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'{{More citations needed|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox school | name = Marmion Academy | image = | caption = | address = 1000 Butterfield Road | city = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] | state = [[Illinois]] | zipcode = 60502 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|41|48|52|N|88|17|41|W|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | motto = [[Crede Reo Deo Luctari Pro Eo]] | motto_translation = To believe in God and strive for Him | former_name = Marmion Military Academy | type = [[Private school|Private]], [[Day school|Day]], [[University-preparatory school|College-prep]], [[Prison]] | established = {{Start date|1933}} | closed = | religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] | oversight = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford]] | affiliation = [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] | founder = | president = Fr. Abbot John Paul Brahill, [[Order of Saint Benedict|OSB]] | head_of_school = Anthony Tinerella | principal = | chaplain = Fr. Michael Burrows, OSB | staff = | faculty = 76 | teaching_staff = | enrollment = 532 | enrollment_as_of = 2017 | average_class_size = 20 | ratio = 14:1 | gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]] | fees = | tuition = 12,150.00* | grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | campus_size = {{Convert|325|acre|km2}} | campus_type = [[Suburb]]an | athletics_conference = [[Chicago Catholic League]] | fight_song = Marmion Loyalty | accreditation = [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/? |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |accessdate=2009-07-28 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416014834/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archivedate=April 16, 2010 }}</ref> | mascot = The Cadets | patron = Blessed Don Columba Marmion | team_name = [[Cadet]]s | nickname = | colors = Red and blue {{Color box|Red}}{{Color box|Blue}} | yearbook = Red and Blue Review | publication = | newspaper = The Cadet Call | sister_school = [[Rosary High School (Aurora, Illinois)|Rosary High School]]<ref>[http://www.marmion.org/s/1356/academy/academy2.aspx?sid=1356&gid=1&pgid=780 "Marmion – Rosary: Our Sister School"]. ''marmion.org''. </ref> | website = {{URL|www.marmion.org/academy}} }} '''Marmion Academy''' (formerly '''Marmion Military Academy''') is a 9–12 [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[high school]] for [[Single-sex education|boys]] in [[Aurora, Illinois]], United States. It is in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford]]. The academy is owned and operated by the Benedictine monks of [[Marmion Abbey]] on campus. The academy is known for its three pillars: Spirituality, Academics and Leadership. The unique leadership formation programs include: Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program and 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.<ref name=m1>{{cite web|url=http://www.marmion.org/academy/admissions.html |title=Marmion Academy |accessdate=2007-05-11 |author=MA |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328231035/http://www.marmion.org/academy/admissions.html |archivedate=2007-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The school is a part of the [[Chicago Catholic League]]. ==History== The 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]] as well as uniforms, so the monks, in 1935, associated with the [[JROTC]] program and changed its name to Marmion Military Academy. At the time, all JROTC uniforms were provided for by the [[Federal government of the United States|US government]]. In the 1990s 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|date=April 2009}} 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.<ref name=m1 /> In early 2002, the school decided to close its residential program and started to expand its student body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marmion.org/academy/programs.html|title=Marmion Academy Programs|accessdate=2007-05-11|author=MA |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070430184222/http://www.marmion.org/academy/programs.html |archivedate = 2007-04-30}}</ref> ==Academics== Graduation Requirements:<ref >{{cite web|url=http://www.marmion.org/academy/academics.html|title=Marmion Academy Academics|accessdate=2007-05-11|author=MA |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070503055940/http://www.marmion.org/academy/academics.html |archivedate = 2007-05-03}}</ref> Marmion requires that each graduate complete 4 credits each in English and Theology; 3 credits in Mathematics; 3 elective credits; 2 credits each in a Foreign Language (4 credits recommended), Science, Social Studies, and either Military Science (JROTC) or Leadership Education and Development (LEAD); and 1 credit each in Health/Physical Education; and ½ credit in Music and Art. Marmion students are required to perform at least 15 hours of community service each academic year. At least 27 credits are required for graduation. ==Leadership Programs== Marmion has two leadership programs, LEAD (Leadership Empowering Autism and Disability) and JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps). The LEAD program was started in 1994, while the JROTC has been a part of the school since 1935. ==Notable alumni== {{Refimprove|date=March 2008}} *[[Brad Childress]] is the former head coach of the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. *[[Larry English]] is a former NFL [[linebacker]]. *[[Graham Glasgow]] is an offensive lineman for the [[Detroit Lions]]. *[[Chick Hearn]] is the former play-by-play announcer for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref>[http://www.californiasportshalloffame.org/inductees/2007/media/chick-hearn "Chick Hearn | California Sports Hall of Fame"]. ''californiasportshalloffame.org''. </ref> *[[Ben Kanute]] is a triathlete who competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/sports/ct-abn-rick-armstrong-column-st-0731-20160729-story.html|title=Armstrong: Marmion graduate Ben Kanute gears up for Olympics in triathlon|last=Armstrong|first=Rick|date=July 29, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=August 7, 2016}}</ref> *[[Chris Lauzen]] is a former member of the [[Illinois Senate]] now serving as Kane County (IL) Board Chairman. *[[James D. Oberweis]] is a politician and owner of [[Oberweis Dairy]]. *[[Ravi Singh (businessman)|Ravi Singh]] is an entrepreneur, author, and former politician. *Hon. [[Daniel P. Ward]] '36 former Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court. *[[Ryan Glasgow]] is a defensive tackle for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]. *Alex Troop is a Left Handed Pitcher in the Washington Nationals Organization *Matthew Capone, youngest brother of the notorious Chicago gangster, Al Capone. ==Notable staff== *[[George Ireland]] is a former head basketball coach. He later coached the [[Loyola Ramblers men's basketball|Loyola University men's basketball team]] to the [[1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game|1963 NCAA Championship]].<ref>[http://www.ibcaillinois.org/george-ireland.cfm|Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.marmion.org/academy/}} {{Aurora, Illinois}} {{Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford|state=collapsed}} {{Boys' schools in Illinois}} [[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford]] [[Category:Catholic secondary schools in Illinois]] [[Category:Boys' schools in the United States]] [[Category:Education in Aurora, Illinois]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1933]] [[Category:1933 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Benedictine secondary schools]]'