Talk:Staples High School

This article was lsted on votes for deletion; see Votes for deletion/Staples High School. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 01:34, Dec 6, 2004 (UTC)

internal disputes
Is the ==Internal Disputes== section really necessary? Does it add anything to the article? Staples theft is really not notable... -- Rmrfstar 00:43, 16 December 2005 (UTC) Turned Internal Disputes section into something legitimately relevant. --64.251.53.130 14:29, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I attempted to re-format the article to give it a more professional look. --Mrmjssjm 04:33, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Notability
I removed this: "*Talk Show Host Jason Goodman broadcast his shock radio show SpeakOut! from Staples High School radio station 90.3 WWPT FM in the late 80s. Goodman was a 1990 graduate of Staples."

I tried Googling for Jason, and I can't find him - and since I graduated with him, I have some idea of what to look for. I'm not discounting his contributions to the schools radio station, but I don't think that it's either notable or remarkable, especially in light of the fact that, from what I can gather, he's not even in the radio station business anymore. If anyone can find proof to the contrary, dig it up and post it here first. Agerstein 12:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Jason Goodman link was put back again, this time referring to WSHU-FM in Fairfield. Sadly, their website has no trace of the shows existence. Removed - again. Agerstein (talk) 14:05, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Removed just like Agerstein did: "WSHU public affairs talk show 'SpeakOut!' was hosted by 1990 Staples graduate Jason Goodman." per notability.WestportWiki (talk) 19:01, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 30 December 2012
in the staples players section you should add in the fact the tech is great. just saying.

24.46.32.130 (talk) 07:11, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - Happysailor  (Talk) 10:46, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request in Notable Alumni Section on 9 June 2016
I request that Lynsey Addario, a highly distinguished photojournalist widely known for her multiple award-winning works on war, poverty, and the struggle of women in these situations, is added to the Notable Alumni section of the page.

Njs97 (talk) 16:41, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ thanks for the suggestion - Arjayay (talk) 16:57, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Edit request in notables section

 * John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:E016:A700:F490:7B29:6A40:A8A1 (talk) 08:54, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Notable Alumni
Walter Kosner should be added. He is a member of the indie rock band, “The Walters” https://citylifestyle.com/articles/songs-for-like-everyone — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameson81 (talk • contribs) 09:23, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Michael Kulich should be added again. He was present in this section but was removed because the wiki-link linked to Mike rather than Michael, so the person who edited the article at that time just deleted him rather than doing even a moment of research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kulich

Will Haskell should be added to this list. Will Haskell is an American politician and a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Haskell — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tmoore1414 (talk • contribs) 17:40, 6 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello Tmoore1414. There is no valid source proving that Michael Kulich attended the school. Will Haskell does have one in his article, so I have added him back in with it. Markvs88 (talk) 22:53, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * His article reflects the fact that he lived in town, and he's been mentioned multiple times in Dan Woog's hyperlocal blog. He got his "start" in distribution by selling Playboy's from his car in the Staples parking lot..... Agerstein (talk) 13:09, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2019
Change "Principal: Mark Karagus" to  "Principal: James D'Amico" Cviningduffy (talk) 23:59, 3 March 2019 (UTC)|Cviningduffy (talk) 23:59, 3 March 2019 (UTC)]] (Cviningduffy (talk) 23:59, 3 March 2019 (UTC)|talk]]) 23:55, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks for letting us know! --Hammersoft (talk) 01:27, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 14 April 2019

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Moved. Nominator or other users feel free to request deletion on disambiguation if that's what you think should happen and create redirects, etc. (closed by non-admin page mover)  SITH   (talk)   11:32, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

– The term “Staples High School” doesn’t need to be disambiguated. There are no other high schools with the same name. Mrbeastmodeallday (talk) 07:37, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Staples High School (Connecticut) → Staples High School
 * Staples High School → Staples High School (disambiguation)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 13:28, 14 April 2019 (UTC)


 * There are other schools named "Staples High School" or similar, even if they do not have Wikipedia articles :: see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staples_High_School&oldid=863988361 Anthony Appleyard (talk) 13:30, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I concur with Anthony Appleyard. This article should remain where it is, even if the other articles do not come into existence. To the reader coming here looking for the Staples High School that is in Georgia, having the (Connecticut) on the title helps to clarify which high school to which we are referring here. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:40, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment I have restored the DAB, keep in mind that if this is primary (or the only notable one) it doesn't need to include the Connecticut qualifier, see User:Born2cycle/Unnecessary disambiguation.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 17:28, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Support - It appears per this NCES search that the only other school currently in the US with a similar name is Staples-Motley Senior High School in Staples, Minnesota. It's the high school of a consolidated school district and was previously named Staples High School. So pretty clearly this school should (at this time) be the primary subject, and there is a need for a dab page, as once an article for the Minnesota school is created a redirect for Staples High School (Minnesota) should be created also. John from Idegon (talk) 19:03, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:OVERPRECISION. There is no other article on WP currently using the title. No need for a dab page. This will just reverse a previous undiscussed and unnecessary move. Station1 (talk) 18:31, 16 April 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

/* Notable alumni */ add

 * John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:E010:1100:DDCD:7F13:A850:1C69 (talk) 00:36, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 01:04, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ - no mention of this school in his bio, much less a source. John from Idegon (talk) 02:01, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2022
The population of Staples High School was last updated in 2017, and thus, is outdated. It should be changed from 1853 to 1858, per U.S. News Records (https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/westport-school-district/staples-high-school-4570) MerrWebs (talk) 16:18, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:38, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2022
Added to notable alumni David Marshall Grant, ‘73, actor, writer, producer, Thirty Something, The Devil Wears Prada, Stepford Wives, Brothers and Sisters; Kevin Conroy, ‘73, the voice of Batman; Michael Douglas; Marietta Hartley; Linda Blair 69.112.238.251 (talk) 03:48, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Happy Editing-- IAm Chaos  04:19, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Tyler Hicks ?
It says on Tyler Hicks’ (one of the most famous photojournalists in the world) page that he went to this high school. But there is no mention of him in the notable alumni section. 90.43.207.90 (talk) 14:49, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2022
Add to Notable Alumni Brendan Handler - Business Man Bhandler (talk) 04:14, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Brendan Handler. WP:WTAF Cannolis (talk) 04:49, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2022
Hello, I'm a teacher at Staples High School and I'd like to add some details in "activities" about the "theater program" (Staples Players) that I run. It currently only lists "Inklings" (the newspaper program) and I'd like to add some details about it. Many notable alumni have come through Players, and the Staples Players are listed in many of their pages. Thank you, I hope you approve this request. If you do so, I will write what I'd like to be added, once again, thank you!

- David Roth 24.151.12.106 (talk) 22:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * If you want to suggest changes/additions, feel free to do so here on this talk page. But, understand that you have a direct conflict of interest. While it is possible to write in an encyclopedic manner about things to which you are closely affiliated, it is difficult. If you can find reliable, secondary sources supporting what you want to write about, that would greatly help. --Hammersoft (talk) 23:15, 30 December 2022 (UTC)