Origen of cheif delphi's name

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by toastnbacon

I'm curious as to why the forms are named the way they are. Does anybody know why it is what it is?

Chief - most likely has everything to do with 47's original high school, Pontiac (Indian chief) Central High School.

Delphi - 47's (and 45's, and 48's, and...) long time primary sponsor


Pontiac Central (47) and Pontiac Northern (65) High Schools merged this past year. The two teams were merged to form the new Team 51, Wings of Fire.

I'm sure Joe Johnson or Mike Martus can provide a much more interesting history than that.

[toastnbacon]

Ok, thanks! You've been a big help!

[ratdude747]

then who was the original 51? likely a defunct team...

and i get the idea they opted not to ditto Goodrich high school (494 and 70)

[Basel A]

They were granted a previously unused number, because the team was technically a veteran, but using one of the two numbers would be unfair to the other joining team. They were also allowed to keep all of both of the previous teams' awards (including 47's Championship Chairman's Award).

[kjolana1124]

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away called FIRST, a village just outside of Michigan was facing problems. The village had an excess of water flowing in as a result of a nearby river. However, they did not know what to do with it all. They felt wrong about keeping it all to themselves, and the local animals could not drink it all themselves.

Many members of the village tried to come up with answers, but none could work. Besides, many members of the team were working hard on other projects for the village, such as the many contests the land of FIRST gave to all villages. What were they to do?

Then, one day, a young woman proposed an idea. Instead of finding ways to simply take the water away, they should spread the water to all nearby villages. They could create vast networks of pipes and threads for all to share the water. The village rejoiced! They quickly made her chief, and her new name became Delphi, after the grand oracle of Ancient Greece.

So, this day, chiefdelphi.com was made to honor her vision and ideas of spreading resources. What was water to them is knowledge for us.