Illinois Elementary School Association
AbbreviationIESA
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters1015 Maple Hill Rd..
Bloomington, IL 61705
40°28′02″N 88°57′03″W / 40.467311°N 88.950838°W / 40.467311; -88.950838
Region served
Illinois
Executive Director
Steve Endsley
AffiliationsAffiliate member of National Federation of State High School Associations
Websitehttp://www.iesa.org/

Illinois Elementary School Association is a statewide athletics and activities association serving elementary and middle schools in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the end of the 1920s, a handful of principals and coaches at several central Illinois grade schools looked at ways to create a means of broadening and unifying their schools' activities programs. At that time, Illinois high schools were represented by the Illinois High School Association, but a comparable association for grade schools did not exist. The association was officially started in April 1928 as the Illinois State Graded School Athletic Association.[1] Blessed Sacrament Tars Cross Country team has won back to back state titles.

References

  1. "History of the IESA". Illinois Elementary School Association. Retrieved 4 January 2016.


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