Mount Saint Michael Academy | |
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Address | |
4300 Murdock Avenue , 10466 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°53′55″N73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Marist Brothers) |
Established | 1926[1] |
President | Peter P. Corritori, Jr. [2] |
Principal | Br. Steve Schlitte, FMS |
Grades | 6–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 700+ [1] (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) [lower-alpha 1] $9,300 (Grades 9–12) [lower-alpha 2] |
Website | mtstmichael |
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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