F. Kennedy HS Morris HS Theodore Roosevelt HS William Howard Taft HS Walton HS

Private
schools

Catholic
schools

Closed	Aquinas Hall Business School Clason Point Military Academy Manhattan Preparatory School Maplehurst Academy of the Sacred Heart Mother Butler High School Mount St. Vincent Academy St. Anselm St. Augustine Academy St. Brendan Academy St. Joseph St. Nicholas of Tolentine St. Nicholas of Tolentine HS St. Pius V HS Ursuline Academy

Colleges and
universities

Public	Bronx Community College Hostos Community College Lehman College SUNY Maritime College

Private	Boricua College Bronx Campus Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Fordham University Manhattan College Metropolitan College of New York Monroe College Mount Saint Vincent

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Closed or moved
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

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Auxiliary bishops, former, currently living	Henry J. Mansell Theodore McCarrick Timothy A. McDonnell Edwin Frederick O'Brien Dennis Joseph Sullivan
Auxiliary bishops, former, deceased	Patrick Vincent Ahern Edwin Broderick Thomas Cusack Edward Vincent Dargin Joseph Patrick Donahue John Joseph Dunn John Michael Fearns Joseph Francis Flannelly Francisco Garmendia William Jerome McCormack James Griffiths George Henry Guilfoyle Edward Dennis Head Walter P. Kellenberg John Joseph Maguire James Patrick Mahoney William Jerome McCormack James Francis McIntyre Anthony Francis Mestice Emerson John Moore Joseph Thomas O'Keefe Joseph Maria Pernicone Fulton J. Sheen Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan Austin Bernard Vaughan Robert Anthony Brucato
Bishops who served as priests in the archdiocese, living	Charles Daniel Balvo Charles John Brown William Muhm
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Notable alumni

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