Talk:Oak Park and River Forest High School

Ludacris

Ludacris has been mentioned as a former student of Oak Park & River Forest High School. Is there any evidence that Ludacris attended Oak Park River Forest High School? There is supporting evidence needed.

We should have a discussion and some evidence needed before posting Ludacris as attending the school.

The only link that I can find is [link to copyvio website removed]. It mentions that Ludacris was in the Chicago area until at least age 12. But it also states that he moved to Georgia the same year. This seems too young to be a high school student.

At Ludacris it states that he did attend Banneker High School according to the article at: http://www.nndb.com/people/599/000045464/ -Emmadi 12:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 10:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Alumni

I have finished referencing the alumni. I removed Ludacris again (nothing came up in my searches). I also removed Anna Chlumsky. According to this sun-Times article, she graduated from Walther Lutheran,and there is no mention she ever saw OPRF. (article info, in case the link dies: Pearlman, Cindy; 'My Girl' Anna Chlumsky, all grown up - Chicago child star has lived full life, is set to get back 'In the Loop'; 21 July 2009; Chicago Sun Times). If someone finds something contrary, post it here and lets all see it. Otherwise, I think this article says she is out.

blue and orange deletion

I just deleted the section that talked about University of Illinois adopting its colors from OPRF when Coach Zuppke went there in 1913. This page from UIUC states that orange and blue were not adopted until 1947, and that the colors had nothing to do with athletics. If there is another source contrary to this, bring it here for discussion. LonelyBeacon (talk) 22:33, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

notable alumni

I have removed the following alumni from the article based on the absence of a reliable source. If a reliable source can be found, please re-add them to the article with the properly formatted citation.

• Mason Gamble: child star of Dennis the Menace and Rushmore'
• Michael Gerber, 1987: humorist (Barry Trotter)
• James Thomson, 1977: Biologist, stem cell researcher.
• Michael G. Turnbull: FAIA, Assistant Architect of the Capitol in Washington, DC

I found a reference that states that Mason Gamble did attend OPRF. The site is http://www.mason-gamble.com/. This appears to be the official website of Mason Gamble. I believe it is a credible source. Emmadi (talk) 22:02, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I found a source stating that James Thompson graduated from OPRF. The source states "James Thompson, Class of 1977, Scientist, researcher and creator of the concept for the Stem Cell process." The site is http://www.oprfhs.org/export/sites/oprf/about_us/board_of_ed/board_meetings/Regular_Meetings/Minutes/062807.pdf. The site is a PDF file. This information is located at the top of page 2. The source is OPRF High School. I believe this is a credible source. I will not post this until someone agrees. Emmadi (talk) 22:44, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Assessment

It has been requested that I assess this article, and I am giving it B/High. The article is long and detailed and contains most of the content needed for a great school article. The main gaps are in some refs for alumni, a few more pictures of the school within the middle sections of the article would be good also. The school's long history and alumni merit high importance, and I will add this as another potential good article candidate. Camaron · Christopher · talk 13:27, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

remaining references were reformatted to proper format. LonelyBeacon (talk) 17:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

uncited alumni have been removed from the article. They are noted above on this page, and can be readded if someone finds reliable sources. LonelyBeacon (talk) 17:56, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Length issue

You asked me on my talk page if the alumni should be split of on to its own page. The article is now 90k long so yes I would agree on splitting it up, and alumni is a good place to start. If the history section does get huge that itself could be split off into its own article e.g. History of Oak Park and River Forest High School, and just a summary left in the main article. Camaron · Christopher · talk 10:22, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Over the next week or so, I will try and finish out the history as best I can, and I will try and make a decision to get the ball rolling. Right now, I am deciding what to do with the notable speakers who have been at the school (lump them together, or leave them as is). If anyone else has any input, please chime in. LonelyBeacon (talk) 04:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

If the alumni section were to be removed to a separate article, this article would still be nearly 90k. I think by default the history section will have to end up being split off, though I know of very few high schools that have separate history sections. I will continued editing for now as is, and split the section off when I am done. LonelyBeacon (talk) 18:01, 18 August 2009 (UTC)