From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Feb 1 17:36:16 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h11MaGp6099703; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:36:16 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-35.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.35]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h11MaEDi099690 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:36:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <08bd01c2ca42$5a2176b0$6401a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Survey Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:36:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... We have launched our next Survey on our web site at www.USNA-Net.org. It deals with "Frequency" and asks such things as how often you hear from your Mid, how many care packages you send per year, how often your Mid comes home, how often you visit the Yard, etc. It will be interesting to see what the members have to say about all of this. We encourage ALL of our members to go to the web site, click on the "USNA-Net Poll" button on the right edge of the main page and participate in our Polls. Every week, we will have a new one in place and ALL of the previous polls will now be archived so that over time, you will be able to view the results of all of our polls. It will be a very enlightening feature of our web site. Last week 430 of our members participated in our survey. That's not bad but it represents less than 20% of our total membership. All of this data will be considerably more meaningful if we have more members participate. You do not have to identify yourself to vote in the poll. Just click on the button and then click on the poll title ("Frequency") to add your experience to our knowledge base. Each time we run one of these polls, we all learn a little more about Navy Parenting. Won't you share your experience with our other members? Participating in our polls helps other parents better understand the Roller Coaster ride and see where each of us fits in. Go Navy... Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 2 23:17:08 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h134H8Gr064164; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:17:08 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-35.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.35]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h134H6WD064153 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:17:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00e901c2cb3b$1da4e510$6401a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" References: <20030202.222838.836.2.dcrainey78@juno.com> <004c01c2cb37$edf6a7c0$cc9b4d0c@vaio> Subject: usna-net Re: usna-family Possible Investment Option Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:17:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Please be advised that any Personal or Commercial Endorsement of Goods and/or Services WANTED or FOR SALE are prohibited on any of our lists. Our Rules of Operation are very specific... "7. No Commercial Content - All messages which contains information about Personal or Commercial Goods and/or Services FOR SALE or WANTED TO BUY are prohibited. This includes any message offering to barter, exchange or give away anything OR messages asking for anything, including favors or information on Commercial Goods or Services. ... - If an email message endorses a Product or Service or mentions Prices, Money or Goods/Services WANTED or FOR SALE it may NOT be broadcast to the lists." Please review our Rules on our web site at www.USNA-Net.org This Rule exists to protect our membership from unsolicited commercial email which is the definition of SPAM. Our lists are here to provide Advice and Support on issues related to Navy Parenting - nothing else. We cannot allow our lists to be abused by allowing members to send advertising or endorsements to our very large membership. It perverts our Mission and causes many of our members to drop off the lists. Without members, we wouldn't be much help, would we? Please remember, also, to send your questions or comments about the administration of these lists directly to the Moderators and not to the membership via the lists. Your continued cooperation and observation of our Rules of Operation are what make this the finest service of its kind on the Internet. Thank you all... Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Feb 7 14:48:33 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h17JmXot073041; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:48:33 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from NOVA (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h17JmUFQ073024; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:48:30 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <02d001c2cee1$e4918260$6501a8c0@NOVA> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: MORE THAN GAMES AT NAVY Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:48:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY... At the request of the USNA Alumni Association, for widest possible distribution, we are forwarding this message to our 2500 USNA-Net families. ----------------------Original Message------------------------ From: "U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association" Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:57 AM Subject: MORE THAN GAMES AT NAVY This email is being sent to all of our Alumni Leadership team (Members of our Board(s); Class and Chapter Presidents and scribes; Parents Club presidents). Please consider giving it further distribution. Much has been written, and said, since last Saturday about members of the crew of Columbia. As I'm sure all of the members of our Extended Brigade and Naval Academy family know, we lost one of our own: CDR Willie McCool, USNA '83. I didn't know Willie personally, but those who did, particularly his shipmates and classmates, speak of a great friend; an enthusiastic and consummate Naval Aviator; and especially of a leader of great character. One who continued to served the nation while willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Superintendent stated that Willie " . . . truly exemplified the spirit and dedication of an American patriot. While attending the Naval Academy, he excelled in academics, graduated second in his class in 1983, and was a standout Cross-Country and Track and Field athlete. He was a well-respected member of the Naval Academy family and we are all very proud of his significant achievements. