Talk:Skyline High School (Utah)

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At the moment, this article presents many facts without any citations of secondary sources. It also presents biased claims in an unencyclopaedic manner without presenting the opposing viewpoint. Thus I am nominating this article for (1) a POV-check, (2) clean-up, (3) wikification, and (4) verifiable citations. I will continue to work on this article. Possible suggestions:

1. Cite local newspapers, such as the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, that make note of the high school's academic and sports achievements;
2. Do not misrepresent fact, such as the claim that Skyline High School, "is one of the only Utah schools to offer the IB Diploma Programme," but instead name the other schools that do, and present that fact in a manner showing that Skyline is proportionally unique; and
3. Do not write as if you are a disenfranchised student with a bone to pick, as in the statement "Although the students give the team no support (skyline has the least amount of fans than any other High School Hockey team)."

Basically, cite any sources that you can and present neutral discussions of varying viewpoints.

Iamunknown 03:22, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Skyline High School is in the city of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Although it is in "Millcreek Township," that is not a city. I mean, realistically, I live a block from the school, and I never knew I lived in this "township." Salt Lake City is the proper city of location. Furthermore, the official school site has the following address.

School Information 3251 E 3760 S Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.219.31.226 (talk) 20:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC).

The school is not within Salt Lake City, period. People in South Salt Lake and unincorporated areas often format their address as such, but the school is not within municipal Salt Lake City. Cool Hand Luke 00:10, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Give me proof. I need a citation. I need a map from a reputable source. I need something, not just the fact that you are a "liberal Mormon." Until then, Skyline High School exists in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Well, if you look at the map for Salt lake City, you'll notice that in no place does it extend as far south as Skyline. If you'd like to note that the locals often call it Salt Lake City, that's fine, but you're not part of it. The area did not have the opportunity to Vote for Rocky Anderson, and it's simply not Salt Lake City. Here's a Deseret Morning News article describing storm damage in Millcreek, including to Skyline. In the July 20, 2006 Tribune article (which is not online), "Holladay: Learning the write stuff" by Tabatha Deans, it describes the school's location this way:

"Assad, a visually impaired student at Skyline High in the Millcreek area of Salt Lake County, has attended classes at the school for 12 years. He returned this summer to help other visually impaired students learn how to read and write in Braille, and he helps teachers during the school's three-week summer program."

It's fine if you want to say that the school is located in unincorporated Metro Salt Lake—"Millcreek" is a new invention that isn't very well known—but Skyline High is positively not in Salt Lake City. Cool Hand Luke 16:40, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Here's more proof, from the Salt Lake County website: http://www.pwpds.slco.org/zoning/pdf/TownshipsandCouncils.pdf This official map shows the current boundaries of all cities and townships in the county. Skyline clearly lies outside the Salt Lake City city limits, and clearly within the purple area designated as Millcreek Township. Schiptuin 16:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Notable alumni

What about Mary Beth Lofgren, a gymnast at the University of Utah? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.52.19.34 (talk) 22:12, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Enrollment Number is Wrong

The enrollment for Skyline High School in the template at the top is listed as "16,054", but that is absolutely absurd. My graduating class size (graduated 2012) was 457, so as a rough estimate there are maybe 1500 people. Does someone have the actual number? Possibly 16,054 is just off by a digit but I can't be sure. Cstanford.math (talk) 13:22, 10 June 2013 (UTC)