The Independent School League or ISL is a group of seventeen United States, (Washington, D.C.-area), preparatory schools that compete with each other athletically. Schools are noted for their academic rigor and traditional rivalries. There are several expansions of Independent School League and ISL: Independent School League can refer to the Boston area Independent School League, a group of 16 elite New England preparatory schools. ... There are several expansions of the abbreviation ISL: Formally, ISL can refer to International Sign Language, aka Gestuno. ... Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ...

Independent School League schools include: There are several expansions of Independent School League and ISL: Independent School League can refer to the Boston area Independent School League, a group of 16 elite New England preparatory schools. ...

• The Bullis School
• Connelly School of the Holy Child
• Episcopal High School
• Flint Hill School
• Foxcroft School
• Georgetown Day School
• Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
• Holton-Arms School
• The Madeira School
• The Maret School
• The Model Secondary School
• National Cathedral School
• The Potomac School
• St. Andrew's School
• St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
• Sidwell Friends School
• Stone Ridge School

Bullis is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational college preparatory day school located in Potomac, Maryland for boys and girls in grades 3 through 12. ... Connelly School of the Holy Child is an independent Catholic school located in Potomac, Maryland, USA. // History The school was founded in 1961 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus with the purpose of educating young women in grades 6-12. ... Episcopal High School is a private boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia. ... Flint Hill School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school located in Oakton, Virginia. ... This article may not give enough verifiable information about the subject, or may not sufficiently explain its importance. ... Georgetown Day School is an independent, K-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called GDS, or less frequently Georgetown Day; its high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS. It was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District. ... Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in Washington, DC in 1799 and has continued for over 200 years to provide young women with a college preparatory education routed in the virtues of faith, vision, and purpose. ... The Holton-Arms School Holton-Arms School is a private prep school for girls in third through twelfth grades. ... The Madeira School is a one hundred year old boarding school for girls located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. ... Maret is the only independent, coeducational day school in Washington, DC with students in grades K-12 all on a single campus. ... The Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act was signed by President Johnson on October 15, 1966 (P.L. 89-694) and in May of 1969, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the President of Gallaudet College signed an agreement authorizing the establishment... National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent Episcopal private school day school for girls located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. Founded by Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the Protestant Episcopal... Founded in 1904 at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The Potomac School was located for many years on California Street, N.W. Since 1951, Potomac has been situated in McLean, Virginia. ... St. ... St. ... Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland. ... Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic, independent school for girls located in Bethesda, Maryland, offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum within a dynamic and diverse community. ...

Traditional Rivalries

• St. Stephen's versus Episcopal (1944-Present)
• The Madeira School versus Holton-Arms School
• The Madeira School versus The Potomac School
• Georgetown Day School versus Sidwell Friends School
• The Potomac School versus Flint Hill School

The Madeira School is a one hundred year old boarding school for girls located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. ... The Holton-Arms School Holton-Arms School is a private prep school for girls in third through twelfth grades. ... The Madeira School is a one hundred year old boarding school for girls located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. ... Founded in 1904 at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The Potomac School was located for many years on California Street, N.W. Since 1951, Potomac has been situated in McLean, Virginia. ... Georgetown Day School is an independent, K-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called GDS, or less frequently Georgetown Day; its high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS. It was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District. ... Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland. ... Founded in 1904 at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The Potomac School was located for many years on California Street, N.W. Since 1951, Potomac has been situated in McLean, Virginia. ... Flint Hill School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school located in Oakton, Virginia. ...

Notable Attendees of ISL Schools

Episcopal High School

• John McCain
• Gaston Caperton
• T. Berry Brazelton
• Julian Robertson
• Virginius Dabney
• Paul DePodesta
• Todd Gray

Flint Hill School John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician. ... William Gaston Caperton III (born February 21, 1940) was twice elected as governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and served from 1989 until 1997. ... Thomas Berry Brazelton (born May 10, 1918) is a noted pediatrician and author. ... Julian Robertson (1933-) was born in Salisbury, North Carolina in the United States. ... Virginius Dabney (February 8, 1901 to December 28, 1995) was a teacher, journalist, writer, and editor. ... Paul DePodesta (born 1972) is baseball front-office executive who served as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from February 16, 2004 to October 29, 2005. ...

• Jared Leto

Foxcroft School Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. ...

• Susan Mary Alsop
• Ursula Plassnik
• Stephanie Zimbalist

Georgetown Day School Ursula Plassnik Ursula Plassnik (born May 23, 1956 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian diplomat and politician. ... Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. ...

• Jonathan Safran Foer
• Andrew Sean Greer
• Judith Martin
• Jamin Raskin
• Laurin Wittig
• Guy Picciotto
• Sam Endicott
• Alice Randall

Holton-Arms School Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977) is a Jewish-American writer who lives in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, with his wife, novelist Nicole Krauss, and their dog, George. ... Andrew Sean Greer is an American novelist and short story writer. ... Judith Martin (born Judith Perlman on September 13, 1938), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American writer and etiquette authority. ... Jamin Raskin is an American law professor and politician. ... Guy Picciotto is a musician from Washington, DC. He is most widely known for his role in the band Fugazi (1987 - Present). ... Sam Endicott (1978—) is the lead singer for the New York-based band The Bravery. ... Alice Randall (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American author and songwriter. ...

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Rachael Yamagata

The Madeira School Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, the role she is most well known for, despite an impressive resumé of other roles. ... Rachael Yamagata Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1978) is a singer-songwriter. ...

• Katherine Graham
• Alice Rivlin
• Blair Brown
• Stockard Channing

National Cathedral School Katharine Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was the head of The Washington Post newspaper for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that helped bring down President Richard Nixon. ... Alice Rivlin Alice Mitchell Rivlin (born March 4, 1931 in Philadelphia) is an economist and expert on the American budget. ... Blair Brown (born 23 April 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia) is an acclaimed stage actress who has also reached a broader audience with her television and film work, particularly, in the 1980s. ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ...

• Queen Noor of Jordan
• Karenna Gore Schiff
• Kristin Gore
• Sarah Gore

The Potomac School Her Majesty Queen Noor with her late husband, King Hussein. ... Al Gore with wife, Tipper, along with their children. ...

• Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd

Sidwell Friends School Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945-March 13, 1985) was an American socialite and half-sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. ...

• William Henry Harrison (US Representative)
• Robert Carter Cook
• Setsuko Chichibu
• Oleg Alexandrovich Troyanovsky
• Hanna Holborn Gray
• Walter Gilbert
• Charlie Gibson
• Susan Shreve
• Diana Lady Dougan
• Chelsea Clinton
• Henry Masur
• James K Glassman
• John Katzenbach
• Bill Nye
• Margaret Edson
• Campbell McGrath
• Anne Applebaum
• Ana Gasteyer
• Ann Brashares
• Charles Lindbergh (attended 1913-1915)
• Nancy Reagan (attended 1925-1928)
• Gore Vidal (left in 1936)
• John Dos Passos (attended 1902-1903)
• George A. Akerlof