Talk:Bernice MacNaughton High School

message: :"formally known as Dr. L. Bernice MacNaughton High School"?
I always thought it was formerly known as Dr. L. Bernice MacNaughton High School... Anybody know which one it is? Yvesnimmo 00:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Formally"?

message: Well, it had Shakespeare sections in it as well. I don't think it's a musical. Wikifriendawesome 11:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musicals 

message: This article need to be more neutral. Sections in this article like School Atmosphere, Now and into the Future, and Legacy Left need to be written more in the voice of an encyclopedic article. Yvesnimmo 22:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article changed significantly since Dec. 2007, I've removed the NPOV template, please use  or better yet  for statements and detail issues here. This will help address them quickly. - RoyBoy 03:59, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: [[NPOV]]

message: I agree that "Broadway Meets the Bard" is not a musical but the administration considers it a musical so on this page it will be put as one of our musicals. As far as West Side Story not counting. It opens in less than a week. Cut the editors some slack. LEEEROYJEEENKINS 11:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Broadway Meets the Bard

message: Yes, BMHS was formally known as Dr. L. Bernice MacNaughton High School before it was known as just Bernice MacNaughton High School. And before it was a High School, it was known as Bernice Macnaughton Institute of Science and Technology.
FFRTwilightPrincess 13:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yes, 

message: I'd just like to add that the former motto of the school (before 'qui valet sustinet') was 'in deo spero'. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but maybe someone could figure it out for me. Wikiisawesome 11:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's already on the page, "wia". I added it as a footnote in the Infobox Education in Canada template. If you look in that template, you can see an asterix by Qui valet sustinet, and it takes you to the bottom of the infobox, where it is stated in small text that it means "I hope in God". Yvesnimmo 19:21, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Motto

message: I changed Legacy Left to include some "fact" content. I feel it is an important section, as it speaks of those individuals who worked on the initial development of the school. The previous section lacked any real factual information more seemed more like an opinion and generalization, than tangible fact. In this section, these mentioned individuals actually worked of the development of the school (it has been documented). The previous section stating that the Legacy Left is one solely by the school's Student Council and students, because of their "...athletic talent, or theatrical gusto..." is more of a personal view than it is fact, as its doesn't speak of anything tangible, nor does it include any real information, but is rather a generalization. The only issue I think many have, is the use of the word Legacy, as it is often confused with being something of "greatness". This actually isn't the case. Despite the cliché use of the word over time, in this case, it refers merely to what has been done and passed on. On a side note: I can understand someone saying that these students all leave their "marks" on this school's history...that goes without saying...but we must keep feelings opinions to a minimum as this is an these articles should be fact based. Keep up the additions! they're very nice to see! Jon the dodgeboy 19:07, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legacy Left 

message: After reviewing this article several times, and comparing it to several others, I feel it does an acceptable job of being "neutral", as each section displays facts along with useful information. I feel it is virtually impossible to have an article completely free of bias (most articles found have a detectible "hint" of bias), as this is this article is open to public editing. Given the nature of Wiki. (which is relatively authoritative, but has a flexible, less strict, somewhat laid back approach), this article is completely acceptable, as none of its content clouds the "point" of the article. Also, I feel it is not entirely fair to state that this acticle does not site its sources, as many of sources are "common knowledge" among the editing community. An example of this can be found in the various extra curricular activities that are said to be offered at the school. No complete list of them is published, but those with a good knowledge of the school know of their existance. These sections should be interpreted as general "good to know" info and not fact. Jon the dodgeboy 19:32, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to add more about the Student Government later..., so you'll see. Yvesnimmo 17:39, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality of the article 

message: I fixed a lot of problems on the BMHS page. However, there are still some grammatical inconsistancies. Some sentances sentences  Yvesnimmo 16:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: More Problems

