Talk:Teaneck High School

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Curious: a number of NFL football players on this list, and THS has never had particularly good teams itself. (Written by a THS grad, 1954) Apace361 (talk) 19:45, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see two, in its 80-year history. You figure 1,500 students/year, half of whom are male, and that's 1 in every 30,000 students who becomes a pro football player. Not *that* inconceivable. :) Josephgrossberg (talk) 12:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC) (Class of '94)[reply]

Nickname[edit]

This article implies that the nickname for Teaneck High School sports teams, the Highwaymen, is based on the mounted highway robbers in Britain a few centuries back without indicating why this would be an appropriate nickname. The obvious link is omitted -- namely that the school has always stood on a hill (note the first line of its alma mater: "On a hill she stands majestic...") right along side a major NJ highway, namely Rte. 4. Without this connection, the name would be meaningless. They are "the Highwaymen" because of the school's location, not because they rob unsuspecting victims on horseback along the highway.Apace361 (talk) 00:41, 30 April 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Apace361 is closer to what I heard. The story I heard had nothing to do with plunderers or Route 4. One of the early principals was Mr. Leon High. He would tell his students "we are going to do things the High Way." The High Way Men were named from that point. Njradiohistorian (talk) 06:47, 31 December 2010 (UTC)njradiohistorian[reply]
For what it's worth, that's what I remember reading in the student handbook (I graduated in the 90's). Josephgrossberg (talk) 01:04, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additional reference[edit]

I wanted to add an additional reference for the list of notable alumni, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Perhaps someone else out there will. This is for "Paul A. Rothchild," and would be #24, if the following references were renumbered. Here is a source that could be used as a citation: NY Times (obituary) of April 3, 1995. Apace361 (talk) 00:51, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • This article shows why Rothchild is notable, but it does nothing to show a connection to Teaneck High School. It's the THS connection that needs a reliable source, and this NYTimes article doesn't help there. Alansohn (talk) 02:28, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is this website, an "In Memoriam" page, compiled for the 50th reunion of the THS Class of 1953: http://teaneckhighschool53.org/in_memoriam1.htm.Apace361 (talk) 22:31, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • How do we know that this picture is this Paul Rothchild? Alansohn (talk) 22:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Because it IS him. 1). I knew him and recognize the picture; 2). My brother was his best friend and a classmate (THS '53). He is also an attorney who could easily provide an affidavit testifying that the picture is, indeed, the same Paul A. Rothchild.Apace361 (talk) 23:13, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I don't doubt that it is him, but I don't think that this is a reliable source based on your say-so. An affidavit won't be necessary; all we need is a newspaper, magazine or book that states that the Rothchild specified by the article attended THS. Without that, the issue is still open. Alansohn (talk) 04:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • An affidavit might be easier to obtain than other evidence, unless Wikipedia's own article on Paul Rothchild would do (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_A._Rothchild).Apace361 (talk) 19:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I would strongly suggest reviewing WP:RS, which describes the rules Wikipedia uses for sources, and WP:V, which describes that sources need to be verifiable. Unfortunately, we can't use Wikipedia to source itself, and the Paul A. Rothchild article did not have any sources until I added them just now. I have searched in Google News and in other databases, and I can't find a source that documents that Rothchild lived in Teaneck or attended Teaneck High School. I don't doubt that he did, but I'd rather have the entry tagged as needing a source than use a source that doesn'y meet WP:RS and WP:V. Alansohn (talk) 19:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would a color photocopy of Rothchild's THS yearbook suffice? I may have one and I'm pretty sure my older brother (his classmate) does.Apace361 (talk) 23:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chess info disputed[edit]

Kimberly McClelland did not win a national chess championships. The other chess players listed don't seem to have won national chess championships either. Bubba73 (the argument clinic), 15:40, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kimberly McClelland did win a national chess championship, as can easily be found on Google (1993 National High School Reserve Championship). Shearwood McClelland won four national championships, also easily found on Google. Joan Santana won the New Jersey State championshp several times. So ALL of the statements are correct as originally listed. In the future, Bubba73, do your homework first before making unsubstantiated disputes. Shotcallerballerballer (talk) 01:04, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, the facts don't back you up. Kimberly McClelland didn't win a national championship she was one member of a five-way tie for first place in a class section which excluded higher ranked players as clarified here and here. A national champion would obviously be considered notable. She was not a national champion and was deemed to not be notable.TheDarkOneLives (talk) 09:50, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The facts do back me up. Any winner of a section of a national tournament is a national champion, according to the United States Chess Federation -- take the time to ask them if you don't believe me. Kimberly McClelland was a national champion; whether misinformed people viewed that as notable does not take away from her achievement. ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shotcallerballerballer (talk • contribs) 23:50, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The "misinformed" source that I posted ref's to was herself a winner in a section and does not refer to herself as a "national champion" and explains quite succinctly why neither she nor McClelland are national champions. Not only was McClelland not an outright winner, she wasn't even the strongest player in her age group. But hey if you think you've got a clear case to create another page about her based on her "national champion" status, that you've got the word of the USCF to back you up, put your money where your mouth is and see if you get a different result than the first time.TheDarkOneLives (talk) 04:30, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Castle on the Hill[edit]

I do remember the parody of the school nickname, we called it "The Dump on the Hump" Bobm4242 (talk) 22:16, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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