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and many friends at this difficult time." Although we rarely single out any member of the media for his/her coverage of the Naval Academy, I thought that Joe Gross of the Annapolis Capital got it right in an editorial on Sunday. It seemed to put certain matters into perspective. I've attached the text in its entirety. George Watt USNA '73 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sports comment: More than games at Navy Commentary by Joe Gross, Sports Editor Next time somebody complains about the lack of skill of Navy's football players or makes fun of the struggles of the Mids on the basketball court, think about Willie McCool. McCool was the pilot of the space shuttle that disintegrated as it headed toward its landing in Florida after spending 16 days on a scientific mission in space. Cmdr. McCool, as well as the many other graduates who have died in the service of our country, is what the Naval Academy is all about. How well those young men and women fare on the athletic fields is an aside for midshipmen, not the main focus of their years of training to be in the kind of position McCool was yesterday. Sometimes it takes so excruciating a tragedy to instill the reality of the mission of the Naval Academy. It's easy to forget every young man or woman that chooses to attend the institution is in a position for that end. It's a life they choose. We should all understand that. But sometimes our priorities are skewed. Football seasons in Annapolis have been difficult in recent years. Fans are extremely critical of players on losing teams. Other graduates sometimes become even more upset with the level of talent of the players that come to the academy. They should know better. So should we all. McCool was an outstanding runner on the cross country and track teams in the early 1980s. He was also No. 2 in his graduating class, but more people knew about him as an athlete who excelled as much on his guts as on his talent. He should have been praised simply because of his choice to attend the Naval Academy, for voluntarily putting himself into harm's way. Whether or not he finished first or last in his distance races should have had nothing to do with the assessment of McCool. His dedication to the Navy, to our country, is what must be judged, not his success on the athletic field. The Naval Academy is far more than that. It's easy to be critical of the football players, to think they have to be great players to represent the Naval Academy, but just the fact they have chosen to wear the Navy uniform says a great deal about their character. The advent of yesterday's tragedy puts a different light on the courage of those who decide the Naval Academy is the right place for them. There are young men and women on ships and land bases in the Middle East that participated in sports at the Naval Academy. Some of them might not have been the most talented or the best athletes, but that will have no bearing on their heroism on the battlefield. They serve beside the star performers and are just as important to the defense of our nation. McCool went into space fully expecting to return to Earth yesterday, but that's the way servicemen think. They are optimists. Yet, they have to know their lives could be in danger at any turn. That's the attitude that comes with receiving an education at the Naval Academy, despite that knowledge, there are young men and women eager to attend the Academy and to play a role in the defense of the country. While McCool was not killed in a war zone he was, as an astronaut, in a place of pride for any American. His death being more in the public eye than most battlefield casualties, can therefore can be used as more of a focal point when judging the young people at the Naval Academy. Certainly, it would provide a good feeling if the Naval Academy could have an outstanding football or basketball or any other team. Many Naval Academy graduates have expressed dismay at the state of the football program. Some have threatened to stop donating to the Academy, others have promised to cease their support of the team and even the institution because of the struggles on the football field. More than anyone, graduates of the academy should realize that excellence in the athletic arena does not relate to excellence in the service of the country that comes after graduation. Naval Academy graduates, and thereby those still attending the Academy, should have pride in their athletes, but they should have even greater pride in the quality of the men and women they send out into the world. The shocking death of McCool should put people's priorities back into the right order. What he has done since graduation is what the Naval Academy is about. What he did on the athletic field, however outstanding or minimal, means little in the judging of the Naval Academy, its students and its graduates. --- jgross@capitalgazette.com Published February 02, 2003, The Capital, Annapolis, Md. Copyright ) 2003 The Capital, Annapolis, Md. *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 9 17:21:37 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h19MLbPO062592; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:21:37 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h19MLZKI062578 for ; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:21:35 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <0b4601c2d089$9fa67b20$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Announcing Our Newest USNA-Net List... Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:21:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To all, It can't possibly be that time again but it is! We have '07 Parents arriving and requesting to be enrolled in our USNA-Net service already. They are receiving their Appointment letters and are anxious to find out everything there is to know about being a USNA Parent. So, in order to give these "early arrivals" the benefit of the finest Navy Parenting Network on the Internet, we will again be offering them a special forum set up just to provide them the Advice and Support that only USNA-Net can offer to incoming parents. As we did last year for the '06 Parents, we have formed a new list called USNA-07. We are asking experienced Upper-class Parents to volunteer to join the new list and act as Mentors for the incoming masses. We will be enrolling all of the new '07 parents on the USNA-07 list as they arrive. As more and more of them join our organization, they will be able to interact with each other and receive the benefit of our volunteer Mentors on their very own list. If you meant to volunteer to be one of our active '07 List Mentors and didn't, now is the time. We'd like to limit upper-class participation to those members who are both knowledgeable and willing to heavily participate in the new list by answering all of the "newbie" questions and supplying guidance, advice and support. Our upper-class Mentors must be active participants in our other lists. Between now and Herndon, all new '07 Parents will receive copies of the Family and Plebe list digest versions so that they will be gaining experience and be able to follow all of the other conversation threads provided by USNA-Net. Following Herndon when most of the repetitive "newbie" questions are out of the way, (remember the "briefs versus boxer" questions?), all of these new '07 members will be automatically transferred into our main lists and the '07 list will be deactivated. In this way, our Plebe list can remain exclusively the territory of our '06 Parents and their Mentors until Herndon and we can address the special needs and the "newbie" questions of the incoming '07 Parents on their own list without boring our regular members with the repetition that invariably comes from adding hundreds of new members over the next four or five months.. Now for why you should want to know about all this... HELP US MAKE SURE EVERY '07 PARENT KNOWS ABOUT USNA-NET AND JOINS BEFORE I-DAY ! Our goal is to subscribe EVERY '07 family BEFORE I-Day. We can't do that without YOUR help!! There are over 2,500 of us on USNA-Net and each of us knows the tremendous benefit we received from being a member of this Parents Network. How many of you have said, "If only I had heard about USNA-Net earlier."? Well, now is your chance to make a real difference in the life of an '07 Candidate and his/her family. It's up to each of us to make sure that all of the '07 Parents who we meet hear about USNA-Net and join our helpful Navy family. Our members are our best resource and our surest way to reach all of the new parents who will need our friendship, advice and support over the next four years. Tell them to visit our web site at www.USNA-Net.org, click on "How to Subscribe" in the main menu on the left of the main page and sign up now. They can be learning and sharing advice, support and experiences that SAME DAY! Please Help us to Help other Parents! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Feb 10 07:47:07 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1ACl71L039152; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:47:07 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1ACl6JT039141 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:47:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <006601c2d102$84f3b8a0$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Mid Store Numbers... Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:47:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Fresh from Heidi Rey at the Mid Store just this morning, the current phone numbers are... 1-866-214-8069 Toll Free # 410-263-8345 Fax # Remember, today is the LAST DAY for '03 Parents to order personalized NAME CARDS for use in the Graduation Announcements, etc. See the order form on our www.USNA-Net.org web site under the '03 Order Form icon on the right side of the main page. Go Navy. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Feb 10 08:59:16 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1ADxG6n046440; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:59:16 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1ADxEhT046407 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:59:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <011a01c2d10c$9905ebb0$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Another PC Web Site... Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:59:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... It is with a great deal of pleasure and a certain amount of pride that we are given this opportunity to announce the creation of the United States Naval Academy Parents Club of Indiana Web Site. www.USNA-PCIN.org Please join us in offering our congratulations to the Indiana Club (Brad and Robin Henderson, Club Presidents) as the club joins so many other clubs with an Internet presence. The club's web site becomes the 20th Parents' Club to take advantage of free web site hosting offered by USNA-Net. Of the 36 known web sites operated by Parents' Clubs for their members, USNA-Net now hosts 20 of them at no charge and with no strings attached. If you club has been considering putting up a web site for your members, USNA-Net will register the Domain Name and host the site at no charge to your club. All you need to supply is the club member to create the pages. We do all the rest. To locate the other 35 club sites, visit www.USNA-Net.org and click on "Parents' Club Web Sites" in the main menu on the left of the main page. You'll find a "clickable" map of the US with each of the 36 websites highlighted in Yellow. There is sooo much to see. Please join us in congratulating the Indiana Parents' Club in their latest effort on behalf of their members. Bravo Zulu, Indiana! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Feb 10 23:35:05 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1B4Z5Q3057635; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:35:05 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1B4Z3IF057613 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:35:03 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001d01c2d186$f26dcc20$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A reminder on our Surveys... Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:34:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Just a short reminder that we started a new survey topic last Saturday. This one deals with what Mids' "Spare Time." How much they have and what they do with it. Where they go and how often. So far about 50 of you have taken the survey and it's very interesting to see what you all have to say about what your Mids do with their "off" time... Going to the Mall, restaurants, movies, church, Sponsors' homes, etc. To participate, just go to our web site at www.USNA-Net.org and click on the survey button on the right of the main page just below the Safe Harbor Life Preserver. You can also view the results of our earlier surveys there as well. We will be running new surveys each week starting on Saturday and running through the week until the following Friday. We know how much our members like this sort of thing and it gives all a little better understanding of what Navy Parenting is all about. Don't forget to tell all the new '07 Parents that we are now accepting any Parent whose Mid has accepted their nomination. We need you to get out the word. :>) Go Navy. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Feb 11 20:56:27 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1C1uRHs095475; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:56:27 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from NOVA (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1C1uPLv095462 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:56:25 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002701c2d239$f63c9710$6401a8c0@NOVA> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Parking Restrictions on the Yard... Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:56:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... For the information of All Hands, effective Wednesday 12 February, vehicle parking will be eliminated within 25 meters of Bancroft Hall. This will be accomplished as follows: 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Wing parking lots will be closed. The entire parking lot at the seaward end of McDonough Hall, and a small portion of the Mid Store lot adjacent to Bancroft Hall will be closed. Midshipmen parking will be moved from Brownson Road to the 7th Wing tennis court area (only the large court area closest to Brownson Road). Brownson Road - formerly Midshipmen parking - will be re-designated as Faculty and Staff parking. The lot between 8th Wing and Lejeune Hall will have some spaces reserved for Physical Therapy, Medical/Dental patients and handicapped parking. In addition, there will be several spaces available for open parking. PLEASE OBEY ALL POSTED PARKING RESTRICTIONS. Initially these lots will be secured using police barricades, which will be replaced with permanent barriers and/or locked gates. Violators risk having vehicles stranded or towed. In addition, left turns into Gate 8 from MD Rt 450 will be prohibited during morning hours. Signs will be posted to indicate when the left turn lane is closed. Please do not make left turns from the right lane on the left turn arrow. Please do not use the Perry Circle Housing area as a turnaround. Continue to King George Street and use Gates 1 and 3. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. CDR Tom 'Katz' McKavitt, USN '83 Base Operations Officer United States Naval Academy (410) 293-1509 fax (410) 293-3074 *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Feb 12 10:08:51 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1CF8pjk065024; Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:08:51 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1CF8oJf065014 for ; Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:08:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <021301c2d2a8$a7cca2e0$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A reminder... Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:08:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... This is just a short reminder that in cooperation with a specific request on the part of the Academy, we will NOT mention or discuss any SECUR1TY issues on any USNA-Net lists. We take our role in the safety and well-being of our Mids very seriously on USNA-Net and will continue to act responsibly as parents and friends of the Academy by NOT discussing anything which might, even in some small way, jeopardize or compromise their situation. As we become aware of changes in policies and procedures at USNA, Sandi and I will continue to pass them to our membership as soon as this information is made available to the general public as we have in the past. I might also remind our members that the very latest information is ALWAYS published on the Public Affairs Office web site at www.usna.edu/PAO under Visitor Information and at... http://www.usna.edu/SecuInfoPers/FAQS.htm As for rumors and such about various things/events being eliminated or changed, please remember that these are the Dark Ages and rumors multiply in the dark. It is usual at this time of year for rumors of all sorts to be flying around the Yard. Please don't take any of them seriously. In some cases, they are started by bored upper-class Mids just to see how long they take to complete the circuit. It has become a Dark Ages pastime. So please put rumors aside and act responsibly with regard to all discussions on our USNA-Net lists. