Independent School League (Illinois)

The Independent School League (ISL) is an athletic league comprising nine private secondary schools in the Chicago metro area. All of the schools are also full members of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for most high school athletics and competitive activities in the state. The schools are all relatively small, most belonging to the smaller classes of competition offered by the IHSA.

Independent School League
ISL
AssociationIHSA
Members9
RegionChicago metro area, Illinois

Members
School Location Founded Enrollment Team Name Colors IHSA Classes 2/3/4 Reference
Elgin Academy Elgin 1839 425 Hilltoppers     A/1A/1A [1]
Francis W. Parker School Chicago 1901 944 Colonels     A/1A/2A [2]
Latin School Chicago 1888 1,175 Romans     AA/1A/2A/3A [3]
Morgan Park Academy Chicago 1873 430 Warriors     A/1A/1A [4]
Northridge Prep Niles 1976 250 Knights     A/1A/1A [5]
North Shore Country Day School Winnetka 1880 535 Raiders     A/1A/2A [6]
University of Chicago Lab School Chicago 1896 2,015 Maroons     AA/2A/3A [7]
The Willows Academy Des Plaines 1974 250 Eagles     A/1A/2A [8]
Woodlands Academy Lake Forest 1858 145 Wildcats     A/1A/2A [9]

Other conference affiliations
  • North Shore Country Day was the last school to support a football program. They played in the Great 8 Conference (Wisconsin) for the 2015 and 2016 seasons and discontinued the football program in 2017.
  • Francis W. Parker School, The Latin School and the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools are the only schools to sponsor a Scholastic Bowl team.

History

The ISL was founded in 1967.[10] The league initially comprised eight teams: Chicago Lab, Elgin Academy, Latin, Morgan Park Academy, North Shore, Francis W. Parker, and the no longer existent Glenwood School in Glenwood, Illinois (which closed its high school in 1979) and Harvard-St. George High School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Lake Forest Academy left the ISL in 2008.

IHSA State titles
  • Chess: Chicago Lab (1973–74)[11]
  • Scholastic Bowl: Latin School (1993–94, 97–98, 2001–02, 03–04, 04–05, 05–06, 08–09)[12]
  • Soccer (girls): Latin School (2005–06)[12]
  • Track & Field (boys): Chicago Lab (1908–09, 09–10, 10–11, 13–14, 18–19)[11]
  • Golf (boys): North Shore Country Day (2011 and 2012)
  • Tennis (girls): Jerricka Boone, Morgan Park Academy, singles champion (2009, 2011), North Shore Country Day (2017,2018)[13]
  • Soccer (boys): Latin School of Chicago (2016-17)
  • Soccer (boys): Chicago Lab (2019-20)

References
  1. "Elgin (E. Academy)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. "Chicago (F.W. Parker". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. "Chicago (Latin)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. "Chicago (Morgan Park Academy)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  5. "Niles (Northridge Prep)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  6. "Winnetka (North Shore Country Day)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  7. "Chicago (University)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  8. "Des Plaines (Willows Academy)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  9. "Lake Forest (Woodlands Academy)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  10. Leo, Ralph (8 September 1966), "Prep Football Coaches Predict 1966 Title Winners :Majority Hope to Repeat as League Champs", Chicago Tribune, pp. K16, Marty McCarty, North Shore Country Day, winner of the last year's Private School league White division, which this year is competing in the newly formed Independent School league ...
  11. "Season Summaries: Chicago (University)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  12. "Season Summaries: Chicago (Latin)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  13. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-22/sports/ct-spt-1023-prep-girls-tennis-main-state-20111022_1_jerricka-boone-hinsdale-central-alexis-casati
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