SWISS ConferenceThe 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. History1982-1996The 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] 1996-2006The 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 historyMembership timeline List of state championsFall sports
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