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Feb 13 18:14:13 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1DNEDjc068068; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:14:13 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1DNEBxJ068050 for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:14:12 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002601c2d3b5$9ef84fd0$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Survey questions... Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:14:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Please remember that we always have a survey question of the week running on our web site. This week, it deals with your Mid's Spare Time and how they spend it. So far only 240 members have actually taken the survey. That's only one in ten of our membership. To make these things more meaningful, we really would like to have much more participation. The surveys are totally anonymous and are easy to take with only a few questions. In order to view the results of our surveys you actually have to take the survey. This week... Aren't you in the least bit interested in how many of our Mids have Sponsor Parents, how often they visit their Sponsors and for how long each time they visit??? Find out by taking our survey before it ends at Midnight on Friday. Go to our web site at www.USNA-Net.org and click on the Survey Graphic just below the Safe Harbor Life Preserver. Here are a few tidbits from the current survey, so far... Almost half (47.9%) of our Mids have only 1 to 3 hours of free time during the week. Almost 40% of them have only 4 to 8 hours of free time on a weekend. To see how your Mids compares to these responses, take the survey before it expires on Friday night. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 16 09:14:33 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GEEXtb019152; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:14:33 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GEEWnT019137 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:14:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <15aa01c2d5c5$bd0c2ac0$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: Winter Weather Advisory for Annapolis, MD Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:14:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... ============================================== This USNA Weather Report is a service of USNA-Net, Inc. The Naval Academy Parents' Network at www.USNA-Net.org ============================================== Winter Weather Advisory 430 am EST sun Feb 16 2003 ...Winter Storm Warning continues through Monday morning... Precipitation will continue this morning across the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas...and much of northern Virginia. Temperatures are cold enough that the precipitation is expected to remain all snow for today and much of tonight. The snow will be heavy at times...and a thunderstorm is also possible. By this evening...5 to 10 inches of snow is expected. The snow will continue overnight...and an additional 5 to 10 inches is expected. The snow may mix briefly with sleet at times tonight. On Monday...the snow will taper to snow showers during the afternoon. By the time the snow tapers off...snowfall totals of 1 to 2 feet are expected. This snow will be accompanied by strong northeast winds...and this will cause very cold wind chill values of between 5 above and 5 below zero...along with considerable blowing and drifting of snow. This heavy snowfall will make travel next to impossible across the area. Postpone any travel that is not absolutely necessary. By staying off the roadways...Highway crews are better able to keep roads passable so emergency vehicles may still travel. Road conditions continue to deteriorate. If you absolutely must travel...slow down and allow extra time when traveling. Practice your winter safety rules...keep an extra flashlight...food...and water in your vehicle in case of emergency. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the latest information on this very dangerous...major winter weather event. *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 16 09:13:33 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GEDXMq019071; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:13:33 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GEDV6m019057 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:13:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <15a501c2d5c5$9916b130$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: Forecast for Annapolis, MD Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:13:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... USNA-Net Email Weather Service for Annapolis, MD NWS Forecast as of 330 am EST sun Feb 16 2003 ================================================================= Today Snow...heavy at times. Accumulation 5 to 10 inches. Breezy with blowing and drifting snow. Highs in the lower 20s. Northeast winds around 15 mph. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight Heavy snow. A brief period of sleet is possible after midnight. A thunderstorm is possible. Accumulation 5 to 10 inches. Breezy with blowing and drifting snow. Lows near 20. