Talk:Jackson-Reed High School

Description
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)


 * 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)

Main source
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)

Sports section
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)


 * 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)

Section on security
"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)

Rebuilding the notable alumni list
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)
 * 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)
 * 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)

User:Maryannebk1939 added a bunch of alumni in June 2014, but to the "References" section instead of the "Notable alumni" section. I moved them up and integrated alphabetically by attending name, with some formatting. — Molly-in-md (talk) 13:21, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Senior
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)

There were two other instances of "Senior" that Robert McClenon missed: in the infobox and in recent History. After verifying the name on the DC Public Schools website (http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School) and the school's own website (http://www.wilsonhs.org/), I removed them both. — Molly-in-md (talk) 13:16, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:48, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

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

Renaming - article inconsistent
While recognizing that this is a long-running and frequently-changing issue, the article currently gives three different names for the school - Woodrow Wilson High School (in title), August Wilson High School (in lede sentence & para 1), and Jackson-Reed High School (in infobox). Based on the City Council vote four days ago, the latter is currently accurate. Sullidav (talk) 15:12, 11 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I think it will be renamed Jackson-Reed High School, but /wonk voice/ legally it has not been. The vote described above was a "first reading" from the Committee of the Whole. See the legislation tracker and also the renaming campaign's site It will be voted on at some point in a legislative session, although I don't know when. Stakhanov (talk) 22:49, 16 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Article updated.  I like that the name of the bill that you linked is still listed as the "August Wilson High School Designation Act of 2021," even though the new school name in the bill is no longer "August Wilson". Sullidav (talk) 04:33, 20 December 2021 (UTC)


 * The bill was enacted with sufficient votes to not need the Mayor's consent. Unless Congress steps in, it will become the name on March, 19th, 2022. | Bill here Stakhanov (talk)


 * Broken link in last comment.Sullidav (talk) 16:14, 21 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I've fixed the link. The law will come into effect Friday at the latest and so the school will be officially renamed. Stakhanov (talk) 13:11, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

I have moved the article and begun updating wikilinks to the page. I think I am about 3/4 done with pages that link to Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.) and its various forms, but I only had this morning. I assume we should adjust categories eventually as well, right?Stakhanov (talk) 16:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


 * , please do not do this. Links to an article should use the historic name at the time relative to the linking article. If someone graduated from WWHS because that was what it was called at the time, then that link is appropriate. Linking thorough a redirect is preferred, this way the article matches the sources used. MB 16:29, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, I kept them with piped names in all historic references, so the articles are consistent, and changed only current names. However, can I ask what the policy that says this is preferable? Virtually all references to "Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.)" and its forms were already piped to "Woodrow Wilson High School" so I don't really see the congruence with WP:NOTBROKEN. Additionally, a quick review of similar cases, e.g. Alexander Hamilton's attendance at King's College vs. Columbia University, do not consistently follow this pattern. Stakhanov (talk) 17:13, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , I already answered over at Albert L. Harris. The links to Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.) are piped to remove the parenthetical disambiguator, since there are more than one and Woodrow Wilson High School is a disambiguation page. It is standard practice to use the terminology of the era. See all the biography articles that say someone was born in Calcutta, India (now Kolkata). MB 22:36, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

"Arab Student Union Censorship" section.
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)