Delphos St John's School

The parish of St. John the Evangelist has been blessed to be able to be the support and foundation for the education of thousands of parishioners throughout the years since it was first established. The school system itself has changed and molded the lives of its alumni and current students, but the traditions and history of the institution has bee... n sound over the generations of its existence. The original school was housed in the upper chamber of the pastors cabin, and later, a building was constructed to house the boys and girls education in a separate location. As the years progressed, there was a need for a new school building that would house all students within its walls. In 1869, work was underway for the building of this school that would be accommodating and more than adequate to provide and insure a good Christian education. This building, completed in 1870, was a three-story brick structure that contained four school rooms and a large auditorium for the parish for social gatherings. This building would be known as the German Department School. However, the building would eventually fill to capacity the hall would be converted to two more school rooms, and the chapel and a room in the Sisters house would be used as classrooms, as well. The decision was made for a new school to be built, and in 1888, this new building was completed and named the St. Marys building. This building served many years as the center of our students Catholic education. In 1911, the need for a new school had once again existed. Despite hiccups and disasters of natural causes, the building was completed in 1913. The first housewarming of the school occurred in the form of the school festival in October of 1913. Since that first school festival, we have held a school festival every October since its initial conception. These festivals generate funds to help provide our students with the necessities for a quality Catholic education to this day. In 1915, the curriculum and administration was reorganized to fulfill the new ...Read More