Talk:George Walton Comprehensive High School

Traditions
first day of school stuff? when did that start being a tradition? I graduated '03, and I have never heard of that. Yincrash 08:52, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's just what people do. There was actually an article in the school paper about it, saying that it originated in '03. Who knows...? -Boss1000 22:40, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

parents
need to stop trying to edit wikipedia. jesus christ - you guys sure screwed the pooch on this one. almost on par with the creationism crap in cobb. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsocc (talk • contribs) 05:08, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

NPOV

 * This article does not follow NPOV, as in WP:PRESTIGE. If anybody can, please fix. Also posted link to WP:PRESTIGE as comment in edit page. Zig 03:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Just from a former student: I thought that for at least one year while I was there (1997-2000) we were considered the number 1 in the nation academically. I have no evidence, though -- just what I recall from my experience there.


 * I've almost completely redone the article. I hope it's better now.  It fits more with what the other high school articles I've seen have. -Boss1000 23:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Unofficial site
The walton unofficial site link at the bottom of the article needs to go. I didn't put it there, and since it has NOTHING to do with the school it doesn't belong. Even if you can convince someone it belongs there i just rm -rf'd the site this morning :P I'll try to work on nuetrality for this article soon. --Skywolf talk/contribs 19:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Old, outdated link, nothing more. Probably just another reserved host. -Boss1000 23:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No it was a real site, I own it. I deleted it this morning.. --Skywolf talk/contribs 00:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Unnecessary information?
Is the detailed team list necessary for the Academic Bowl? I mean, we don't go listing the football line-up. I'm removing it, and if people think otherwise, feel free to say why here... - Boss1000 00:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Controversies
There should be a section dedicated to the controversies surrounding the school. I can't find the news articles - but I think in 2000 (or 2001 maybe?) there were a couple football players that made the national news by stealing an SUV and smashing some mailboxes. They concludedthe evening by dumping the stolen vehicle into the Chattahoochee River. Drsocc 00:11, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If some old article could be found, sure, but otherwise I think it's better to leave it out. - Boss1000 02:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm going to ask Yin if he can find it. I remember it was a really big deal.  My buddy's dad who was in Canada ended up watching it on Canadian news (guess it was a slow news day) and calling home about it. Drsocc 06:43, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

It probably isn't notable - but the website www.waltonhigh.com - prior to being a forum for the school's students was a pornographic website. Drsocc 00:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I heard about that, too. You're right, though: not quite notable. - Boss1000 02:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think the section on the controversy of the football players and being arrested is relevant enough to be included in the article, I mean, it's not really a significant event about the actual history of the school, just students who went to the school. I could understand if something national like Colombine or an event of that magnitude(not suggesting it has to be negative) had taken place at Walton, but the football player mailbox bashing incident doesn't seem significant enough to include. As of this signing I am removing that section, it can be re-added if enough evidence is shown to prove significant relevance to the school article. Rabid9797 01:04, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, it does have a strong connection to the school, if I didn't make it clear enough in the section. There was an disagreement between the principal and the judge and various teachers concerning whether the boys could play football or if they were innocent, etc. There might be more notable things in the school's history, but until those come to light, this still (I think) meets general notability standards. - Boss1000 02:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Until you or anyone responds otherwise, I'll put it back. - Boss1000 01:58, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree with you it does have a strong connection with the school, but the section doesn't agree with the style the rest of the article is written in. The whole article is more about a description of Walton and the various aspects of campus life and academics(sans history). A story about conflict the staff of the school and controversy in the local government(which still very connected to Walton) just doesn't seem to fit with the style of the rest of the article. Rabid9797 (talk) 05:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Alumni
Tim Orff is a teacher at the school. Stop adding him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsocc (talk • contribs)

James Orff is a teacher at the school. Tim Orff is his brother who works at [WZGC]. You're welcome. 24.99.238.20 (talk) 05:04, 28 April 2008 (UTC) -Hardly a notable alum 68.107.69.46 (talk) 07:55, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Richard Miron is not notable enough to be listed. At least in caliber, he has not achieved anything of significance relative to the other alumni on the list. Rabid9797 (talk) 03:20, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Asssesement
This article has been requested to be assessed by the WikiProject Schools team. This article has had its previous rating of "Start" upgraded to "B" and a importance assigned as "Mid". The feedback from this assessment is as follows: ''A strong article with plenty of topics covered with some pictures and a infobox. To improve this article needs cite more of its references and resources and expand some topics further, such as traditions, history and perhaps controversies.'' Camaron1 | Chris  09:24, 6 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Reassessed as "B" class. --Roswell native 21:11, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

George Walton?
hey the part in there about it being named after the Walton who signed the declaration of independence is wrong. It was named after some other walton who donated a bunch of money who lived in the 1930's. im pretty sure its in the agenda —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.32.69.137 (talk • contribs)
 * Where did you hear this? I'd love to correct it, but I have yet to see anything in the agenda or hear anything to that affect. - Boss1000 02:01, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll probably put that fact back in soon, since chances are slim it's a mysterious person with lots of money over a signer of the DoI. - Boss1000 19:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Failed "good article" nomination
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This article did not receive a thorough review, and may not meet other parts of the good article criteria. It has numerous instances of academic boosterism, it is missing quality references for controversial claims, and is not compliant with the Manual of Style I encourage you to remedy this problem (and any others) and resubmit it for consideration. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a GA review. Thank you for your work so far.—  Noetic  Sage  00:01, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Additionally, the two logos need fair use rationales to state their reason for inclusion on the article. --Nehrams2020 00:08, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

