Talk:Rufus King High School
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This article mentioned Rufus King was part of the WPA. This information was probably taken from here:
http://www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/king/local/school.html
I doubt the accuracy of this. Construction of the school began in 1932 and it opened for students in 1934. The WPA didn't start until FDR's executive order of May 6, 1935. If someone has more detailed information on why someone would think the WPA had anything to do with King's construction I'd be interested in seeing it. It's possible someone got confused and they actually meant the Public Works Administration which was started in 1933. It's possible that some funding for the construction was made available in this manner. I've left the article a bit vague since I don't have any conclusive sources that attribute construction to the PWA.
sam 08:22, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Additonal edits to this page
As a student of Milwaukee Rufus King, I as well as some of classmates have taken it upon ourselves to add additional information to the Rufus King Article in wikipedia. My friends have gathered information about our high school from the Milwaukee Central Library, as well as the school's own archival information pertaining to certain elements within our school.We please hope that no unwarrent acts of revision are done while we improve and upgrade to this article in an effort to better show all sides of Rufus King. Thank You, Michael Johnson Class of 2006 Milw Rufus King
- Hey Mike. Since I don't want to do any unwarranted acts of revision, I'll tell you what I think should be revised instead of just going ahead and changing it first. I get the joke about the many...interpretations... of King's name, but MPS's official site AND King's official site and every other updated thing I can think of call it simply "Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School." I think that's what it's name should remain as here, not the lengthy one you've provided. Also, I think the brackets around the categories of "Grade Levels" and "Unofficial Student/Faculty Motto" should be taken off, as I seriously doubt there will be a Wikipedia article on these subjects. Others may disagree, but I don't think they're necessary links. And is King's Realm still in existence? It wasn't being published when I left. There's also quite a bit of redundant information (how many different ways can one say "focus on strong academics that prepare for college courses"). Some, such as that example, isn't your work, but the two info boxes overlap. Couldn't we integrate some of the newer info into the old box? DBP 07:04, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] response to DBP
I will think about changing somethings, like the name, and I do understand your concerns about info overlapping but was not completely finished with my editing of the page. King's Realm began reproduction at the beginning of this semester, under the direction of Mr. Docktor. I will add to the forensics and athletic pages, because we do have more than just a basketball team, (King's about getting rid of urban stereotypes, not glorifying them). I will also get to the bottom of the General King bio, so people can chill out, and finally add info about fine arts and King's political and social active history in the last couple of years.
[edit] soccer team
I removed the reference at the top of the article to King's "globally ranked" soccer team. No disrespect to Jim McClure (he's an old friend of mine), but I'd like to see something to back that up. I found no references in a Google search. Also, it shouldn't be at the top, it should be in the athletics section if it's accurate.
[edit] Major edits of 29 December 2005
Hello all,
Great work on this entry! I hadn't even realized there was so much "forensics love" out there. When I think back to the "nothing" team we had when I was a student, all of this still feels surreal.
Much of what I updated is to ensure concise wording (i.e., "for the college bound" was dropped from our "offcial" name, and everyone knows a school name is going to be shortened -- this is an encyclopedia; not a slangtionary. Also, when you refer to a nickname for a school, it's usually in relation to the mascot. For example, I went to Carroll College. Our mascot was the Pioneer (Carroll is Wisconsin's first, or pioneer college). Our nickname was the "Pios." Nicknames like "K-House" and "Dynasty" are temporary and are more of a reflection of a current generation of students and school climate than the true fabric of a school that's been around for close to two-thirds of a century). Additionally, there were some grammatical and syntax errors that I just couldn't sit by as a teacher and abide. ;-)
On a related note, we have a new Web site that will be rolling out this next month -- www.rkhs.org. I don't know if the current webmaster has been notified yet, but it should be happening *officially* in the next week or so. I decided with all of the Web site updates, now would be a good time to edit this entry.
Finally, a special shout-out to my classmate, Sam Etler... c/o '95 represent!
Regards, Adam (That's Mr. Jacobi to you, Michael... or at least for the next five months).
