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Someone messed up the article

Okay, when was Manresa ever in China, Canada, or some fictional world? When did we ever have a "high councilor", and when did we ever have a magic department?

Fine, it sounds silly, but seriously, someone effed up the Wikipedia page of my alma mater.

--112.206.15.103 (talk) 14:51, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On Unverified Research

1.) The school's colors are Blue and White. Do you see Green on the logo? No, I didn't think so.
2.) Manresa is not a Loyola School. We don't have SJ priests running it, we have Hijas De Jesus. Society of Jesus does not equal Hijas De Jesus. There could be affiliations (because of Bl. Candida), but not to the extent that we're a Loyola School.
3.) "Clara Estrella" has not been the school hymn since 1995 (or something like that). Since "Hail! Manresa" was conceptualized, "Clara Estrella" hasn't been used out of Hijas De Jesus feast days.
4.) Why does the Notable Manresans section only include musicians? Isn't Manresa known for something else besides producing musicians?

Sorry, just non-pleased alumnus bitching. Sang'gre Habagat (talk) 10:46, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The quality of the article

There are some random people in the "notable alumni" section who aren't really notable, and the "club of handsome guys" just makes the school look preposterous, which it is not.

The article is of such poor quality. Everyone who reads it will no doubt agree that it needs an overhaul; most other quality schools (St. Jude Catholic School, Philippine Science, Xavier, Southridge, Woodrose, De La Salle Zobel, to name several) have very nice entries on wiki.

I have done some work on it. Unfortunately, I don't know what Manresa is like now, and neither do I have resources where I am presently, to be able to recount its history, etc. Someone please find resources and fix the article.

I suggest the following:

1.) God Wills It -- this is a small book in the High School Learning Resources Center at Manresa. It details the life of Bl. Candida as well as the foundation of the Hijas de Jesus Congregation.

2.) Manresa School Student Handbook

3.) http://www.hijasdejesus.org/ -- the Official Website of the Congregacion de las Hijas de Jesus. The website is written in Castellano, because it is maintained from Spain. The words are simple, really, but if one can't read Castellano, it is possible to translate using Google. Click on this link: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22jesuitinas%22+hijas+de+jesus, and use "Translate this page." Please do not trust the syntax; the best it can do is a rough translation.

4.) http://www.hijasdejesusfilipinas.org/ -- the Official Website of the Congregacion de las Hijas de Jesus in the Philippines. This one is in English.

5.) Other wikipedia articles relating to Congregacion de las Hijas de Jesus. They are on the Spanish wikipedia. Here: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregaci%C3%B3n_de_las_Hijas_de_Jes%C3%BAs. I didn't know how to link it to the English one, because I am new to editing on wikipedia.

My best recommendation for the history is still 'God Wills It.' There are many copies of this at the LRC, and possibly at the Residence. Believe it or not, the nuns are generous with this kind of information. The school details MUST be in the handbook. It has the Vision-Mission, etc.

It would have been easier to write this article with a school website; that's likely how the other schools wrote their wiki entries. Alas, Manresa does not maintain a school website. Maybe they find it unnecessary? But it is possible to make a website functional. If it allowed students to access their records online, or accepted electronic applications for admission, or made book lists available, certainly, the website would be used regularly.

Anyway, if someone has the time, please help with this article. Thanks.Doctorqui (talk) 09:12, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, lol. Manresa actually DOES have a website. It isn't that good. :/ Also, I'm planning to overhaul this article soon. :) 119.111.41.81 (talk) 03:15, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, that was me. :) Sang'gre Habagat (talk) 03:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On School Logo

I have a school logo that does not have any copyright claim to it, nor do I question its authenticity. However, while I can upload and re-upload the image, it seems that I have absolutely no idea to protect it, nor to add a CC, Attribute, or whatever license to make sure it stays on the school's page.

Most students nowadays, when passing papers and reports, are required to insert the school's logo on the front page of their reports.

Further research suggests that this is the logo used for official school documents. http://i45.tinypic.com/34fo3ll.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Callanta88 (talk • contribs) 13:49, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]