Talk:Brentwood School (Los Angeles, California)
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Is this any more encyclopedia-worthy than any large US public high school? --Wetman 17:52, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Yes. First off, its not a public high school nor is it specifically large. The reason it has its own page is because it is world-reknown. Prominent California politicians have their children enrolled there. As well as certain major entertainment figures. The school has also produced some notable alumni. Now, I also beleive there is no problem with large high schools having their own page. How do they bother or harm the rest of the site? They add to Wikipedia's richness and are not ads or anything so they dont merit deletion.
I'm not sure how "encyclopedia-worthy" can be a measured value. Either it's worthy or it isn't, and all high schools are. anthony 警告 01:46, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Hi. just updated the page a bit. I will added more alumni when i get home. Alumni should not be a problem to list.
Who the hell cares about the alumni? I actually graduated from Brentwood, but I think it's sort of obnoxious to presume that the school's location makes it noteworthy.
The school was founded in 1975, and therefore has few notable alumni (yet). The reason why it is notable is because it has a reputation as one of the best (top 5) co-ed private day schools in Southern California. It has sent 100% of its graduates to 4 year colleges for many years. Its matriculation list is amazing. Example for class of 2006 (yes I have had a past connection with this school through a family member): USC 12, Stanford 6, and 26 to one of the eight Ivy League Schools (13 to UPenn). Not bad for a class of 115. It is probably most notable for the children of celebrities who attend (which for privacy purposes shouldn't be elaborated to much, but some very very big names are in there. There are more than 15 who have wikipedia pages (not stubs) written about them who currently send there children there).
My two cents: I attended what some would call a "rival" school, one whose notability is less subject to doubt. I believe Brentwood is notable; objectively, it is or should be well known in its community, and is a subject that could be of interest to anyone who wanted to know more about that community. However, the article needs to be written better to make that notability evident. For example, less about the speaker series, more about the notable alumni. More about objective measures of academic excellence or unusual demographics would also be helpful. Also, parts of the article do sound like advertising. Particularly, the inclusion of the mission statement. I would recommend that part be deleted. Non Curat Lex (talk) 08:51, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Famous speakers
The "Famous speakers" speakers section is disproportionately large. Can we cut it down to just a list of names? These people have virtually nothing to do with the school. -Will Beback 02:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see why it's necessary in the first place.
I agree, there's no value in including the list of speakers, it has nothing to do with the school itself. Zfranklin 06:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Alumni
The singular form of alumni is alumnus for males, alumna for females, and, in theory, alumnum for the androgenous.
[edit] Editting
What's with the italics everywhere?
Response: a good portion seems to have been lifted from the school's website (which uses italics)
[edit] Brentwood school UK vs US
I have to say, the English Brentwood is blatently 10 times better than your school :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jozzo6 (talk • contribs) 16:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] "Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter"
I think this segment is somewhat inappropriate, and it adds nothing to the article.
She is not an alumnus, and she is only notable by association. These criteria alone merit deletion of the segment, and privacy issues only serve to compound this issue. If no one protests, I will remove the sentence. Branman515 01:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Update: Sorry, but I decided to just remove it. It can, of course be added again if it judged to have merit. I'd still love input.
- Fine. Good call. -Will Beback · † · 17:01, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
