Mount Michael began as a five-day boarding school for students in Omaha and surrounding areas.

Mount Michael competes in Class B Rivers Cities Conference for all sports.

Sports and extracurricular activities offered at Mount Michael include cross country, tennis, football, wrestling, swimming, basketball, golf, trapshooting, soccer, baseball, track & field, American Legion baseball, powerlifting, robotics, Academic Decathlon, speech, band, choir, drama, journalism, mock trial, student government, Investment Club, and National Honor Society.

From 1970 through 2015, Mount Michael won 31 state championships in a variety of sports and activities.

Mount Michael's only direct connection to the rest of the road system is by using the namesake Mt.