THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY

Mount St. Michael Academy is a Catholic secondary school for boys, founded and conducted by the Marist Brothers of the Schools. Shortly after its founding in 1926, the Mount opened as a “boarding and day school in the country!” Today the Mount is an urban school with an enrollment of over 738 students (grades 6-12) that educates young men of diverse backgrounds to become morally and academically prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing and diverse world. We are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. We are chartered by the Regents of the State of New York.

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MOUNT SAINT MICHAELACADEMY

SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Mentoring In Medicine Mount St. Michael Academy participates in the Mentoring In Medicine’s Human Biology and Disease Exploration Program, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Mentoring In Medicine’s various programs give participating students a tactile-and therefore a realist-view of how medical professionals work.

Sports Medicine Program Students who are interested in careers in sports medicine, athletic training, physical therapy, chiropractic, nursing, dentistry and medicine take part in this program. They are enrolled in rigorous science courses such as AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology and the Science of Sports. In grades 11 and 12, they shadow professionals in the medical

Service ComponentChristian Service emphasis’s the

Academy service to others. All students are required to participate.

• Campus Ministry Students are invited to be actively involved in the organization of prayer services and liturgies as well as volunteer service.

• Marist Youth Students are involved in many service projects and retreats.

• Volunteer Service projects include:

Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives, toy distribution, and clothing drive.

SAT TOTALCritical Readingand Writing 497

Math 468

FINAL PLANS

CLASS OF 2019

Adelphi UniversityAlfred State CollegeAlfred UniversityAmerican International CollegeAmerican UniversityBates CollegeUniversity of BridgeportBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityBucknell UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityClarkson UniversityColgate UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossColumbia UniversityConcordia CollegeUniversity of ConnecticutCornell UniversityCUNY: Baruch College Borough of Manhattan Community College Bronx Community College Brooklyn College City College Hunter College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Herbert Lehman College Hostos Community College Macaulay Honors College New York City College of Technology Sophie Davis School of Biomedical EdDartmouth CollegeDelaware State UniversityUniversity of DelawareDickinson CollegeDominican College of BlauveltDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University

Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityFashion Institute of TechnologyFordham UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeGeorgetown UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGettysburg CollegeHampton UniversityHaverford CollegeHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityIona CollegeJohnson & Wales UniversityLafayette CollegeLa Salle UniversityLehigh UniversityLong Island UniversityManhattan CollegeUniversity of MarylandMarist CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMercy CollegeMorehouse CollegeManhattanville CollegeCollege of Mount Saint VincentNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York UniversityUniversity of Notre DamePace UniversityParsons School of Art and DesignPratt InstituteUniversity of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State UniversityPolytechnic Institute of NYUPrinceton UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityReed CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity of RochesterSacred Heart UniversitySaint Peter’s UniversitySiena CollegeSt. John’s UniversitySt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSUNY: Albany Binghamton University Canton Cortland Farmingdale Maritime College New Paltz Oneonta Oswego Purchase Stony Brook University Stonehill CollegeUniversity of California- BerkeleyUniversity of California- Los AngelesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTrinity CollegeUnion CollegeVassar CollegeVirginia State UniversityUniversity of VirginiaWesleyan UniversityWestchester Community CollegeWilliams College

Our graduates have been accepted to the following schools:

Student Highlights• Posse Scholarship Program - Winner 2019

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

The Bro. John Bantz Honors Program isdesigned to challenge our most gifted students.Students who score high on the Tachs exam areenrolled in rigorous honor level and AP coursesbeginning with AP World History as freshmen.The ideal is that these students will complete theirhigh school career having taken at least 6 APcourses, participated in unique cultural experiences,and academic field experiences, and original research opportunities.

Virtual High School ProgramThe Virtual High School (VHS) offers middle and high school courses for students including core courses,Advanced Placement, Credit Recovery, and unique electives. VHS can help students meet graduationrequirements, access additional courses, gain college credit, and explore a fun and interesting new subject.

