Talk:Independence High School (San Jose, California)

California Start‑class

	California portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject California, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the U.S. state of California on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CaliforniaWikipedia:WikiProject CaliforniaTemplate:WikiProject CaliforniaCalifornia
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

Schools Start‑class Low‑importance

	Schools portal This article is related to WikiProject Schools, a collaborative effort to write quality articles about schools around the world. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page.SchoolsWikipedia:WikiProject SchoolsTemplate:WikiProject Schoolsschool
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Prank of 2006. Trivia?

The entry about the senior prank of 2006 doesn't sound like trivia. It sounds more like news and sounds more important than something trivial. I suggest (re)moving the paragraph. Immortal Time Keeper 07:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was previously in a section called "Media Coverage", but it was the only information in that particular section. What would you recommend? Ryoji.kun 21:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mascot of Independence High School

As a member of The American 2007, or the Yearbook staff for Independence High School, we list the 76er (or the Sixer) as the school mascot, and in my original cleanup of this article I listed the 76er as such -- not Sammy the Sixer. Other schools do not list their mascot as a named mascot; why Independence? I recommend we relist the 76er as the mascot for the school. Saying "our mascot is the Sammy the Sixer" can sound silly. Ryoji.kun 21:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...except the school's own site lists the mascot as Sammy Eagle. I'd go check with the school to see which one is correct, considering you're a student at the school. And whether it sounds silly or not is aside from the issue at hand. Destin Isatha 21:53, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The school's site does list Sammy Eagle as the mascot however, i doubt the school has updated that section of the site recently, if at all. Also, the current mascot costume is not an eagle, though it was before, it's now a caricature of an American patriot. i do agree that the school's mascot is the 76er, because it is the mascot name used after the school's name. for example: silver creek raiders, oak grove eagles, james lick comets, piedmont pirates, etc.66.127.52.142 05:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated it as the 76er, given that's what the newsletters they've been sending my brother in sophomore year have said recently. Andrew Hsieh, Random Wikian 11:26, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why the name?

I know the answer to this, and it isn't mentioned in the article. I grew up in the area, and this high school opened in 1976, around the bicentennial, thus the whole 1776 theme. I remember the huge fanfare of the opening. I find it interesting that it needed to be renovated so soon.

Added, due to general knowledge anyhow. We may or may not need a reference, though; I'll see if the San Jose Mercury News can give any input. Andrew Hsieh, Random Wikian 11:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]