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| ] The following schools are under watch for continuous organic growth and improvement. | |||
| '''See Also:''' ], another place where problem school articles are listed. | |||
| ] The following schools are under watch for continuous organic growth and improvement. Note that this page exists to ''improve quality'' of school articles. You should '''not''' 'watch' this page merely to copy/paste your 'keep' or 'delete' votes onto every school article on VfD, as this serves no purpose other than bogging down an already crowded process. Consider instead that well-written school articles (as opposed to three-line stubs) are highly unlikely to get deleted. | |||
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==Listed for deletion== | ||
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| ⚫ | * ] - Scottish school with a group of notable alumni, including parliamentarians. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - '''Renominated for deletion''' after ], this was once a segregated African American school until 1971. | ||
| * ] - Cited as one of "America's Best Schools" by Newsweek. The school's music program was also named "the best in the nation" by the National Music Educators Association. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] - Highly decorated school in North Wales. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Year-round school in East Los Angeles, established in 1916. | ||
| * ] - Historical school in New South Wales, founded in 1913. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] - Private Protestant Christian school; student made news on the AP wire for bringing a pipe bomb to class. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Originally Tuan Mong High School, taken over by the Ngee Ann Tongsi in ]. | ||
| * ] - Established in 1954, this schools gymnasium was used to shoot Nike commercials. | |||
| * ] - An accredited California school founded in 1954. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] - Boarding school established in 1875 which educates reception through 12th. | ||
| * For schools currently being discussed on AFD, see ]. | |||
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| ''For an archived record of schools previously listed here, please see ].'' | |||
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| * ] - A Seattle, Washington private school which opened in 1923. Deleted after the article had been rewritten. {{User:GRider/Templates/No consensus}} | |||
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| * ] - Highly accredited Nebraskan high school. | * ] - Highly accredited Nebraskan high school. | ||
| * ] - Recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. | |||
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==Marked for improvement== | ||
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| * ] - tiny public school in Andover, Maine with a student body of 62. Started as a nanostub; not much info online to back it up. BEEFSTEW comes out to about 4 as it stands. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] - '''Renominated for deletion''' after ], this was once a segregated African American school until 1971. | ||
| * ] - Large award-winning school in Cramlington, England. Hosts a multi-million pound Sports Centre and is also a Science College. | |||
| * ] - judging from creator's IP, this is an Egyptian school but article is in terrible shape. | |||
| * ] - Private boarding school founded in 1839. | * ] - Private boarding school founded in 1839. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Highly decorated school in North Wales. | ||
| * ] - Australia | |||
| ⚫ | * ] - Year-round school in East Los Angeles, established in 1916. | ||
| * ] - Scottish high school which dates back to 1696. | * ] - Scottish high school which dates back to 1696. | ||
| * ] - Established in 1875 by an ancient guild of haberdashers. | * ] - Established in 1875 by an ancient guild of haberdashers. | ||
| * ] - Middle school which was awarded school of the year in 1998 by the state of Connecticut. | * ] - Middle school which was awarded school of the year in 1998 by the state of Connecticut. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Scottish school with a group of notable alumni, including parliamentarians. | ||
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| * ] - Prestigous boarding school established in 1906. | * ] - Prestigous boarding school established in 1906. | ||
| * ] - The oldest remaining all-male boarding school in the USA. | * ] - The oldest remaining all-male boarding school in the USA. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Private Protestant Christian school; student made news on the AP wire for bringing a pipe bomb to class. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - Originally Tuan Mong High School, taken over by the Ngee Ann Tongsi in ]. | ||
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| * ] - Target of a 2005 school massacre, located on an indian reservation. | * ] - Target of a 2005 school massacre, located on an indian reservation. | ||
| * ] - Set on a 13.75 acre campus, more than half of the students at this Chicago Illinois high school speak English as a second language. | |||
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| ⚫ | * ] - Boarding school established in 1875 which educates reception through 12th. | ||
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==Examples of good articles== | ||
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| * ] - This is better than most school articles I've seen, but could still do with a bit more work. | |||
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==See also== | ||
| * ] -- Is Schoolwatch working? | |||
| * ] -- An on-going discussion regarding the inclusion of school-related articles. | |||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | |||
| * ] -- Are lists of schools encyclopedic? | |||
| * ] One user's method for scoring school notability. (Not official policy) | |||
| '''''Have a suggestion? Please leave a note on the Talk page!''''' | '''''Have a suggestion? Please leave a note on the Talk page!''''' | ||
Latest revision as of 03:18, 14 October 2007
Q: Can schools be encyclopedic?
