The result was keep. I see a consensus here to Keep this article given the newly found sources. Liz Read! Talk! 23:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
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Preparatory school lacking "significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject" required per WP:ORGCRIT. AusLondonder (talk) 18:09, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 18:31, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
This, I'm afraid, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Wikipedia.No, I think an argument that GNG is met should be based on some evidence. You will note I specifically asked you "What sourcing have you found that suggests this meets GNG?" (My emphasis). Stating it is met without evidence is not helpful at AfD, and I know you are very experienced with AfD and know how this process works. Thank you for now providing one of your sources. I'll review that. But, of course, GNG requires significant coverage in multiple independent reliable secondary sources. So are there any others? I could look myself, of course, and I will. But if you are saying GNG is met, and if you can present your evidence, that could save a lot of duplication of effort. Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:17, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Have you even checked the article? A comment like this on an article like this simply discredits you, which certainly implied that only what was already in the article was relevant to an AfD discussion and was verging on a personal attack. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:38, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
A comment like this on an article like this simply discredits youare certainly very close to a personal attack. Don't really see how you can deny that. I am not "discredited" by expressing my honest opinion just because you don't happen to agree with it. Just don't make comments like that about other editors and we'll all be happy. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:27, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
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SourcesAll universities, colleges and schools, including high schools, middle schools, primary (elementary) schools, and schools that only provide a support to mainstream education must either satisfy the notability guidelines for organizations, the general notability guideline, or both. For-profit educational organizations and institutions are considered commercial organizations and must satisfy those criteria. (See also WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES)
The article notes: "In 1970, Dr. Barry Tull was a young public school teacher who decided to take a chance on a little private school in Berlin. He’s been at Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) ever since and is marking his 30th year as headmaster. In its 45-year history, the school has had just two headmasters with the other being founding Headmaster Franklin Lynch. ... Today, WPS has more than quadrupled in size, amassing almost 550 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, and its campus on the south end of Berlin’s Main Street has grown to 45 acres and has become a pristine landmark of high quality education in the community. ... While WPS can boast staggering academic achievements, the cost of that education is something that can stop many families from even considering sending their children there."
The thesis says the approvers are:
I agree with Sirfurboy regarding the primary and secondary source analysis. I consider this thesis to be sufficiently reliable as it was reviewed and approved by three senior leaders at the University of Delaware (the guideline mentions "supervised by recognized specialists in the field" as contributing to reliability). The thesis notes on pages 1–2: "Worcester Preparatory School is a private coed preparatory day school. The campus is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Berlin. More than 500 students from Preschool through Grade 12 attend Worcester Preparatory School. The students come from all over Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. The school is known for high academic standards and preparation for college. ... The teaching of social skills begins in the second grade at Worcester. Second-grade students complete a course called Manners, which includes introductions, telephone manners, how to treat a guest and be a guest, writing invitations and thank-you notes, and table manners. This is a classroom course taught by the second-grade social studies teacher. In addition, Worcester Preparatory School wants a social skills curriculum for the fourth grade, which consists of two classes of eighteen students, for a total of thirty-six students, diversified in gender and race. The fourth-grade faculty at Worcester wants the social skills curriculum to include table etiquette, cell phone etiquette, Internet etiquette (netiquette), social etiquette, and appearance. The faculty wants technology incorporated into the course."</ref>* Dissertations – Completed dissertations or theses written as part of the requirements for a doctorate, and which are publicly available (most via interlibrary loan or from Proquest), can be used but care should be exercised, as they are often, in part, primary sources. Some of them will have gone through a process of academic peer reviewing, of varying levels of rigor, but some will not. If possible, use theses that have been cited in the literature; supervised by recognized specialists in the field; or reviewed by independent parties. Dissertations in progress have not been vetted and are not regarded as published and are thus not reliable sources as a rule. Some theses are later published in the form of scholarly monographs or peer reviewed articles, and, if available, these are usually preferable to the original thesis as sources. Masters dissertations and theses are considered reliable only if they can be shown to have had significant scholarly influence.
The article notes: "There's a new million-dollar Athletic and Performing Arts Center at the Worcester Country School in Berlin. The building is part of the independent school's 20th anniversary celebration and is already in use for indoor sports activities, parent meetings, class sessions and dramatic and musical productions. This building, however, is not the only news at the preschool-through-grade 12 school. ... One of the Worcester Country School teachers was named the top middle school science teacher in the nation by the National Science Teachers' Association; two of the teachers have received commendations from Gov. William Donald Schaefer; several have been honored by computer and software companies; and, the students are continually being recognized for excellence in mathematics, essay writing, community service and computer use. In the past year, WCS teachers received two national awards, and students were honored by Center Stage for play writing, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Legion for essay writing, Apple Computer Inc. for community service, the Computer Learning Foundation for a student novel and by the Math Counts competition in Annapolis for having for the highest scoring math team in the region."
The article notes: "On July 26, Academic Dean Dr. Merle Marsh, representing the Worcester Country School, will be honored by President Reagan at a national awards ceremony on the south lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The honor is a result of the 1987 project of the school's Computer Club featuring a public information campaign about Assateague National Seashore. Marsh served as the adviser for the student project. Superintendent Rodger Rector of Assateague nominated the school for this national award. ... The Worcester Country School group has already received national awards from Apple Computer Inc. for this project. The students involved which included children in grades 4-6 from the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia and Southern Delaware, were also honored with a plaque presented to them in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior by the Head of the National Parks Bill Mott and the Superintendent of the Assateague National Seashore Rodger Rector. Throughout the Worcester Country School's community service project the students used their computer skills to learn about and inform others about the erosion problems of the beaches."
The book provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "Worcester Country School, the region's independent school, opened in 1970, changing its name to Worcester Preparatory School in 1999 to reflect its college preparatory mission."
Cunard (talk) 11:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)