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Volume 1 Issue 1

BHS 1960 Connections

All members of the BHS Class of '60 are entitled to a free copy of BHS 1960 Connections. This includes people who were in our class at any point along the way. We have extra copies, so anyone can get one while they last. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Newsletters & Status Reports

07/03/09: BHS Class of 1960 Status Report, June 2009, & "Casual Night" Invitation All Sent Via USPS:
The last were mailed out on Monday, June 15th, all marked "Address Correction Requested." So far there are about two dozen returns, marked "Return to Sender," "Unable to Forward," and the like. This is fewer than I really expected. I was able to resolve all but four of them. Those four are listed on the "Poof List". These are our newly missing classmates, and will shortly be added to our "Missing Classmates" page.

Only four newly lost classmates out of an initial mailing of approximatly 325 shows a surprisingly small amout of known bad USPS addresses. This does not mean the database is 99% accurate, though, because there will be recipients that are not the person we think is living at a given address. If that unknown person does not write "Not at This Address" or the like on the envelope and return it to the postal service, we will not know we have another bad address. We don't have a baseline for this, so logically, there is no way to know how often this happens. In the past, we have sent stuff to the correctly named person, but not the one in our class with the same name.

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06/13/09: BHS Class of 1960 Status Report, June 2009, & "Casual Night" Invitation

By this coming Monday, June 15th, the mailing will be complete for the BHS Class of 1960 Status Report, June 2009. Not since the invitations for our 2005 45th reunion were sent out has there been a USPS mailing to everyone for whom we have an address. One benefit of this is that all addresses will be "exercised." Because the envelopes say, "Address Correction Requested," I will be getting Address Change Notifications back, and returns. If your newsletter is returned to me, then your name will show up on this list. If you have not received yours by June 24, 2009, please let me know. This notification date has been pushed ahead from the one in the announcement below.

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05/23/09: BHS Class of 1960 Status Report, June 2009, & "Casual Night" Invitation

Sometime next week, about 325 copies of the BHS Class of 1960 Status Report, June 2009 will be sent to everyone with a known United States Postal Service (USPS address). One page is an invitation to our BHS '60 class, for Casual Night. [This will open in a new window - no need to click Back Arrow.]. Two other pages comprise a status report on BHS '60 affairs, not fancy and not really a newsletter, just information to bring everyone up to date.

If you do not receive your copy by June 15, 2009, probably meaning I do not have your correct USPS mail address, please Let Me Know.

Please note, no BHS Class of 1960 funds were used to produce and mail this report. From a record keeping standpoint, the coming mailing next week is of major benefit because it will "exercise" all the USPS addresses in our database, a great test of the accuracy of our records. It is important that we have everyone's correct USPS addresses for the 50th reunion invitations next year.

The last USPS mailing was to select BHS '60 classmates in January, 2007. It was a hardcopy version of "BHS Class of 1960 Electronic News Letter January 2007" (see next topic below for details). Recipients were BHS '60 members without a known email address. The last full and complete USPS mailing made to every classmate was on 06/08/05. This was the orange, 8 Page, Vol 1 Issue 1 of our fancy "BHS 1960 Connections Newsletter" (see entry below on that date).

See Official "Casual Night" Invitation
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01/13/07: Electronic News Letter

Today the BHS Class of 1960 Electronic News Letter January 2007 was sent to everyone with a valid email address, a total of 158 at this moment, coincidently equal to the number of hardcopies of the last electronic newsleter send out back in July '06 (see below). I will be researching the email address rejects, and will send it again if I learn of a newer email address. The main topic of this electronic newsletter was an announcement for the upcoming 45th annual Beverly-Florida Reunion. Attached were an official invitation and a RSVP form, both Microsoft Word documents; all from Terri Mikszenas, President of the Beverly-Florida Reunion Association. If you did not receive yours, meaning I do not have your correct email address, and would like it sent, please Let Me Know. Also, if you did receive the newsletter but for some reason you cannot read MS Word documents, simply Let Me Know, and I will send you plain text versions of the official invitation and the RSVP form. FYI, the previous electronic news letter was emailed around July, 2005 (see below).

See Newpaper Announcement

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07/14/06: Hardcopy Version of the Electronic News Letter

Today about 158 hardcopy versions of the BHS Class of 1960 Electronic News Letter v2 July 2006 were prepped to sent to everyone who does not have an email address. If someone does not receive theirs, then we probably do not have the correct mailing address for that person. You see the problem here, right? In one has no email address, implying no computer, and the snail mail address is wrong, then that person will not hear from us all, and logically won't be reading this announcement, either. If you are reading this, however, and would like it resent, please Let Us Know.

This hardcopy version of the July 2006 Electronic Newsletter should not be confused with our official BHS Class of 1960 newsletter, BHS 1960 Connections (the orange one with photos). The former are being mailed out over several days, starting Saturday, July 15.

