Talk:St. Andrew's School (Rhode Island)

Rewrite needed

Currently, the main text appears to have been lifted bodily from the school's website. Are there no others who have gone to this school besides me who might revise this? I'm at work or I'd think about it more now. - Denimadept (talk) 21:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Dang, now I'm stuck thinking about it! - Denimadept (talk) 21:55, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Lol, I know what that feels like :) good work! Waldir ^talk 12:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

The problem is, how to rewrite it while using stuff we can cite? I mean, how much has been published about this school? OTOH, how many people have gone here and could write anecdotes to write rather a long article? - Denimadept (talk) 15:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't say an article should be long to be a good one, but rather informative, concise, and clear. I would suggest looking to some of the best articles on Wikiproject Schools, you might find good ideas to improve this one. :) Waldir ^talk 21:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I could speak of how it used to be necessary to get girls from Barrington High School, but I don't think that'd be of interest. - Denimadept (talk) 00:42, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

loool well you could add a picture, that would be great for a start :) Waldir ^talk 02:45, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

A picture of girls at Bill's House? Could maybe find that. I've a number of pictures. I should find them. - Denimadept (talk) 02:59, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

=P Waldir ^talk 12:45, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

No? How about what I understand is now very strange: a picture of guys in Cady? - Denimadept (talk) 15:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Do you realise you'd suit fairly well in uncyclopedia? xD Waldir ^talk 20:50, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Hadn't heard of it, but I'll look. - Denimadept (talk) 18:27, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've now looked. Thanks for the thought, I think, but I'll pass. Let's try something else instead: Back in my day at St. Andrews school, the only action we could get was across the street! And I never crossed the street, having an appreciation of porn. Back in my day, if you didn't like someone, you knocked a hole in their wall and threw liquified ... nevermind, not gonna tell that story. - Denimadept (talk) 18:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Removed content

As this has been tagged since 2008, I've removed the following relatively major unsourced claims whilst leaving in a bulk of the history, and put them here in case anyone has the time or inclination to improve the article.

• Over 95% of graduates attend college.
• The story goes that St. Andrew’s began when Father Chapin found a homeless boy begging at the Providence train station. Without hesitation, he took the boy in and founded a school.
• In 2002, St. Andrew’s was named an “Exemplary School” (one of only eight in the country) by the national Schools Attuned program for “an exemplary commitment to understanding differences in learning and helping struggling students achieve success in the classroom and in life.”

Thanks. The removed prose is still in the history. I really wish someone would come along and find appropriate cites for this article. I didn't manage it. - Denimadept (talk) 01:50, 17 September 2012 (UTC)