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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:17, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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On grounds of notability — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chickenbombz (talk • contribs) — Chickenbombz (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Speedy keep. High schools are hardly ever deleted; while there are no sources given for this article, there are good chances someone will eventually rescue this article, and perhaps find some good references for it. Here's a Google News search that may help. tedder (talk) 22:42, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 13:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. -- J.Mundo (talk) 14:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and cleanup. Independent sources are available to verify, high schools are notable per WP:NHS. --J.Mundo (talk) 14:51, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep All high schools are notable, per se provided they can be proven to exist. Needs referencing really baddly, someone more familiar with the school should remove unverifiable content. - 2 ... says you, says me, suggestion box 16:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - significant school with an unusual history. The key point is that plenty of sources are available but the reason that they are not in the page is that they have all been moved behind paywalls. TerriersFan (talk) 17:56, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per the above. Better yet SPEEDY KEEP this nomination appears disruptive. JBsupreme (talk) 19:03, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Speedy keep per above. And hey, catch this! tedder (talk) 19:06, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, its definitely snowing. - 2 ... says you, says me, suggestion box 20:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete The sources prove the school exists, but no sort of notability is established. The school obviously isn't a high school if it caters to three-year-olds (but if it was, it wouldn't make much of a difference. All schools should be treated the same.) No remarkable history to be found for the school either. Quaker schools aren't rare. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:35, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: no assertion to notability, unremarkable non-notable school. JamesBurns (talk) 03:20, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note – This user has been blocked for sock puppetry and vote-stacking at AfDs. List of Confirmed sock puppets of User:JamesBurns Untick (talk) 14:53, 21 April 2009 (UTC) [reply]

Per past AfD consensus, further explained in WP:LOCAL, high schools are almost always notable within their community, and non-trivial coverage is usually found if one is willing to look hard enough - however in many cases (this seems to be one of them) finding that coverage may mean digging through newspaper microfilms or archives at a brick and mortar library if online sources aren't available. If the referencing requirements cannot be met for the article to stand on its own power - merging with something suitable (school district, city/ town/ county, etc...) is more appropriate than deletion - since notability is assumed and it creates a starting point for splitting back into its own article when sources are eventually found. - 2 ... says you, says me, suggestion box 15:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep As several have noted, high schools usually are notable due to their local importance, and this preK-12 school includes a high school. I found and added a third-party source (an 1984 article in an educational journal), which helps to establish notability. Since this is an independent school not affiliated with any school district, merger to a school district article would not be appropriate. --Orlady (talk) 15:17, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep One independent source has been provided, and it is to be hoped that more may be found. By itself a single source fails to demonstrate notability, but precedent indicates that high schools are considered to be notable. I do not see how this school should be considered less notable than a high school for accepting a broader age range of pupils. SHEFFIELDSTEEL^TALK 22:06, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.