Talk:Jackson-Reed High School

message: The description posted thus far is only a current description/account of the school. As such an old and venerable-looking institution, it would be interesting to know some of the school's history--when built; who in the past (possibly famous people?)has attended; process of integration that must have had an impact on Wilson HS in the 50s-60s, etc.
Can anyone help?
138.88.89.125 18:29, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Over the intervening 7 years, this article has been greatly expanded. It could still use more history, though, especially mid-1900s like integration. — Molly-in-md (talk) 21:49, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Description

message: The main source of this article is the Wilson High Brochure from the official DCPS website.  There probably is no copyright issue with just copying everything from the brochure, but it still bothers me.  --Jvv62 15:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Main source

message: While I understand that a high school with such a long history as Wilson would have a lot of sports accomplishments to write about, there is a point which becomes too much.  A synopsis of every single game that was the "first" Wilson something - baseball championship, football district title, whatever, is undue weight and should not be here.  A reasonable amount of coverage is okay, but we have to know how much is too much.  Responses would be greatly appreciated. FlamingSilmaril (talk) 22:53, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I rearranged, cut some of the hyperbole, and subdivided the athletics when doing a major copy-edit on this article. Helps a little. — Molly-in-md (talk) 21:35, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Sports section

message: "Wilson is also known for its excellent security system. All doors are equipped with metal detectors and bag scanners. In addition the security guards are provided with security wands for back up. People entering the building are subjected to emptying their pockets and walking through the metal detector, that is unless you are a teacher or faculty. The security guards are hired through a company called Hawk One Security Inc. The guards are excellent at keeping watch over the students, from their comfortable rolling chairs. They are always there when a fight breaks out, however they are usually watching from the crowd. They don't allow students to leave school early for lunch, unless you bring them back something from McDonalds. They strictly enforced the no cell phone policy, but don't follow it themselves. The students of Wilson High are under great supervision and attend a safe high school."
-Obviously not wikipedia material, biased, and while slightly amusing, does not belong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.38.208.114 (talk) 20:58, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on security 

message: An image used in this article, File:Wilsonhigh.jpg, has been nominated for speedy deletion for the following reason: All Wikipedia files with unknown copyright status 
;What should I do?
Don't panic; you should have time to contest the deletion (although please review deletion guidelines before doing so). The best way to contest this form of deletion is by posting on the image talk page.
* If the image is non-free then you may need to provide a fair use rationale
* If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale, then it cannot be uploaded or used.
* If the image has already been deleted you may want to try Deletion Review
This notification is provided by a Bot --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 01:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: File:Wilsonhigh.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: Wilson used to have a long (too long?) notable alumni list. Now it has just a few folks, which is probably not the best. I'm going to start adding folks back in again, but judiciously. Let me know if you have thoughts or concerns. I'm going to dig into exact;y why the big old list was zapped, but a cursory glance makes me think it was a misunderstanding of the relevant guidelines. I'll stick to alphabetical order un;less someone has other thoughts for that. Jreffell (talk) 03:49, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Walter Spangenberg is in the list, but doesn't have an article.  Either he should have an article, or his name should be deleted.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:17, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I added Angelo Fields and deleted a twitter reference that may have either been vandalism or a clueless edit.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:18, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Rebuilding the notable alumni list

message: I have deleted Senior from the lede to be consistent with the current actual name of the school, which is now Woodrow Wilson High School, now that District of Columbia high schools are 9-12.  (A senior high school is a 10-12 school.)  Robert McClenon (talk) 18:28, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you.  Robert McClenon (talk) 14:48, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Senior 

message: Does anyone have the source for the NRHP listing?
WhisperToMe (talk) 09:44, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for NRHP listing? 

message: I've moved this sentence from the article ("During the 2022-23 school year, the Arab Student Union started a "Pennies for Palestine" fundraiser which was shut down after backlash from the pro-Israel community at the school.") because it appears to be untrue and is in any case unsupported by the cited source. The cited source says only that the group "had trouble getting a 'Pennies for Palestine' fundraiser off the ground." An article in the school's newspaper goes into much more detail; it says the month-long fundraiser ran for three weeks, was suspended, and then allowed to continue. School officials reportedly suspended the fundraiser after they noticed that the group had not submitted the required application to hold a fundraiser on school grounds. It quotes a club member as saying that the school was being inconsistent because other fundraisers had not filed for approval, and a school official saying some fundraisers received verbal approval. PRRfan (talk) 20:32, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Arab Student Union Censorship" section.