Released on = February 27, 2007, 4:30 pm

Press Release Author = The Delphian School

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = Delphian School students transform the McMinnville Community
Center for the Annual Mayor\'s Charity Ball.

Press Release Body = Delphian School students Alea Amadei, Katsu Tanaka and Delancey
Petersen spent a total of 75 hours working on decorations for McMinnville, Oregon\'s
Annual Mayor\'s Charity Ball. The students spent several weeks painting murals and
creating decorations that they then helped display throughout the Community Center,
where the event was held.

Delancey Petersen had this to say about her experiences:

\"I started the Mayor\'s Ball project two weeks ago, and the event itself was February
3rd. This project was basically helping out on decorations for the Mayor\'s Charity
Ball which is held at the Community Center in Mc Minnville.

"There were many projects that we worked on both at Delphi and at the Community
Center. We made eight 10\' x 4\' murals of a Western town scene that decorated the
entire reception and lobby. It was the first artwork that was seen by people when
they walked in. We also made three other 10\' x 4\' murals of bookshelves. These
didn\'t have just books but were painted as if they were in a Western study. Then I
painted a 40\' x 3\' mural of a sunset and some plateaus that were over the mirrors
for the background of the bar. We also made a maitre d' to greet visitors. I helped
out with a lot of cactus and cowboy cut-outs. I also helped make another mural.

"I really enjoyed this project, and I know that Alea and Katsu did as well. When I
started the project, I wasn\'t planning on doing very much art personally because I
didn\'t think I was very good at it. But I ended up painting a 40\' x 3\' mural of a
beautiful sunset by myself, and people couldn\'t stop telling me how professional it
looked. This was a huge win for me because I know that I did a good job with this
art piece.

"I also talked to several people about Delphi and how the program works. They
thanked us numerous times for our help and were very pleased with all of the artwork
that we created. Also, the Mayor came and talked to me for about fifteen minutes
about where I was from and what we helped with. He complimented me on my art, asked
me what I wanted to do when I finished school, etc. He seemed very interested, and
we had a nice talk. I really enjoyed doing this project and gained a lot from doing
it. It\'s good to know that we helped out the community!\"

The Delphian School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school
offering college preparatory, English-as-a-Second-Language and summer programs for
elementary through high school students. The Delphian School is licensed to use
Applied Scholastics(TM) educational services (http://www.AppliedScholastics.Org).

Company Name:
The Delphian School

Web Site Address:
http://www.delphian.org

Contact Information:
Bruce Wiggins, Director of Public Relations
The Delphian School
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, Oregon 97378
800-626-6610
brucew@delphian.org

Category: Education

Web Site = http://delphian.org

Contact Details = Bruce Wiggins, Director of Public Relations
The Delphian School
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, Oregon 97378
800-626-6610
brucew@delphian.org