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This page provides information regarding the Wills Point High School Class of '58 web site. (Information updated Dec 27, 2003 by Bill Rusk)
This site was originally developed in 1998. It is being hosted on a Tripod (Lycos-owned) server that is entirely free. The major negative side of Tripod is that they display a banner at the top of every page that is loaded. I have learned that if you minimize the banner as soon as you see it, it will not reappear even as you navigate to other pages on this web site.
I use a Microsoft program called "FrontPage 2002" to create and edit pages for the site. It's really a pretty simple program that takes out the arduous task of writing directly in the HTML language.
Pat Clemmons (Wilson) and I came up with the original idea to create the "Wills Point Class of '58" web site following our 40th class reunion at the T&P Train Station Museum in Wills Point. We agreed it would provide a perfect way for us to stay in touch with each other in the coming years. We wanted a way to keep up with each other, learn about retirements, grandchildren, world travel, and also pay respect to those in our class who have already departed this earth.
To develop the basic architecture for the web site, I "surfed" the internet and looked at other class web sites. Next, I sat in my hotel room nights (rather than watching HBO), with my lap-top, pecked away until I came up with basically what you see. It's simple, but it works!
This web site can only be successful if everyone helps. I need everyone to support the effort by sending in interesting information. Examples:
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A short bibliography of yourself, telling what you've done since high school. |
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Fond memories of grade school, junior high, or high school, |
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Fond memories of teachers, |
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Photos (which I will scan and return), |
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Address information on yourself and others (See the Classmate List for those with missing addresses), |
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Suggestions on how the web site can be improved, |
| Anything else you would like to share. |
The success of this site depends on class support.
If anyone has web site construction skills, I welcome your help.
All Email addresses on the site were deleted Dec 03 to prevent Spammers from "harvesting" the addresses. Anyone needing a member's email address should contact Sue Harrelson or Bill Rusk.
This project is for me, a labor of love.
Regards,
Bill