Talk:Boston University Academy

Expanding the Article

There need to be more verifiable sources. (Unknown)

refs are excellent - more topics and pics? Victuallers 16:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I wasn;t sure what topics to use... As to pics, I did it once but they were all deleted... Maybe someday I will take my own pictures and post them... --CrashDawg 01:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Can print references be used - such as BU College of Engineering Magazine? How about the BUA profile which goes to colleges? NorthernMaus (talk) 04:30, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Cleanup

In some respects this article is quite good, but it needs certain kinds of cleanup. For example, the image link is currently broken. Some of the formatting also needs to be brought in line with the standards as laid out at Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools. Also, the only reference on many of the "notable" faculty members is that they're listed on the school's webpage. See WP:BIO for more information on how to confirm notability. --Elonka 22:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Rate My Teacher

A discussion of whether school pages can link to ratemyteacher.com is happening over at Talk:MiltonAcademy

-- Jeff 04:06, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Notable faculty

Dr. James Davis and Dr. Richard Horn should be notable faculty. They are icons at the academy.

Why doesn't he get a mention in the history department? (Unknown)

As far as I can see it only one faculty member is notable, Philip Gambone. While it's impressive that the school has so many faculty that have graduated from presitigious schools with advanced degrees that doesn't mean we need to make an arbitrary decision as to which we'll call "notable". OTOH, I don't see any list of notable alumni, which is a standard feature of most school articles. Surely there must be a few. I'm going to trim the faculty section and add an alumni section, even f it's empty for the time being. ·:·Will Beback ·:· 08:50, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I decided to take the notable alumni section out. Since the school is so small and young there are, I believe, fewer than 300 alumni in existence, none of whom are much older than 30. As far as I know, no BU Academy graduate has achieved notability, and I wouldn't expect there to be any notable alumni for a number of years. If someone finds one, feel free to add the section, but until then let's not have an ugly empty section. Moonroe 21:18, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I added a notable alumni section to include J. Courtney Sullivan (certainly she has reached sufficient recognition to be included). I had trouble closing up the gap between this and the section above it, as my attempts to do so changed the format of the "Notable Alumni" heading. Sorry for my lack of computer savviness! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.190.203.39 (talk) 13:27, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Founder

I have changed the article to say that the school was founded by Peter Schweich, and provided a reference for this. This is in response to an OTRS request. The reference someone had provided for it being founded by John Silber did not say that he founded the school; rather, it said that it was founded under his auspices, which reflects the fact that he was running Boston University and approved it. - Mark 10:21, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Although I couldn't find a better article to reference, the fact is that John Silber did found BU Academy. I'll try to find a better article... --CrashDawg 05:04, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Updating the Student Activities Section

It has been many years since I have been at BUA in any serious capacity, but I cannot help but be skeptical of the many clubs listed in the student activities section. In particular, I would be surprised if there were actually still a Cheese club. Can a current faculty/staff/student please clean the section up? CrashDawg (talk) 05:08, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Does there even need to be a list of clubs? It seems to have little relevance and is unlikely to have any third-party sources supporting it. Perhaps just an overview of the most significant clubs (i.e. those that have garnered third-party coverage) would be sufficient. Max0987654321 (talk) 19:29, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

State of the article

Did an admissions officer write this? The entire thing needs to be reworked. As it stands now the article reads as an advertisement for the school, and a poor one at that. Changes that I can think of off the top of my head:

• Academic Rigor should be changed to Academics and should focus on curriculum at the Academy and integration with BU
• Accreditation can be moved over to the sidebar (like on Commonwealth's page)
• History could be expanded.
  • The circumstances around Dr. Betof's departure keep being added and deleted, likely as part of a reputation management program.
• Does Cost belong on the Wiki page at all?
• Notable Faculty could be expanded
• Notable Alumni is fine
• No idea where to begin with Student activities. It's messy and inaccurate and has all sorts of grammatical errors. I'll try to alphabetize and update the list this afternoon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.133.82 (talk) 17:24, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Adding: religious affiliation, —PaleoNeonate – 18:24, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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==Student activities==

Student clubs are a huge part of the culture at Boston University Academy. Students get to create their own clubs and apply for funding from the school. Most students are part of multiple clubs, with many choosing to lead one as upperclassmen. The clubs at Boston University Academy include:

