Talk:Haltom High School

Proposed History section

The following is proposed as a new history section: ==History== Originally known as Birdville Academy when it opened in 1858, Haltom High School was named Birdville High School when Birdville ISD was incorporated in 1926. It was the only high school in the district until Richland High School opened in the fall of 1961. The original high school was located on a triangular piece of property atop Birdville Hill, where the Birdville ISD district offices, Birdville Stadium, and Birdville Auditorium are still located.

A bond election in May 1986 authorized the district to purchase land and construct a new Haltom High School. The new school was built on Haltom Road, approximately one-half mile north of Interstate 820. The new campus opened for classes in the fall of 1988. The old Haltom High School was renovated, and became Shannon Alternative High School.

An almost 400,000 square foot renovation and expansion of the Haltom Road campus was completed in 2010, adding a new wing and expanding the main building. Additional buildings were added that house science labs, classrooms, administration areas, and band and orchestra halls.

References

— Preceding unsigned comment added by PhillyHarold (talk • contribs)

That's pretty good, much better. The last paragraph needs a secondary source. The architect that built it isn't secondary and they are far from neutral. Certainly essentially the same info should be in the local paper to cite? John from Idegon (talk) 17:06, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. Will keep digging. PhillyHarold (talk) 17:08, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

A couple copyedits too. Where the first reference is, make a sentence break there. It'll flow better. Second, where you describe the location of the original school, lose the street names. That info lacks context to out-of-towners, and the location is clear by the buildings named. John from Idegon (talk) 17:14, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

I think I'd lose the first clause of the second sentence too. It's clunky, and doesn't convey any facts. John from Idegon (talk) 17:18, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

One more thing, a basic concept for school articles: The school is the institution, not the building. It's irrelevant when a separate building appeared, this school dates to the original 1-12 building. John from Idegon (talk) 17:24, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

All good stuff, especially the point of view of the school being the institution, not the building(s). Made a few edits, and found a couple more refs for the expansion in 2010, but you're not going to like them. One is the architect, the other a construction industry website. All three seem pretty even handed and neutral though. Your thoughts? My search for newspaper articles continues. One more thing...if I find physical historical documents related to any of the four high schools in Birdville ISD, and they are not available online, can these be used, and how?PhillyHarold (talk) 19:07, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Please remember to sign your messages. Documents are generally not usable at all. Rarely are they published, which is an absolute requirement, and even when they are, they're WP:PRIMARY, and as the link explains, of very limited use. Please share the trade rag source. John from Idegon (talk) 18:58, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Trade Rag?PhillyHarold (talk) 19:07, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Additionally, wasn't referring to original school documents, rather newspapers and magazines that exist in libraries, but not online.PhillyHarold (talk) 19:08, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Sorry...the trade publication you mentioned above. And there's no requirement a source be online. Books, magazines and newspapers are fine (FYI, and sorry if you know this: there are specific reference templates for each of them). Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 23:36, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

The trade rag source is https://www.nationalcsg.com/portfolio/education/whnv9ym1/haltom-high-school/. Also, did not know about the specific reference templates. Thanks. PhillyHarold (talk) 20:05, 2 March 2020 (UTC)