Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jefferson Christian Academy


 * 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   no consensus. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:34, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Jefferson Christian Academy

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Delete no indication that this school is secondary or otherwise notable; no sources. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 20:14, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete According to the school website the school teaches up to 7th grade, so it isn't inherently notable.  The article itself was a stub, created back two years ago before a protocol was set for individual schools. Mandsford (talk) 22:22, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  -- — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  02:54, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to be substantial coverage . This article says it is k-12 and is substantial coverage .ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:51, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Website says K through 8, though it only lists teachers up to grade 8. Dan D. Ric (talk) 04:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Here's another story with substantial coverage about the school, says "The nondenominational school, affiliated with the American Association of Christian Schools and its Virginia affiliate, Old Dominion Association of Church Schools, has students ranging in age from 6 weeks to 18 years and is divided into three sections." ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:55, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This site also shows high school students at the school . ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per ChildofMidnight. This primary and secondary school passes WP:NHS and WP:GNG with a number of reliable sources. Cunard (talk) 08:22, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete No evidence of notability, either in the article or in the above discussion. --Johnnyturk888 (talk) 11:29, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I would change my vote to "merge" if there was something to merge to-- no articles about education in Giles County, Virginia, no article about Ripplemead. Although I appreciate that Midnight has done some searching (much more so than the article's creator ever did!) I don't see that it's notable outside the immediate area.  Though it does have six students of high school age (two apiece listed at 9th, 10th and 11th grades), I see no evidence that JCA has ever produced a high school graduate, nor conferred a high school diploma.  People will differ about the importance of producing a graduate, but one of the factors in giving inherent notability to a high school is that a high school provides the first officially recognized degree of educational attainment -- the high school diploma -- within a community.  I'm not saying that the school can't show notability; it just can't qualify for inherent notability at this time. Mandsford (talk) 14:11, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - If you would like to merge, my suggestion would be to recommend creating a Ripplemead, Virginia article to which it can be added. TerriersFan (talk) 16:19, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - not only includes high school students but separately meets WP:ORG. In addition to the substantial source in the page, there is also, , , and others from which the article can be expanded. TerriersFan (talk) 16:19, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. There is nothing encyclopedic to say about the place apart from the fact it exists. - Mgm|(talk) 10:49, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Very weak Keep All established  high schools are notable, but the practical  reality of this as an established highschool is somewhat dubious.  DGG (talk) 03:09, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions.  --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  23:02, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge into the location article if there is one for the county since the settlement article is a red link. Based on where you look on the web site, eduction stops at grade 6,7, or 8.  So this is not a high school and the action taken here should be consistent with the way other schools like this have been treated. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:21, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This school is a high school. See this article from The Roanoke Times: "The nondenominational school, affiliated with the American Association of Christian Schools and its Virginia affiliate, Old Dominion Association of Church Schools, has students ranging in age from 6 weeks to 18 years and is divided into three sections." Even if it didn't include a high school, Jefferson Christian Academy passes WP:ORG per the sources that ChildofMidnight, TerriersFan, and I have listed above. Cunard (talk) 02:10, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.