Subject:Encina (homecoming/archives/how you can help/directories/siblings&classmates/thanks)
Date:Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:35:51 -0700

Encina alumni,

HOMECOMING PAGE

There is a homecoming page which will contain the latest information on 
the annual Encina homecoming party.
http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming.htm 

The first annual homecoming party is next Friday, October 30th. 
If you are interested please contact Rett Smart (Rett@lovelandsmart.com 
or 510-444-5219).

ARCHIVES PAGE

There is an archive page which contains past Encina emailings:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/archives.htm 
Newcomers who have not received all of my emailings may find this 
page informative, as it gives a sense of the history of the website 
and how things have evolved. It currently goes back only a few months.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

As some of you have noted, maintaining and promoting the Encina website 
is very time consuming. But also very rewarding for the most part 8^).

I have contacted all those for whom I have email addresses but in many 
cases I have not heard back from you. I would GREATLY APPRECIATE it if 
those of you receiving and hopefully enjoying Encina email, but who 
have not submitted their contact information, would please take the time 
to do so now: http://www.encinahighschool.com/directory/submit_contact.htm 

No lurkers please! Support the website by participating in the Encina 
alumni database and class directories. Of course, I respect your right 
to privacy and none of the information you submit will be published on 
the website without your permission. But at least it will be available 
in the database when the time comes to contact you about reunions or 
other Encina activities.

DIRECTORIES

The class directories are maintained manually by me, not automatically 
by the forms you submit. So please email me about any corrections or typos. 
Some day I may figure out how to do this automagically.

In the class directories, many listings say "contact webmaster" or 
"care of webmaster". "care of webmaster" indicates I have an email 
address but do not have permission to publish it in the class directory. 
I will manually forward email if you send it to me.

"contact webmaster" indicates that I either have contact information 
(but no email) or know somebody who knows how to contact this alumni. 
This third party is usually another alumni, although I even have some 
parents in the database.

I would like to avoid having "care of webmaster" type listings as this 
means I have to manually forward email. This was only  meant to be a 
temporary measure which indicates the alumni has an email address, not 
a way to avoid listing your email address.

SIBLINGS & CLASSMATES

Some of you may wonder why I'm always asking for the names of your 
siblings and classmates. I add them to the Encina alumni database and 
make a note that interested parties should be referred to the third 
party for whom I have contact information. I also add their name to 
the class directories so that if someone is looking for them, I can 
refer them to a third party who knows how to reach them.

So for those of you who haven't sent me information about your siblings, 
PLEASE take a moment to send me their names and class years! No contact 
information is necessary although I would certainly appreciate an email 
address. This also applies to Encina classmates you are in contact with. 
This way, you do not have to disclose any private contact information, 
just name and class year!

THANKS

I really appreciate those of you who have taken the time to send in your 
contact information and bios, especially those of you who've listed 
siblings and friends. This greatly expands the alumni listings and 
makes the class directories a better resource. There's a continual 
stream of new listings now and this should lead to better attendance 
at future reunions as we track down more lost alumni.

Thank you for your support...

Harlan
Encina webmaster