Selected photo contributions
A 1970 advertisement for a segregation academy appealed to parents who were concerned about desegregation busing
The Franklin Road Academy headmaster was reported to frequently wear a confederate army uniform
The Hammond School opened in 1966 as a segregation academy.
Did you Knows
On 15 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article East Holmes Academy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that, in 1989, East Holmes Academy offered to forfeit a football game because the opponent had a black player? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/East Holmes Academy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, East Holmes Academy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Barnstars
The Original Barnstar | |
Attention to detail and references. Rhadow (talk) 13:27, 18 November 2017 (UTC) |
The Barnstar of Diligence | ||
This applies in particular (if belatedly) to your editing at Franklin Road Academy, and more broadly to your contributions to school articles. Cheers, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 01:42, 26 January 2018 (UTC) |
He lights the way! |
Billhpike |
Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 8, 2018 |
A kind demeanor and an ability to find the middle ground. A valuable asset to the WP community. |
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efforts @ WikiProject Schools |
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The Original Barnstar | ||
For your amazing contributions to segregation academy articles, this barnstar is for the article Madison-Ridgeland Academy. Thanks, Bill! TuckerTVG (whaddya want, loser?) 20:12, 29 December 2020 (UTC) |
Pronouns
The gender composition of Wikipeida editors is skewed towards male editors (See WP:Gender bias and editing on Wikipedia). Many editors assume that other editors are male and refer to them with male pronouns. Many women it off putting when people assume that they are male.
To counter this bias and make women feel welcome at Wikipedia , I make a point of referring to other editors with female pronouns unless (1) their user name indicates that they are male or (2) they ask me to do otherwise.
See also: WP:HER
To Do Seg Academies
- Warrior Academy in Eutaw, Al[1]: 24
- Elliston Baptist Academy in Memphis, TN [1]: 29
- Thrifthaven Baptist School (now Heritage Baptists Academy) in Memphis, TN [1]: 56
- Hampton Park Christian School in Greenville, SC [2]
- Shannon Forest Christian School in Greenville, SC [2]
- all at [3]
References
- ^ a b c Nevin, David; Sanford, Robert E. Bills ; introd. by Terry (1976). The schools that fear built : segregationist academies in the South. Washington: Acropolis Books. ISBN 0874911796.
- ^ a b Jones, Jamie (May 28, 2000). "Classroom 'success gap' still divides races". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tax-exempt status of private schools :hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session. November 1, 1985.
I don't have the time to be an admin
I don't want to be an admin. I simply do not have the time given my other obligations. If I ever find myself at RFA, please remind me of this comment.
Former account name
Until May 16, 2021, I used the username Billhpike. I also control BillHPike (usurped).