Delap SDA School

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| name = Delap SDA School

| image = Delap SDA School logo.png

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| address =

| city = Delap

| location = Majuro

| zipcode = 96960-1009

| country = Marshall Islands

| coordinates = {{coord|7.091974|N|171.383359|E|region:MH-MAJ|display=inline,title}}

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| schooltype = Independent K–12 School

| religious_affiliation = Seventh-day Adventist Church

| founded = 1978

| number = 692-456-5097

| principal = Ringlen Ringlen

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| grades = K to 12

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| language = English

| colors = Purple {{color box|#4B0082}}
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| team_name = Shrenz

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Delap SDA School, also known as Majuro SDA School or Seventh-day Adventist is a private co-educational K-12 Christian school operated by the Guam-Micronesia Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. It is located in Delap, on the island of Majuro, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The school is located directly beside the Majuro Cooperative School, and within {{convert|500|m|ft|sp=us}} of the hospital and the capitol building.{{cite web|title=Majuro|url=https://www.gmmsda.org/rmi/majuro#delap-adventist-school|website=Guam-Micronesia Mission|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Majuro SDA School: About Us|url=https://www.majurosdaschool.org/about-us.html|website=Majuro SDA School|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170112/https://www.majurosdaschool.org/about-us.html|url-status=dead}}{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Majuro+SDA+School/@7.0910543,171.3807822,610m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x650f037898f067c1:0xb8755b6ddb80a08c!8m2!3d7.092048!4d171.3834518|title=Google Maps|access-date=22 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Delap SDA School|url=http://eadventist.net/search?org=ANNGDE|website=eAdventist|access-date=23 April 2018}}

History

Delap SDA School was founded in 1978. Throughout the history of the school, it has been operated by student missionaries attending Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities across the world, but primarily from North America, Brazil, and the Philippines.{{cite web|title=Delap Seventh-day Adventist School|url=http://www.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewEntity&EntityID=52488|website=Adventist Yearbook|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Sanker|first1=Morgan|title=The Adventure of a Lifetime|url=https://issuu.com/aswwucollegian/docs/finalissue04|website=ASWWU: The Collegian|date=20 October 2016 |publisher=Associated Students of Walla Walla University|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=RMI Through Logan's Lens|url=http://www.infomarshallislands.com/rmi-through-logans-lens/|website=Info Marshall Islands|access-date=23 April 2018}}

Campus

The school campus is home to a gymnasium/cafeteria building, the administration/high school building, and an elementary school building. The campus is also home to the Delap Seventh-day Adventist church, as well as living quarters for the faculty and staff of the school. Like much of the Marshall Islands, the school is located directly beside the Pacific Ocean.

Academics

The language of instruction at the school is English, from kindergarten through grade 12. The school, like the other private schools on Majuro, is known for test results that are higher than the public school system. The school uniforms are a purple dress and white blouse for girls, and black pants and a purple collared shirt for boys.{{cite web|title=Facebook: Delap SDA School|url=https://www.facebook.com/DelapSDASchool/|website=Facebook|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Private schools test high at CMI|url=http://marshallislandsjournal.com/?p=2776|website=Marshall Islands Journal| date=25 December 2015 |access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Marshall Islands: Education for All 2015 National Review|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002297/229722E.pdf|website=UNESCO|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Instagram: Delap SDA School|url=https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/456951466/|website=Instagram|access-date=23 April 2018}}

Athletics

Delap SDA School competes in athletic competitions against the other high schools on Majuro, and occasionally from other islands. The school competes in boys and girls basketball and volleyball, and occasionally in soccer as well. The team name is the Shrenz.