Talk:Benet Academy

Anyone have a list of notable alumni that could be added to the page? Thesquire 09:02, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Added some. The graduation year for Jim Peterik is a guess, based on the fact that he would've been about 18 in 1969. Can anyone confirm when he graduated?

The singer of Survivor (Eye of the Tiger et al.) was Tom Doody, who graduated in 1963. Jim Peterik graduated from Morton East.

Jim Peterik's website and several articles say that he went to Morton West (not Morton East) but Peterik, not Doody, was singer/songwriter/guitarist of Survivor. Tom Doody went to Procopius but was not in Survivor, but rather was a founder of the The Cryan Shames ("Sugar and Spice", "I Wanna Meet You", "It Could Be We're in Love"). -- DS1953 ^talk 15:04, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding's always been that whoever wrote "Eye of the Tiger" went to Benet, but if there's no documentation to back it up then that's that. Thesquire 20:29, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Jim Peterik wrote "Eye of the Tiger". The lead singer was Dave Bickler, class of 1971. The song earned an Oscar for song of the year when it was the song for "Rocky". —the preceding unsigned comment is by 68.249.187.99 (talk • contribs) 12:04, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Have you considered adding the basketball streak to the article?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 38.112.25.6 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Was it the longest in the state or some such? -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 20:57, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Persistent Vandal

There appears to be a persistant vandal, 64.53.208.70, who insists on placing inappropriately-worded references to a school discipline incident in the article. In keeping with both the NPOV and Encyclopedic Character policies of Wikipedia, these repeted references are not appropriate and constitute vandalism. Those who contribute or watch this article are encouraged to check it regularly and revert the page as necessary. Thesquire 03:00, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A new persistant vandal, apparently from the class of 2002, insists on disparaging members of that class within the article and on otherwise posting nonsense. -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 16:54, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Car accident

Do you think this article should include some mention of the January 15, 1997 car accident that killed three Benet students? (Stephanie Ramos, 14, of Darien; Jeffrey Wirtz, 16, of Darien. Sean O'Donnell, 16, of Bolingbrook) I'm not sure if that's encyclopedic, but it was a pretty major event for the school. (Comment by 134.173.92.223)

Having entered Benet a couple years after that accident, and since graduated, I can say that while the event was major at the time, it's had no real lasting affect on the student body. Most students now only know about it from the plaque in the lobby. It's unencyclopedic. Thesquire 01:30, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Although it was a very depressing incident, that accident has little effect on the student population. Out of all of my friends, only one knew about this incident.--67.173.123.48 05:44, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ACT score

I noticed you deleted the recent ACT score as "not notable". I don't see why it shouldn't be up there. Good tests scores are one of the notable things about Benet. Check out the New Trier High School page and you'll see that their test scores are listed.

One, use four tildes (~) after your edits on a talk page so we can see who you are. Secondly, the New Trier article encludes a bunch of stuff not of an encyclopedic nature, including its Senior Prank list. However, if you can get some other fun statistics, like average GPAs, National Merit standings, ACT and SAT scores, then by all means create a separate section/paragraph on that. Thesquire 04:39, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hockey

When'd the school administration decide to actually sponsor the Hockey team? My understanding was that Benet didn't want the liability and so wasn't about to sponsor it. Unless someone speaks up in a week or so, I'm going to assume the status quo is still in effect and revert that particular edit. Thesquire 06:42, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Hockey is an approved club sport at Benet. If the hockey club had a website, it would be linked from the benet.org athletic site. Club sports are never financially sponsored but the contention has always been that the club was not allowed to use the school name. When the new principal started a couple years ago, the hockey parents met no resistance in allowing the club to finally use the Benet name...something that was prohibited prior (they were known as "Redwings"). The hockey team now makes the grade evidenced by their inclusion in announcements at 10:25am - their game results, leading scorers and upcoming games are some of the news carried over the school PA from the deans office. The fact that the school even has a hockey club is something not known to the general community in large part because of the refusal in the past to use the school name. Today, the hockey team wears a BENET branded hockey jersey on the ice.Wikime5706 14:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)wikime5706[reply]

Famous Alumni

James McManus, author of the novel "Positively Fifth Street" and recognized poker player, is a Benet alum. I'm hesitant to add his name on the page because I don't know his year of graduation. I will continue to look - but if anyone knows this, please add it! Here is a link to a Chicago Sun Times article about him (check the middle of page two for the Benet Academy reference): Article about James McManus

Thanks! Biomedtechnology 04:34, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- The Wikipedia article on James McManus says that he received his undergraduate degree in 1974, so that helps narrow the range. I wouldn't worry about missing the year - someone will surely add it. -- DS1953 ^talk 22:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I found the date:1969 :) Biomedtechnology 02:24, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- - Additional notable alumni

Joan Biskupic '74...USA Today Newspaper Supreme Court correspondant. PBS's Washington Week guest and author "Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice."

Peter Petre '69...Sr. Executive Editor at Large of Fortune Magazine. Author of Norman Schwarzkop's "It Doesn't Take a Hero". Commissioned to write Alan Greenspan's memoirs.

John Lynch, Sr. '60...Media mogul, Pres. and CEO of Broadcast Co of the Americas. Owner of the The Mighty 1090 broadcast home of the San Diego Padres. Former Pitts. Steelers linebacker and father of perennial pro bowler John Lynch of the Denver Broncos.

Mark Obmascik '79...Pulitzer prize winning journalist from the Denver Post - won the paper the prize for: "HIGH SCHOOL MASSACRE Columbine bloodbath leaves up to 25 dead."

Mark Kirasich '78...Deputy Director of NASA's Project Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle - taking man to the moon again under this project.

Robert Conrad '76...Clemson hall of fame basketball star and Rhodes Scholar candidate who lead the Dept. of Justice's Campaign Finance Task Force (2000-01) which examined under oath the President and Vice President of the United States.

Patrick Collins '82...Federal prosecutor whose leadership of Operation Safe Road lead to the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.

Dave Lytle '68...former NCIS special agent whose real life service inspired Mark Harmon's character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, on the CBS show NCIS.

Wikime5706 15:13, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics

I've put in the big milestones for the athletic department. I think I covered all the basics - if I missed anything of great importance, throw it in there. Theirishpianist 22:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you all Benet students? People who go to Benet or know people in Benet would be able to acquire this information.--67.173.123.48 05:38, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alumnus, class of 2000. And strangely enough I never played any of the "mainstream" sports. All of the sports information is also available on the IHSA website, too, FYI. Theirishpianist 05:52, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The girls swimming team made it to states at U of I this year. I think they finished 19th place. This might be important.--67.173.123.48 05:59, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They finished in 29th, actually. And it was a poor showing...only one girl made it through to the second day (and she only made it to consolation finals). I suppose you could put it in, if you like. Theirishpianist 23:54, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A copy of the Benet Herald can be found here. On Page 3 of the December issue, you can see that the girls swimming team made it 19th place in states. So there seems to be a conflict of information here. However, it that is enough to merit a placement on this article, I think that the information on the IHSA website should be used. If you say that the girls placed 29th in states (given that you looked it up on IHSA), then WP:RS says that the IHSA website should be sourced, not the Benet Herald.--67.173.123.48 04:27, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, they were 19th, not 29th. I think I may have been hallucinating that particular day - not an unusual occurrence sometimes. Still, I don't think it's a notable enough achievement - it seems the athletic milestones section is becoming reserved for state championships, state records, and unusual achievements. Theirishpianist 06:51, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree - 19th at state is Not Notable -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 17:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]