Established in 1986, the Private Schools Athletic Association (PSAA) is a sports league for independent high schools primarily located in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Mission

* Develop and foster athletic standards of excellence for boys and girls among its member schools. * Promote and cultivate the ideas of sportsmanship, good citizenship and moral integrity by means of athletic participation and competition. * Improve athletic opportunities by promoting uniform standards in the arrangement of interscholastic programs among member schools. * To foster good, sound athletic programs for boys and girls as an effective part of the educational programs of our schools. * Represent the member schools of the association with other athletic educational agencies in the determination of policies and programs affecting interscholastic athletics in secondary schools. * To conduct tournaments and playoffs and provide a forum for discussion among its members.

P.S.A.A. History

It originally was formed in 1917 to fill a need for a secondary school sports league for the private schools in the New York metropolitan area. Prior to the 1920s, New York City had the longest history with private schools leagues, beginning with the New York Interscholastic Athletic Association formed in 1879. This league went into decline and disappeared in the first decade of the twentieth century, leaving the city without a private league. During World War I, the private schools felt the need of a league, and got together for a track and field meet in the spring of 1917. Prominent members were Polytechnic Prep (now

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), Horace Mann,

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, and Trinity). New York’s Catholic schools during much of the 1920s did not have much league sponsorship, and also participated in league events, notably DelaSalle, Bishop Loughlin, St. Augustine (defunct), and La Salle Military Academy (defunct); they now participate in the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA). The league was reestablished in 1987 with 5 original schools: Our Savior Lutheran High School, Martin Luther High School,

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, Pilgrim Christian, and Suffolk Lutheran High School.

List of schools

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* Avenues: The World School
Bay Ridge Preparatory School
in

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* Calhoun School * Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School *

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* Evangel Christian School in Long Island City, Queens *

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* Grace Church School *

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* The Knox School in Saint James, New York
Lawrence-Woodmere Academy
in

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* Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in

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* Martin de Porres High School * Martin Luther High School in

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* Masters School
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in Williamsbridge, Bronx *

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* Our Savior New American School *

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in Locust Valley, New York * St. Ann's School * St. Demetrios School in Astoria, Queens
St. George Ukrainian Catholic School
* Solomon Schechter in

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* Waldorf School of Garden City *

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External links

www.psaany.org
High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States High school sports associations in New York (state) Sports in New York (state)

Mission

P.S.A.A. History

List of schools

See also

External links