Mount Saint Michael Academy

Mount Saint Michael Academy
Ad Astra Per Aspera To the Stars Through Difficulties
Address
4300 Murdock Avenue New York City (Wakefield, Bronx), New York, 10466 United States
Coordinates	40°53′55″N 73°50′32″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
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
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 Combs - rapper and music producer
• Art Donovan - professional football player
• Paul Grassi - reality television personality
• Richie Guerin (1950) - 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)