The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was The result of the discussion was to Redirect the article. Given the limited side discussion of Blue Ribbon schools, A verifiable, sourced assertion that the school is a Blue Ribbon school should be considered enough to make WP:G4 not apply to this article. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 23:10, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kennedy Middle School (Cupertino, California) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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Middle school (grades 6-8) does not appear to satisfy WP:ORG. Edison (talk) 04:35, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete It would help if there was some news coverage of this school, but there isn't. Alessandra Napolitano (talk) 04:53, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as unsourced and non-notable, but then redirect to the school district Cupertino Union School District per standard outcomes. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:06, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Don't Delete because I find that there's no reason for it and this article is a pretty good article. Also, I am currently using this article to do my research and it should not be deleted unless there is any important reason for its deletion.Wikih101 (talk) 17:12, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  Comment Nothing said by Wikih101 is a reason to keep the article, per Wikipedia policies and guidelines.Edison (talk) 01:43, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:53, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:53, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Cupertino Union School District per standard outcomes. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep According to the article, this is a National Blue Ribbon School. Such schools are usually kept regardless of their grade level. The article does not offer verification of its status as a Blue Ribbon School, but if it can be verified the article should be kept. The article lacks references but those can be added; AfD is not cleanup. --MelanieN (talk) 15:56, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  Comment About 4% of the eligible schools receive the "Blue Ribbon," so it is not very selective. And Notability is not synonymous with "excellence." Wikipedia is not a consumer guide to Excellent Schools. If a school received significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources such that it satisfied WP:ORG, because of being a lousy, failing school full of crimes, drug problems and pedophile staff, it would be far more notable than this one. Edison (talk) 16:31, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just repeating what I have seen as the common outcome at AfD discussions. The consensus (often over my objections) has seemed to be that Blue Ribbon schools get articles here. It's not documented as policy, and it's not my opinion, but I have observed it as a usual result here, based on the claim that this is "the highest honor an American school can achieve". If this school gets redirected in spite of being a Blue Ribbon School, I will adjust my criteria accordingly --MelanieN (talk) 17:41, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to school district article While the blue ribbon argument for keep may be true, i could find no references that show this was a blue ribbon school. Unless the website for the program is not accurate, this is NOT a blue ribbon school and should be redirected per standing policy for elementary/middle schools.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:29, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  I'll just point out that while redirection is a standard accepted solution following a long established precedent for non notable schools, it's not a Wikipedia policy (see: WP:WPSCH/AG#N). Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:22, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete with a redirect by all means. There's little if any claim of notability and a lot of puffery. Blue Square Thing (talk) 08:04, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Public schools are always notable because of their role in educating the local community. Furthermore, public schools are notable because they are supported by tax payers money. All public tax supported agencies are notable. From the White House all the way to the local public school. --Larp30 (talk) 16:22, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Erm... could you please quote the Wikipedia policy? I've been a coordinator of WP:WPSCH for two years, and I think I know my way around WP:N, but I've never come across it. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:58, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment None of these extreme notability claims by Larp30 are to be found in WP:N or WP:ORG. There are many reliable and independent sources with significant coverage of the White House, thus satisfying WP:N, but not so for the average neighborhood elementary school. Edison (talk) 06:02, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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