Talk:Townsend Harris High School

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i just gave this article a considerable overhaul. there are a few things that still require immediate attention.

• what year did thomas cunningham start?
• there are bits of the school template that need to be filled in, notably the logo and motto. does thhs even have a motto?
• i know that the class of 1990 was interviewed for admission, but that 1992 was not. does anyone know if 1991 was?
• maybe there should be something about the now-defunct enrichment program
• the intro should probably be fleshed out

also, i graduated several years ago so some of the information i've provided may be outdated. please correct it if you notice anything. also, i left in the thing about the "senior project" even though there was no such thing when i graduated. can anyone confirm? Bgruber 10:13, 17 November 2005 (UTC), class of '99

[edit] LaGuardia

I have removed the following sentence:

It is rumored that LaGuardia closed the school because a relative of his failed to gain admittance.

It is my feeling that rumors are, by their very nature, not encyclopedic. if on the other hand, someone can cite some reputable source which claims this as a even a possibile explanation for the school's closure, by all means put it back (with a citation of course!).

citations were provided, please click on the links 24.239.149.9 05:08, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

that citation does indeed say that the school's admissions were based on an examination, a fact which i neither disputed, nor removed; i just moved it into the section on admissions. I fail to see where that source says anything about this rumor. Bgruber 21:13, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

that is disputed.. it is simply based on grades and nothing more. where is the proof?? 69.86.130.215 03:00, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prominent Faculty

In the info template it says "Prominent Faculty" what determines who is prominent? CuBiXcRaYfIsH 04:59, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

when i originally added the infobox, the faculty field was described as simply "Faculty" and I took that to mean "number of faculty members." the template has since been changed to clarify the field's intent. Actually, now that i look at it, i'm even less sure of the field's intent... is it supposed to be a number, or is supposed to be a list of particularly prominent faculty members or what? looking around, it seems this is already under discussion at Template_talk:Infobox_School. I've removed the field from the infobox on this page for now. Bgruber 06:24, 3 January 2006 (UTC)