Mount Saint Michael Sets High Bar for Success

Mount Saint Michael Academy, an all-boys, college-preparator y school situated on a 22-acre campus in the Bronx, was established and conducted by the Marist Brothers in 192. It encourages all its students to “live with a heart that knows no bounds,” in adherence to the teachings of the order’s founder, St. Marcellin.

Mount St. Michael Academy is recognized as a Blue Rib - bon School of excellence by the U.S. Department of Education and an Outstanding American High School by U. S. News & World Report. Its mission is to educate young men to become academically prepared through the foundation of a challenging curriculum in a well-disciplined and safe environment, while developing a moral commitment to the service of others.

“We talk about success a lot here,” says Brother Steve Schlitte, the academy’s principal. “I think that’s one of the reasons our students excel.”

The academy has a thriving college-prep honors program and nine Advanced Placement courses. In addition, the Champagnat Scholars Program identifies accelerated student s at the eighth-grade l evel and fast tracks them, starting their freshmen year, toward obtaining admission to top-tier colleges and universities.

Leadership training, outdoor education and service requirements are elements of the program introduced to ensure each s student receives a well-rounded e education.

“The goal is that by the time t they graduate, they’ll have taken the nine AP classes we offer and b begin college with 18 credits,” B Br. Schlitte says.

The Mount proudly launched it its sports medicine academy in S September of 2012. This groundbreaking program fuses athletic and advanced science to prepare participating students f for collegiate sports medicine p programs at the university level. T The program’s chief advisor is D Dr. Anthony Maddalo (‘72), an o orthopedic surgeon in Yonkers, N N.Y. and team doc tor for the New York Rangers and Manhattan College.

Almost 800 students attend Mt. St. Michael, and it consistently sees 100% college acceptance of its graduating classes. Every student complete s 10 0 hours of ser vice as a graduation requirement as well.

Students regularly work on ser vice projects within their Bronx communities and with national organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.

The academy also places empha sis on ex tracurricular activities. Over 75% of the student body is involved in at least one club or athletic team. Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer and track are all of fered at Mt. St. Michael, a s well as cultural clubs, National Honor Society, student council and drama club.

For more information, call (718) 515-6400 ext. 228 or visit www.mtstmichael.org.