Mount Saint Michael Academy
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| Established | 1926 |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Marist) |
| Junior High School Principal | Mrs. Lillian Dippolito |
| High School Principal | Br. Larry Lavalle,FMS |
| President | Dr. Anthony Miserandino,Ph.D |
| Location | Bronx, New York, USA |
| Student Body | about 1,000 (All male) |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Motto | "ad astra per aspera" ("to the stars through difficulty") |
| School Website | http://www.mtstmichael.org |
Mount Saint Michael Academy is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York (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 difficulty". It is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA).
[edit] History
Staffed by fourteen Marist Brothers, "The Mount" opened its doors to sixty-two boarding and day students on September 13, 1926. The school, equipped to teach both grammar and high school students, graduated its first class in June, 1930.
Mount Saint Michael Academy celebrated its diamond jubilee (75th anniversary) on September 13, 2001, just two days after nine of its alumni perished in the World Trade Center disaster.
[edit] Alumni
- Sean John Combs (also known as Diddy, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean "Puffy" Combs)
- Leon Robinson
- Walter Murphy
- Harry G. Pellegrin
- Art Donovan
- Albert Pirro, Class of 1965. He is the husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro
- Vince Promuto
