User talk:MrsBrooks

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 * 1) To avoid being deleted, the article should contain some information about the school that sets it apart from other schools. Often authors cite state championship sports teams or notable alumni.  Anything helps.  Having no information usually leads to the statement that Wikipedia is not a directory nor a collection of random information.
 * 2) Many editors also expect all articles, and particularly articles about schools, to provide references to at least two independent reliable secondary sources. For example, for evidence of a state championship in a sport, a citation to the IHSA web site is considered much better than using the school's own web site.
 * 3) An article should look like an article. That means its title should be in bold text and there should be appropriate links to other Wikipedia pages (such as Cahokia, Illinois or to St. Clair County).
 * 4) If the article is deleted and you want to recreate an improved version, I suggest that you create in in your own user space (for example at User:MrsBrooks/Cahokia High School and then move it into the mainspace when you are comfortable that is in relatively good shape. That way, no one will be looking over your shoulder as you work to create the article.

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I have edited the article to give you a head start. Please expand it as you can. -- DS1953 talk 02:30, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Duplicate images uploaded
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