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Washington's Birthday Snow...tapering to snow showers late. Total accumulation 1 to 2 feet. Breezy with blowing and drifting snow. Highs in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers early. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 15 mph becoming light late. Chance of snow 30 percent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday Partly cloudy and milder. Highs near 40. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday Night Clear. Lows 20 to 25. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday Partly cloudy. Highs 40 to 50. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 35 and highs 45 to 50. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Breezy. Lows 30 to 40 and highs 45 to 55. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday Cloudy with a chance of rain until midnight...then partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 30s and highs near 50. ----------------------------------------------------------------- *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 16 12:06:29 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GH6TYX036414; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:06:29 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1GH6STq036394 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:06:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <18c201c2d5dd$c1fbd270$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Weather Related Info... Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:06:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... WEATHER... Please be advised that we are trying to stay on top of the weather in the East. We will be posting updates as they are available. We have the latest FLIGHT INFO for the BWI airport posted on the web site at www.USNA-Net.org. Look for "BWI FLIGHT STATUS" in the right hand column directly under the Safe Harbor Life Preserver. This gives up-to-the-minute information on every scheduled flight in and out of BWI directly from the Airlines. As of right now, all flights have been cancelled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SAFE HARBOR... If your Mid is away from the Yard this weekend, make sure they have the Safe Harbor toll free telephone number in their wallets. We have a over 900 local families who are standing by to help if your Mid encounters a weather related emergency anywhere in the country. 1-800-320-5373 (01) (Answered 24/7) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW INFORMATION LIST... As an additional service from USNA-Net, we are announcing today that we have added a NEW LIST called USNA-Weather. It will publish the daily weather each morning and emergency weather advisories as they are released by the National Weather Service throughout the day. 24/7/365. We sent out a sample of this information this morning to everyone on our USNA-Net master list. If you wish to sign up for the new list and receive daily weather information for Annapolis, please go to our web site (www.USAN-Net.org) and click on the Snowflake graphic in the middle of the main page. When your email client opens up, simply fill in your name and email address in the email and hit the send button. This is a "Broadcast Only" List, meaning that members cannot write TO that list, only receive information FROM the list. It is not meant for discussions or exchange of information. It will send out the daily forecast and the extended seven day forecast for Annapolis each morning (just like the morning paper) and, if needed, weather advisories throughout the day when weather conditions are bad. You received a sample of each of these messages this morning. This is just another free service provided to our members by USNA-Net. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PHOTOS OF THE SNOW... Sandi has posted Barb Suydam's photos of the snow at her home in the Annapolis area. She is hunkering down for the moment and wanted to share the view of the snow. To view the Photos, go to our web site and click on the Photos Gallery link in the main menu on the left side of the main page. Barb's photos will be the first item listed at the top of the Photo Gallery page under the link called, "President's Weekend Snowstorm." Stay tuned for more up to the minute information as it is available. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 16 21:20:09 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1H2K91F006942; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:20:09 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1H2K85D006921 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:20:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <2d1e01c2d62b$1b262e20$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net OFFICIAL Word from the Academy... Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:20:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... This is official as of 2100 16FEB03 from the Command Duty Officer at Bancroft... Those Midshipmen who currently at their sponsor's home are instructed to STAY THERE until the ban on private travel has been lifted by the Governor of Maryland. They are instructed to call their Company Officer or their Company CDO and advise the Academy of their current location and status. Extended Liberty will be granted over the phone. Under no circumstances are they to attempt to return in violation of the civil order banning travel. But you MUST CALL. Those Mids who are currently outside the area on the extended weekend are advised to NOT attempt to return until SAFE travel is possible. For those traveling by air/rail/bus with tickets showing arrival times at least 4 hours in advance of the scheduled return deadline of 2000 hours, will not be in any trouble for being late. All Mids are instructed to call the Academy and contact either their Company Officer or the Company Duty Officer and detail their current situation. They will be given additional instructions relative to their situation. The AC Dean has not yet cancelled classes for Tuesday. We will keep you updated as we gather more information. