Talk:Sherman E. Burroughs High School

Athletics

The is a large section with no sources for verification. Is it based on any published accounts or just first-hand knowledge?   Will Beback  talk  02:24, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

School name

The article name is Sherman E Burroughs High School, but both the school web site and the district web site refer to it as just Burroughs High School. Is the full name usually used? If it is, then the article name needs to include the period after the "E". Thoughts on which way to move the article? Thanks, Alanraywiki (talk) 14:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

The official, and correct name, is Sherman E. Burroughs High School. The informal name is Burroughs High School. Quill and Pen (talk) 04:15, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Removed info about Burro's being native animals

Burros are considered feral animals in the Indian Wells Valley. The Burros arrived when the miners did. They are not native the to the area and this information is incorrect. Quill and Pen (talk) 04:15, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

That is not what it said. It said the burro was native to the desert, not native to one particular area, which is why I have reverted you. 194.83.172.131 (talk) 12:37, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Here's the page history show the implied statement the burro is native to the desert area. Area meaning China Lake, Ridgecrest or the Indian Wells Valley. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sherman_E._Burroughs_High_School&diff=507738693&oldid=465476633

The burro is not a desert native. It is a feral animal. Contact retired college instructor Janet Westbrook, a China Lake biologist or do some research and you will discover the burro is not a native animal. It is a feral animal the high school was named after. As I have written extensively about this subject, and done my research; plus I almost have a minor in biology (mis-wrote here but I am about two classes short of a minor in biology and have studied the desert wildlife) I am well aware of the differences between native and feral animals. Burros are known for destroying the local habitat and defecating in the local water supply. For more information about the Burro please read the Wikipedia page called Burro which supports what I wrote. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burro Quill and Pen (talk) 20:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

More information about burros: The burro first arrived in the Arizona territory in 1679 by priest Padre Eusebion Kino who brought them to the Spanish mission at San Xavier de Bac in southern Arizona. Miners later used the burros as a pack animal. The burro is originally from North Africa. They are not native to the Americas nor the Indian Wells Valley. Source: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/whb/adoption/about.html Quill and Pen (talk) 20:24, 16 August 2012 (UTC)