Erika Bruno has completed her second  year of college at Humboldt State where she is focusing on International Studies. She graduated in 2009 from Presentation High School after attending Delphi through 8th grade. In high school, she played water polo all four years and was MVP for JV Water Polo in 2006 and 2007 and also bowled with Santa Clara’s PAL bowling league. Erika has worked at Delphi as a Summer Camp counselor for the past two summers, volunteered for an on-campus program called YES at Humboldt State to help low-income and disadvantaged children, and is spending her junior year abroad in Spain.

Nicole Bruno is presently attending Presentation High School where she is excelling at Speech and Debate, making speeches in Humorous Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation. She recently performed excellently in State Qualifications and will be going to States to compete in Dramatic Interpretation. She plans to go to college in Oregon and major in Literature.

Charlene Chen attends the Delphian School in Oregon where she is almost done with Form 6. She is a very quick student, so is taking advantage of the individualized student programs at Delphian that allow her to move ahead in her studies at her own, rapid pace. At this rate, it is likely that she will complete her junior and senior levels of high school before she turns 16!

Bahar Ghaderi graduated from Delphi Academy in 2009 and is presently a junior at Cupertino High.  Bahar completed Algebra during her final year at Delphi, so was accepted into an advanced Geometry math class her freshman year. She continues to excel in math, English, French, sciences and Theater. She plays the piano, has a black belt in tae kwon do, and also does gymnastics. Besides her involvement in the Drama department at school, you can find her performing with the California Theater Center each summer.

Jeff Hanson began his education at Delphi Academy and continued at The Delphian School, where he graduated in 2009. During his years at Delphian, he developed an interest in literature, yoga and photography, all of which he pursued while at Delphian. Following graduation, he worked for a tax consulting firm for three months and is now planning to work for his church in international humanitarian activities. Of his Delphi experience he says, "I have become an individual who knows he can accomplish whatever he wishes to and is only limited by how big he dreams."

Jenna Hanson attended Delphi Academy of Santa Clara through Lower School and Elementary School before moving on to The Delphian School in Oregon. She recently finished Form 8 and the full high school program and is now attending the Otis College of Art and Design.

Jackie Palser An alumna of both Delphi Academy and the Delphian School, Jackie eventually returned to the Bay Area to teach Form 3 until the birth of her son, Aiden. She is presently working right next door at Elan Esprit Preschool until Aiden is ready to come to Delphi and be a second-generation student. She's a great teacher and we're looking forward to welcoming her back!

Demi Prescott is doing extremely well at Willamina High School. Two years younger than her classmates, she has maintained straight A’s in all her classes. Growing up with Delphi’s system of independent learning, she found it very easy to adjust to the grading system. Her teachers have noticed that Demi doesn’t just want to pass assignments - she wants to learn the material so she can apply it. Demi credits the study technology she learned at Delphi Academy for her success, saying,

“With study technology under my belt, I know that I can excel anywhere and I have proven that. I have also shown my fellow classmates that you can know and apply your studies. They look up to me and I help them to want to do better… I am constantly helping people with their studies and when needed, I tell them that they should look up the definition to a word or draw out a problem to understand it better. The experience here at Willamina High School has been well worth it. For the future, I’m not set on graduating from this school. I’m planning to return to the Delphian School and stay to graduate Form 8 (senior year). However, since I’ve had this experience, I know that I can do well anywhere if I continue to use my study tech.”

Shruti Swaminathan entered Presentation High School with Honors as a freshman after graduating from Delphi Academy's Middle School. She’s now been accepted to the National Young Leaders State Conference on the basis of academic excellence. Although she spent the first five months of high school being nostalgic for Delphi, she has been doing very well at Presentation: making friends from different places, gaining a lot insight into different cultures and religions, and getting excellent grades in her classes.

Some of you may remember her lead role in the “Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad” musical at Delphi; she is continuing her musical inclinations in high school. Shruti auditioned for and was accepted into the Presentation Jazz Choir where she has performed in St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica in downtown San Jose as part of the Season of Hope series and even traveled for a choir competition to New Orleans!

Annette Yao has enjoyed art and writing since her Elementary School days at Delphi Academy. Now in her senior year in high school at Leland, she has enjoyed improving her knowledge of writing and literature with Accelerated English classes, AP English and AP Literature. She truly enjoys literature analysis, loves to write with excellent sentence structure, and doesn't mind writing lots and lots of essays. The teachers are demanding, so as to get everyone ready for Advanced Placement courses, but Annette is doing well.  She uses her study skills from Delphi, makes sure to restudy important notes and clear the words she doesn’t know and finds that - thanks to Delphi - she can also spell a lot better than most of her classmates.

In the arts, she’s working on a children’s book project and makes sketches in her free time to improve her skills. She’s also interested in Biology and Zoology, not just to get an idea of how the environment and animals function, but also to learn how to draw the basic body structure for humans so as to improve her drawing style. She’s also taking Japanese, which ties in to her manga-style art that many Delphi alumni will remember!

Overall, Annette is enjoying the challenges of high school, has made friends and is pursuing her goals. She wishes all future Delphi graduates the best of luck in high school!