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Feb 19 23:38:23 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1K4cNXF044133; Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:38:23 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1K4cJBj044105 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:38:19 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <060b01c2d899$ebf43040$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Safe Harbor... Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:38:26 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To all... The phone has stopped ringing and it seems that most Mids are (or soon will be) snuggled safely in their racks after the worst snow storm to hit Annapolis in many years. Since it all started on Sunday, Sandi and I have been a really busy and USNA-Net's Safe Harbor Program passed its acid test with flying colors. While Safe Harbor has helped dozens of Mids over the past two years, it's always been one or two at a time. This snow storm showed us exactly how important the program really has become and how well it responds to a MAJOR disaster/emergency situation. During the three days of the storm (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday), Safe Harbor assisted 25 Mids who called our toll free number in need of travel related assistance. We got calls from all corners of the country... from Colorado, to Ohio, to Georgia, to Pennsylvania. Some Mids were alone, others were traveling in threes or fours. We found them a family nearby who took them in, fed them, gave them a warm home in which to sleep and got them on their way when it was finally possible. We called member volunteers in the middle of the day and in the wee hours of the night to rescue Mids who were stranded at airports, train stations and in one case, who had wrecked his car in the mountains of Pennsylvania. In addition, we fielded another 15 to 18 calls from Mids who just needed some information or other assistance which we were able to provide over the phone, whether is was a telephone number or driving directions or an update on the weather in Annapolis. What a wild three days we had. Safe Harbor was conceived at this very keyboard two years ago and I must say that I am very, very proud of how well it runs and how effective it has become. But most of all, I am proud of our volunteer members who responded with eager delight each time we called on behalf of a Mid in distress in their area. No matter when we called or what we asked the Safe Harbor family to do, the response was "SURE! We're glad to help. Is there anything else we can do?" Never a moment's hesitation. It was overwhelming. Your willingness to help and your selflessness as volunteers has really cemented Safe Harbor in our minds as a working program dedicated to helping Midshipmen whenever they have an emergency away from the Yard. The program works and it works better than I ever dreamed it would. And that's all because of our parent volunteers. I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of those who actively participated these past few days. Modesty and our Privacy Rules prohibits actually mentioning the names of the parents or the Mids who were involved but please join me is thanking all of them... Moms and Dads, Alums and even a B&G officer who went above and beyond the call of duty when 25 of our children needed help. BRAVO ZULU! We couldn't have done it without them. I could go on and on but Sandi and I just wanted you all to know that the Safe Harbor Program has weathered the worst snow storm in the history of Annapolis and assisted every Mid who called our toll free number. We only wish more stranded Mids would have called. Like anything, our program is only as good as our members and we have the BEST members!!! Thanks again to everyone who has volunteered. If you didn't get a call this time, you never know... You might just get a call next time Mother Nature decides to take on the Naval Academy. :>) Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Feb 27 21:09:26 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1S29QH1039172; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:09:26 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1S29Oal039160 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:09:25 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1d6d501c2dece$721a4a30$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net TECH NOTE - 2/27/03 - Spam Filters Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:09:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... ============================================ USNA-Net TECH NOTE Date 02/27/03 ============================================ >From time to time, I've written to the members about things which are helpful to our members regarding "technical" stuff. Tonight I'd like to address a growing problem of which you should all be aware. As our members upgrade to newer email software like AOL Version 8.0 and newer versions of Netscape & Outlook Express and web based email servers such as MSN, Juno and Lycos, more and more members are using a NEW FEATURE of these programs which rejects SPAM or Junk Mail. This is slowly creating big problems for us at USNA-Net. These spam filters are rejecting your USNA-Net email, effectively cutting you off from all messages sent to your account by our server. Here's what's happening... A Spam filter essentially reads the FROM address of incoming mail and either accepts it or rejects it based upon "Settings" which you as the user set up governing which email gets through and which