Student Testimonials

"Being a Miguel Man means everything to me. I know that if it wasn't for San Miguel, I would never have gotten accepted into St. Raphael Academy. It also helped me wake up every morning, knowing that I was returning to my second home." 

~Danny '08, Textron '12

"A Miguel Man is a person who will set aside hypes and personal emotions to do what's best. Nothing is more needed as desperately as Miguel Men in our neighborhoods who won't give in to peer pressure or negative vibes, but instead display acts of kindness for others to follow."

~Marcel '08, La Salle Academy '12

"San Miguel gave me a chance, but it wasn't a military school or a harsh boarding school. It was a place where children who may have fallen through the cracks otherwise could get the attention they needed; where kids from the city could be exposed to things that they would have otherwise not seen; where words like ‘brotherhood,' ‘confidence,' ‘creativity,' ‘community service,' and ‘respect' weren't just taught, but they were instilled in us everyday, and our teachers were all shining models of what they were trying to teach us to be. I am eternally grateful for that."

~Wale Fayanjuola '01, Classical High School '05, University of Rhode Island '09