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Encyclopedia > Mount Saint Michael Academy
Image:Mtstmichaellogo.jpg
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). Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Marist Brothers is a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers and lay people. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... NY redirects here. ... Single-sex education is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Housing projects in the infamous South Bronx area. ... NY redirects here. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The Catholic High School Athletic Association or CHSAA is a high school athletic association made up of 39 schools based in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. ...


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. Logo of the Marist Brothers. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...


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. A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the former World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York City. ...


Alumni

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]) is an American Grammy-winning entertainment mogul, record producer, actor and rapper. ... Leon as J.T. Matthews in The Five Heartbeats (1991). ... Walter Murphy Walter Murphy (born December 19, 1952) is a pianist, composer, and arranger who had a massive hit with the instrumental, A Fifth of Beethoven, a disco adaption of Beethovens Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was at the height of its popularity. ... Harry George Pellegrin was born February 4, 1957 in Bronxville, New York. ... Arthur Donovan, Jr. ... Jeanine Pirro Jeanine Ferris Pirro (born June 2, 1951) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician from the state of New York. ... Vince Promuto was an American football player who played guard for the Washington Redskins from 1960 to 1970. ...

External links

  • Mount Saint Michael Academy Web Site

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Back in THE BRONX (1375 words)
In those days, "The Mount" was an "All Boys Catholic High School." The Mount was located on Murdock Avenue and 238th Street in the farthermost northeast corner of the Bronx.
Trying to uphold his image as the tallest and toughest in the class, at 5 feet,11 inches, Kennedy walked out into the hall with an expression on his face as if to say, "Give me a break" or "What's your problem, Brother Dominick?" Kennedy's expression was soon to change.
The hallways at Mount St. Michael in 1959 were like a morgue, you could hear a pin drop.
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