The Friends Schools League Facts
The Shipley School is a member of the Friends Schools League. While Shipley is not a Quaker school, it was founded by Quakers and shares much of the philosophy and many of the values of Quaker schools.
The Friends Schools League is a co-educational high school athletic league for Philadelphia-area independent schools. The League was founded in 1982 on the principles of the Religious Society of Friends. It emphasizes the integrity of the individual and values every student equally for his or her talents and achievements. League decisions are made by consensus of the members of the League.
League website: www.friendsschoolsleague.org
Members of the Friends Schools League
Abington Friends School www.abingtonfriends.net
Academy of the New Church www.ancss.org
Friends' Central School www.friendscentral.org
Friends Select School www.friends-select.org
George School www.georgeschool.org
Germantown Friends School www.gfsnet.org
Moorestown Friends School www.mfriends.org
Westtown School www.westtown.edu
The Shipley School is a Provisional Member of the League
Statement of Philosophy
The nine schools which comprise this League share many common beliefs and concerns included in Friends' Testimony. Among them are the value of athletic competition and the need to keep such competition in the proper perspective. The operation of the Friends Schools League will be greatly facilitated by this vast body of common beliefs and experiences. The League will be guided in all its undertakings by the fundamental principles upon which the schools are founded. The integrity and intrinsic value of each individual shall be of primary concern.
Friends Schools League Sportsmanship Guidelines
Promoting sportsmanship and ethical behavior in athletics is one of the primary objectives of the Friends Schools League. The officials at all of our contests have been instructed to enforce these goals. We will not tolerate unsportsmanlike actions including taunting, trash-talking, profanity, obscene gestures, excessive celebration, berating officials and other forms of verbal or physical misconduct. We expect our coaches, athletes and spectators as well as the officials, to uphold this code by example before, during, and after the game. The Friends Schools League believes strongly that players, coaches and officials should conduct all contests with a spirit of respect for each other and for the rules and traditions of the sport.
Varsity Sports
Baseball Softball
Boys’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball
Boys’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country
Boys’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse
Boys’ Soccer Girls’ Soccer
Boys’ Swimming Girls’ Swimming
Boys’ Tennis Girls’ Tennis
Boys’ Track & Field Girls’ Track & Field
Field Hockey Wrestling
Golf
The Friends Schools League holds tournaments in both varsity and junior varsity sports.