| The Delphian School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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20950 SW Rock Creek Road , , 97378 | |
| Coordinates | 45°06′26″N 123°26′53″W / 45.107282°N 123.44801°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Opened | 1976 |
| School district | Delphi Schools |
| Principal | Rosemary Didear |
| Grades | Pre K-12[2] |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Tri-River Conference 2A-3 |
| Mascot | Dragons |
| Accreditation | PNAIS Accredited Member[1] |
| Website | www.delphian.org |
The Delphian School is a pre-K-12 private school located in a rural setting in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan.[3][4][5] The school operates primarily as a boarding school, with most students living on campus either full-time or five-day (going home for the weekends). The school also accepts day students; boarders must be at least eight years old, while day students can be as young as five.[11]
History
The grounds of the school were formerly a Jesuit novitiate,[6] and in 1976, The Delphian School was established at the site.[7] Tuition at the school was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders in 1978.[7] In the 1980s the campus was a candidate for the location of a federal prison, with the Federal Correctional Institution - Sheridan later built elsewhere in the Sheridan area.[8]
Academics
Delphian School is a member of the Oregon Federation of Independent Schools,[9] an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools, or NWAIS (formerly the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools), and an accredited member school of the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC).[1]
The school is operated by Delphi Schools using L. Ron Hubbard's study techniques as published by Heron Books. The Study Tech teaching methodology is licensed through the Scientology-related group Applied Scholastics.
The school building houses the offices of Delphi Schools and Heron Books.[5][6] The main building on campus is a four-story, Art Deco style building with a brick exterior.[10] Designed by Poole & Mcgonigle, it was built in 1933 for the Jesuit house.[10]
Culture
Lauren Haggis, a daughter of Paul Haggis, said that Delphian is "on top of a hill in the middle of nowhere" and that she "lived in a giant bubble. Everyone I knew was a Scientologist."[5]
Notable alumni
- Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink
- Ilaria Urbinati, celebrity stylist[11]
References
- ^ a b Pnais.org
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Sheridan city, Oregon." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Us." The Delphian School. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, Oregon 97378"
- ^ a b Wright, Lawrence. "The Apostate." The New Yorker. February 14, 2011. 11. Retrieved on May 10, 2011.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caxton Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1.
- ^ a b Associated Press (January 3, 1978). "Delphian School sets sights high". Register-Guard. pp. 3B. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Delphian School inspected". Register-Guard. November 2, 1984. pp. 5A. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ http://www.ofisweb.org/members/ Oregon Federation of Independent Schools
- ^ a b "St Francis Xavier Novitiate". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Ilaria Urbinati: The Stylist for the Quieter Half of the Red Carpet". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
