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The Metro Suburban Conference (MSC) is an organization of fourteen high schools in northern Illinois, representing seven communities in that part of the state. These high schools are all members of the
Illinois High School Association The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is an association that regulates competition of interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level for the state of Illinois. It is a charter member of the National Fed ...
. The conference began competing during the 2006–07 academic year, with four schools from the former Suburban Prairie Conference East Division. Two new schools (Timothy Christian and Illiana Christian) were added for the 2009–10 academic year, both previously part of the
Private School League The Private School League was a high school conference in northeastern Illinois. The conference participated in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprised 28 small private schools, with enrollmen ...
.
Glenbard South High School Glenbard South High School (GSHS) is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, and is the smallest of the four Glenbard Township High Schools. It cont ...
was added for 2010–11 following the dissolution of the Western Sun Conference. During the 2013-2014, seven former members of the
Suburban Christian Conference The Suburban Christian Conference was a system of Christian schools in Chicago's suburbs organized to compete against each other athletically. History Formerly called the Suburban Catholic Conference, the conference changed its name to the Suburba ...
decided to move to the MSC, effective during the 2014-2015 academic year. The remaining five high schools moved to either the
Chicago Catholic League The Chicago Catholic League (CCL) is a high school athletic conference based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. All of the schools are part of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports. While some o ...
or the East Suburban Catholic Conference, effectively ended the SCC's run as one of Illinois' premier non-public athletic conferences. In 2018-19, Glenbard South left the conferences to join the Upstate Eight Conference while, Aurora Christian, Bishop McNamara, Rosary, and St. Francis joins the conference. Starting in 2019-20, Westmont left the
Interstate Eight Conference The Interstate Eight Conference (Interstate 8 or I–8) is an athletic conference of Illinois high schools that are members of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The conference currently has eight member schools that compete in 12 dif ...
to join the MSC following with the departure of Fenton High School. In 2020, Guerin College Preparatory High School permanently closed due to declining enrollment, need in financial aid for students, and lower fundraising.


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