{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use American English | date = November 2022}} {{Infobox school | name = Mount Saint Michael Academy | logo = MSMAL.png | address = 4300 Murdock Avenue | city = ([[Wakefield, Bronx|Wakefield]]), [[Bronx]] | state = [[New York (state)|New York]] | zipcode = 10466 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40|53|55|N|73|50|32|W|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Marist Brothers]]) | oversight = [[Archdiocese of New York]] | affiliation = | president = Br. Michael Flanigan, FMS.<ref name="staff"/> | principal = Br. Steve Schlitte, FMS | teaching_staff = | ratio = | type = {{flatlist| *[[Private school|Private]] *[[Independent school|Independent]] *[[college-preparatory]] *[[Catholic school]] }} | gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]] | tuition = $7,000 (Grades 6–8){{efn|2024–2025, plus fees of $1,400<ref name="profile"/>}}<br>$10,500 (Grades 9–12){{efn|2024–2025, plus fees of $1,400<ref name="profile"/>}} | grades = [[Sixth grade|6]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | athletic_conference = [[Catholic High School Athletic Association]] | slogan = | song = | fight_song = | motto = ''[[Per aspera ad astra|Ad Astra Per Aspera]]'' | motto_translation = To the Stars Through Difficulties | accreditation = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref name="CESS 2015" /> | rival = | nickname = Mountaineers | colors = Blue and gold<br>{{color box|navy}} {{color box|gold}} | yearbook = | publication = | newspaper = The Tower | established = {{start date and age | 1926 | paren = y}}<ref name="profile"/> | campus_type = [[Urban area|Urban]] | status = | closed = | enrollment = 700+<ref name="profile"/> | enrollment_as_of = 2020 | website = {{URL|mtstmichael.org}} }}
'''Mount Saint Michael Academy''' is an all-boys' [[Private school|private]], [[Catholic school|Catholic]], [[college preparatory school]] in the [[Wakefield, Bronx|Wakefield]] neighborhood of the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of the [[Bronx]]. The school's campus also borders the city of [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]] in neighboring [[Westchester County]] and is administered by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtstmichael.org/MSM_story.jsp |title=The Mount St. Michael Story |first=Gerald |last=Doherty |publisher=Mount Saint Michael Academy |year=2001 |access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>
== Sexual abuse cases == In 1988, an Irish-born Catholic priest and a Marist brother were indicted on charges they sexually abused boys at the school. Irish Reverend [[Bernárd J. Lynch|Bernárd Lynch]], 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. Following Brady's release from prison, Marist Brothers reassigned him to a Catholic high school in Chicago from 1993 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-School Employees Charged in Sex Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/14/nyregion/ex-school-employees-charged-in-sex-case.html |website=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301233043/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/14/nyregion/ex-school-employees-charged-in-sex-case.html |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |date=May 14, 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= Jeffrey K. |last=Parker |title=Priest, Marist Brother Accused of Sex with Boys |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1988_05_13_Parker_PriestMarist_Brady_AND_Lynch_2.htm |via=Bishop Accountability |date=May 13, 1988 |work=[[United Press International]]}}</ref>
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 [[Saint Luke Institute|St. Luke Institute]], an institution known for treating priests accused of child sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite web |first= Douglas |last=Montero |title=Ex-asst. principal of Bx. Catholic school gets no-jail deal in kiddie-porn bust |url=https://nypost.com/2011/11/22/ex-asst-principal-of-bx-catholic-school-gets-no-jail-deal-in-kiddie-porn-bust/ |website=NY Post |date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213163653/https://nypost.com/2011/11/22/ex-asst-principal-of-bx-catholic-school-gets-no-jail-deal-in-kiddie-porn-bust/ |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Assistant Principal From The Bronx Getting Treatment After Child Porn Admission |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/former-assistant-principal-from-the-bronx-getting-treatment-after-child-porn-admission/ |website=CBS News |agency=Associated Press |date=November 23, 2011}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrated LGBT priest Bernard J. Lynch abused Bronx Catholic school student |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/20/celebrated-lgbt-priest-bernard-j-lynch-abused-bronx-catholic-school-student-suit/ |website=NY Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208181646/https://nypost.com/2019/11/20/celebrated-lgbt-priest-bernard-j-lynch-abused-bronx-catholic-school-student-suit/ |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |date=November 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gay priest 'relieved' at dropping of abuse case |url=https://extra.ie/2021/09/10/news/irish-news/gay-priest-abuse-charges |website=Extra.ie |date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910054601/https://extra.ie/2021/09/10/news/irish-news/gay-priest-abuse-charges |archive-date=September 10, 2021 }}</ref>
== Notable alumni == {{Alumni|date=June 2025}} [[File:Mt St Michaels Academy Wakefield jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Central tower]]
===Commerce and economics=== * [[Rocco B. Commisso]] (1967) – founder, chairman and CEO of [[Mediacom]]<ref name="legends"/> * [[Angelo Mozilo]] (1956) - Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation<ref name="legends"/> * [[George Ranalli]] – architect * [[Don Valentine]] (1950) – venture capitalist, [[Sequoia Capital]]; "Grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital"<ref name="legends">{{cite web |title=Legends|url=https://www.mtstmichael.org/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=358834&type=d&pREC_ID=677209 |website=Mount Saint Michael Academy |accessdate=October 28, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
