Released on = August 3, 2006, 4:52 pm

Press Release Author = Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = Current students, alumni and their families gathered at the
Santa Clara campus to celebrate Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay's 20th
Anniversary with student performances and other festivities.

Press Release Body = Recently, Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay students, alumni
and their families gathered at the Santa Clara campus to celebrate Delphi Academy\'s
20th Anniversary with student performances and other festivities.

Twenty years ago, executives from the Delphian School, a prestigious boarding school
outside Portland, Oregon came to the Bay Area. Meeting with supporters and alumni,
they trained a group that became the first staff of Delphi Academy of San Francisco
Bay. From 1986-1996 Delphi Academy was located in Palo Alto, but it gradually
outgrew its campus. In 1996 it relocated to its present site at 890 Pomeroy Avenue
in Santa Clara.

Over the years, 761 students have attended the Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay,
benefiting from small class sizes, weekly field trips and lots of hands-on
activities supplementing a strong academic core. The private, non-sectarian K-8
school utilizes Study Technology, developed by educator and philosopher L. Ron
Hubbard. It emphasizes practical application of material learned rather than
memorization of facts, good communication skills, the understanding of moral codes,
logic and ethics as part of the curriculum.

On Friday evening, June 16th, many Delphi Academy alumni gathered with current
students to celebrate twenty years of education and community. Headmistress Marcy
Green opened the ceremonies, welcoming all students, families and alumni and
thanking them for their contributions over the years to make Delphi Academy a
continual success. Her speech was followed by the graduation of this year's
graduates.

After an Awards Ceremony where students were commended for their abilities and good
work, the students and staff remained on stage to sing "Happy Birthday" to Delphi in
front of a cake with twenty candles. The Delphi Academy Choir then performed two
songs, "I've Got A Friend" and "You Never Walk Alone", to great applause.

Outside the auditorium, music began to play and the crowd streamed out on the lawn
to find parent deejay Ed Hackett, beautiful tables with handmade centerpieces and a
delicious buffet. Children danced to the music and adults mingled as they enjoyed
the hot food. Photos of Delphi Academy year by year were mounted on posters along
one wall and alumni enjoyed finding themselves, former classmates and teachers in
the pictures.

"The 20th Anniversary celebration marks an important day for our school," said Maria
Agrillo, Head of Admissions, "It reminds us of all the children we've helped to grow
positively and sent on their way..."

Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay is an independent, coeducational and
non-sectarian day school offering regular school year and summer programs for
kindergarten through eighth grade students. It is licensed to use Applied
Scholastics(TM) educational services
(http://www.AppliedScholastics.Org).

Company: Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay

Web Site Address: http://www.Delphi-SFB.Org

Contact Information:
Maria Agrillo
Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay
890 Pomeroy Ave # 201
Santa Clara, Ca 95051
408-260-2300
mariaa1@delphi-sfb.org

Category: Education/ K-8

Web Site = http://Delphi-sfb.org

Contact Details = Maria Agrillo
Delphi Academy of San Francisco Bay
890 Pomeroy Ave # 201
Santa Clara, Ca 95051
408-260-2300
mariaa1@delphi-sfb.org