History
Charter members of the Private School League were Belmont Hill, Brooks, Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N), The Governor's Academy, Milton Academy, Noble & Greenough, St. Mark's, and Thayer. Like the Ivy League, the ISL began as a loose affiliation to promote football among academically rigorous, Northeastern schools; however, administrators formalized the league during 1948.
In 1968 Middlesex joined, and in 1972 Groton replaced Tabor. – both private boarding schools in the Boston area. –
In 1973 St. Sebastian's was added and in 1974 Roxbury Latin was added. The league changed its name to the 'Independent School League' in 1974.
St. Paul's, Lawrence Academy, and St. George's – all private boarding schools – joined during the mid-1970s.
Read more about this topic: Independent School League (Boston Area)
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