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Mount Saint Michael Academy

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Mount St. Michael Academy
Location
4300 Murdock Avenue
(Wakefield), Bronx
,
New York
10466
United States
40°53′55″N 73°50′32″W / 40.89861°N 73.84222°W
Information
Type Private
Independent
college-preparatory
Catholic school
Motto Ad Astra Per Aspera
(To the Stars Through Difficulties)
Religious affiliation Catholic (Marist Brothers)
Established 1926[1]
Oversight Archdiocese of New York
President Br. Michael Flanigan, FMS.[2]
Principal Br. Steve Schlitte, FMS
Grades 6–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment 700+[1] (2020)
Campus type Urban
Colors 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 $7,000 (Grades 6–8)[4]
$10,500 (Grades 9–12)[5]
Website mtstmichael.org

Mount St. Michael Academy is an all-boys' private, Catholic, college preparatory 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.

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.[6]

Mission Statement

In the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church and the Marist Brothers, Mount St. Michael Academy provides a rigorous, technologically literate, value-centered college preparatory education to a brotherhood of diverse young men. Our community’s holistic approach fosters each student’s personal excellence and empowers them to mature as healthy, well-rounded, service-oriented leaders in our ever-changing world.

Philosophy

Mount St. Michael Academy is a mission of the Roman Catholic Church. The school is entrusted to the Marist Brothers and to those dedicated laymen and laywomen and religious of other congregations who join with the Marist Brothers in this apostolate. This mission emanates from a belief in the fundamental precepts of the Gospel and aims to proclaim and give witness to the Gospel. This mission is marked by the charism of the founder of the Marist Brothers, St. Marcellin Champagnat, namely: simplicity, family spirit, love of work, and devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Mount Saint Michael Academy seeks to cooperate with families as they strive to fulfill the responsibility given to them by the Church, specifically the Christian education of their children.

Notable alumni

Commerce and economics

Fine arts and entertainment

Professional athletics

Public service

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 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.[17][18]

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.[19][20]

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.[21][22]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "School Profile". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. Back to citation "Staff - Mount Saint Michael Academy". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. Back to citation "Member List: Mount Saint Michael Academy", Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. Back to citation 2024–2025, plus fees of $1,400 "School Profile". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. Back to citation 2024–2025, plus fees of $1,400 "School Profile". mtstmichael.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. Back to citation Doherty, Gerald (2001). "The Mount St. Michael Story". Mount Saint Michael Academy. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 Back to citation occurrence 7.3 Back to citation occurrence 7.4 Back to citation occurrence 7.5 Back to citation occurrence 7.6 "Legends". Mount Saint Michael Academy. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  8. Back to citation 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.
  9. Back to citation "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.”
  10. Back to citation "Marcus Patterson Men's Basketball Bio". Sage Athletics.
  11. Back to citation Caraun Reid - Rivals
  12. Back to citation Mercogliano, Vincent Z. "Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins". The Journal News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020.
  13. Back to citation Braziller, Zach (June 12, 2020). "Alex Santos, a lifelong Yankees fan, drafted by Astros". New York Post. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  14. Back to citation "2005 NYC Voter Guide: 13th City Council District Philip F. Foglia". New York City Campaign Finance Board. 2005. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. Back to citation Gittrich, Greg. "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."
  16. Back to citation Cohen, Jason (December 11, 2020). "Baychester resident Kevin Riley is ready to serve District 12". Bronx Times. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. Back to citation "Ex-School Employees Charged in Sex Case". New York Times. May 14, 1988. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016.
  18. Back to citation Parker, Jeffrey K. (May 13, 1988). "Priest, Marist Brother Accused of Sex with Boys". United Press International – via Bishop Accountability.
  19. Back to citation Montero, Douglas (November 22, 2011). "Ex-asst. principal of Bx. Catholic school gets no-jail deal in kiddie-porn bust". NY Post. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016.
  20. Back to citation "Former Assistant Principal From The Bronx Getting Treatment After Child Porn Admission". CBS News. Associated Press. November 23, 2011.
  21. Back to citation "Celebrated LGBT priest Bernard J. Lynch abused Bronx Catholic school student". NY Post. November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022.
  22. Back to citation "Gay priest 'relieved' at dropping of abuse case". Extra.ie. October 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.

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