doesn't. There are TWO LEVELS of settings. One rejects all email not addressed directly to your address (like Joe@MSN.com) and the other setting rejects all email that doesn't come from someone on a list of "approved" email addresses which you set up in advance. Some of these second types of filters use addresses in your address book to test to see if the sender is someone with whom you have corresponded. Here's how it creates problems for USNA-Net... All of our mail (like all email from any sort of mailing list) is addressed to the mailing list address (i.e. USNA-Family@USNA-Net.org) and NOT to your individual email address like Joe@MSN.com. The automated spam filters in your email program see the mail addressed to a "general" address and automatically rejects it as being junk mail or spam. OR... If you've told your email program to reject all mail not coming from someone you know (and haven't told it that you "know" USNA-Net), mail coming from our lists will also be rejected as junk mail. In either case, you stop getting mail from our lists. Not a good thing. It also causes the delivery service to send us an email which says that you rejected delivery of our message. One "Delivery Problem Notice" for each message that is rejected. You can see that if a dozen members begin rejecting email and we send out 10 messages today, we will get 120 Delivery Problem Notices today telling us that you have rejected our mailings. We can deal with the volume of notices but we have no way of informing you that you've stopped receiving email since any attempt to send you an email about the problem is most times also rejected. Here's how to fix/avoid the problem. Be careful when installing new versions of your email software that you don't set your SECURITY settings so HIGH that our mail will be stopped. The key here is to allow mail from all of the list addresses to which you belong. (USNA-Net@USNA-Net.org, USNA-Family@USNA-Net.org, USNA-Plebe@USNA-Net.org, USNA-Sports@USNA-Net.org, USNA-Prayer@USNA-Net.org, USNA-Weather@USNA-Net.org or USNA-07@USNA-Net.org). Each email program is different as to how/where these setting are made and each new version comes with the Security settings set to "default" levels which may be different than you had them set in the previous version. So please be careful when changing settings or upgrading to new versions. Most "Moderate" settings will allow mail from our server. Most "High" settings will reject all mail sent from USNA-Net. IF YOU NOTICE THAT USNA-Net MAIL HAS STOPPED, drop us a note and enquire about your account status. If we continue to get Delivery Problem Notices because you are rejecting mail or your mailbox is FULL, we will wait a couple of weeks but then we have no choice but to stop delivering email to your address. You can all help with this problem if you are just aware of the possibility of the situation and watch what you are doing with your security settings. If you received THIS email, you don't have a problem. BUT... Please keep the situation in mind if you change security settings, install spam filters or upgrade email programs in the future. Thanks for your time. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Feb 28 11:41:40 2003 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1SGfeXf023840; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:41:40 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (oh-northolmstead1-5b-191.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.71.101.191]) by usna-net.org (8.12.6) id h1SGfbBv023811 for ; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:41:37 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1da5301c2df48$4c08f510$6501a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: A thought for Class of 2007 Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:41:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Here is a note from Sue Shaughnessy from Marco Island, FL, which I felt should be shared with ALL of our members so that the information might be passed on to all incoming '07 parents as they finish their last months before HS graduation. Please help spread the word to these new '07 parents as you they move through the appointment process. Scholarship monies may be applied toward the ~$2,200 entrance fee to offset the parental obligations of incoming Plebes. And while you're at it, remind them that USNA-Net is now accepting memberships for ALL '07 parents. Just have them go to our site at www.USNA.org and click on "How to Subscribe." Go Navy. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA.org ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:16 AM Subject: A thought for Class of 2007 Mike: I have been pondering this for a couple of days and thought maybe we should let parents of the Class of 2007 know. I have discovered through talking to other parents, Blue and Gold Officers and our Blue and Gold Coordinator some very good, money saving advice. Though the Midshipmen do not have so-called tuition, they do have a computer/calculator/uniform fee due as they start Plebe year. If these soon-to-be Plebes have scholarship money offered to them, they can apply it toward their $2,200 (last year's fee). This will not apply to monies for in-state use only such as FL's Bright Futures program but many other scholarships are available. Sometimes it will take a careful explanation to the benefactor as they may think there are no fees for the incoming Plebes. I know this could have been a real help to some families who thought they would not be eligible for scholarships. I think now is the time to start telling the new 2007 families as the scholarship awards are starting to surface. I leave it up to your judgment as to whether and when this should go on the website. Just my thoughts for the day. Sue Shaughnessy Marco Island, FL Ryan 06/30 *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================