The Delphian School

The Delphian School is a coeducational, day and boarding, K–12 private school located in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan. Most of the school's 252 students are in grades 8-12.[4] As of 2020, school review website Niche ranks Delphian School as the third best boarding high school, fourth best private high school and sixth most diverse private high school in the state of Oregon.[4]

The Delphian School
Address
20950 SW Rock Creek Road

Sheridan
,
Yamhill County
,
Oregon
97378

United States
Coordinates45.107282°N 123.44801°W / 45.107282; -123.44801
Information
TypePrivate
Established1976
CEEB code381071
NCES School ID01161668[1]
Head of schoolTrevor Ott
GradesK–12[1][2]
Number of students252
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Green and white   
Athletics conferenceOSAA Northwest League 2A-1
Team nameDragons
AccreditationNWAIS,[3]
Websitewww.delphian.org

Campus and history

In the fall of 1976, the Delphian School opened on the site of a former a Jesuit novitiate near Sheridan, Oregon.[5][6] The main building on campus is a four-story, Art Deco-style building with a brick exterior that was designed by Poole & McGonigle and built in 1933 for the Jesuit house.[7]

There were about 60 students enrolled in the school's first year.[8] Two years later in 1978 the school had 120 students, tuition was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders.[6] 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.[9][10]

The headquarters for Delphi Schools, Inc. are located at The Delphian School, which is the founding school.[11]

Academics

The Delphian School uses a proficiency-based education model, where students advance through the curriculum by demonstrating proficiency or competence rather than at a set time. Profiles of the school mention the applied focus of the curriculum and its “highly disciplined and self-directed approach,” as well as its transformation of the traditional grading system.[12][13][14]

In addition to its K-12 curriculum, the school is licensed by the nonprofit group Applied Scholastics to teach its students to use the study techniques, known as Study Tech, developed by L. Ron Hubbard, a point of some controversy in profiles of the school.[15][16][12]

Delphian is a member of the Oregon Federation of Independent Schools (OFIS), an organization that safeguards educational choice; it is an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools, one of the Northwest’s major accrediting groups; and it is an accredited member of Cognia, a standards-based accreditation body.[17][18][19]

Activities

The 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 basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field, boys soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, solo music, and choir.[20]

In 2014 the Delphian choir tied for the OSAA Choir State Championship, and three school soccer players were named to the All-State team.[21][22]

In 2013 a student was chosen as the youth delegate to Youth for Human Rights International.[23]

Notable alumni
  • Christine Anderson, farmer and winner of Distinguished Citizen award, farmer’s rights advocate[24][25][26]
  • Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink
  • Philip Gale, computer prodigy, Internet software developer
  • Melissa G. McPhail, best-selling epic fantasy series author of A Pattern of Shadow & Light[27]

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Delphian School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. https://www.nwais.org/page.cfm?p=58&start=1
  4. "Explore Delphian School". Niche. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caxton Press. pp. 175. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1. jesuit novitiate sheridan.
  6. Associated Press (3 January 1978). "Delphian School sets sights high". Register-Guard. pp. 3B. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  7. "St Francis Xavier Novitiate". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. "The Delphian School Celebrates 30th Anniversary (press release)". iNewswire. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  9. "Delphian School inspected". Register-Guard. 2 November 1984. pp. 5A. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  10. Mortenson, Eric (21 May 1989). "Sheridan becomes a prison town". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  11. "About Delphi Schools, Inc. Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine" The Delphian School. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
  12. "Learning how to learn". newsregister.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  13. Siegel, Mark (2019-12-06). "The State of Proficiency-Based Education in the 21st Century". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  14. "[Podcast] The Secrets Behind Proficiency-Based Education and How it Works". www.finalsite.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  15. "The Delphi Schools - An Ideal Study Technology School | Applied Scholastics International". www.appliedscholastics.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  16. School, The Delphian (2019-08-08). "The Delphian School — Tailor Made Scholastic Programs and Independent Study Methodology are…". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  17. "Cognia - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  18. "NWAIS: Delphian School, The". www.nwais.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  19. "Members (July 2020 to June 2021) – Oregon Federation of Independent Schools". Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  20. "Delphian School". Oregon School Activities Association. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  21. Rastrelli, Thomas (8 May 2014). "Delphian choir nails it, ties for first at state". Statesman Journal. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  22. "Area Highlights". Statesman Journal. Gannett Satellite Information Network. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  23. "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.
  24. "Awards honor distinguished citizens". newsregister.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  25. "Oregon Farmer Wins Case Challenging Raw Milk Advertising Ban". Institute for Justice. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  26. "Cast Iron Photography » About". Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  27. "About Melissa". Official Author Website of Melissa McPhail. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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