Focus Education ProgramThe Focus Education Program at Mount Saint Michael Academy responds to the special needs of students who experience learning difficulties in school. Focus is a collaborative effort between parents,students, faculty and Administration in providing educational resources that will enable a student toexperience academic and social success while attending the Mount.

4 YR COLLEGE 78% 2 YR COLLEGE 16%TECH SCHOOL .7%MILITARY 1.4%EMPLOYED .7%UNDECIDED 2.8%

The Mount is located in a northern section of the Bronx, in the City of New York. It is an urbancommunity. Many of our graduates are the first in their family to attend college. The parents of ourstudents value education and work hard to provide the financial and academic support necessary foreducational success.

Ms. Heather Hargadon Ext. 219Bro. Gerald Doherty, FMS Ext. 243Mr. Jim Burke Ext. 203Ms. Michelle Morris Ext. 265 ADAPP

AP GovernmentEconomicsAdv. EconomicsPart. In Govt.Criminal JusticePsychology

AP CalculusPre-CalculusStatisticsBus. Math

Algebra II-TrigAlgebra II-Trig. H.Pre-Calculus

MOUNT ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY4300 Murdock Avenue Bronx, New York 10466 Telephone (718) 515- 6400

Fax (718) 994-7729 www.mtstmichael.org CEEB Code: 333830

PresidentMr. Peter Corritori

PrincipalBro. Steven Schlitte, FMS

College AdvisorMr. Joseph Pescara

Ext. 238

Counselors

Guidance SecretaryMrs. Diane Slater

Ext. 259

Grading Scale Ethnic Diversity A+ 96-100+ 4.0 A 90-95 4.0 B+ 85-89 3.5 B 80-84 3.0 C+ 75-79 2.5 C 70-74 2.0 D+ 68-69 1.5 D 65-67 1.0

RELIGION Theology ITheology I H

Theology II Theology III God’s Existence Spiritual Leaders

MST MissionPeer Group Leadership

ENGLISH English I English II English III AP EnglishEnglish IV HEnglish IV

English I H English II H English III H

LANGUAGE Spanish ISpanish I H

Spanish II Spanish III AP Spanish Spanish II H Spanish III H Spanish IV

MATHEMATICS Algebra I Geometry Algebra I H Geometry H Pre-Algebra

SCIENCE Biology Earth Science Chemistry AP BiologyBiology H Physics H AP ChemistryChemistry H

AP Biology PhysicsForensic Anthro.Anatomy & PhysiologyScience of SportsIntro. to Engineering

SOCIAL STUDIES Global I Global II US History Global I H Global II H US History H

AP World History AP US History

OTHER OFFERINGS Physical Ed. 9 Physical Ed. 10 Physical Ed. 11SAT Prep. Course

Physical Ed. 12Computer Health Art 9 Music

Computer ScienceComputer GraphicsAdvanced Art

H refers to honor courses AP refers to Advanced Placement

DEPARTMENT 9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH

Diploma Requirements Social Studies 4 units English 4 units Theology 2 units Mathematics 4 units Science 3 units Foreign Lang. 3 units Health ½ units Music ½ units Art ½ units Computer Ed. ½ units Phys. Ed. 2 units Electives 2 units

Total Credits: 26 units

Algebra 1

Focus Education ProgramMs. Jane Anderson

Ext. 275

Advanced PlacementMount St. Michael Academy offers the following AP Courses: Biology, Calculus, Government, US History, World History, Chemistry,English and Spanish. Mount St. Michael Academy offers courses in a number of levels. In order to maintain an equitable ranking process,a distinction is made in assigning quality points for each various level. Advanced Placement 1.05 Honors 1.03

African American 56%Hispanic 23%Caucasian 14%Asian American 4%Pacific Islander 1%American Indian 1%Multi-Cultural <1%

2019-2020 COURSE OFFERINGS