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Marmion Academy | |
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1000 Butterfield Road , 60502 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°48′52″N 88°17′41″W / 41.81444°N 88.29472°W |
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Former name | Marmion Military Academy |
Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
Motto | Credere Deo Luctari Pro Eo (To believe in God and strive for Him) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | Blessed Don Columba Marmion |
Established | 1933 |
Sister school | Rosary High School[2] |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford |
President | Fr. Abbot Joel Rippinger, OSB |
Head of school | Anthony Tinerella |
Chaplain | Fr. Michael Burrows, OSB |
Faculty | 76 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 532 (2017) |
Average class size | 20 |
Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
Campus size | 325 acres (1.32 km2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red and blue |
Fight song | Marmion Loyalty |
Athletics conference | Chicago Catholic League |
Mascot | The Cadets |
Team name | Cadets |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Newspaper | The Cadet Call |
Yearbook | Red and Blue Review |
Tuition | $15,300.00 (2024-2025) |
Affiliation | Benedictine |
Website | www |
Marmion Academy (formerly Marmion Military Academy) is a grade 9–12 Roman Catholic high school for 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 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.[3]
The school is a part of the Chicago Catholic League.