Mount Saint Michael Academy

Mount Saint Michael Academy
Ad Astra Per Aspera To the Stars Through Adversity
Address
4300 Murdock Avenue New York City (Wakefield, Bronx), New York, 10466  United States
Coordinates	40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W / 40.89861; -73.84222Coordinates: 40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W / 40.89861; -73.84222
Information
Type	Private, All-Male
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Established	1926
Founder	St. Marcellin Champagnat
President	Anthony Miserandino
Principal	Br. Lawrence Gordon, FMS
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[1]
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, near 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 (AKA P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean "Puffy" Combs)
• Art Donovan (Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame)
• Paul Grassi (Reality TV Star - The Mole 5)
• Walter Murphy (Famous Pianist, Composer, and Arranger)
• Harry G. Pellegrin (Musician, Writer, Photographer, and Graphic Artist)
• Vince Promuto (Former Football Guard in the NFL)
• Leon Robinson (American Actor and Singer)

External links

• Mount Saint Michael Academy website

References