Congressman Pat Ryan Dedicates New Aviation Classroom Expanded Flight Program Prepares Newburgh Students for Careers in Aviation Newburgh, NY – [May 9, 2026] – Congressman Pat Ryan joined students, faculty, and community leaders for the dedication of the newly renovated Steve Beck Aeronautical Science Center at San Miguel Academy. The...
San Miguel Academy Students Lead Hands-On River Research Through Innovative Environmental Project
San Miguel Academy Students Lead Hands-On River Research Through Innovative Environmental Project Partnership with St. Benedict’s Prep and Pace University brings classroom learning to life on the Hudson and Passaic Rivers Newburgh, NY – April 27, 2026 – This semester, students at San Miguel Academy engaged in a rigorous, place-based...
San Miguel Academy Rower Earns Gold at USRowing Indoor National Championships
On Saturday, February 7, San Miguel Academy eighth-grade oarsman Micah Fisher captured the gold medal in the middle school boys category at the USRowing Indoor National Championships. Fisher secured the national title with a personal-record time of 7:18, finishing more than six seconds ahead of the second-place competitor. Micah’s victory...
Na’Sah Dabbs Appointed to the San Miguel Academy Board of Trustees
NEWBURGH, NY, January 14, 2026 – San Miguel Academy of Newburgh is proud to announce the appointment of Na’Sah Dabbs to its Board of Trustees. Na’Sah is the second graduate of the Academy to be named to the Board, marking a powerful milestone in the school’s mission and legacy. A...
Place-Based Learning Comes to Life at San Miguel Academy
San Miguel Academy’s sixth-grade students recently completed an immersive, place-based learning project on peregrine falcons, led by Molly Albrecht, Director of Curriculum and Instruction. After reading My Side of the Mountain and Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George, students deepened their understanding through field visits to the Hudson Highlands Nature...
Annual Scholarship Dinner Raises Over $650,000 for San Miguel Academy of Newburgh
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...