Mount Saint Michael Academy

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Mount Saint Michael Academy
Address
Mount Saint Michael Academy
4300 Murdock Avenue

(Wakefield), Bronx
,
New York
10466

United States
Coordinates 40°53′55″N73°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) Catholic (Marist Brothers)
Established1926(98 years ago) (1926) [1]
PresidentPeter P. Corritori, Jr. [2]
PrincipalBr. Steve Schlitte, FMS
Grades 6–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment700+ [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]
NewspaperThe 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' 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 Archdiocese of New York.

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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]

Sexual abuse cases

In 1988, a Roman Catholic priest and a Marist brother were indicted on charges they sexually abused boys at the school. Reverend Bernárd Lynch, an Irish national who served as the chaplain, and Brother Timothy Brady, the acting principal, were accused of molesting three boys. Lynch was acquitted while Brady was sentenced to prison. [5] [6] [7]

In 2011, Marist Brother Lawrence Gordon, the assistant principal, was criminally charged for possessing child pornography. Gordon accidentally left a USB drive plugged into a library computer on Valentine's Day, which held sexually explicit images of underage boys. Gordon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year at St. Luke Institute, an institution known for treating priests accused of child sexual abuse. [8] [9] [10]

In 2019, Father Bernárd Lynch was accused again of sexually abusing a different teen student at the school 40 years ago, according to the lawsuit. The 57-year-old plaintiff, then a 16-year-old at the school, alleged the sexual abuse occurred in 1978 and 1979. The lawsuit was dropped in 2021. [11] [12]

In 2020, Brother Lee was accused of sexually abusing a teen student from approximately 1984 to 1985. [13]

Notable alumni

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ 2022–2023, plus fees of $1,400 [1]
  2. ↑ 2022–2023, plus fees of $1,400 [1]
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 "School Profile". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Staff - Mount Saint Michael Academy". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Member List: Mount Saint Michael Academy", Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Doherty, Gerald (2001). "The Mount St. Michael Story". Mount Saint Michael Academy. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ex-School Employees Charged in Sex Case". New York Times. May 14, 1988. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Priest, Marist Brother Accused of Sex with Boys". Bishop Accountability. May 13, 1988.
  7. ↑ "Br. Timothy Brady – Archdiocese of New York". Adam Horowitz Law. July 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ex-asst. principal of Bx. Catholic school gets no-jail deal in kiddie-porn bust". NY Post. November 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Br. Lawrence Gordon – Archdiocese of New York". Adam Horowitz Law. July 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Former Assistant Principal From The Bronx Getting Treatment After Child Porn Admission". CBS News. November 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Celebrated LGBT priest Bernard J. Lynch abused Bronx Catholic school student". NY Post. November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Gay priest 'relieved' at dropping of abuse case". Extra.ie. October 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ E.P., Plaintiff(s), v. Marist Brothers of The Schools Inc Marist Brothers United States Province Mount Saint Michael Academy, 70149 /2020E (2020).
  14. ↑ Dwyer, Jim (February 1, 2001). "He's Old News At His Old School". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Saint Michael Academy Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.
  17. ↑ Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (April 26, 2018). "Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins". The Journal News.
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