Talk:Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
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What has Jim Turner notably done (and shopping at Men's Wearhouse doesn't count) Attakmint 05:23, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
'Marx Johnson' as a famous band? QueenStupid 17:34, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Edits by 67.33.118.233
Does anyone have any citations for this information added by User:67.33.118.233?
"A new "high school building", as well as new dorms, will be built in the spring of 2008." [1]
"As of the 2007-2008 school year, LSMSA will add its first Sophmore class, which will be composed of about 50 (25 males, 25 female) students." [2]
As an alumnus, I'm quite interested if these are true! -- Sertrel (talk | contribs) 19:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- It's true that they're letting in sophomores for 2007-2008. They're building new dorms where the soccer field is (next to Watson) and are going to have some classes inside that new dorm. They're also remodeling the Annex. I don't think there's going a "new" high school building. I don't know when the projected year for completion is, but 2008 sounds reasonable. QueenStupid 23:58, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
If you go to the 'Master Plan' document, which was available at the Admissions desk during the 2005-2006, schoolyear, it mentions a tenative completion date of the construction as 2010. I find this unlikely, personally - speaking with some of the directors or teachers with a more direct connection to the administration process and the politics of LSMSA expressed sincere doubt. - a former student.
[edit] The "giftie" thing
Whoever says that students proudly refer to themselves as "gifties" needs to stop. Most of the students do not and a lot of them find the term really annoying. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.130.214.129 (talk) 04:56, 6 January 2007 (UTC).
The year after I graduated (coinciding with Brother Dave's retirement), I heard that intervisitation between dorm rooms was permitted so long as the door remained open. Is this true?
LSMSA 2001
- Some students of the school proudly refer to themselves as "gifties." Many do not.
I (christopherlin) commented: Fine, whatever. Find a source. Teen People July or August 1998, or the newer "cool school" article might have a quote, in which case it would be documented that so-and-so said something about the giftie name.
Anon: This arguement over the label "giftie" is stupid. Look in the 2006 yearbook for the answer, specifically the section labeled "Giftie Life". Doesn't need to be in a major publication to be true. Notice the use of the phrase "Some students"
"Some students" is weasel word. Either way, the argument is pretty silly, don't you think? It's a Wikipedia article. --Christopherlin 02:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Assessment as of March 2007
Hello all, and thank you for contributing to this school site. I'm part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Assessment team, and, as requested, I'm reviewing this page. I'm currently giving it a grade of Start on the Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale and an importance of Mid on this importance scale.
My reasoning is as follows: This is a very balanced article (unlike many such article I have reviewed of late), but it needs more information and citation for the claims and infromation it presents. Adam McCormick 06:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)