Talk:The Kinkaid School

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Unable to find any evidence that Will Reedy, socialite, is a notable person. No offense intended, Will Reedy. :-) Andicat 22:07, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article ought to be called "Kinkaid School" (lose the "The"). I know it's in the Seal and all, but see Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Avoid the definite article ("the") and the indefinite article ("a"/"an") at the beginning of the page name: "If the definite or indefinite article would be capitalized in running text, then include it at the beginning of the page name. [...] Otherwise, do not include it at the beginning of the page name."

Kinkaid's own site omits the "The" in running text. -- Mwanner | Talk 13:02, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I sent an e-mail to St. John's School about the vandalism from the school's address. I'll try sending the same e-mail to more St. John's e-mail addresses. WhisperToMe 00:36, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notable alumni

Most of the Wikipedia articles about schools list notable alumni. This one does not. As an alumnus I am reluctant to select members of my own graduating class - I might be biased.

William A. Blattner is a noted researcher on HIV. I believe he graduated 3 years after I did.

George W. Bush attended 8th and 9th grades at Kinkaid but graduated from another school. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX (talk) 21:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Student Activities

I think it'd be good to have more background about student activities, which are by and large competitive and considered good. The debate team is nationally competitive in both Cross-Examination and Lincoln-Douglas debate (recently got first and second in the state tournament, respectively), and the orchestra and bands are also excellent.

I would write the section myself, but I know very little about writing articles/ sections (specifically citations and links). Baseballbaker23 (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Contributors

I am curious to know who is watching the edits of this article and what affiliation they have with the school. As the archivist at the Kinkaid School, I would like to make some revisions to the page and begin to incorporate better citations, but I would like to discuss any changes first. I only recently created my account and am still learning the protocol for editing, so any feedback is welcome. School Archives (talk) 04:13, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is generally best if the editors of a particular article have little or no official affiliation with the article's subject. This helps to ensure that the article is written from a neutral point of view. This also eliminates any conflicts of interest. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 11:09, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Annual Events

Kinkaid's Book Fair, started by John Cooper in the 1950s, is still held annually and attended by the whole school. Visiting authors are invited by the lower school, middle school, and upper school libraries to participate in Family Night by signing copies of their books and sharing dinner with Kinkaid families. Would anyone object to the addition of this information to the main page? I will include the year Book Fair began along with a citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jem6048 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for not signing the above entry, I'm still learning! Jem6048 (talk) 16:08, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Tipping Point" Section

In the long 106 year history of Kinkaid, I think the "Tipping Point" section is minimal historically and self serving to some at worst. Section should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deltademos (talk • contribs) 01:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This section relates only a very small part of the subject matter of this controversy, as described in the 'Texas Monthly' article. It seems McGee was essentially complaining that Kinkaid was 'getting too liberal.' I am an alumnus who graduated in 1959. I reread the 'Texas Monthly' article last night. I am undecided whether this section should be retained, but I do think what it says now is inadequate. Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX (talk) 19:00, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]