The Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference was an athletic conference consisting of high schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district. The demise of the conference came in 2018, as four of the seven remaining schools closed in a span of two years, leaving only three schools left, one of which (Howe) is a charter school, and another (Manual) under state control (IPS has stated those two schools will close if returned to school board control). Instead, those two schools joined the Greater Indianapolis Conference, leaving George Washington as an independent.
Membership School Mascot Colors Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Indianapolis Broad Ripple Rockets 1927 Independents 2018 none (school closed) Indianapolis Manual Redskins 1927 Independents 2018 Greater Indianapolis Indianapolis Shortridge1 Blue Devils 1927 Independents 1981 school closed Indianapolis Washington2, 3 Continentals 192719412003 none (new school)South Centralnone (school reopened) 193719952018 South Centralnone (school closed) Independents Indianapolis Howe2 Hornets 19382003 none (new school)none (school reopened) 19952018 none (school closed)Greater Indianapolis Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers 19552003 Independentsnone (school reopened) 19862009 none (school closed)Pioneer Indianapolis Wood Woodchucks 1955 none (new school) 1978 none (school closed) Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Titans 1960 North Central 2013 Independents(NCC 2015) Indianapolis Arlington Golden Knights 1961 none (new school) 2018 none (school closed) Indianapolis Northwest Space Pioneers 1963 none (new school) 2018 none (school closed) Indianapolis Marshall4 Patriots 19672009 none (new school)none (school reopened) 19862017 none (school closed)none (school closed)
Shortridge was closed as a high school between 1981 and 2009. When it reopened as a magnet school, instead of joining the IPS conference, the school joined the Pioneer Conference along with Attucks due to their smaller enrollments and specialized programs compared to other IPS schools. Howe and Washington were closed as high schools from 1995 to 2003. Washington played in the SCC from 1937 to 1943. Marshall was closed as a high school from 1986 to 2009, then reopened.
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External links Conference Membership IHSAA Indianapolis Public Schools Website