Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chassell Township School


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Enigmamsg 21:52, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Chassell Township School

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A small, rural school with 260 students across 13 grades. Fails WP:GNG. (Note that "small" and "rural" are meant as descriptors and not reasons for deletion. That it fails WP:GNG is the reasoning. My apologies for the confusion. TM 23:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep All schools with senior high school grades are notable, as established at frequent outcomes. "Small" and "rural" do not take away from the presumed notability. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 23:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 23:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 23:20, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

*Snow keep - 1) this nomination was made in bad faith as part of a POINTy retaliation for reverting a good faith edit lacking appropriate sources by the nominator. Two prods, the reverting of a prod I placed and this, both prods being to articles well over a year old. 2) No valid rationale for deletion. John from Idegon (talk) 23:32, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * "Fails WP:GNG is a valid rationale for deletion. Please demonstrate how it passes GNG and assume good faith.--TM 00:38, 15 June 2018 (UTC)


 * delete Per WP:SCHOOLRFC notability is no longer assumed for secondary schools, and other than the US News item I'm not seeing any general notability. Mangoe (talk) 14:10, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * On reconsideration I would agree to merge per below. There should be mention of the school in the township article. Mangoe (talk) 17:48, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

*Merge - to Chassell School Complex, the existing NRHP article on the place. John from Idegon (talk) 14:28, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge to Chassell Township and create an education section there as the only school in town. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC) updated 20:07, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Except that it is no longer a school, and this article is about the school. It might be better served in the township article. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:22, 16 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - (hopefully, 3rd time's the charm). Several secondary sources have been added (thanks, ), and now, at least IMO, this is a remarkably strong article for such a small off the beaten path school. Pinging and  to see if these changes modify your feelings at all. John from Idegon (talk) 00:29, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * It still needs work, like determining when the school was first established, and more information about the development and opening of the Highway location. If you want to keep it separate from the other Township or Chassell articles, you'll need to update those two articles with Education sections and a to the school. U.S. News reports and Department of Education listings aren't significant coverage of the school.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:43, 20 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment I'm still working on this so I won't add my !vote until I'm done. I've already added a considerable amount of new material and sources, so I hope everyone will take a second look when I'm done. Meters (talk) 03:21, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There are two independent sources, neither of which cover the subject in detail. Government websites and reports are not sufficient for establishing notability. Even local coverage seems minimal.


 * Keep I'm done, at least for now. I think there is sufficient meat here now to show notability. It has more than 100 years of history behind it, but since it is now a very small rural school it's difficult to find many media sources. Still, there's a network affiliate mention of the introduction of trades programs, and a mention of the school's surprising run to the state basketball finals this year, playing against teams from schools as much as two and one-half times as large. I'm amazed that a high school with only approximately 80 students that graduates less than a dozen students some years can even host a team, let alone make it to the state championship finals. I strongly encourage anyone who had previously looked at this article to revisit it. Meters (talk) 04:39, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Strong rejection of the idea that rural makes something less notable.Egaoblai (talk) 19:18, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. For all the above reasons. It is blatantly obvious that secondary schools are considered to be notable by most editors. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:52, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Not blatantly obvious for all secondary schools as that includes middle schools / junior highs which are usually merged to district. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 20:07, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm British. I use "secondary schools" in the British (and greater world) sense. That is, a school that educates to at least 16. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:58, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I use the term "terminal school" to describe this situation. John from Idegon (talk) 15:45, 21 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep as the District which houses Chassell Township School will also redirect to this. The district just contains this one school.   This can also be added to the History when it was established as a school district as opposed to just an independent school.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 20:07, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a small school but the article now demonstrates that it receives the coverage typical of U.S. public high schools, and thus (as numerous AfDs have continued to confirm) passes GNG. --Arxiloxos (talk) 18:26, 21 June 2018 (UTC)


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