Marmion Academy
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| Marmion Academy | |
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1000 Butterfield Road , 60502-9742 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′52″N 88°17′41″W / 41.81444°N 88.29472°W |
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| Type | private |
| Motto | Credere Deo, Luctari pro Eo (To believe in God and strive for Him) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Blessed Columba Marmion |
| Established | 1933 |
| Oversight | Diocese of Rockford |
| President | Fr. Abbot John Paul Brahill, OSB |
| Headmaster | John K. Milroy |
| Chaplain | Fr. Michael Burrows, OSB |
| Faculty | 76 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | all-male |
| Enrollment | 520 (2008) |
| Average class size | 26 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Campus size | 325 acres (1.32 km2) |
| Fight song | Marmion Loyalty |
| Athletics conference | Suburban Christian Conference |
| Nickname | %257C colors = Red and Blue |
| Team name | Cadets |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Academy Beacon |
| Yearbook | Red and Blue Review |
| Affiliation | Benedictine |
| Website | www.marmion.org/acaddemy.html |
Marmion Academy is a Roman Catholic high school for young men located in Aurora, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.
The academy is run by the Benedictine monks of Marmion Abbey, located on campus. The academy has a United States Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program that has been a part of the academy since its early years, but was not a part of the school in the inaugural year of 1933–34.[2]
The school is a part of the Suburban Christian Conference.
History
Marmion Academy was created in 1933 when the monks of St. Meinrad Abbey combined Jasper Academy (Jasper, Indiana) with the Fox Valley Catholic High School, which the Augustinians had just returned to the diocese of Rockford. During the Great Depression era it was difficult for students to pay their tuition, so the monks, in 1935, associated with the JROTC program and changed its name to Marmion Military Academy. In order to provide more options for its student body and a return to the original spirit of the school, the monks of Marmion Abbey decided to make JROTC an optional program and to reinstitue the original name of the school, Marmion Academy. [citation needed]
At one point, there were two campuses: one for residential students and one for day students. The two merged back into the Butterfield Road campus, which had been the residential campus.[2] In early 2002, the school decided to close its residential program and started to expand its student body.[3] In 2010 the Marmion Cadets placed 2nd in state in the 6A state championship for football.
Extracurricular activities
In 1994, the academy introduced an alternative to JROTC, Leadership and Service or L&S. The Leadership and Service program later became the "Leadership Education and Development", or "LEAD", program.
Notable alumni
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- Brad Childress is the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
- Ben Dover is a professional soap dropper.
- Larry English is a Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers.
- Chick Hearn is the former play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Chris Lauzen is a member of the Illinois Senate.
- James D. Oberweis is a politician and owner of Oberweis Dairy.
- Ivan Yackinov is a master debater.
External links
References
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-07-28. [dead link]
- ^ a b MA. "Marmion Academy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ MA. "Marmion Academy Programs". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-05-11.