Talk:Corona Del Sol High School

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Contents 1 Vandalism 2 Clubs 3 Pranks 4 Cheating? 5 NPOV/Cocaine statement 6 Picture? 7 Behavior

[edit] Vandalism

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[edit] Clubs

Is it really necessary to include every club on campus, or even those listed in school newspapers? I believe it should be limited to at least clubs that have been around for one school year - case in point, clubs like Katrina Relief pop up once a year and dissipate later.

[edit] Pranks

The school was voted "One of the top five best looking schools" in 2005 for its very attactive students.

There is also a pool on the roof of the large gym.

Is this really necessary? The simple answer is "no," but I suppose the people who think they are being funny will not even be checking this.

However, if they do: Cut it out. You think you are being funny, and it really isn't. Claims about the pool on the second floor have been around for years, no one believes them, there is no need to try and hide it in one of the paragraphs I added.

Alatus 23:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cheating?

The administration is likewise confounded by seemingly intractable problems with academic integrity. In November 2005, 92 percent of all Corona students admitted to cheating in a survey by the school newspaper staff, using various methods such as typing notes into calculators and hiding cheat sheets in common everyday items such as hats, pens, and water bottles. Another common method is for students taking an earlier section of a class to memorize test forms and answers for transmission to students taking an afternoon section. The newspaper published interviews with students who testified that they could get away with repeated cheating and that the administration's Honor Code was poorly enforced, concluding that the few publicized instances of teachers actually catching dishonest students were only the tip of the iceberg. Most students, they said, were ingenious enough to avoid detection entirely. Cheating is a morally acceptable practice for many Corona students

How many students were interviewed? Only about a dozen or so. Keep in mind this is a survey by the local school newspaper, not an instance where all 2796 students enrolled in 2005 were questioned. Most teachers at Corona do not allow any of the items mentioned in the article to be on the desk at all during a test. Any student caught with such an item on the desk will fail the test automatically, although some students try to do it while the teacher is not looking. (The school newspaper did document several instances where such students were caught in the act and punished; however, others have been known to get away with it.)

Student testimony tells us that there is definitely a substantial number of students cheating regularly, but we don't know exactly how widespread this is. 92 percent? Maybe, but that seems like an incredibly high number. In order for the newspaper survey to be accurate, over 2500 of the 2900 students would have to be cheating, and without being caught, because we don't see half of Corona students getting punished. Could so many students evade the teachers all at once? It's an open question.

If only a dozen or so were interviewed, stating 92 percent of all Corona students is not the best manner to word the sentence - 92 percent of all Corona students interviewed would have been fine. As it is, this is still something they are taking steps to get under control, lets give them a break. I have no doubts, however, that this years additional iPod ban has something to do with findings reported last year by students.

Actually, about a quarter of the homerooms (equal numbers from all four levels) were surveyed to obtain a representative sample of cheating statistics. The 92 percent statistic was from this survey. Additionally, about a dozen students were individually interviewed on their own personal views on the issue.

Regardless, stating 92 percent of a whole was incorrect. Thank you for the insight on the sampling number, however.

The survey did attempt to be as representative as possible, but obviously there is a margin of error in any survey. While it's statistically unlikely, it is possible that such a survey might be off by a considerable margin.

I understand this, I am trying to point out that it is a fallacy to state 92 percent of a whole when, in fact, it is only a representative sample. That's all, nothing more meant by it.

[edit] NPOV/Cocaine statement

Saying that the people of Corona Del Sol are particularly attractive is not NPOV, and not really appropriate for wikipedia.

Additionally, a claim that it has the highest cocaine to student useage in the nation seems rather unlikely. Do you have any sources for this?

Opblaaskrokodil 01:53, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

Is there a good picture of the school that is usable? A picture of a student who goes to the school is not at all a good picture for an article about the school. Opblaaskrokodil 01:55, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Behavior

"The faculty have been unable to curtail these illegal activities despite their best efforts. Warnings are regularly issued in the parent newsletter, on the morning announcements and posted at the entrance to the dance."

Please examine your information closely. Faculty involvement have significantly decreased the number of illegal activities. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.2.24.110 (talk) 04:30, 14 December 2006 (UTC).