Talk:Washington-Liberty High School

Adel Ariston?

I don't know who Adel Ariston is. I googled him/her and have found nothing. Who is this person and why are they notable?

To the person above, I have added some information about W-L crew. Feel free to edit if you think I was too terse or too vague. Go Generals! Sdej 05:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Come to think of it, who is Alan Lacy Walker too? I can't find any info about him either. I am consequently removing him from the list of notable alumni.

Sdej 07:33, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

hey I removed two other non-notables (they're not even alumni yet). the page needs to be watched

--Alojmm 01:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Any evidence that Dave Batista went to W-L?

--Alojmm 01:14, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I removed him because there were no google hits when his name was searched along with washington-lee

--Alojmm 02:38, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I added Carl Tanner to the famous alumni list

Carl Tanner is one of the most pretigious and sought-after tenors in opera today. He has thousands of fans around the world and is respected by the most famous opera singers alive today, including Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.I don't know that this is the forum to wax-on about him, but he had his La Scala debut singing the lead in Carmen a couple of years ago. He sang at the White House, and is booked in opera-houses around the world until 2012. -Monica 11:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Athletics

The section on athletics can be expanded quite a bit. Maybe some digging into the records on the VHSL web site would turn up some data on state championships.

If you go to the Yorktown and Wakefield articles they clearly have more information. We should include more about performing arts, specifically the extremely accomplished music programs. Also something should be said about WL traditions. Gadeec 12:41, 22 August 2007 (UTC)E

Herringer Relays

Can something about the Herringer Relays be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.131.125.50 (talk) 17:54, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:08, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

fine arts

inserted a general overview of the music dept and its accomplishments and removed the following which was awkwardly inserted, too specific, and far too idiosyncratic (but the section should still be expanded; however, it should fit the general tone of the article):

Washington Lee High School is home to the Washington-Lee Madrigals, which is the school's choir under the direction of Theresa Severin. Madrigals is an elective available to those who audition and make it into the group. In addition to Madrigals there is the Women's Chorale and the High School Chorus. The Music Room where these classes are held is adjacent to three Practice Rooms, where students may go in voice parts and practice their music. Within these Practice Rooms, one may record the proceedings occuring in the room and play it back. Washington Lee's Drama productions occur three times a year. In the fall there is a "straight" play directed by the Drama Teacher Keith Cassidy. The Winter play is student directed, this year's play is Clue: The Musical. In the spring there is the school musical. This year the musical is Godspell, which is also Wakefield's Musical this year. Arborday (talk) 10:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Good call. Way too chatty.Student7 (talk) 01:30, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm adding info on the theatre department, which has been getting acclaim

The Washington Liberty Theatre Department (called WL Theatre) participated in the 2024 Brandon Victor Dixon Awards. Their production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was nominated for best musical, with actor Jack Potter, in the role of Adolpho Pirelli being nominated for Best Actor, Celeste Collins in the role of Ms. Lovett being a finalist for Best Actress, and Erika Sjetnan-Day being nominated in props for the technical theatre award.

WL Theatre teacher and director Danny Issa was featured on NPR talking about WL's 2023 production of Almost, Maine by John Cariani.

A WL Theatre tiktok video went viral in Febuary of 2024, reaching over 10 million views. The video featured the set for their production of The Play that Goes Wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sprinklecakes33 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Issues

There are many more than what I cite here

Needs additional references

• Unreferenced: "A Washington-Lee senior, Chris Tyson, recently achieved the state championship in the 1000m run in 2007."
• No mention of this fact in the referenced website: "Washington-Lee is the only school in Arlington that offers both the Advanced Placement Program as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme"
• etc

Contains excessive amount of intricate detail

• "There are over 500 computers at Washington-Lee connected to its local area network which provides access to educational software, administrative data bases, and the Internet."
• "Most current W-L students matriculate from Swanson or Kenmore for grades 6-8 and Taylor, Barrett, Science Focus or McKinley for K-5."
• etc

lead section requires expansion

The lead section needs to _summarize_ the important details of the article. It also should answer the question, "Why is this topic important?"

— Safety Cap (talk) 07:58, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Issues above have been resolved. Removing the nine-year-old maintenance template

--novanglusva 15:16, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

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Improved article

I have added citations to the article and deleted outdated information. I've edited the lead to emphasize the important aspect of the school. Amuseclio (talk) 00:00, 12 October 2017 (UTC)Amuseclio

Timing and handling of name change

The name change to Washington-Liberty High School takes effect with the 2019-2020 school year. I beleive the article name should change in August 2019 as teachers and athletes report for that school year.

The History section adequately addresses the original name and the decision to change it. Existing references to "Washington-Lee" should remain in that section. References to past awards, accrediations, and test scores, could use either the generic "W-L" or the name in use at the time being referenced.

--novanglusva 15:28, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Gena Rowlands?

Gena Rowlands (b. 1930) is a film actress. Is there a reason that her name is not included as having attended Washington-Liberty High School? She did, according to the Internet Movie Database IMDB, and signs/posters within the high school. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.80.55.86 (talk) 16:14, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

If it's true, and can be cited to a reliable source, then it ought to be there. The omission implies nothing beyond nobody having thought to add her before, or the lack of a reliable source to cite. (IMDb is not considered a reliable source, as the biographical content in it is generated by random users of the site. And I'm afraid you can't cite posters hanging in the building.) Largoplazo (talk) 17:21, 10 March 2022 (UTC)