The Delphian School
| The Delphian School | |
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| 20950 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, Oregon, Yamhill County, 97378  United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°06′26″N 123°26′53″W / 45.107282°N 123.44801°WCoordinates: 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[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Tri-River Conference 2A-3 |
| Mascot | Dragons |
| Accreditation(s) | PNAIS candidate[2] |
| Website | www.delphian.org |
The Delphian School is a K-12 private school in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan.[3][4] It 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] Delphian is located in a rural area.[7]
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[edit] History
The grounds of the school were formerly a Jesuit novitiate,[8] and in 1976, The Delphian School was established at the site.[9] Tuition at the school was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders in 1978.[9] 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.[10]
[edit] Academics
The Delphian School in Oregon offers preschool, primary, and secondary education. The school is a boarding school and most students board, 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] The main building on campus is a four-story, Art Deco style building with a brick exterior.[12] Designed by Poole & Mcgonigle, it was built in 1933 for the Jesuit monastery.[12]
The school is a candidate for accreditation through Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools.[2]
[edit] 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."[7]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink
- Jessica Feshbach, official in church of Scientology
- Philip Gale, computer programmer at EarthLink
[edit] References
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b Pnais.org
- ^ "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"
- ^ "About Delphi Schools, Inc." The Delphian School. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, Oregon 97378."
- ^ "How to Contact Us." Heron Books. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Postal Address: Heron Books 20750 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, OR 97378 USA
- ^ 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. pp. 175. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=4i1grNoMcWgC&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=jesuit+novitiate+sheridan&source=bl&ots=EqXsLwllFP&sig=29UUkA94BaBgL2CQyzFRTOKDfco&hl=en&ei=HNSUSubqGobYsQPq3sT8CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=jesuit%20novitiate%20sheridan&f=false.
- ^ a b Associated Press (January 3, 1978). "Delphian School sets sights high". Register-Guard: pp. 3B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,564030&dq=delphian-school+sheridan. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Delphian School inspected". Register-Guard: pp. 5A. November 2, 1984. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3528,264702&dq=delphian-school+sheridan. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ http://www.delphian.org/campuslife-home.aspx accessed 2006-10-22
- ^ a b "St Francis Xavier Novitiate". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=19820. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