• Informatics Team, a team that competes in high school programming contests, USACO competitions, and other relevant competitive programming events.
• Model United Nations, a student run club including nearly one-third of the school's student population. BUA's Model UN team was recently ranked in the top 125 high school teams in North America.
• BUAMUN, a middle school Model UN conference run and staffed by Academy students. Each year, BUAMUN creates thousands of dollars in revenue for the school, which is used to fund travel expenses of the BU Academy Model UN team. BUAMUN is a recognized middle-school Model UN conference by Best Delegate, and recently has expanded to host over 300 delegates. A favorite of the BUA community, many students at BUA volunteer to run this conference, showing the immense dedication to support their classmates.
• Science Team, a large team which competes to demonstrate their science skills in the Western Suburban Science League.
• Robotics Team, FRC Team 246, otherwise known as Overclocked, is a FIRST-affiliated robotics team founded in 1999 at Boston University and Boston University Academy participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), with limited participation in the Vex Robotics Competition (VRC). Roles on the team vary anywhere from engineering (i.e. mechanical, electrical, programming, etc.) to administrative and outreach.
• South Asian Students Association, a club founded by two Indian members of the Class of 2015 which focuses on reclaiming the heritage of South Asian students and spreading awareness about the culture of South Asia.
• Sports such as: basketball, crew, cross country running, fencing, sailing, soccer, tennis, and ultimate Frisbee.
• Dance Team
• Debate Club
• Film Club
• Map Club
• Photography Club
• Yearbook
• Performing Arts Outing Club, which attends one Boston area theater performance or concert each month.
• Math Team
• Environmental club — A club which helps the environment through an extensive recycling program.
• Literary Magazine (LitMag) and LitCafe, where student authors and artists can publish and share their works with the school community.
• BU Academy Press — A student-run and edited newspaper that brings important news to the students.
• Art Club
• Drama, usually consisting of one straight play in the fall, a musical in the spring and a senior run play in the beginning of the spring semester.
• Many Students help in admissions, performing such functions as Tour Guides and Hosting visiting applicants
• Student Council, which organizes most student activities and functions.
• Peer Tutors, A group of students who help their peers by tutoring them in subjects where they need help.
• Peer Advisors, A group of students who help new students transition to the academy.
• Chess Club, A club for chess lovers that meets every Thursday at lunch.
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Anime Club, one of BUA's newest additions, founded in 2018 where students watch, discuss, and enjoy various animes of all school appropriate genres
• Chinese Culture Club — a place for students to drink tea, socialize, and discuss Chinese culture
• Cubing Club
• Table Club, which sends members a monthly photo of a table.
• Current Events Club, a club for students interested in discussing contemporary global affairs. The current political leanings of the club are 2/6 Communist, 2/6 Democratic Socialist, and 2/6 Neoliberal Capatilist. The club meets weekly on Thursday during lunch from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
• Philosophy Club. Lessons are taught by Dr Davis, and the club meets weekly on Mondays at 3:40 PM to 4:30 PM. Zeke5044 (talk) 17:08, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment. Sports should be removed from the list. Interscholastic athletics are presented separately in articles from clubs. —C.Fred (talk) 18:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• This is an indiscriminate list, not encyclopedia material. Which of these clubs have achieved substantial recognition from outside the school in any way? Has the math team won any competitions? Has the yearbook won a design award? Has the local news covered any of the plays put on by the drama club? Start from there, and don't write about the clubs in a promotional way. XOR'easter (talk) 23:21, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• For reference, this user has repeatedly added this content themselves, the reason why this is fully protected in the first place. There's also this discussion for those unaware. Panini!^🥪 17:54, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

•  Not done as this was the crux of the content dispute that led to current protections. I'd be interested in hearing from User:Dexxtrall in why they were reverting this addition without any summary as to what their concern is? — xaosflux ^Talk 16:01, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 8 December 2021

Add | logo = NewBUALogo.jpg to infobox. In the change from Infobox university to Infobox school, the file was removed and it will be deleted as being orphaned for not being used for seven days. This is the current logo according to its website. Aspects (talk) 00:41, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done as this does not appear to be part of the content dispute that led to the current protection. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:04, 10 December 2021 (UTC)