History
The two sections I added under "History" are often deleted without reason, and while I understand why, I don't know myself if they should stay or be removed. They're events that attracted the attention of the local media, but they can be seen as either insignificant for the school's overall history or inappropriate for the article. If every removal weren't anonymous and without any written reason, I wouldn't be debating it so much. I'd appreciate any other input on this. - Boss1000 23:26, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

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Accomplishments
This section is ridiculously long. Would the person who collected/added the information consolidate the information or cite some sources? Hurrah (talk) 04:14, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I am not the original person who added the accomplishment information, but I would be more than happy to clean it up a little(remove non-relevant/minor accomplishments). Specifically, I would like to remove some of the mentions of AP courses/classes/achievements made by the school or individual classes, some of the minor SAT information, and minor accomplishments made by individual students. If anyone has any objections or would like to refine/add to the list of accomplishments to remove, please let me know. (If there are no responses in the next week I'll just go ahead and start removing things). Rabid9797 (talk) 05:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

I removed the section. None of it would really qualify as encyclopedic material (especially stuff having to do with student gpa). Maybe a "Notable Events" section would work? I am reposting the section below so that anyone that wants to tie the 'accomplishments' in with a US News and World ranking or article or whatever can do so and then cite it appropriately.

Accomplishments

• Almost fifty percent of Walton seniors graduate having passed one or more Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses.

• In May, 2006, almost 800 students in grades 9-12 took over 1800 AP exams by participating in 31 AP courses offered by the school. This participation is twice the rate of 2001 and an increase of 1000 exams taken.

• Walton now offers 32 AP courses with the addition of AP Chinese.

• The class of 2005 led the metro Atlanta area by posting the highest SAT in the history of the school. This score was achieved with 100 percent of the class taking the test.

• With the format change of the SAT for the class of 2006, Walton led the metro area again with a Reading score of 566, a math score of 585, and a writing score of 554, a total of 200 points above the national average. This score was achieved with 99 percent of the class taking the test.

• Walton was one of only two regular (non-magnet) high schools statewide to receive the 2005-06 Platinum Award for High Percentage of Students Meeting State Standards based on the junior class performance on the High School Graduation Tests.

• Over half of the graduating class of 2006 graduated with Honors (i.e., a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher).

• Walton teachers and parents rated Walton more favorably that the district average on the climate survey administered in January, 2007.

• In 2006, Walton students achieved excellence on the National Social Studies Tests in U.S. History and World History by placing first in the nation.

• Mock Trial, Model UN, Literary Team, and Debate Team have all won numerous awards at regional, state, and national competitions.

• The Science Bowl team has placed first in the Regional Competition for the last five years. The team placed first at the State Competitions in 2004, 2005 and 2008. The first place finishes at the State earned the team a place at the National Science Bowl Competition where the team placed seventh in 2004 and third in 2005. In 2008, they tied for first in their bracket but did not advance in to the top 16 due to coming in third on the tie breaker. This roughly constitutes a 17th place finish.

• In 2006, 165 Walton Latin students took the National Latin exam. Of these students, 108 gained recognition with 34 receiving a gold medal for the highest recognition.

• The Academic Bowl Team won the state championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The team won the WSB High Q championship in 2004 and 2006. In national competition the team finished in the top 10 in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

• A Walton student has been one of the two State AP Scholars for both 2005 and 2006.

• In 2005, a student in the Creative Writing class won a school, county, and state award for her creative writing piece. • In 2006, students wrote prose pieces for the Creative Writing class and won first place and third place at the state competition. Another student wrote a poem that came in third in the state.

• The yearbook has won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Award Silver Medal for 2004 and 2005, the National Scholastic Press Association First Class with two marks of distinction award for 2005 and 2006, the American Scholastic Press Association first place with special merit in 2005 and most outstanding high school yearbook for 2005, and the Georgia Scholastic Press Association awards of Excellent in 2004, Superior in 2005, and General Excellence in 2005.

• The school newspaper has won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Award Gold Medal for 2005.

• The French Department had 12 students place in the top 10 in the state and nation at the Grand Concours (National French Exam) in 2004; 8 students in 2005; and 13 students in 2006.

• In 2005-2006, the math students were the State JV Champions.

• The Graphic Arts students have won 14 National Gutenberg Awards for the 2005-2006 school years.

• Walton High School's Winterguard "Fashion" won the Southestern Championships in 1993 and was a World Finalist at Winterguard International in both 1993 and 1994. • Walton continues to implement a student exchange program, established during the last charter, with its sister school in Beijing.

• Service clubs such as the Beta Club, Environmental Club, Habitat for Humanity, Interact, Junior Civitan, and Community Outreach perform annual community service from building houses to conducting blood drives.

• The last two years, Walton has raised more money to support Relay for Life than any school in Cobb County.

• Walton currently offers 23 varsity sports and has won more than 40 state championships.

• Walton consistently earns some distinctions in the AAPT Physics Bowl. In 2005 Walton took second place in Region 6 (GA, FL, SC) for Division I. Walton also won the region for Division I in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and had the two highest scoring Division I students in 2006 and 2008 for the region. In 2008, Walton took second in the region for Division 2. (Division 1 is for AP students and lower, division 2 is for post-AP students, but is open to anyone.)

Drsocc (talk) 19:41, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Athletics
The Athletics section seems to be full of stuff that isn't really notable (like almost winning division championships or whatever). Maybe we could model it after Georgia Tech's athletics section (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_tech#Athletics). Or some other University's page. Maybe stick to stuff that received national attention? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsocc (talk • contribs) 19:57, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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