Talk:Whitney High School (Rocklin, California)

Comment

I am making changes to the page so that it meets wikipedia's standards. I removed an opinion on the academics section that referred to the Essential Skills system as promoting idiocy. Opinions are not allowed on wikipedia. Facts only. Lets make Whitney's page an informative, concise, professional one! Remember wikipedia is for everyone. - Dharmamooch 04:06, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Theatre Section

It's below (and not in the article) because I cannot find any references for this section in magazine subscription databases for any Sacramento-area newspaper or on any Rocklin Unified School District web page. Because I wish to submit this article for Good article status and references are difficult to come by, I am moving it here indefinitely until such references come around. --Starstriker7^(Talk)

Theatre

Whitney High School's Theatre Arts Department has performed five major plays since the school's opening:

• Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
• Rumors by Neil Simon.
• Once Upon a Mattress by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Berer.
• You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner
• Disney's Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken

Whitney High School hosts a Theater festival, 2009 being the 3rd Annual. The festival is a chance for students show off their talents

In February 2007, the advanced theatre class received a Gold Award for their performance of a One Act Play at Sacramento State University's Lenaea Festival.

In March 2009, Whitney High School gained its first sold-out show in Wildcat history for Disney's Beauty and the Beast

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Whitney High School (Rocklin, California)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Hello, everyone! I will be the GA reviewer for this article. This is my first GA review, so I ask for patience as I take a careful look at this article.--Edge3 (talk) 16:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

• Grammar fixes were made. Please check them to make sure that the original meaning behind the statements were preserved.

I looked through them; they all look pretty good. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:11, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• In History section, please add wikilinks to Granite Ridge High School and Liberty High School. Make sure that the links go to the correct articles.

Are you sure I should do this? These were proposed names for the school that were discarded shortly after the city and district settled on the name "Whitney." --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about that! I thought for a while that they were existing schools. You don't have to do this. --Edge3 (talk) 02:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• Please add more information on the construction of the buildings. When did construction end? When was the theater completed?

I couldn't find much info on the facilities themselves. I've been searching local newspaper articles. Do you think that there's another way I should go about this? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:37, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Take a look at ref 10 (Minugh): "theater is finished in January." It also mentions that the facilities cost $81 million. Other than that, I couldn't find anything else.--Edge3 (talk) 14:59, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

It'd be nice if they made it easier on us and posted all this online in clear print. :P --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

• Add more info on the facilities, such as gyms, libraries, cafeterias, labs, etc.

Ditto from the above comment. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:37, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Minugh should help here as well: "outdoor ampitheater...circular gathering areas, perfect for lunching or outdoor teaching; a modern construction technology unit; classrooms that branch off central work spaces for teachers; a student-friendly campus layout; and impeccable sports fields"--Edge3 (talk) 14:59, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh, snap! Sorry I missed this... --Starstriker7^(Talk) 07:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Alright, both this and the previous are now mentioned in the article. Thanks for catching that. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

• In the Academics section, wikilink Department of Education, mathematics, Culinary Arts, Essential Skills and Concepts, and English. Make sure that the links go to the correct articles.

Done. The only thing I had to redlink was Essential Skills and Concepts because there is no article on the topic. It looks like all the easy stuff is over with. :) --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:23, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• In the Extracurricular activities section, merge Associated Student Body into Clubs and publications.

Done. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Edge3 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

• Add info on the student body. Suggested info includes data on race, gender, income, etc. --Edge3 (talk) 17:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't able to find anything off the bat, partly due to the fact that the school was founded so recently. I'll search again, but I will not be able to guarantee anything. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I can help you with this. I'll take a look at my library databases tomorrow. --Edge3 (talk) 02:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Were you able to find anything? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:37, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

No, don't worry about it. I don't think it violates the "broad in coverage" criterion in WP:GACR--Edge3 (talk) 14:59, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay.

Hopefully the school or district will be able to make something of the info gathered in the 2010 Census. :] --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:18, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

• As I did some research on this school, I found an article regarding a rejected proposal to begin a charter school called Rocklin Academy. The school was supposed to use some facilities at Whitney High School or Rocklin High School. I think that this proposal is relevant enough to be included in the article. --Edge3 (talk) 15:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Done. It seemed more like something that should be on the Rocklin Unified School District article, so I added info to that article on the topic as well, alongside a few sentences on the Whitney article. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:37, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey, Edge. Thanks for picking up the article to review, and I hope it will serve as a good acquaintance to the system. :]

You aren't doing too bad a review, although in the beginning I found it nice to contact one of the good article nomination mentors for advice.

I hope you don't mind the extra time it may take me to work on improving this article; I'm on vacation and am out of the country at the moment, although I will do my best to fulfill the requisites you set forth. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 02:30, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

You've taken a look at my messages, haven't you??? :) Don't worry about the time; I'm hoping to live over the next 80 years, so you now have all the time you need. You're on vacation, so I don't expect you to fix up the article this week. --Edge3 (talk) 02:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

My mentor liked what shehe saw here (you can take a look at my talk page if you want), so keep up the good work!--Edge3 (talk)< —Preceding undated comment added 14:19, 5 August 2009 (UTC).

This is a very nice article, but I think a lot more information could be added. I wouldn't expect the article to be huge, but compare it to some of the high schools at WP:GA#Educational institutions. I know there's a lot more info about a high school out there. Reywas92^Talk 00:42, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

I suppose it is possible, but many of the subjects covered in the other school articles seem to be natural results of their age. Whitney is such a new school, there really isn't much on it yet, especially on subjects like demographics and extracurricular activities outside athletics. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 08:18, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Actually, the source you used for the logo ([1]) has a lot of info on student demographics.--Edge3 (talk) 14:52, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

D'oh! I don't know what made me so lethargic when I was patching up this article. Sorry about this. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 22:11, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

"...the school's first two proposed names were associated too closely with rival schools." What aré they?--Edge3 (talk) 01:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Done. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 01:22, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Well...my review has been exhaustive enough. I'm ready to pass. I really liked all of the work you put into this article. --Edge3 (talk) 02:46, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Assessment

It has been requested that the C-class rating on this article be reviewed. This article is well referenced and contains most content needed, so I am immediately raising it to B-class, where GA candidates should be. My main suggestions for further improvement are to add more pictures - and put the school logo in the infobox. Some mention of notable alumni would be good also if any can be found. I am also giving the article Mid importance, its California Distinguished School status and history are enough for this. Camaron · Christopher · talk 10:47, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Sounds cool. I've already put a form of the logo up and I may be able to get the pictures tomorrow. However, the school's second graduating class went off to college a few months ago, so I'm not sure if notable alumni is an option. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 07:49, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

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