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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear CCHS Families,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From all who bring you electronic communications from
CCHS, welcome to the 2004-2005 academic year! We are glad to have you on
our distribution list and are certain that you will find the information to be
helpful and interesting. Please remember that CCHS does not mail
newsletters or notices, so <EM><STRONG><U>THIS</U></STRONG></EM> IS
YOUR LIFELINE TO THE SCHOOL. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As the list administrator, I want to take this opportunity
to share some basic information about our list serve. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>First, since you <STRONG><EM><U>are</U></EM></STRONG>
receiving this email, you should rest assured that you
<STRONG><EM><U>are</U></EM></STRONG> subscribed to the service. Should you
receive future requests to 'subscribe to the CCHS list serve', (such as the
notices and reminders in the back to school packages or repeated pleas at school
functions) you can <STRONG><EM><U>ignore them</U></EM></STRONG>. You
<STRONG><EM><U>are</U></EM></STRONG> successfully subscribed. You can help
us to further build the system by encouraging others CCHS parents to
subscribe as well. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Next, should you suddenly
<STRONG><EM><U>stop</U></EM></STRONG> receiving communications from us, you
should begin to wonder why. Your subscription will remain active until
your student graduates from
CCHS....<U><EM><STRONG>UNLESS</STRONG></EM></U>:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>.....you unsubscribe to the service (instructions provided
on each email that you receive)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>.....your email address changes or becomes disabled.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM><U>You</U></EM></STRONG> are responsible for
changing your email address on the list serve as needed. It will not and
cannot be done by the class moderators or the list administrator.
Instructions for changing your address can be found at the same website at which
you requested your subscription initially (<A
href="http://www.lists.ptg-concord.org/mailman/listinfo">http://www.lists.ptg-concord.org/mailman/listinfo</A>).
Your subscription may also cease if your address repeatedly fails to
accept our mail. This could happen if your mailbox is often full, if your
spam blocker doesn't allow CCHS addresses to be received (especially common with
AOL users) or if your server has frequent problems. If you think you have
been dropped from the list because of a problem on your end, please resubscribe
and start again. The easy remedy is to check your mail often, unblock CCHS
addresses from your spam files and keep your system well maintained.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Throughout the year you will be hearing from a variety of
sources within the CCHS community. Each CCHS author can be easily
identified by having 'CCHS' in his/or sender address. Please
note that all CCHS lists are confidential and are used exclusively for school
related communications. </FONT><FONT face=Arial>The following list will
help you to meet some of the folks on the other end of the
keyboard:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>'Moderators' are the hardworking and helpful
volunteers who coordinate the communications for each individual
class. You will receive class specific bulletins and announcements
<STRONG><EM><U>only</U></EM></STRONG> for the class that you have subscribed to,
not all four classes at CCHS (phew!) Your class moderator will keep
you informed of class activities, class trips, class meetings and other
pertinent information. Notices can be sent only by the
designated moderator and is done at her discretion. Class and parent
advisors work closely with the moderators to keep the information pipeline
current and meaningful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The class moderator for 2008 is Anne Wagner. Anne
can be reached via email at: <A
href="mailto:wagneranne@comcast.net">wagneranne@comcast.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The class moderator for 2007 is Jan McGinn. Jan can
be reached at: <A
href="mailto:McGinn.Jan@verizon.net">McGinn.Jan@verizon.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The class moderator for 2006 is Sandra Arena. Sandra
can be reached at: <A
href="mailto:sarena@erols.com">sarena@erols.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The class moderator for 2005 is Karen Ippilito. She
can be reached at: <A
href="mailto:kmippolito@comcast.net">kmippolito@comcast.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Our goal across the system is to send you an email only
when necessary. Our hope is that you find the information to be timely,
helpful and informative, <STRONG><EM><U>NOT</U></EM></STRONG>
overwhelming. Of course, each subscriber has different standards and
thresholds for 'overwhelming' and 'necessary'. We understand your
perspective and hope that you understand ours!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Having said that, each afternoon you will receive 'The
Daily Announcements' from Sharon Trainor (CCHS Administrative Secretary to the
Vice Principals). The daily announcements are very brief bullet-type
statements that are read to all students the following morning. It will
include items such as meetings for the day, schedule changes, club and activity
information, etc.. The feedback from parents last year was that the daily
bulletin became an invaluable tool in most households. While
<EM>daily</EM> may seem to fall in the overwhelming category, the announcements
are short and sweet and take only a minute to review. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Once a week, generally on Fridays, you will receive
the <STRONG><EM><U>CCHS CHIT-CHAT</U></EM></STRONG>, a bulletin
which applies to the entire CCHS population and will help you to plan
ahead. Again, it is short, concise, easy to read and very
informative. This year's CHIT-CHAT editor is Anne Wagner (yes, the same
Anne Wagner as the 2008 class moderator.....thanks Anne). Items for
distribution should be emailed to Anne at <FONT color=#ff0000><A
href="mailto:cchschitchat@comcast.net">cchschitchat@comcast.net</A> </FONT><FONT
color=#000000>by noon on Thursdays for distribution the following day.
Again, the feedback last year was that the CHIT-CHAT was a wonderful way to
capture a week's worth of 'scoop' in a flash.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Monthly, you will receive the CCHS newsletter from
Louisa Coleman (CCHS Senior Administrative Secretary to the Principal).
Louisa compiles and distributes information from a variety of sources such as
Art Dulong, Diane Payne, President of the PTG, the Guidance Department, and the
School Nurse. She also captures calendar changes and reminders,
looming deadlines, information from the School Committee and much more.
Many parents find it helpful to print the newsletter and read it
at their leisure. It is chock full of great
information. If you wonder why you aren't
hearing about SAT test dates, exam schedules, the driver's
education program, policy changes or other critical tid-bits, it's because you
haven't read the newsletter!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>On an as needed basis, you will also receive time
sensitive notes or announcements from Art Dulong, Brenda Finn or other members
of the administrative staff. When you receive one of these, read it
immediately. It is guaranteed to include something that the administration
wants to get into your hands <STRONG><EM><U>NOW</U></EM></STRONG>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Others involved in keeping us connected are me, (Karen
Sabatino) the List Administrator. I coordinate the system and do my best
to help parents navigate the often scary, unknowns associated with having a high
schooler. My mission is to replace the notices that no longer
come home in back packs, fill in the periods of silence and monosyllabic
grunts that our teens call communication and give us all a heads up for when
we're expected to somehow have all the answers. Lastly, there
is Scott Lawrence, our technical guru, who works tirelessly behind the scenes to
keep us all afloat. </FONT><FONT face=Arial>If you have comments or
questions about the list serve, please don't hesitate to contact me at <A
href="mailto:CCHS@comcast.net">CCHS@comcast.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>On behalf of the entire List Serve team, we welcome
you....or welcome you back.....to another wonderful year of on-line
communications from CCHS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Karen Sabatino</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>CCHS List Administrator</FONT></DIV>
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