A: Yes even Jimbo Wales thinks so.
The following schools are under watch for continuous organic growth and improvement.
See Also: Wikiproject Schools Collaboration of the Week, another place where problem school articles are listed.
Listed for deletion
- For schools currently being discussed on AFD, see Misplaced Pages:Watch/schoolwatch/Schools for deletion archive.
For an archived record of schools previously listed here, please see User:GRider/Schoolwatch/Archive.
Listed on VfU
Deleted without consensus
- Kleb Intermediate School (see WP:VFU#September_26)
- Mansfield Summit High School (see WP:VFU#September_26)
- Woodlands Ring Secondary School (see WP:VFU#September_26)
- Saint Michael's School (Cranford, New Jersey) (see WP:VFU#September_25)
- Misplaced Pages:Votes for deletion/St. Anne Seattle - A Seattle, Washington private school which opened in 1923. Deleted after the article had been rewritten. → No Consensus
Redirected without consensus
- Bellevue West High School - Highly accredited Nebraskan high school.
- North Kingstown High School - Recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Marked for improvement
- Acton Elementary School
- Andover Elementary School - tiny public school in Andover, Maine with a student body of 62. Started as a nanostub; not much info online to back it up. BEEFSTEW comes out to about 4 as it stands.
- Blake Junior High School - Renominated for deletion after no consensus in October 2004, this was once a segregated African American school until 1971.
- Cramlington Community High School - Large award-winning school in Cramlington, England. Hosts a multi-million pound Sports Centre and is also a Science College.
- Elnasr Boys' School - judging from creator's IP, this is an Egyptian school but article is in terrible shape.
- Episcopal High School - Private boarding school founded in 1839.
- Eirias High School - Highly decorated school in North Wales.
- Erinbank Secondary College - Australia
- Franklin High School - Year-round school in East Los Angeles, established in 1916.
- Galashiels Academy - Scottish high school which dates back to 1696.
- Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Established in 1875 by an ancient guild of haberdashers.
- Hamden Middle School - Middle school which was awarded school of the year in 1998 by the state of Connecticut.
- Harlaw Academy - Scottish school with a group of notable alumni, including parliamentarians.
- Katy Taylor High School
- Kent School - Prestigous boarding school established in 1906.
- The Kiski School - The oldest remaining all-male boarding school in the USA.
- Lake Dow Christian Academy - Private Protestant Christian school; student made news on the AP wire for bringing a pipe bomb to class.
- Ngee Ann Secondary School - Originally Tuan Mong High School, taken over by the Ngee Ann Tongsi in 1953.
- Nokomis Regional High School
- Red Lake High School - Target of a 2005 school massacre, located on an indian reservation.
- Stephen Tyng Mather High School - Set on a 13.75 acre campus, more than half of the students at this Chicago Illinois high school speak English as a second language.
- Telstar Regional Middle/High School
- Toowoomba Grammar School - Boarding school established in 1875 which educates reception through 12th.
- Waynflete School
- Woodstock Elementary School
Examples of good articles
- Albany High School, Georgia
- Robert Frost Middle School
- Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
- Ball High School - This is better than most school articles I've seen, but could still do with a bit more work.
See also
- User:GRider/Schoolwatch/Impact -- Is Schoolwatch working?
- Misplaced Pages:Schools -- An on-going discussion regarding the inclusion of school-related articles.
- Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Schools
- Misplaced Pages:Watch/schoolwatch
- Misplaced Pages:Deletion_policy/Lists_of_schools -- Are lists of schools encyclopedic?
- User:Dpbsmith/BEEFSTEW One user's method for scoring school notability. (Not official policy)
Have a suggestion? Please leave a note on the Talk page!