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The Southern Wisconsin and Illinois Small Schools Conference, more commonly referred to as the SWISS Conference, is a former high school athletic conference. It was in existence from 1982 to 2006, and consisted primarily of private schools in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

History

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1982-1996

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Waukegan Christian
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Parkway Christian
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Heritage Christian
Location of Original SWISS Conference Members

The SWISS Conference was formed in 1982 by five small private high schools in Wisconsin and Illinois: Heritage Christian School in New Berlin, Keith Country Day School in Rockford, Parkway Christian Academy in Oak Creek, University Lake School in Hartland and Waukegan Christian School.[1] Faith Christian School in Williams Bay became the sixth member of the SWISS Conference in 1983,[2] and the arrival of Brookfield Academy brought the membership total to seven schools the next year.[3] In 1989, two years after attaining membership in the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association, Heritage Christian School left the SWISS Conference for membership in the Midwest Classic Conference.[4] Christian Life School in Kenosha replaced them that same year.[5] In 1990, the SWISS Conference added three new members: Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Berean Baptist Christian School in Rockford and Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan.[6]

1996-2006

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Location of Final SWISS Conference Members

The SWISS Conference would remain at ten members until 1996, when Brookfield Academy was invited to join the Midwest Classic Conference.[7] Two years later, Abundant Life Christian left the SWISS Conference to compete as an independent during the merger between WISAA and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8] In 2005, Christian Life exited for membership in the Midwest Classic Conference[9] and Parkway Christian Academy joined the Indian Trails Conference,[10] bringing membership down to six schools. The SWISS Conference was disbanded in 2006,[11] and its member schools were dispersed to other conference. Wisconsin School for the Deaf rejoined the Indian Trails Conference in 2006.[12] The other two Wisconsin-based members of the SWISS Conference (Faith Christian School and University Lake School)[13][14] and two of the three Illinois-based schools (Berean Baptist and Keith Country Day)[15][16] became members of the Indian Trails Conference in 2007 after competing as independents. The final school, Westlake Christian Academy in Grayslake, also competed as an independent.[17]

Conference membership history

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Heritage Christian New Berlin, WI Private (Protestant) 196[18] Patriots     1982[1] 1989[4] Midwest Classic
Keith Country Day Rockford, IL Private (Nonsectarian) 46.5[19] Cougars     1982[1] 2006[11] Independent Northeastern Athletic (IHSA)
Parkway Christian Oak Creek, WI Private (Baptist) N/A Flames     1982[1] 2005[10] Indian Trails Closed in 2009
University Lake School Hartland, WI Private (Nonsectarian) 73[18] Lakers     1982[1] 2006[11] Independent Lake City
Westlake Christian Grayslake, IL Private (Nondenominational Christian) 49[20] Eagles     1982[1] 2006[11] Independent Northeastern Athletic (IHSA)
Faith Christian Williams Bay, WI Private (Nondenominational Christian) 62[18] Eagles     1983[2] 2006[11] Independent Lake City
Brookfield Academy Brookfield, WI Private (Nonsectarian) 334[18] Blue Knights     1984[3] 1996[7] Midwest Classic
Christian Life Kenosha, WI Private (Nondenominational Christian) 202[18] Eagles     1989[5] 2005[9] Midwest Classic
Abundant Life Christian Madison, WI Private (Nondenominational Christian) 115[18] Challengers     1990[6] 1998[8] Independent Trailways
Berean Baptist Christian Rockford, IL Private (Baptist) 30[21] Kingsmen     1990[6] 2006[11] Independent Illinois Association of Christian Schools
Wisconsin School for the Deaf Delavan, WI Public (State, Special Needs) 26[18] Firebirds     1990[6] 2006[12] Indian Trails

Membership timeline

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List of state champions

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Fall sports

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Girls Tennis
School Year Organization
Brookfield Academy 1987[22] WISAA

Winter sports

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None

Spring sports

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None

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "ULS to join new league". Oconomowoc Enterprise. 28 January 1982. pp. 4, Section 2. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Photo insert (no title)". Lake Geneva Regional News. 5 April 1984. p. 12. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Brookfield Academy 75, Parkway Christian 55". Waukesha County Freeman. 8 December 1984. pp. 3B. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b LeCount, Randy (1 September 1989). "Rebels have all the ingredients". Racine Journal Times. p. 65. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Christian Life School joins SWISS Conference". Kenosha News. 30 November 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d Unknown. 1991 Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Vol. 112. unknown: unknown.
  7. ^ a b "Crusaders handle Brookfiele". Sheboygan Press. 10 February 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b Reeves, Jeremy (5 March 1999). "Abundant Life realizes dream". The Capital Times. p. 20. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b "NOTEBOOK/Realignment in MCC". Racine Journal Times. 16 December 2004. pp. 4C. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b "BOYS (from Page 1C), Union Grove Christian 49, Oak Creek Parkway Christian 39". Racine Journal Times. 30 November 2005. p. 34. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "New ULS volleyball team takes the court". Living Oconomowoc Focus. 29 August 2006. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b "PREPS (from Page 1C), Union Grove Christian 57, Wisconsin School for the Deaf 42". Racine Journal Times. 8 December 2006. p. 26. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Faith Christian Boys Basketball History". MaxPreps. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  14. ^ "University Lake School Boys Basketball History". MaxPreps. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Berean Christian Boys Basketball History". MaxPreps. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Keith Country Day Boys Basketball History". MaxPreps. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Westlake Christian Academy Boys Basketball History". MaxPreps. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g Wilson, Travis (27 November 2023). "All school enrollment figures for 2023-24 sports year with one- and five-year enrollment comparisons". Wisconsin Sports Network. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  19. ^ "School Enrollments (Alphabetical) – 2023-24 & 2024-25 Revised". Illinois High School Association. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Westlake Christian Academy". U.S. News & World Report. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Berean Baptist Christian School". U.S. News & World Report. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  22. ^ AP (11 October 1987). "Brookfield Academy WISAA tennis champs". Kenosha Sunday News. p. 26. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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