Talk:Maine East High School

MTHS/MEHS and Historical Context
My dad attended MTHS/MEHS, class of ’61. Based on his description of his life at MTHS/MEHS, there are a couple of "encyclopedia-worthy" aspects that I feel could be included in this article. I attended a very liberal east coast high school that didn't/doesn't have much in common with MTHS/MEHS or its environs/demographics, so I think somebody well versed on the school and the surrounding area should take this up.

1. I think this article should reference how the ’58-59 jump in the student body was directly due to the overall post-WWII baby boom. This seems to be a glaring omission. (My dad's peer group included "goodbye babies" and the elder siblings of the true "boomers.")

2. My dad describes how he and his "accelerated" class peers participated in something known as the "PSSC" program. We recently worked out that this was the "Physical Science Study Committee" based at MIT, essentially a cold war educational reform initiative aimed at making physical sciences education in American high schools competitive with counterpart programs behind the Iron Curtain. (Remember how Sputnik scared Americans in the Eisenhower era?)

I don't know how many schools participated, but it is an interesting footnote of public education history: http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/pssc/

Unfortunately, I don't see any prominent physicists listed in the "Notable Alumni" sections; otherwise this would be even more noteworthy/relevant, vis-a-vis this page, at least.

Maybe I'll just start up a separate stub page on PSSC. Did anybody else’s father/mother/uncle/aunt/grandfather/grandmother participate in this program at MTHS/MEHS? --Iguana Scales (talk) 16:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I would make two points:
 * 1. I can't prove it, but many high schools saw population explosions in that era.  Certainly, that explosion led to the eventual construction of the two sister schools in the district.  It was hardly unique to Maine East, though if it can be referenced it should probably be noted as a part of the school's history.
 * 2. PSSC (which sadly does not have an article on this website!) was a widespread curriculum.  Even into the 1990s it was still being taught in some high schools, though has largely been replaced by other approaches.  I for one only learned about PSSC as a teacher, but saw the great merits of the program.  I am not sure it is wholly worth noting that Maine East was on that bandwagon (no more than noting "whole language", "new math", or any one of another educational fads that came along (most of which, unlike PSSC, weren't all that good). LonelyBeacon (talk) 23:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Gang Violence
This article really needs a section on gang violence. I know the school overall is very safe compared to most others, but there have been significant gang activity around the school campus to justify it being noted. I know of at least one incident were a teenager was beaten to death by four other teens. It happened right outside campus while I was at school one day, although none involved were enrolled in Maine East. Atomic Cosmos 16:42 25, June 2005 (UTC)

But batman saved the day! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.102.230.184 (talk) 20:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

My research confirms a murder in March, 2004 of a non-Maine East student in an apartment across from the school. There is no other evidence of gang-related activity around the school. While the single incident was reported as "gang related", I don't think one incident makes for a "gang problem". LonelyBeacon 05:39, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Full Name
The full name of the school is "Maine Township High School East", would it be more correct to refer to the school as that instead?
 * I wouldn't think so, especially since it refers to itself as "Maine East High School" on its website and on its reports to the state --BaronLarf July 8, 2005 16:39 (UTC)

Assessment
I am assessing this article for WikiProject Schools after a request. Has plenty of content and a picture, but needs more references for B class, including in the history and diversity sections. A school logo, more pictures, and general further expansion would be good also. I am giving it High importance due to its large number of alumni, including a possible future US President, and others notable enough for their own articles. Camaron1 | Chris 14:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

It has been requested that I re-assess this article following improvements, I am maintaining the existing high rating as it still seems to be appropriate and promoting the article to C-class. The article is now extensive but it fails the first of the now more strict criteria for B-class. For B-class more referencing will be needed with some sections such as Architecture being completely reference free. The lead should be expanded, as it should summarise the whole article. Also some rather sweeping statements such as Maine East is best known today for the diversity of its student body. should be removed. Camaron · Christopher · talk 19:49, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Maine East is known for being one of the oldest school buildings in use in the Chicago Suburbs? No way, there are plenty of buildings and large high schools left from the 19th century, built 40 years before Maine East. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.80.81.193 (talk) 18:25, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

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