Talk:Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

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Who added Lucas Grabeel as a graduate? He didn't even live in Florida. According to the IMDb, he attended high school in Missouri. - Ashley —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.191.99.88 (talk) 05:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)   Oh, and the Creative Writing department did not have a building for it. The old math wing on the southwestern end of the school was given to the department in 2006.

Okay, I've been watiching this page for a while (as a DA grad) and it seems very obvious to me that it's being written by current or former students of DA, which makes it very difficult for this article to be unbiased and cited properly. People are writting the article based on personal experience and knowledge, and I've seen it fluctuate a lot as people keep adding or subtracting opinion and unverifiable information. Some of this information can be cited from DA's website. Some of this information-like the student protests over contruction- can be cited from the Improviser, and we can debate later about whether that's a credible enough source for Wikipedia; if someone at DA who's been interested in working on this article can look through old issues (around 2000-2002ish, probably) and make a citation, that would be great. I think that working on this page would be a good excericse for students wanting experience in writting.

There's some formatting issues: if the article is going to discuss each art department, then please remember that Vocal, Piano, and Instrumental Music are seperate departments. They have seperate sections on DA's website.

Also, departments don't need a list of every teacher- people outside the school don't know who they are (especially if only listed by last name) and don't really care. Don't list a teacher unless they're remarkable: a well-known artist, the recipient of an outside award, and etc. A prime example of someone who could be mentioned is Micheal Higgins from the Theater Department, as he's also the state director for the Florida Thespians. I know you love your teachers, but calling them all highly qualified sounds like biased PR unless you can cite an source proving that each and everyone of them are without a doubt more qualified than your standard teacher in that field. This page isn't about trying to promote DA; we're just trying to state some facts. If a teacher's got notable credentials, cite them.

Listing every class ("Creative Writing I, II, III") doesn't mean much, unless there's a well-known standard for what constitutes "Creative Writting I" as opposed to "Creative Writing II."

I'll keep an eye on the page, and work on it as I get the chance. Jenria 07:14, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Alumni list
"Quite a few Douglas Anderson alumni have made names for themselves in the entertainment industry."

Why should the article only focus on those alumni in the entertainment industry? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.16.79 (talk) 13:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

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So-called "Up-And-Coming" artists
I've seen that some people like to put an "up-and-coming" artist into the "Notable Alumni" section. These have to be removed. I have a sneaking suspicion that people are putting themselves down as "notable alumni." Regardless, you shouldn't write on Wikipedia that somebody is an up-and-coming artist. A person gets a spot on Wikipedia because they have done something notable, not just because they're about to do something notable. I'm removing all of these "up-and-coming" artist submissions.

Clockmaster (talk) 22:18, 11 January 2020 (UTC)Clockmaster

This article is sad
This school is very historic and could have a fine article. However, all that is being added is promotional junk. You create encyclopedic content by paraphrasing reliable secondary sources. If secondary sources are not talking about it, that generally means it doesn't belong. The historic period of this school is what is important. This isn't social media and this article is neither for, nor the property of the school, its students or its alumni. It's likely this article cannot be improved much by reviewing online sources; it's going to take a local actually digging in the library. 174.212.222.125 (talk) 01:15, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

This page is monitored without the student body in mind. Do better.
As an active member of the student body, I proposed a few edits for accuracy. These were quickly reverted and I was tagged for vandalism. Clearly the person moderating this page has a blatant disregard for the accuracy of this wikipedia page and value keeping their boring, inaccurate boat afloat. If the person who reversed my edits is reading this post, I propose you one question of great importance: where is your life? Do you want children? Did you even go to this school? What about this page arouses you so greatly? Have you tried BetterHelp? One day I suspect you will wake up realizing you've left your future to rot in the edits of this wikipedia page. This is no way to live. I implore you to go outside. Call your mother. Go fishing. Anything fufilling. I worry for you. Truly, I fear for your health. What do you think will be written upon your grave when your breath draws short? Father? Mother? Lover? Or adamant Wikipedia Editor for the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Wikipedia Page? I want you to think on that. Take the day off. Go to sleep early. Wake up, watch the sun rise, and reflect. And upon doing that, come back here and tell me what you think your life is worth. I know it can be more than this. I just wish you could see what I see. Your life has value. You don't deserve this. If you need to vent, feel free to reach out to me. Really, I understand. If your life is so sad that you spend your time policing edits under this pathetic, inconsequencial page, I want you to reach out to someone. If you have Sunshine Health Insurence, they'll cover the costs of a therapist. I hope you're doing alright. Please keep in touch. --Mtndewbajablast (talk) 02:21, 10 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Insurance SunfishClownfish (talk) 15:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Principal
Melanie Hammer recently announced that she is resigning from her position as principal. https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2021/09/13/cathedral-arts-projects-expands-leadership-create.html SunfishClownfish (talk) 15:25, 14 September 2021 (UTC)