Talk:Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)

Removing of Controversies?
Why was the Faculty Scandal information removed? A section about Drug Investigation was also removed. Both had news articles behind this, why were these removed? Moogagot (talk) 07:36, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Another controversy that was removed was the newspaper censorship, supposedly for lack of reliable sources--but two of the sources are Chicago Tribune news articles (one is an op-ed). Since the news articles are reliable sources per Wikipedia policy, I restored the section. 192.12.83.102 (talk) 20:35, 28 May 2015 (UTC) <-- Update: I'm 50% an idiot. The links had died because of site redesigns. I updated the URLs. 192.12.83.102 (talk) 20:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Update
updated picture; updated citations, deleted some material without citations as well as some redundancy ; took off POV notice from 2008 as all disputes appeared to be resolved

a "Recent Book About Stevenson High School" was deleted as it appeared to be just self promotion with no encyclopedic information, neither was it used as a reference

the "Drug Investigation" section needs updating

there are also some url-only citations that need to be updated for style and verification purposes newzealander 06:16, 26 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NewzealanderA (talk • contribs)

Major Problem with SHS standardized testing section
I was just looking through the article, and I noticed some weird figures in the Standardized Testing Section, that listed percents such as 70%, 10% and 40%, which I knew to be wrong from looking at the rest of the article. Looking back, I noticed that this edit was done by someone called "Libertyville", and they had made several vandalism edits in the past, and their talk page shows a history of this. I suggest some action against this individual, and I suggest that the page be watched more closely, this was up for almost a year.

By the way, GO MHS.

Thylacine222 (talk) 01:57, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, fix it then. You can't take action on WP:AIV (which is meant for immediate vandalism) on an edit that's a year old, and the editor otherwise seems to have made quality contributions most of the time. Assume good faith; perhaps the editor mistyped or copied the numbers wrong. But don't take an issue like this to the vandalism notice board, especially something that's been up this long. Thank you.  Nate  · ( chatter ) 02:48, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Car Pictures...?
If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, there are pictures of cars located in the Stevenson parking lot, apparently.

Are these really necessary?

--Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 14:35, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


 * My response is no .... there is nothing unique or compelling about these vehicles. LonelyBeacon (talk) 01:11, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

The Bomb Threat
David Oh was not threatening the school he was actually making a page so that everyone was aware of the threat. Yes, it did cause panic, but it also made sure that everyone was aware and was safe. Also, the Stevenson told all of its students that the threat had been on a different Adlai E Stevenson High School and not the one listed, but it was in face. I demand that these things are noted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trauts522 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * This could be added, if proper references can be found from a reliable source(s). Otherwise, this section appears to be properly referenced.  Also, it is generally not considered polite to demand a change.  If there is validity to your claim, find a source that meets wikipedia's policies, and add them. LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:22, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Notable faculty
I just deleted the three faculty members that were listed in this section. None met the criteria for listing alumni/faculty listed at WikiProject Schools. The only one that was cited was the principal-author, where the only reference was the book itself. LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Publications
I saw that Statesman and Ambassador were listed under clubs; Yearbook and Newspaper are actually classes at Stevenson high school and do not qualify as clubs (though they are often mislabeled by students outside the Journalism program as being so); therefore, shouldn't they be removed by a club section and, perhaps, simply be moved to a 'Publications' portion? I believe the Minuteman isn't even student-run, and certainly isn't a club as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.222.76.79 (talk) 02:42, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Largest School
Stevenson is not the largest school in the united states, but one of the largest and best schools, according to the citation. I will delete the error.

To whomever reverted my edit, stevenson is NOT the largest high school in the country. The article even mentions how Stevenson is not even the largest in Illinois. The source you cite also describes how stevenson is NOT this largest, however it is the largest "best high school". There is a difference.

incorrect source - http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2008/12/10/best-high-schools-largest-enrollment.html Largest Enrollment

incorrect text -

This makes Stevenson the largest high school in the United States.


 * I am also removing the claim of "largest high school in the United States" by enrollment. I know for a fact that there are several schools in the country which have larger enrollments, than this high school. The one I know for absolute sure, is Brooklyn Technical High School, in New York City. That school has an April 2010 enrollment, of 4,889 students. The proof is provided in the following link http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/13/K430/AboutUs/Statistics/register.htm, and with this citation, even if Brooklyn Tech isn't the largest high school in the U.S. by enrollment, the FACT remains that its enrollment is larger than this school, therefore the claim can not be made that Stevenson has the largest enrollment. And citing USnews is not a good source. A lot of these third party sources have outdated or incorrect information. You need to cite something more concrete, either a source provided by the school district, itself, or a source provided directly from the school. Also, those enrollment figures listed in US News & World Report, are only for schools that were featured in the Best Schools listings. Not every school in America is accounted for in those listings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maryland Pride (talk • contribs) 01:56, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, it's not the largest by enrollment. It's the largest in physical size, at 1,000,000 square feet. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:43, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Neutrality tag from September 2008
I see a POV tag on this article from September 27, 2008, but I can't see, from anything on this talk page, what the WP:NPOV issue was; the only talk section from around that time is. Does anyone object to removing the POV tag? --Closeapple (talk) 05:39, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

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Ron Goldman and "Allegedly"
You changed an excerpt on this page from "Ronald Goldman - friend of Nicole Brown Simpson and one of the victims in the trial of O.J. Simpson." to "Ronald Goldman - murder victim, allegedly killed by O.J. Simpson." on the basis of the former being a WP:BLP violation. However, the text did not state that Goldman was killed by OJ simpson, but rather that Goldman was a victim from the trial of OJ Simpson, which is unequivocally true. On the other hand, using the word "allegedly" implies that Goldman's murder has never been adjudicated in a court of law and that the allegations have neither been upheld nor rejected by a court. This is why the articles for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman do not use the word allegedly, but instead lay out the legal history of their cases: that OJ simpson was acquitted in criminal court but found liable in civil court. I have reverted your changes to address my concerns over the word "allegedly" and added additional context to address any WP:BLP concerns with regard to Simpson.  Mysterymanblue  14:55, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ronald Goldman was not a victim of any trial. By the time the trial of O.J. Simpson happened, Goldman was of course dead. He couldn't be a victim of anything at that point, much less a trial. The wording placed by the IP implied that Goldman was either (a) a victim of the trial, which is impossible or (b) a victim of O.J. Simpson which is a BLP violation since O.J. Simpson was never convicted of killing Goldman in any criminal proceeding. Your wording  is superior. I still do not agree with how it is handled in this edit, but it at least is not a BLP violation. Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 15:31, 12 February 2021 (UTC)