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Dear PLHS Alumni, The PLHS Alumni Association is now the PLHS Foundation/Alumni Association. We still maintain all alumni contact records for PLHS and help your reunion chair by offering access to that information for class events. In addition, if you choose, we will keep you informed about what is happening at PLHS and let you know about exciting events for all alumni. Breaking News for Pointer Alumni!! The brand new PLHS Graduate Connections database site has just been launched!!! For many years PLHS Alumni Association has partnered with Harris Connect to help us maintain and update our database of over 34,000 Pointer alumni records. Periodically we use Harris’s resources to help us gather current contact information and find ‘lost’ Pointers. Now Harris offers a secure on-line site that is a bit like ‘Classmates’ and ‘My Space’ combined, but it is just for Pointers. It allows us to keep our alumni contact records current more efficiently. And it allows you to update your contact information, post a bio, check for reunion information, and connect with other Pointer Alumni (for an extra measure of security we verify each person who signs in to assure they really are a Pointer!) If you did not receive an email from us announcing this great new site it means we do not have a current email address for you. Go to www.graduateconnections.com/pointloma and sign in to the database site. We will verify your status as a Pointer send you your registration code. Then you can go into the site anytime you want and update your contact information, set up a personal page, add pictures, and post class notes. For a small fee you can have full access to all of the features the site offers including the ability to network with other Pointers. (Note that the Foundation and Alumni Association does not receive any of the Graduate Connections site administration fee, and joining the On Line Community is not connected to Membership status in the PLHSFAA which must be done separately.) In addition to maintaining the Alumni Database, the PLHSFAA provides other important services for PLHS. Membership in the PLHSFAA allows us to continue to provide funds for programs and activities that benefit current and future Pointers. We encourage Alumni to show their pride and support for their alma mater by becoming members of the PLHSFAA. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and membership and additional contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law. Funds raised by the FAA go to support scholarships for students headed to college, grants to the staff and departments, on-campus programs and student activities. In addition, the Foundation has approved funding for several other programs and initiatives this year: Digital Classrooms to provide technology for hands-on use in the classrooms; much needed upgrades to the Performing Arts Center, and a new state-of-the-art Music Center for the growing music program at PLHS. Donations to the Underfunded Athletics program provide much needed support for coaches and sports that are threatened by budget cuts. In Spring of 2007 we completed Phase 1 of our SCAPE (Safe Clean Attractive Place for Education) Landscape project….providing a safer entrance to the school. Phase 2 will beautify the street side of the campus. (Commemorative bricks are being sold to help fund this program. Go to SCAPE on the website for more information.) We also oversee and facilitate Parent Booster groups which are a valuable source of fund-raising for Athletics and extracurricular activities. We encourage you to come take a look at the PLHS campus….we have recognition pavers in the Quad, several new buildings, Prop MM upgrades, and a lot of enthusiasm and spirit on campus. Alumni are always welcome! Tours can be arranged by special appointment. Bring a group of high school friends and re-live some memories. Please consider becoming a member of the Foundation and Alumni
Association. The minimum Membership Contribution is $35 per year or you may
consider
upgrading to a Maroon member ($75), Gold Member ($125), Lighthouse
Member ($125) or
Pointer Pride Member ($500+). Of course, a donation of any amount is
appreciated and
welcome. We will put it to good use and we will keep you informed about
alumni events and on campus programs. Go to our membership
page to
join us. Sincerely, |
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