Talk:Topeka High School

Topeka High School was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
May 4, 2010	Good article nominee	Not listed

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• Sbmeirow • Talk • 18:28, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Misc[edit]

I notice that the page is in the category of pages needing cleanup. I am personally a student at the school, and I don't see anything wrong with the information available on the page. If there is anything in particular that needs to be cleaned up or verified, I'd be glad to do it. BlueNinja 21:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I second what "BlueNinja" said. I'm also a student at the school, and I've done a bit of editing to the page, but it's accurate. UnfitSmiley 8:31 PM, 30 August 2006

I agree with the first two comments on this page, but I think some of the editing has been taken too far. Example: the part of the resignation of Clardy Vinson because of the scandel surronding missing money. THS2006 3:30 PM 16 September 2006

Former THS Student[edit]

Hi. My Name Is Denise Tucker, my maiden name is Denise Dismukes. I am writting to you from Woodbury Minnesota. I am very dismaided that topeka High does not have a website with all the pictures of all picyures of high school graduates/or studnets that went to THS> I was looking for some of my classmatea and couldn,t find them. Maybe in the future you could find the time to put on your web site a year book of all the pictures of students and the activities.

This really isn't the place for such a comment. This isn't the THS website, for one. Nimrand 14:16, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Bond?[edit]

I'm confused by the identification of him as a THS graduate; according to his bio on Wikipedia he's British Subwayguy 00:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How can a web page about a school be autobiographical? Benreser 10:31, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gunnerkell made edits adding references to himself Subwayguy 17:30, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think his edit rises to the level of autobiographical. It's a very simple statement. Other teachers were already listed. He simply added his own name and his position. It certainly doesn't aggrandize himself. He didn't even add himself to the "noteable teachers " list. Benreser 19:24, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the autobiography tag. I am an alumni of THS. While the edits made by Gunnerkell may have been self-serving, I believe they are appropriate and at the very least do no elevate the entire article to being an "auto-biography." I would say he is one of the more well known and notable teachers of the school. Nimrand 14:26, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alumni[edit]

I deleted Chris Barnes, because his link led to a disambiguation page. Lets identify him specifically when we put him back. Tony Jaa?? Did he even know THS existed?? I deleted the link. If he wasn't a vandalink, lets add some documentation. Finally, lets add graduation years where we can. --Parradoxx 23:42, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup recommendations[edit]

I think high school articles have a lot of potential, because students are very informed and have a lot of freedom. And this looks like an interesting school, even though I was never a student. But here are some things I noticed, that you might want to hit if you do a cleanup:

The history jumps from 1907 to 2005
There are very few citations throughout the article.
Not a great photo. It only shows the tower, we don't know what the rest of the school looks like.
Lacks information about extracurricular activities.

You might check out featured articles about other high schools, like Stuyvesant High School or Plano Senior High School, to get ideas for possible content and structuring. --Spacefem (talk) 03:51, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And another thing... *grin* under Campus:

The main mast has been replaced - twice! We have had three pieces of the Constitution on our campus. We need the date of the latest install.
The oldest tree on campus may have only been 12 years old. Tell me how old it was when it died.

Also, some of our faculty have received some pretty important awards. And, more years on alumni. ...I guess this is just my "get around to it" list. -- Parradoxx (talk) 23:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment[edit]

I am assessing this article for WikiProject Schools. This article is currently at about C-class quality, so I am bringing down the rating to this level, but with a bit of work it could be back up to B-class. I have to say it is no where near ready for GA yet and I regrettably have to recommend that the nomination be quick failed. The article could do with further expansion, the traditions and campus section in particular seem incomplete. The infobox should contain the school logo, and the section headings need to comply with WP:MOSHEAD. The main problem with the article however is that it is poorly referenced - not even enough for B-class (fails criterion one at WP:BCLASS). Entire sections are without references and really every alumni listed needs to be sourced. I am giving this article Mid-importance for the alumni claims. It looks like this could be High-importance, particularly with Charles Curtis and the schools age, though better source backing is required to justify such a rating. Camaron · Christopher · talk 17:01, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Topeka High School/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Benny the mascot (talk) 02:43, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I will review this Good Article nomination. Benny the mascot (talk) 02:43, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist[edit]

GA review (see here for criteria)

I feel that this article needs a lot more work before it can meet Good Article standards.

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
I've decided to not comment on this criterion, because first and foremost I think you should focus on the more important revisions needed to improve this article. After all, this is a relatively easy criterion to pass.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Several paragraphs go unsourced, and the History section relies on one source.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
The Extracurricular activities section, along with possibly the Campus and Traditions section, should be expanded.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
The History and Men's basketball sections seem to have a few boosterisms.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
I agree with Camaron on his C-class review. Perhaps I speak from experience when I say that passing GA requires a lot of work, but certainly is not impossible. Try not to feel discouraged by this review; instead, take it as an opportunity to improve this article and come back in the near future.

I'll contact a GA Review mentor before I close this review. Benny the mascot (talk) 03:12, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The GA Review mentor, Nehrams2020, agrees with my assessment, unfortunately. As he pointed out, it might be helpful to check out school articles that already passed GA--you can see them here...they're great examples! Benny the mascot (talk) 04:22, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed[edit]

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