I have created a Yahoo group for those in our class and our friends 
from other AHS classes to stay in touch.  Let's give this a try and see 
how much interest develops.

I have not listed our group in the Yahoo Groups directory, so the only 
way our fellow classmates will know about this is by word of mouth and 
emails to our friends from our class.

I have included some information about joining the group and some
Suggestions about how it might be used.  Although the process of 
Joining a Yahoo group is quite simple, some may find the information 
below helpful.

Group name: ahs58friends 
Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ahs58friends/
Group email address:  ahs58friends@yahoogroups.com

Here is how to sign up for the group.

1.  Go to our group home page. 
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ahs58friends/)

2.  Click on "Join this group."  You must have a registered Yahoo ID 
and password to use the group.  You cannot log into the group site and
view/post messages without a Yahoo ID and password.  Current users of
Yahoo mail can use their Yahoo email ID and password.  Otherwise, 
follow the prompts to register.  Note:  Even though you must create a
Yahoo ID and password, you are not required to use Yahoo mail to
participate in the group.  You can use your existing email service and
address.

3.  If you have never joined a Yahoo group before, you will be prompted 
to create a "public profile".  Yahoo requires this so that people who 
join
groups can control the type and amount of info that group users provide 
to other group members about themselves.  This is an important privacy 
and security feature, even though not very relevant to our group since 
we all know and trust each other.  (Our group is not in the Yahoo public 
directory, so only ahs58friends members should know about our group.

4.  There is also a procedure you must complete during the process of
joining the group that filters out "web bots".  These are automated
registration programs that hackers and spammers use to infiltrate 
groups.  This assures that you are a real person, not a "web bot".

Once you have joined, you can post a message by either sending an email 
to the group email address above or by logging into the site and using 
the "Post" feature.

I hope that all who join will use this group as a means to share
milestones, etc.  Maybe some will find classmates living nearby.  I 
hope it won't be used to share tasteless jokes and pursue political 
agendas, etc.  Those interested in such activities could set up sub-
groups for those purposes.

Regards,

Pete