(7-12-23) At the last Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors meeting it was approved to form a committee of private and public schools on improving ‘equity’ between the two groups.
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Last week the IHSA released football schedules for every school competing this year. 11 independent schools make-up a part of that list, 6 of those schools were Catholic schools.
Quincy Notre Dame‘s schedule of 9-regular season games…five of those games are scheduled against Missouri schools, it shows that the committee will have a lot to discuss.
For all 11 independents the schedules are a mixed bag of opponents, including out-of-state schools and the playing some of the other independents.
Another item that highlights the situation, in the Chicagoland area, are the IHSA private school athletic conferences in place
- 8 schools – Chicagoland Christian Conference
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (Blue)
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (Green)
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (Orange)
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (Purple)
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (Red)
- 4 schools – CCL/ESCC (White)
Unofficial IHSA athletic conferences with private school as part of the membership —
- Big Northern – Rockford Christian, Rockford Lutheran
- Big 12 – Peoria Notre Dame
- Central State 8 -Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Chicagoland Prairie – Ottawa Marquette, Peru St. Bede
- Illini Prairie – Bloomington Central Catholic
- NIC 10 – Rockford Boylan
- Three Rivers – Newman Central Catholic
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