Newburgh, NY – November 13, 2025 – San Miguel Academy of Newburgh held its 21st Annual Defying the Odds Scholarship Dinner on Friday, November 7, 2025, at Westchester Country Club, raising more than $650,000 in support of its mission to break the cycle of poverty through education. Founded by Rev....
San Miguel Academy and St. Benedict’s Preparatory School Formalize Longstanding Partnership to Strengthen Catholic and Urban Education
San Miguel Academy and St. Benedict’s Preparatory School Formalize Longstanding Partnership to Strengthen Catholic and Urban Education NEWBURGH, N.Y., November 7, 2025 — San Miguel Academy of Newburgh and St. Benedict’s Preparatory School of Newark, N.J., announced a formal partnership that builds on more than a decade of shared success...
Henry Garcia ’11 Appointed to the San Miguel Academy Board of Trustees
San Miguel Academy of Newburgh is proud to announce the appointment of Henry Garcia ’11 to its Board of Trustees, marking the first time a graduate of the Academy has been named to the Board. A member of San Miguel Academy’s Class of 2011, Henry embodies the transformative power of...
Annual Scholarship Dinner Raises Over $1 Million for San Miguel Program
San Miguel Program of Newburgh, NY held its 20th Anniversary 'Defying the Odd's' Scholarship Dinner at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY on Nov. 1, 2024. More than $1 million was raised to support the Program’s mission to break the cycle of poverty through education. Founded by Father Mark...
Brigham Farrand appointed to the San Miguel Academy Board of Trustees
Brigham Farrand joins the San Miguel Academy of Newburgh Board of Trustees, bringing extensive experience in business development and strategic leadership. As the Director of Business Development at Baxter, a development and construction management firm, Brigham has been instrumental in driving transformative growth, brokering successful joint ventures for real estate...
San Miguel Academy is a beneficiary of the MacroMinds Foundation 2024 Investment Symposium
RYE, N.Y., June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MacroMinds, a foundation launched to support student education, announced that its 2024 investment symposium has raised $300,000. The event drew 48 sponsors and had 225 attendees. The net proceeds support three beneficiaries, Girls Who Invest, the San Miguel Academy and Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities. "Our theme...
San Miguel Academy Rowing receives grant from USRowing
USRowing Awards $70,000 in 2024 United We Row Grants PRINCETON, N.J., Jun 20, 2024: USRowing is delighted to announce the awarding of $70,000 in 2024 United We Row grants to nine community rowing organizations that will impact over 400 rowers collectively. Over 100 grant applications were received during a three-week...
San Miguel Academy Rowing Competes in the USRowing Youth National Championships
SARASOTA, FL, June 10, 2024: San Miguel Academy oarsmen made it to the highest level of junior rowing by qualifying for the third year in a row for the USROWING Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida. With sponsorships from some of the most prestigious funders in the world of sports,...
