Graduating students at the academy could enroll at Monmouth College without taking a qualifying examination under a special arrangement.

The building has since been used as a meeting hall for community groups and as additional space for Marissa's elementary school.

[1] There was a devastating fire on January 15, 2015, which destroyed most of the building and damaged much of the historical artifacts inside.

As yet they don't have all salvaged items (books, files) back from Smoke Services, but all of the newspaper microfilm and a new reader printer on which to view it are at the new facility.

This article about a property in St. Clair County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.