Talk:Rotorua Boys' High School

Vandalism reverted
Revision as of 01:27, 6 June 2023. Your edit was reverted as WP:vandalism. Notice posted on User talk:222.153.236.211. Chrisdevelop (talk) 20:22, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Many edits to article 1-4 October 2023
I have carried out a significant upgrade to this article, so it more fully reflects the school’s current state. Improvements made: Chrisdevelop (talk) 16:49, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Lede now contains a note about the school’s governance
 * WW2 and honours plaques
 * Ngāti Whakaue gift and its relevance to the school both in quotidian operations and in the acquisition of computer equipment in 1981
 * Kevin J. Lyall historical publication references added
 * Moved the gist of the 2009 ‘Controversy’ content out of Tai Mitchell Hostel section to within a new section on the Education Dept review, which also includes the 2022 review of the school
 * Noted collaborations with RGHS
 * Noted Poly-1 acquisition
 * Noted RBHS wins in the PMAEE awards
 * Linked to PMAEE video, and added the school’s own YouTube and Facebook sites to External Links
 * Created Sports section noting facilities, academies and achievements, including 4 Olympic alumni
 * Noted what happened to the school's swimming pool
 * Added new section ‘Curriculum’ that lists courses taught by the school for each year
 * Extended Hostel section with reference to how it got its name from Tai Mitchell
 * Added note about Grinter's MNZM award appending postnomials in InfoBox
 * Added many citations that support all the contributions

More edits to improve article 1-5 March 2024
Chrisdevelop (talk) 13:41, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Expanded Lede to highlight main notable attributes covered in article, including the level of Māori enrolment
 * Removed obsolete House names from Infobox, leaving this in place in the Houses section
 * Added colours to House names in Infobox, later copying to Houses section
 * Reinstated deleted Curriculum section after providing sources for most curricula (ongoing)
 * Copied Category 'People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School' to Categories for notables mentioned under Alumni (ongoing)
 * Added paragraphs on Tourism award, Apple award, New Zealand Scholarship awards
 * Added Raukura performing group to paragraph on co-operation with RGHS
 * Added Beijing Olympics participation to the four who went there in 2008, and copied to Lede.
 * Added image from Wikimedia Commons of Grinter investiture by GG
 * Added mention of cost of new Science block where it‘s mentioned it replaced the swimming pool under Sports
 * Added win by Biology Head, Angela Sharples of PM Science teacher award