message: I have no knowledge of what the "Cultural Ambassador" is, nor do many of the people I talk to (who are involved with the school). It might be some kind of independent student or class creation. The school always has new clubs, groups and positions (especially in student government) popping up. It's hard to say exactly what it involves, but it  obviously promotes diversity... One thing I can say is that the school often accepts exchange students, and in the past, there were groups (sometimes only one person, but most of the times more) delegated to looking after their needs in school and were loosely responsible for informing others about their origins and culture (as well as teaching the exchange students about our cultures). There is a good chance this "Cultural Ambassador" has something to, as they were talking about making it an actual position with a title within the school's government for a few years. That's just my theory. Thanks....  02:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural Ambassador 

message: I've added an invisible notable alumni section. If any notable alumni with Wikipedia articles are known, please the wiki formatting stuff preceeding and proceeding that section (i.e. ). Thank you. --Yvesnimmo 02:43, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable alumni 

message: I like the way the page has come along, it really packs a lot of great info in. I like the cleaned up bullet form...nice to see. Jon the dodgeboy 03:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup: Looks good so far... 

message: The 2006 Yearbook was not the first one to have full colour, the 2002-2003 MHS yearbook was in full colour, I would ask to do some more research please.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.252.76.243 (talk) 13:53, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yearbook 

message: I'm not sure if the Clan system is randomly assorted. It seems that at least some people are grouped in clans according to birth date (spring month birthdays are in one clan...). Do you know anything about this? Wikiisawesome (talk) 01:05, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Clan System

message: Large portions of the text have been written in the passive tense (to demonstrate, the sentence I just wrote is passive). I am attempting to clean that up and will be doing so over the next few weeks.
Please feel free to contribute. Wikiisawesome (talk) 19:11, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Passive 

message: Thank you to whoever's been cleaning it up. I've added a source or two and I've attempted to clean up here and there. Feel free to contribute!
Ayumu Kasuga (talk) 22:44, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up? 

message: I've noticed that there are no references to our principal of this school. Was this for a specific or am I at liberty to edit in the information? Please let me know
Ayumu Kasuga (talk) 18:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Is your principle notable? If not I would say no - 4twenty42o (talk) 18:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

text: I'm not quite sure, but he IS the head guy of the school and the lesser administration are there. Ayumu Kasuga (talk) 15:23, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References to Principal? 

message: in 2001 (the Gr. 10 year for the most senior students), students were uprooted from BHMS to attend classes at RMS (Riverview Middle in Riverview NB), while major construction presumed at MacNaughton. Despite using RMS facilities, students were under the direction of BMHS staff, operating completely independently from RMS, which included all administrative matters as well. For shop, broad-based technology, and classes requiring access to large computer labs, students were bussed to either Bessborough or Edith Cavell, depending on the course(s) they were taking. Much like the year prior, students were broken up into 2 groups, A & B; each with it's own group of teachers. This division continued while at RMS. Although fire delayed construction, students were still able to finish the year at MacNaughton's own facilities (albeit in uncompleted facilities). Jon the dodgeboy (talk) 05:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Okay, I'm going to try to track down the article cited in that section. If nothing turns up in the way of citations, it may end up getting citation needed-ed. wia (talk) 22:16, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Wikipedia users probably aren't coming to the article for a list of people who were on the SPAC committee though. I don't think we ought to list every single person who was on the committee. Why don't we cut out those names and just say "members of the school's Student Parent Advisory Committee (SPAC), along with..."? wia (talk) 18:26, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

text:  Agreed, the people listed here are not notable see Template:Notability/doc or Wikipedia:Notability (academics).  No everyone who helps in groups and with the school will be included.  Sorry but we would have articles Thousands and Thousands of lines in length.  Please delete this information.16:57, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Will do. wia (talk) 03:36, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  a little history.... 

message: Copyediting is coming along well. Some more work to be done but I think the article is starting to read very well. Still looking for sources on lots of information (old musicals, drama productions, extra-curricular activities and clubs), and I'm removing references to clubs that have no notable, neutral third-party sources. wia (talk) 05:05, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyediting status