Talk:Franklin Road Academy

message: For the record you can not place copyrighted material without permission on wikipedia, all articles written must be original and encyclopedic. 
I butchered the article as a result of copyright violations. please re-write in your own words with proper citations. Barcode 22:43, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright

message: The following was removed from the article on because of its doubtful and harmful nature, however if a source can be found, then it would be appropriate to place it back into the article.
"When, in reality, the lack of diversity was due to it being the most expensive, non-financial aid giving school in the state"
Rover007TN 23:23, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation Needed 

message: I am assessing this article as Start / Low. Quite a long and detailed article with a variety of references used, close to a B though it does have some issues. First, the article only really focuses on the schools history. More information is needed for other topics such as alumni, awards, school curriculum, and the school campus (see WP:SCH#S). Second, the article is a little slanted toward promoting the school - comments such as state-of-the-art science labs and classrooms might be better removed. Third, more references are needed - as much possible needs to be referenced. Finally, the articles info-box is not a proper standard info-box and currently is just a table, it needs to be replaced by one of the selection at WP:SCH. I am giving this article Low importance for now, it does not indicate enough significant on the school for Mid importance at the moment. Camaron1 | Chris 15:45, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Franklin Road Academy is home to an extensive athletic program. Fifty-five teams are fielded each year at the varsity, junior varsity, and middle school levels.
In the upper school, FRA fields a team in every sport sanctioned by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), as well as cheerleading, hockey, bowling, and swimming. Additionally, the middle school fields a team in most sports. Football and track are offered in 5th and 6th grades, and student-athletes also have opportunities to participate in community league sports programs. Seventh and eighth graders have Physical Education and Wellness every other day and are encouraged to pursue their sports interests by participating in middle school competition through the Harpeth Valley Athletic Conference (HVAC). Beginning Fall of 2015, lower school students (K-5), have the opportunity to participate in cross country through the MTAC (Middle Tennessee Athletic Conference). In the past few years the main upset Franklin Road Academy faced was when they played Battle Ground Academy on October 11th and got beat 94-0. After this game they decided that they were going to sit out of the next few games so they could practice the fundamentals.
More than 20 FRA graduates are currently playing sports at the college level in seven different sports (baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming, volleyball, and tennis) across nine collegiate athletic conferences (NCAA and NAIA).
State Championships:
*Baseball: 1984, 1988, 2000
*Basketball (Girls): 2011, 2013
*Cross Country (Girls): 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
*Football: 1991
*Golf (Girls): 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013
*Soccer (Girls): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
*Track (Boys): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
*Wrestling: 2005
*Hockey:  2011, 2012 FRAternity1 (talk) 21:56, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Athletics

message: *Will Wade, Head Basketball Coach of the Louisiana State University (LSU) men's basketball team 
*Adair Tishler, Actress most famous for her role as Molly Walker in "Heroes"
*Mason Mingus, stock car racing driver
*Drew Martin, Successful Quarterback at the school went on to play in the JFL, "Japanese Football League" FRAternity1 (talk) 21:58, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable alumni

message: The segregationist origins of Franklin Road Academy are well documented. Since Wikipedia is not censored, this aspect of the schools’ history needs to stay in the article.
If anyone has any issues with any sources, please discuss them on this talk page. Billhpike (talk) 17:39, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reminder: Wikipedia is Not Censored 

message: Hello NeilN, Billhpike, Ldglenn, Arjayay, John from Idegon, MikeJos, and various interested IP editors -- It has been two weeks since I touched this article; I feel sufficiently separated to make some observations.  For those who know the rules, pardon me for needless repetition.
It is our shared objective to write an encyclopedia article here: brief, cogent, with documented assertions that distinguish the topic from other examples. There are minor deviations from each of these requirements, but who cares? The fundamental issue here is one of WP:NPOV. To make the conversation simpler, let us assume arguendo that for the first twenty-three years of operation of the school, Dixie was the theme; Kumbaya since then. The school's history as a segregation academy is a distinguishing feature. It is a valid assertion in an encyclopedia article. It belongs in the lede. Burying that fact by filling the lede with trivia is not fair to the reader. 
One approach would be to rename the History subsections: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and so on.
Accreditation is not a distinguishing for a school, unless the school is not accredited or the accreditation body is in some way notable. The Southern Association of Independent Schools can go in the infobox without comment. The school probably also complies with building codes, too. If the school were accredited by the Mississippi Private School Association, that would deserve a line.
Results from Niche.com have no place in an encyclopedia. It's Yelp for schools. It is not a WP:RELIABLE source. 
Flowery language, such as state-of-the-art conveys no useful information to the reader.  Science labs would notable if they were not equipped with smoke hoods and eye-wash stations. Excessively wordy phrases, such as,  was made possible through, are the stuff of brochures and thank-you letters.  That students helped move the books between libraries is color.  If the size of the library (number of volumes) were exceptionally large, that would be encyclopedic.
WP is not an extension of the school catalog.  Nor should it a sociology essay. I am quite sure that we can together build the article that fairly represents the school, warts and wonder both. Rhadow (talk) 13:23, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  An encyclopedia article 

message: In a recent edit, NeilN asserted without citation that FRA is "non-denominational". An independent third party, the NCES, reports that the school is "Christian (no specific denomination)". This observation was likely extracted from a survey from the school itself.  On its website, the school reports that it is "Christian," with daily convocations and regularly-held chapels.
At least for the first ten years for the school's existence, it was closely tied to the First Christian Church. In contrast to schools established at the same time in Virginia, there was never a legal requirement for the school to describe itself as "non-sectarian." The school is clearly denominational. It is Christian and Protestant. The best definition in Wikipedia is probably Nondenominational Christianity, which, in the overall scheme of things, is a pretty small percentage of believers. Rhadow (talk) 01:58, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you sure you have the right editor? --NeilN talk to me 02:03, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think  intended to refer to this edit by . Billhpike (talk) 03:10, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Christian, non-denominational, non-sectarian

message: White flight is a great term, but it is very much a secondary usage in the context of this article. At the article White flight it is defined as the change of dwelling or neighborhood to avoid integration. I fear that it is a euphemism, as opposed to the more descriptive segregation academy. Rhadow (talk) 18:16, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The terms white flight school and segregation academy have been used as synonyms in academic sources. See for example  Billhpike (talk) 18:47, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  White flight 

message: Current: The 2000s
By 2016, enrollment had increased to 716 students. Six percent (43) were black.[1] The school helps to promote economic diversity through the annual award of more than $1 million in financial aid.[citation needed]
Recommended update: 
By 2016, enrollment had increased to 716 students. Six percent (43) were black and three percent Hispanic (23).[1] The school helps to promote economic diversity through the annual award of more than $1 million in financial aid.[citation needed]
Steveninnashville (talk) 18:55, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Added hispanic enrollment using existing source.Billhpike (talk) 19:06, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

text: For this page, the purpose of semi-protection was to prevent disruptive editing by newly registered accounts.  Billhpike (talk) 20:51, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The 2000's 

message: Hello all,
Per continued discussion. 
Edit Request.
change intro 
Jennifer Dyer has argued that the schools formed during this period
Mascot
1970's
Frankln Road Academy was founded in 1971 after a court ordered Nashville public schools to expanded desegregation busing and, like other schools established in that period, has been described as segregation academy.[2] The school was originally affiliated with the First Christian Church, but became separate organization in 1982.[4] FRA's leaders claimed the school was established to provide a sound, Christian, education in a safer environment, but the sociologist Jennifer Dyer has argued that the schools formed during this period were simply a "guise" for the school's actual objective of allowing parents to avoid enrolling their children in racially integrated public schools.[2] FRA’s first mascot was the Rebels and the school prominently flew the confederate flag.[4] The mascot and flag were specifically chosen because of Confederate Gen. Stephen D. Lee's defense of Peach Orchard Hill on December 16th, 1984, as part of Gen. John B. Hood's right wing at the Battle of Nashville. Source (The Tennessean August 29th, 1991). However, later in 1991, the school stopped flying the Confederate flag and changed its mascot, realizing the racial impact on the minority community at large.
From the Article: The Tennessean (Nashville, TN): 06 Aug 1980
Last one today...:)Steveninnashville (talk) 21:59, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The 1970's 

message: Hello CharlesTomley, you would be well advised to read the discussions above.  A year ago we went through a serious brouhaha over the content of this article.  Your recent contributions, while they may be true, are not supported by independent, reliable sources. What the subject says about itself on its website is irrelevant. If you continue to edit this article similalry, I will take steps to block you.  This constitutes a second warning to you. As a WP:SPA, you don't have much credibility. Rhadow (talk) 17:55, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit war Feb 2019