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Delphian School
Address
Map
20950 SW Rock Creek Road

Sheridan
,
Yamhill County
,
Oregon
97378

United States
Coordinates45°06′26″N 123°26′53″W / 45.107282°N 123.44801°W / 45.107282; -123.44801
Information
TypePrivate
Opened1976
CEEB code381071
NCES School ID01161668[3]
Head of schoolTrevor Ott
GradesK–12[3][4]
Number of students204 (2024)[3]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Green and white   
Athletics conferenceOSAA Northwest League 2A-1
Team nameDragons
AccreditationNWAIS,[1] AdvancED[2]
AffiliationsDelphi Schools, Applied Scholastics
Websitewww.delphian.org Edit this at Wikidata

Delphian School is a co-ed K–12 private school operated by Delphi Schools. It uses study techniques created by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, known as Study Tech.[5] It is located on a 720-acre campus[6] in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan.[7][8] Most students live 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. As of 2024, most of the school's 204 students were in grades 8-12.[3]

Campus and history

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In the fall of 1976, Delphian School opened on the site of a former Jesuit novitiate near Sheridan, Oregon.[9][10] The main building on campus is a four-story, Art Deco-style building with a brick exterior designed by Poole & McGonigle and built in 1933 for the Jesuit house.[11]

In 1974, the order sold the building and surrounding acreage to Delphian. The former novitiate was then converted to a boarding school, as it already featured dorm rooms, classrooms, and a dining hall with a commercial kitchen.

Opening in 1976, Delphian School created a curriculum for grades K-12. There were about 60 students in the school's first year.[12] Two years later in 1978 the school had 120 students; tuition was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders.[10] In the mid-1980s the campus was considered as a possible location for a federal prison. The Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution opened in 1989 in another location in the area.[13][14]

The headquarters for Delphi Schools, Inc. are located at Delphian School, which is the founding school.[15]

During school closures due to COVID-19, Delphian School offered free online classes.[16][17]

Academics

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Delphian School uses a proficiency or competency-based education model. The school does not have letter grades, report cards, or traditional grade levels. Students advance through the curriculum by demonstrating proficiency or competence rather than at a set time.[18]

Delphian School is operated by Delphi Schools using L. Ron Hubbard's study techniques, known as Study Tech. The Study Tech teaching methodology is licensed through the Scientology-related group Applied Scholastics.[5] The school is also the location of Heron Books, which published textbooks and materials using Hubbard's educational philosophy (the Delphi Curriculum).

Delphian School is a member of the Oregon Federation of Independent Schools (OFIS),[19] an organization that works to limit government influence on school choice.[20] The OFIS's current director, Mark Siegel, also acts as the school's assistant headmaster.[21] The school is an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools, and an accredited member school of Cognia, a standards-based accreditation body.[1][2]

Activities and athletics

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Delphian School's sports team is known as the "Dragons". The school participates in the Oregon School Activities Association's (OSAA) Northwest League, 2A classification, for girls and boys sports: basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field, boys soccer, volleyball, and cheerleading; and for such other activities as speech and debate, solo music, and choir.[22]

Delphian School started its cheerleading squad in 2013. In 2016, they won the Class 3A/2A/1A state cheerleading title with an overall judged score of 160.70.[23]

In 2013, a student was chosen as the youth delegate to Youth for Human Rights International, a Scientology-related organization.[24]

In 2014, the Delphian choir tied for the OSAA Choir State Championship. That year three school soccer players were named to the All-State team.[25][26]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NWAIS: Delphian School, The". www.nwais.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ a b "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Delphian School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ^ a b ""THE DELPHI SCHOOLS"". Applied Scholastics. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ Insight, Newsweek Educational (2020-01-29). "What Can A Private Education Do For Your Child?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  7. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2011-04-17 at the Wayback Machine." The Delphian School. Retrieved on 27 December 2010. "Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road, Sheridan, Oregon 97378"
  8. ^ Wright, Lawrence (14 February 2011). "The Apostate". The New Yorker.
  9. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caxton Press. pp. 175. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1. jesuit novitiate sheridan.
  10. ^ a b Associated Press (3 January 1978). "Delphian School sets sights high". Register-Guard. pp. 3B. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  11. ^ "St Francis Xavier Novitiate". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  12. ^ "The Delphian School Celebrates 30th Anniversary (press release)". iNewswire. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Delphian School inspected". Register-Guard. 2 November 1984. pp. 5A. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  14. ^ Mortenson, Eric (21 May 1989). "Sheridan becomes a prison town". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  15. ^ "About Delphi Schools, Inc. Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine" The Delphian School. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
  16. ^ "Oregon school offers free YouTube classes amidst closure".
  17. ^ "Delphian School offers free online classes for kids".
  18. ^ Siegel, Mark. "A New Paradigm - Putting All Students in the Driver's Seat". AdvancED. The Delphian School. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  19. ^ Oregon Federation of Independent Schools
  20. ^ "Home". Oregon Federation Of Independent Schools. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  21. ^ Delphian School: about Mark Siegel
  22. ^ "Delphian School". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  23. ^ Husseman, Robert (2023-05-02). "Delphian, McMinnville cheer teams bring it on". NewsRegister.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  24. ^ "Delphian student to represent USA at youth summit in Brussles, Belgium". Newspaper Archive of The Sun. SmallTownPapers, Inc. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  25. ^ Rastrelli, Thomas (8 May 2014). "Delphian choir nails it, ties for first at state". Statesman Journal. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  26. ^ "Area Highlights". Statesman Journal. Gannett Satellite Information Network. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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