QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
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◉ Marmion Fight Song. Answer: Come let's fight for dear old
MARMION
And we'll cheer her colors bright on high
Oh yes, we'll fight, we'll fight for MARMION
And make her name resound up to the sky.
And then we'll give our cheers for MARMION
While with yells we proudly pierce the air.
Then when fairness claims for us a victory
WE the sons of MARMION will be there!
◉ Marmion's Roots trace back to?. Answer: Jasper Academy in southern
Indiana
◉ The order that ran Jasper Academy. Answer: Benedictine Monks
◉ The year the monks came to Aurora?. Answer: Summer of 1933
,◉ The monks took over...?. Answer: Fox Valley High School since its
founding in 1927
◉ Monks changed name to Marmion. Why?. Answer: In honor of the
late Dom Columba Marmion
◉ Marmion received designation as a Military Academy by the U.S War
Department. When?. Answer: 1935
◉ Pope Pius XII formally established the community of the Benedictine
monks as an 'abbey'. When?. Answer: 1947
◉ This meant that the responsibility for operating the academy
transferred totally to the abbey.. Answer: When it was established as an
abbey in 1947
◉ The school operated as a resident/day academy... until?. Answer: 1971
◉ When resident/day academy moved on Butterfield Rd?. Answer: 1958
◉ The resident program ended when?. Answer: 2003
◉ Each part of the Marmion Crest is a symbol of the....?. Answer:
Academy's history and ideals
, ◉ The American eagle. Answer: symbol of our country
◉ Benedictine as a missionary sailing to the U.S from Europe (Top left
of shield). Answer: symbolizing Marmion's roots in Switzerland
◉ The rising sun with an "M" inside the sun (Top right of shield).
Answer: Sun is symbol for Aurora. "M" is symbol for Marmion.
◉ The bottom has...?. Answer: Open book of scripture and learning
◉ The crossed rifle and sabre. Answer: Symbolize the military service, a
Marmion tradition for over 80 years
◉ The school motto, "Credere Deo, Luctari Pro Eo" means?. Answer: To
believe in God and to strive for Him.
◉ When should you repeat the question asked?. Answer: During an
inspection
◉ Always start and end your answer with, what?. Answer: Sir or
Sergeant