===Fine arts and entertainment=== * [[Lillo Brancato]] – actor, known for ''[[A Bronx Tale]]'', ''[[Renaissance Man (film)|Renaissance Man]]'' * [[Sean Combs]] (1987) – rapper; music producer<ref name="NY Daily News 2001 Feb 1" /> * [[Paul Grassi]] (1996) – reality television personality<ref name=grassi/> * [[Walter Murphy]] – pianist; composer{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} * [[Ronnie Ortiz-Magro]] – reality television star, [[Jersey Shore (TV series)|''Jersey Shore'']] * [[Leon Robinson]] – actor; singer, known for ''[[Waiting to Exhale]]'', ''[[Cool Runnings]]'', ''[[Above the Rim]]''{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} * [[Andre Royo]] – actor, known for the television series ''[[The Wire]]''
===Professional athletics=== * [[Art Donovan]] (1943) – professional football player<ref name="legends"/> * [[Richie Guerin]] (1950) – [[Naismith Hall of Fame]]r; [[NBA]] basketball player; coach<ref name="legends"/> * [[Bill O'Connor (American football)|Bill O'Connor]] (1944) – professional football player<ref name="legends"/> * [[Marcus Patterson]] (2013) – professional basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Patterson Men's Basketball Bio |url=https://www.sagegators.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/bios/patterson_marcus_kl5m |website=Sage Athletics}}</ref> * [[Bill Polian]] – [[ESPN]] analyst; former [[Indianapolis Colts]] general manager and president * [[Vince Promuto]] (1956) – professional football player<ref name="legends"/> * [[Caraun Reid]] (2009) – [[Tackle (gridiron football position)#Defensive tackle|defensive tackle]] for the [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>[https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/caraun-reid-63129?view=pv Caraun Reid - Rivals]</ref> * [[James Rowson]] (1994) - baseball player and coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/baseball/2018/04/26/mount-vernon-mlb-garvin-alston-and-james-rowson-unite-coaches-minnesota-twins/554570002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204044052/https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/baseball/2018/04/26/mount-vernon-mlb-garvin-alston-and-james-rowson-unite-coaches-minnesota-twins/554570002/|archive-date=December 4, 2020|title=Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins|first=Vincent Z.|last=Mercogliano|website=The Journal News}}</ref> * [[Alex Santos (baseball)|Alex Santos]] (2020) – MLB pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/12/alex-santos-a-lifelong-yankees-fan-drafted-by-astros/|title=Alex Santos, a lifelong Yankees fan, drafted by Astros|first=Zach|last=Braziller|work=[[New York Post]]|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
===Public service=== * [[Philip Foglia]] – prosecutor; [[Italian American]] civic rights activist<ref name=nyccfb>{{cite news |title=2005 NYC Voter Guide: 13th City Council District Philip F. Foglia |url=http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/general_2005/cd_profile/CD13_Foglia_879.aspx |work=[[New York City Campaign Finance Board]] |date=2005 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504004751/http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/general_2005/cd_profile/CD13_Foglia_879.aspx |archive-date=May 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Joaquín "Jack" García]] – federal criminal investigator * [[Anthony Principi]] (1962) – former [[U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]<ref>Gittrich, Greg. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616074839/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-01-19/local/18171081_1_anthony-principi-secretary-of-veterans-affairs-all-state-team "Cabinet Pick Was Bx. Boy"], ''[[Daily News (New York)]]'', January 19, 2001. Accessed September 14, 2011. "A former principal at Mount Saint Michael, Magee said Principi rarely had time to make the half-hour ride to his parents' home on Winthrop Road in Teaneck, N.J."</ref> * [[Kevin Riley (politician)|Kevin Riley]] - member of the [[New York City Council]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jason|date=2020-12-11|title=Baychester resident Kevin Riley is ready to serve District 12|website=Bronx Times|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/baychester-resident-kevin-riley-is-ready-to-serve-district-12/|access-date=2021-01-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References == ;Notes {{notelist}} ;Citations <references> <ref name="CESS 2015">[http://www.msa-cess.org/default.aspx?RelId=606553 "Member List: Mount Saint Michael Academy"], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]], Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2015.</ref>
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<ref name="NY Daily News 1999 Jan 10">[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/city-sweet-16-high-schoolswhether-public-parochial-share-academic-success-parental-involvement-motivated-students-article-1.835790 "The City's Sweet 16 High Schools, Whether They Are Public Or Parochial, All Share Academic Success, Parental Involvement And Motivated Students,"] by Alison Gendar & JoAnne Wasserman, ''[[New York Daily News]]'', January 10, 1999</ref>-->
<ref name="NY Daily News 2001 Feb 1">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/old-news-old-school-article-1.898411 |title=He's Old News At His Old School |author-link=Jim Dwyer (journalist) |first=Jim |last=Dwyer |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=February 1, 2001 |access-date=May 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329002941/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/old-news-old-school-article-1.898411 |archive-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="staff">{{cite web |title=Staff - Mount Saint Michael Academy |url=https://www.mtstmichael.org/apps/staff/ |website=mtstmichael.org |access-date=January 5, 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="profile">{{cite web |title=School Profile |url=https://www.mtstmichael.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=247700&type=d |website=mtstmichael.org |access-date=January 5, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name=grassi>{{cite magazine |title=Mount All Years Reunion is a Blast From the Past|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs039/1103143628472/archive/1105603215899.html |magazine=Mount St. Michael Academy Newsletter|volume=1|issue=3 |quote=Paul Grassi '96, hasn't been back to the Mount since his graduation in June 1996 – 15 years. |publisher= Mount St. Michael Academy|access-date=January 5, 2020 }}</ref> </references>
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.mtstmichael.org}} {{Bronx Schools}} {{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|state=collapsed}} {{Boys' schools in New York City}}
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