The Delphian School
Encyclopedia
The Delphian School is a K-12 private school
in unincorporated
Yamhill County
, Oregon
, near Sheridan
. It is operated by Delphi Schools
, using ideas from L. Ron Hubbard
from Heron Books
. The Study Technology is licensed through the Scientology
related group Applied Scholastics
. The school building houses the offices of Delphi Schools and Heron Books. Delphian is located in a rural area.
, and in 1976, The Delphian School was established at the site. Tuition at the school was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders in 1978. 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.
The school is a candidate for accreditation through Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Yamhill County
Yamhill County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 84,992 people, 28,732 households, and 21,376 families residing in the county. The population density was 119 people per square mile . There were 30,270...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, near Sheridan
Sheridan, Oregon
Sheridan is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Platted in the 1860s when it received a post office, the city was incorporated in 1880. A major fire burned much of the city in 1913, and a flood covered much of the city in 1964...
. It is operated by Delphi Schools
Delphi Schools
Delphi Schools, Inc. operates private schools that use the study methods known as Study Tech that were developed by L. Ron Hubbard. The headquarters for Delphi Schools, Inc. are located at on the property of the Delphian School in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan. The...
, using ideas from L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
from Heron Books
Heron Books
Heron Books, Inc. is an assumed business name of Delphi Schools Inc., under which the company publishes many paperback books for teachers, students, and home schoolers, as well as single-subject dictionaries for all grade levels. It is a trademark owned by Northwest Research, Inc., which is another...
. The Study Technology is licensed through the Scientology
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
related group Applied Scholastics
Applied Scholastics
Applied Scholastics is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 to promote the use of study techniques created by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction author and the founder of the Church of Scientology...
. The school building houses the offices of Delphi Schools and Heron Books. Delphian is located in a rural area.
History
The grounds of the school were formerly a Jesuit novitiateNovitiate
Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life....
, and in 1976, The Delphian School was established at the site. Tuition at the school was $4,500 for boarding students and $2,800 for non-boarders in 1978. In the 1980s the campus was a candidate for the location of a federal prison, with the Federal Correctional Institution - Sheridan
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan
Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan is a federal prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Sheridan, Oregon, United States. This medium security facility, along with its satellite prison camp and detention center, houses approximately 2000 male inmates...
later built elsewhere in the Sheridan area.
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. The main building on campus is a four-story, Art Deco style building with a brick exterior. Designed by Poole & Mcgonigle, it was built in 1933 for the Jesuit monastery.The school is a candidate for accreditation through Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
The Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools is an organization devoted to promoting quality education within independent schools in the Pacific Northwest...
.
Notable alumni
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