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News From The Net

By Fred Grant ‘88

Your New HoultonAlumni.com is Here!

Hello fellow Alum! These new tools are designed to take some of that weight

If you haven’t visited HoultonAlumni.com lately, you’re in off your shoulders so you can focus on the fun part:
for a treat. The wait is over — our brand-new, completely getting together and catching up with old friends.
redesigned website is live and ready for you to explore! More Ways to Stay Connected
We’ve been working behind the scenes for quite some Beyond reunions, the new site continues to be your
time to bring you a fresh, modern experience, and I’m home base for everything Houlton Alumni. You can
excited to finally share it with you. update your contact information, browse class news
The first thing you’ll notice is the clean, updated look. and photos, make secure online donations to support
But the real story is what’s happening under the hood. scholarships and the Student Opportunity Fund, and
The new site has been built from the ground up to access digital Alumni Magazines along with our growing
be fully responsive, which means it works beautifully archive of past editions. We’re always looking for ways
whether you’re on your desktop computer at home, your to make it easier for you to stay connected to your
tablet on the couch, or your phone while you’re on the classmates and your Alumni Association, no matter
go. No more pinching and zooming to read an article or where life has taken you.
squinting at tiny links on your phone — the site adjusts If you haven’t registered on the site yet, now is the
automatically to fit whatever screen you’re using. It’s perfect time. Head over to www.houltonalumni.com
2026, and your Alumni Association’s website is keeping and take a look around. You’ll see right away how much
up with the times! easier it is to navigate. And if you run into any questions
Planning a Reunion? We’ve Got You Covered or need help getting set up, don’t hesitate to reach out.

One of the features I’m most excited about is what the And as always, remember that HoultonAlumni.com is
new site can do for class reunions. If your class is thinking the only official website of the Houlton High School
about getting together — whether it’s a milestone year Alumni Association. If you see a different address, it’s not
or you just think it’s time to reconnect — I want to hear us. When in doubt, you can always confirm through the
from you. The new HoultonAlumni.com can serve as your Contact page or by checking that the address ends with
reunion headquarters. our familiar PO Box 990, Houlton, ME 04730.
Here’s what we can do for your class: contact me and I Whether you’re planning a reunion, looking to reconnect
can add your reunion directly to the site so classmates with a classmate, or just want to see what’s new with
know about it right away. But it goes well beyond just the Alumni Association, the new HoultonAlumni.com is
a listing. We can now take registrations online, collect the place to be. Give it a visit and let me know what you
reunion fees securely, schedule events, and even help think! I’m always happy to hear from fellow alumni. You
you start a fund for your class. Think about that for a can reach me anytime at fred@whoufm.com.
moment — no more chasing down checks in the mail, no Until next time — I’ll see you on the net!
more spreadsheets to track who has paid, and no more
wondering if people got the word. It’s all right there on Take care,
the site, organized and easy to manage. Fred

I’ve talked with enough reunion organizers over the years Fred Grant
to know that planning these events can be a real labor of Northern Maine Media | WHOU 100.1 FM
love. You’re tracking down classmates, finding a venue,
collecting money, sending reminders — it’s a lot of work. www.whoufm.com | (207) 532-3600

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