22 <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>TODAY</strong>! Successful students, winning athletes, talented musicians ~ <strong>Ottawa</strong> schools provide educational opportunities and incredible experiences that your child will never forget.
Education Marquette Academy is a pre-K through 12 school situated on two campuses in <strong>Ottawa</strong>. A Roman Catholic School under the Diocese of Peoria, the academy serves as a college preparatory school that integrates eternal truths and values into a strong academic program. With a goal to stimulate the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical growth of students, Marquette develops the whole child in a Christ-like atmosphere and an educational system like no other in the area. For their youngest students, Marquette offers a full-day, full-week “Power Pre school,” or traditional half-day preschool for three and four year olds. Providing core classes as well as exploratory classes, children learn about math, science, art, music, and Spanish. The grade school also runs before and after care programs. The elementary campus offers numerous core classes in addition to accelerated programs, foreign language, and other exploratory classes for all students who test well above local, Diocesan, state, and national levels in all subjects. The school offers many extracurricular programs such as athletics, robotics, academic team, and an art club. At the high school campus, Marquette provides accelerated and college level classes. In conjuction with Illinois Valley Community College, the academy offers the “Running Start Program” for upperclassmen in which they are afforded the opportunity to earn both their high school diploma and an Associate Degree upon graduation. Marquette Academy currently has one hundred percent graduation and college acceptance rates. <strong>Ottawa</strong> High School, with an enrollment of more than 1,600 students, occupies four buildings that house classrooms, an auditorium, and three gymnasiums. Students may choose their classes from more than one hundred academic courses and fifty career-oriented courses. The curriculum includes accelerated courses, advanced courses in chemistry and composition, and advanced placement in U.S. history. 2018 marked the 22th IHSA State Music Sweepstakes Championship for the <strong>Ottawa</strong> High School Music Department. The IHSA State Music Championship is won by excelling in two IHSA competitions: a Solo & Ensemble Contest where students compete as a soloist or member of a small ensemble, and an Organizational Contest, where students compete as members of a choir or band. With the current system of tabulating points, only one school in Illinois has surpassed the 1000 point mark - <strong>Ottawa</strong> High School. They have done it 13 times. <strong>Ottawa</strong> Elementary District 141 is home to five different schools, varying in grade levels served - with a total of over two thousand students enrolled. Curriculum focuses on math, language arts, science, and social studies as well as art, music, and physical education. District 141 also offers a program for gifted and talented students. <strong>Ottawa</strong> Christian Academy, is a Christ-centered educational center with a progressive academic curriculum - exceeding state and national averages. They encourage the student to be inspired and to become a lifelong learner; applying the skills, critical thinking, and technological advances in their quest for knowledge. Illinois Valley Community College, renowned for high-quality instruction, low-cost and convenience, opened a satellite campus at 321 W. Main St., in downtown <strong>Ottawa</strong> in 2010. In fall 2019, the Center will be enhanced as a Transfer Academy providing courses students need for university transfer after two years. IVCC’s main campus, established in 1967 in Oglesby, is a comprehensive two-year college awarding associate degrees in arts, science, and applied science. In both <strong>Ottawa</strong> and Oglesby, the college offers a full spectrum of educational services from English as a Second Language, basic literacy and GED preparation to nearly 30 one-year certificates, 40 two-year career programs for those wishing to go straight to work, and 45 program options from which transfer students may choose before moving on seamlessly to a four-year college or university. <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>TODAY</strong>! 23
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