No class funds were used for this operation, apart from the cost of a half-hundred envelopes. Our classmates are now split about 50-50 on email addresses - have (161) vs not-have (158) email.

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07/02/06: Electronic News Letter

Today the BHS Class of 1960 Electronic News Letter July 2006 was sent to everyone with a known email address. If you did not receive yours and would like it resent, please Let Us Know. FYI, the previous electronic news letter, BHS Class of 1960 Electronic Newsletter [Feb '05] , was emailed around February 19, 2005, almost 18 months ago.

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06/08/05: BHS 1960 Connections 8 Page Vol 1 Issue 1 Newsletter in the Mail!

Your BHS 1960 Connections newsletter was put in the mail on Monday, June 6, 2005. Several members of the reunion committee got together on Saturday the 4th to stuff the envelopes. A good time was had by all. We were impressed by the major amount of work done by Primilla (Bailey) Young, Editor. She lives in Virginia, so was not at the Saturday meeting. Isn't this electronic age amazing? Edited in Virginia, printed in Beverly. Jimmy Jacques BHS '59, the printer and owner of J & E Graphics in the Cummings Center, did a fantastic job, and due to unusual circumstances actually made a house call. Many thanks to those involved in this enterprise, with a special thanks to Primilla and Jimmy. If you have not received your newsletter by the end of June, please Let Us Know.

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05/26/05: Hardcopy Newsletter Progress Report II

Our hardcopy newsletter was delivered to Jimmy Jacques BHS '59, the printer, today at 10:00 AM. This will be printed using "old school" technology, as Jimmy likes to say. I do believe the overall impression one will get from the final product is a sense that it was commercially printed, which it is, of course. I think he is going to do a superb job, due his dedication to his work.

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04/24/05: Hardcopy Newsletter Progress Report

Primilla (Bailey) Young is in the process of selecting some of the so-called "Memory Book" submissions made by some of our classmates back in 2001. She is in the process of contacting the appropriate classmates for updates and corrections prior to printing. For example, one classmate expressed a wish to have grandchildren back in 2001; four years later she has some. Prim will be doing the same for certain biographies some of our classmates posted on the Beverly High Alumni Class of 1960 Page. This is on the Beverly High Alumni website, not our Class of 1960 website.

Please send your stories, updates and corrections to Primilla (Bailey) Young

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BHS 1960 Connections
(The Next Issue is Being Worked On Now)

10/12/09: Message From the Editor

Hello Classmates,

By now, hopefully, you have learned that we will have our 50th (can you believe it?) class reunion next Aug. Part of preparing for that reunion will be the publication of the 2nd issue of BHS 60 Connections. Serving as the editor of that publication, I am soliciting articles from classmates. The articles can be a short bio (what's been happening in your life since graduation); perhaps a poem or reflections on life. I'd also like to hear what was your favorite song during our high school years; your favorite movie; your favorite teacher (and why); your favorite place to hang out during high school; and a special highlight of your three years at BHS. Please send me any of the information requested above to Prim Young, Editor. If automatic email does not work on your system, my email address is queenprim25@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Prim (Bailey) Young, Editor

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The second issue of BHS 1960 Connections is in the works, pending submissions
from our classmates - if you have something to say, please send it in.

Do you have anything to share with your BHS '60 Classmates? The Connection editor, Prim (Bailey) Young, is looking for newsletter contributions. See details below.

We intend to mail a free hardcopy newsletter to every classmate, including those for whom we have an email address. On June 6, 2005, Vol 1 Issue 1 of BHS 1960 Connections was sent out by first class mail. If you did not receive yours in the mail by the end of June, 2005, please tell the Webmaster , as this probably means we do not have your correct mailing address. Thanks. Before that, on April 18, 2005, the reunion invitations were sent out by first class mail. If you did not receive yours in the mail by the end of April, 2005, please tell the Webmaster , as this probably means we do not have your correct mailing address. Thanks.

Please send Newsletter submittals, articles, notices, etc. to Andrea (Raymond) Stackpole or Primilla (Bailey) Young for consideration, if you have something to share with your fellow classmates. Andrea's suggestions, to prime the pump here:

Significant events in your life since 1960?
Family---children---grandchildren?
Travel to interesting places?
Career choices/changes?
Plans for retirement?

Prim says, "I would suggest guidelines such as: please submit [articles, other copy] as a word document; straight copy (no formatting) other than paragraphing; use 11 pt New Times Roman. My experience with the church newsletters I prepared was that putting the document together was faster and easier if I received straight copy. I am aware many people use computers and like to format, etc.; and when this takes off, there will be as many different styles as there are people who submit the articles. If submissions are all uniform, then copy editor's task is easier. Of course, we would welcome from author's for particular formatting ideas."

Comments about this Website itself will still be posted on the Comments From Your Classmates Page.

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