Talk:Ballard High School (Seattle)

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Academies

Full disclosure: I run the Biotech academy and only added that info because it's all I have details for. I only recently found out this page exists and I felt the academy information would add depth to the Ballard picture. As soon as I figure out how to add references I will do so because any unsubstantiated factoids should be considered as blather. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Demoody (talk • contribs) 17:26, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

2023 update on the Academies subpage: I as a current BioTech student have removed Biotech from the academies section due to the fact that it no longer is one. Horizontal Traffic Light (talk) 21:55, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Untitled

This page reads like an infomercial transcript. I think some serious editing is needed. Any thoughts?

completely revamped this page, it was needing it. this needs is a makeover add something for the video class who has a lot of award-winning videos

Video production

Can someone critique these sections/why were they deleted in favor of the former article with no footnotes and grammar/spelling errors? Especially inasmuch as several of the video program footnotes reference sites where these films can be viewed. This banal reference to "infomercial" is strongly suggestive of a conflict of interest regarding the school - and any editor with a conflict of interest should not be on an article regarding that subject...

The school performing arts center and theatre is named in honor of popular long-time teacher Earl Kelly (March 25, 1925 - August 8, 2007)[1].

The video production program at Ballard High School, headed by Matt Lawrence, has won numerous national and regional awards since 2002. A student short film, "The Drive-Thru," was featured in the "FutureWave" division hosted by the Seattle International Film Festival in 2007 and won the Audience Award[2] for its "FutureWave" category. Students in Ballard's video production program go on to enroll in some of the best film schools in the nation.[3] Ballard graduate Jesse Harris is considered the youngest movie director (age 17) to direct and edit a feature length motion picture in commercial release with the movie "Living Life"[4](winner of "Audience Choice" award at the 2004 Orinda Film Festival[5]). Harris is a co-founder of the National Film Festival for Talented Youth[6].

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PSC

• There are lots of reasons that information shouldn't be included. First of all, you have been warned numerous times about trying to insert material concerning Earl Kelly into several articles. This man does not pass Wikipedia's notability requirements. This article can't be used as a memorial to him and so information concerning the wing of the school named after him should be kept to a minimum. Please stop trying to write this information in. This is the second time I've asked.

• The information about the student film being featured in the movie is irrelevant to the school since it's about a student's entry into the SFF. Again, this article can't be used to promote these movies outside of the context of Ballard High School. Jesse Harris is also a nonnotable individual that you have tried to insert outside of the context of the school and followed it up with a short biography. This has nothing to do with Ballard High School, so it too will continue to be removed. Please stop inserting this information. Thank you. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 10:51, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Crime / shooting

An anon added the following. The post itself didn't give anything in how the event related to the school, so I've removed it for now. But, if the wording can be improved, then it may merit re-adding. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 05:00, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

“ A recent Supreme Court slip opinion deals with a school shooting near Ballard High School in Seattle between the gangs Bad Side Posse and 23 Street Diablos, in which Brian Ronquillo of the Diablos shot a member of the Bad Side Posse. Waddington v. Sarausad.

Reference: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-772.pdf

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