Talk:The Archer School for Girls

message: I noticed that during the rewrite that section was removed. May I inquire why? JoshuaZ 16:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Library resources 

message: Hello, I'd like to ask for assistance with these articles. Because I know there are guidelines about contributing when there may be a potential conflict of interest, I want to disclose (as on my user page) that I am posting here in affiliation with and on behalf of The Archer School for Girls, the subject of this article. It has come to my attention that this article needs significant improvement, including citations and fact-based information. I aim to follow all the Wikipedia guidelines, including those for COI, and I would like to seek help from impartial editors to improve the page in this regard. I believe that there is definite room for improvement on the current article, but I am not making edits directly due to my working relationship with the company. Here are some possible additions/updates:
Jamie Lee Curtis’s daughter, Annie Guest, taught dance at Archer.
http://www.bustle.com/articles/134652-who-is-annie-guest-jamie-lee-curtis-daughter-stuns-on-the-golden-globes-red-carpet
: - If someone creates an article for her that can meet WP:GNG we can put her name in a 'Notable faculty' section. EyeTripleE (talk) 06:18, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: EyeTripleE (talk) 06:33, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

text: Noted the award. I can't say much about the literary magazine unless it is noted by an independent source. I can broadly describe the extracurriculars if you can provide a source. EyeTripleE (talk) 06:46, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

text: - Was this an extracurricular or part of normal academics? EyeTripleE (talk) 07:03, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

text: Probably won't have time until May but I'll work on this again if no one else gets to it. EyeTripleE (talk) 17:47, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Obviously it didn't work out this summer but I haven't forgotten this. EyeTripleE (talk) 06:53, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Only took nine months but finally got around to this :) EyeTripleE (talk) 07:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assistance requested 

message: Hello, I'd like to ask for assistance with this article. Because I know there are guidelines about contributing when there may be a potential conflict of interest, I want to disclose (as on my user page) that I am posting here in affiliation with and on behalf of The Archer School for Girls, the subject of this article. It has come to my attention that this article needs significant improvement, including citations and fact-based information. I aim to follow all the Wikipedia guidelines, including those for COI, and I would like to seek help from impartial editors to improve the page in this regard. I believe that there is definite room for improvement on the current article, but I am not making edits directly due to my working relationship with the company. Here are some things that stand out to begin with:
* The title of the article is Archer School for Girls, but the school's official name is The Archer School for Girls, as shown on the member list for the National Coalition of Girls Schools. 
: EyeTripleE (talk) 20:38, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I moved the information into the history section. I rephrased the paragraph slightly but I am unsure what you mean regarding the error. EyeTripleE (talk) 21:10, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: I think EyeTripleE (talk) 00:12, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

text: EyeTripleE (talk) 22:45, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: EyeTripleE (talk) 22:58, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: EyeTripleE (talk) 23:09, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: I'm not sure if compiling numbers for student achievements would be considered WP:OR. The Pacemaker link is dead. I added a blurb about the STEM and film programs. EyeTripleE (talk) 00:39, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

text: Is there any information about state championship appearances? We generally don't discuss individual players in these articles. EyeTripleE (talk) 21:25, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: I am not really convinced this is notable enough to warrant inclusion. EyeTripleE (talk) 21:16, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: If nobody gets to this before me I will take a look at this over the holidays. Bit crunched for time at the moment. EyeTripleE (talk) 19:37, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Ping me if you'd like to discuss anything. Cheers! EyeTripleE (talk) 00:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assistance requested 

message: This article reads a bit like an advertisement. Phrasing like 'state-of-the-art classrooms', 'gives Archer girls a deeper appreciation of the natural world', etc are totally inappropriate for wikipedia.
I've added a  banner to the top of the article. This article needs cleanup by someone who is both impartial and knowledgable of the school. Киан (talk) 23:30, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Promotional tone 

message: Hello, I want to be transparent here as I have been on my user page user page about my affiliation with the Archer School for Girls. I am posting here in affiliation with and on behalf of Archer. I only intend to suggest factual changes to improve citations and fact-based information on the page in alignment with the Wikipedia guidelines. Because of my affiliation with the school, I am posting here and suggesting additions/changes instead of making them directly.
I would like to ask for the help of impartial editors for this page given the ample room for improvement on the current article. Below are my recommendations:
-Under the Naming section, add: The founders chose the name Archer to signify a place where girls would be taught to be self-sufficient and strong – based on research specific to female learners. (Source: 'Learning Like a Girl,' written by Diana Meehan)
-Under History, add: Victoria Shorr went on to establish the Pine Ridge Girls' School in South Dakota as the first independent, culturally-based, college-prep school for girls on a Native reservation in the U.S. (Source: https://www.palisadesnews.com/shaping-education-on-pine-ridge-reservation/)
-Under Building and Location, add this sentence to the first paragraph: The building was decorated during the Depression by artisans and craftsmen (Source: 'Learning Like a Girl,' page 104). 
-Also under Building and Location, remove the outdated section about the Academic Center construction and instead add: In August 2015, after four years of a rigorous and comprehensive public engagement and review process, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved The Archer School for Girls’ Campus Preservation and Improvement Plan. In December 2017, Archer broke ground on the construction of its Diana Meehan Center, which now has 30 classrooms, a kitchen, and a student center. The facility opened in 2019.
-The Traditions and Extracurriculars section can be expanded to include information about one of Archer's longstanding traditions, which is why I suggest adding: The annual Founders Day, celebrated in November, honors Archer's founders. Archer students gather in the Historic Courtyard to hear from the founders about Archer's early beginnings and the lessons they can take from the founders' boldness to make changes of their own in the world. (Source: The Oracle: https://archeroracle.org/43479/news/annual-founders-day-ceremony-puts-women-back-in-the-story/)
-Also under Traditions and Extracurriculars, this can be added to explain how Student Media at Archer works: Archer students capture their school's story through the Hestia's Flame yearbook and the Archer Oracle news site. Both are run independently of the school. The Oracle holds three Online Pacemakers, the most recent from 2019. Students can also contribute to the literary magazine Pillars of Salt. (I am suggesting adding this because it is completely factual and because student media is run independent from the Archer administration as a student-led organization with no prior review from the school.)
-Consider adding a section on Athletics as this is a part of the school experience as well: Archer offers the following California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sanctioned sports for both Middle and Upper School athletes: Cross Country, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Swim, and Track. Equestrian is also offered and sanctioned by the Interscholastic Equestrian League (IEL). Upper School athletic teams belong to the Liberty League while Middle School teams compete in the Pacific Basin League (PBL).
Archer soccer, Middle School basketball, and Middle School volleyball practice and compete on the Archer Sport Court, which underwent renovations in 2019.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by NRajw (talk • contribs) 00:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  (Pinging  for their input on this change, as they are the editor who originally added the Tone template.)
Regards,  Spintendo  01:35, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assistance requested 

message: *  The claim regarding the naming of the school was revised.
*  The other requested claims could not be added, either because they were promotional, or they were unreferenced by reliable, independent WP:SECONDARY sources.
# Claims which were unreferenced were omitted.
# A portion of the text which was insufficiently paraphrased from the source material was removed.
# The  maintenance template was removed.
:: (Pinging  for their input on this change, as they are the editor who originally added the Tone template.)
Regards,  Spintendo  01:35, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 9-JAN-2020

message: Looks  to me- Thanks for the updates! the article is significantly better in tone and much less verbose :) Киан (talk) 02:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 9-JAN-2020