Potomac Valley Athletic Conference Explained
Formed in 1979, the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference is a group of independent schools in the Washington metropolitan area who compete against each other in interscholastic athletics. The conference comprises small independent schools from Maryland and the District of Columbia.[1]
Member schools
Full members
| School | Mascot | Location | Enrollment | Grades Served |
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| Barrie School | Mustangs | Silver Spring, Maryland | 300 | PK-12 |
| Edmund Burke School | Bengals | Washington, D.C. | 300 | 6-12 |
| Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Lions | Rockville, Maryland | 950 | K-12 |
| The Field School | Falcons | Washington, D.C. | 360 | 6-12 |
| Kendall Demonstration School | Eagles | Washington, D.C. | 150 | PK-8 |
| Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School | Pandas | Washington, D.C. | 470 | PK-8 |
| Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy | Cougars | Rockville, Maryland | 700 | PK-12 |
| McLean School of Maryland | Mustangs | Potomac, Maryland | 350 | K-12 |
| Model Secondary School for the Deaf | Eagles | Washington, D.C. | 180 | 9-12 |
| Sandy Spring Friends School | Wildebeests | Sandy Spring, Maryland | 530 | PK-12 |
| Spencerville Adventist Academy | Hornets | Spencerville, Maryland | 360 | PK-12 |
| St. Anselm's Abbey School | Panthers | Washington, D.C. | 265 | 6-12 |
| Washington Christian Academy | Wildcats | Olney, Maryland | 300 | K-12 |
| Washington International School | Red Devils | Washington, D.C. | 900 | PK-12 |
| Washington Waldorf School | Red-Tailed Hawks | Bethesda, Maryland | 270 | PK-12 |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School | Wolf Pack | Takoma Park, MD | 400 | 9-12 | |
Former members
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- Georgetown Day School (1979-1998)
- Clinton Grace School (Formerly Grace Brethren Christian School) (?-2018)
- Montrose Christian School
- Queen Anne School (1979-2011)
- The Potomac School
- Oakcrest School (1979-2019)
- St. Andrew's Episcopal School (1979-1998)
PVAC champions
Boys soccer
[2]
*No regular season champion was declared in 2002 when the season was shortened due to the DC-area sniper incident. Sandy Spring Friends School finished in first place in the abbreviated regular season.
Other sports
Boys varsity basketball
- 2003-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2004-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2005-Berman Hebrew Academy
- 2006-Grace Brethren Christian School
- 2007-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2008-The Field School
- 2009-Washington International School
- 2010-Covenant Life School
- 2011-Covenant Life School
- 2012-Grace Brethren Christian School
- 2013-McLean School
- 2014-Covenant Life School
- 2015-Grace Brethren Christian School
- 2016-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2017-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2018-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2019-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2020-McLean School
- 2022-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2023-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2024-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2024-Washington International School
Girls varsity volleyball
- 1998-Covenant Life
- 1999-Hebrew Academy
- 2000-Covenant Life
- 2001-Covenant Life
- 2002-Covenant Life
- 2003-Covenant Life
- 2004-Covenant Life
- 2005-Covenant Life
- 2006-Covenant Life
- 2007-Covenant Life
- 2008-Covenant Life
- 2009-Covenant Life
- 2010-Covenant Life
- 2011-Covenant Life
- 2012-Covenant Life
- 2013-Washington International School
- 2014-Washington International School
- 2015-Covenant Life
- 2016-Washington International School
- 2017-Washington International School
Boys varsity baseball[3] [4]
- 2002-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2003-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2004-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2005-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2006-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2007-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2008-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2009-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2010-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2011-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2012-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
- 2013-The Field School
- 2014-The Field School
- 2015-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2016-Sandy Spring Friends School
- 2017-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2018-St. Anselm's Abbey
- 2022-St. Anselm's Abbey
Boys varsity track
- 2006 - Grace Brethren
- 2007 - Grace Brethren
- 2008 - The Field School
- 2009 - Edmund Burke
- 2010 - St. Anselm's
- 2011 - St. Anselm's and The Field School tied
- 2012 - The Field School
- 2013 - The Field School
- 2014 - The Field School
- 2015 - The Field School
- 2016 - The Field School
- 2017 - The Field School
- 2018 - The Field School
- 2019 - Edmund Burke School
College Athletics
Despite its low profile, the PVAC has sent athletes to many high-profile Division I schools such as UNC, University of Louisville, Davidson, Navy, Elon University, and Cornell University.[5] Harvard University and Rutgers University. There are many PVAC graduates playing at Division III schools.
Notes and References
- http://www.pvacsports.org/page.cfm?page=about_us.cfm Potomac Valley Athletic Conference: Who we are
- http://faculty.ssfs.org/~eduardo/soccer/present/pvac.htm Sandy Spring Friends School Soccer: PVAC
- Web site: Private School near Washington, DC - Charles e. Smith Jewish Day School: Championships . www.cesjds.org . 2012-07-01.
- Web site: Championship Teams . www.saintanselms.org . 2012-07-01.
- News: Bogage. Jacob. Jewish Day guard Bryan Knapp commits to Cornell basketball. The Washington Post. 2018-04-23.
