Talk:Johnston High School

Cleaning Up Article

Hey, I would like to bring this article up to Wikipedia standards. In its current state there are multiple issues with notability in the article, especially in the Achievements section, specifically duration of coverage. I would also like to organize the page in to prose and reduce its use of bullet points, which are discouraged by the Wikipedia Manual of Style, as well as remove dead links from the page and add proper citations. In the drop box below is a sample of how the article will look if the changes are implemented. I welcome any input and would like to reach consensus before moving forward.--Namk48 (talk) 16:24, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Revised version of page

Johnston High School Location 6501 NW 62nd Ave. Johnston, IA 50131 United States Coordinates 41.673627°N 93.706107°W / 41.673627; -93.706107 Information Type Comprehensive Public High School School district Johnston Community School District Superintendent Clay Guthmiller Principal Brent Riessen Grades 10–12 Enrollment ~1,300 Campus type Suburban Color(s)    Purple and Gold Mascot The Dragons Newspaper The Black and White Feeder schools Johnston Middle School Website www.johnston.k12.ia.us/schools/highschool/index.php Johnston High School is a public secondary school located in Johnston, Iowa. It is part of the Johnston Community School District. The school serves approximately 1,300 students in grades 10 through 12. Its principal is Brent Riessen and its associate principals are Jerry Stratton and Randy Klein. Achievements English teacher Sarah Brown Wessling was named the 2010 National Teacher of the Year. Athletics Johnston High School's Iowa High School Athletic Association sanctioned teams include baseball, men's and women's basketball, bowling, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball and wrestling. References External links Johnston High School Johnston High School "Innovation" varsity show choir and Johnston High School vocal music Category:High schools in Iowa Category:Schools in Polk County, Iowa

I like the changes. You removed the WP:FANCRUFT and unsourced statements. I don't think you need to wait for any consensus to make the changes because you are following the guidelines for school articles and policies on acceptable and sourced content. My only change would be to switch around the mention of the teacher of the year. Rather than have President Obama mentioned first, have the teacher mentioned first since it is her achievement that is notable about the school, not President Obama (Example: "English teacher Sarah Brown Wessling was named the 2010 National Teacher of the Year by President Barack Obama." You could even leave out the president's name too since the president is mainly the announcer of the award. I don't believe he personally chose the award). I'd also just eliminate that section all together and put that fact in with the history of the school (a section which obviously still needs to be created and developed). I also recommend using Template:Infobox school over the current template. It's mostly a preference, but I think it presents information in a clearer way, especially in regards to the location (street address and geo-coordinates). --JonRidinger (talk) 03:33, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

I concur with Jon on all his recommendations and suggestions. I think you can go ahead and do it, the creator, as is often the case with school articles, is a SPA and most other contributors made a single edit. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:10, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you both for your help. I'll use Template:Infobox school and make changes regarding the Teacher of the Year Award.--Namk48 (talk) 15:30, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

After reaching consensus from fellow editors, I've gone ahead and made the changes to the page. As always, I'm open to any additional feedback.--Namk48 (talk) 15:38, 1 November 2011 (UTC)