Welcome WHS Classmates!

Thanks for coming by!  If this is your first visit, please read this page to see how to get started. 

 

Note: All monies received for the reunion are allocated towards expenses for the reunion. The committee volunteers their time planning the reunion and maintaining the website and do not receive any money for their time.

 

 

GET STARTED:  Click on the following link, which will take you to a password protected page: http://www.waltonhs1980ies.com/class_classmates.cfm   If you were given a System Password you can enter it in the sign in box under “New Walton Alumni and Guests:”   If you were not given a System Password or/and your name is not on the "Walton Alumni" list:   1)  On the home page click on "Contact Us" at the top and fill out the form to request the system password and to be added to the list. (OR)   2)  Using the same link above, scroll down and send us an email to request the same.   Either way please be sure to include your full name and the year you graduated.

 

 

FOR GUESTS: (Ones who attended Walton HS during 1980 to 1989 but did not actually graduate from Walton), please see below in the Guests section on how to find your name.

 

After gaining access, find your name. Click on your name and it will take you to a page that says "Join Here". Then "Click Here Now" and follow the instructions on how to complete your registration.

 

As an added security measure you may then have to be verified by the website administrator.  Please allow up to 4 or 5 hours for your verification notice to be emailed to you if you joined between the hours of 9 am - 9 pm and up to 12 hours if you joined between the hours of 9 pm - 9 am. You will then be able to log back on with your email address and the new password you created to access all pages on the website.

 

GUESTS:  Follow the instructions above in "Get Started". Scroll down pass the names for the class of 1980 to 1989 to "Guests Members" to find your name.

  

CAN'T FIND YOUR NAME - Again either do one of the following:

1)    On the home page click on "Contact Us" at the top and fill out the form to request that your name be added to the list. (OR)

 

2)    Using the same link above, scroll down and send us an email to request the same.

 

Either way again, don't forget to include your full name and the year you graduated.

  

This will notify the administrator that you will like to join the site. We will then send you an email with a "system password" to gain access. (In order to protect our site only the administrators can prematurely enter a classmate's name and we were unable to locate you prior to launching the website. Even if you were sent an email via face book or classmates.com, we did not have your email address to completely sign you up.)

 

GRADUATION PHOTO: Currently we ONLY have yearbooks for classes 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 & 1987.  Therefore, we may not have access to your graduation photo to upload to your profile.  So you can either email us your senior picture to waltonhs1980ies@aol.com if you would like for it to be shown.  Or you can send the entire yearbook from your class year and we will crop it for you. If you would like your class yearbook posted, please send it to us in a PDF file. Please be sure to have it edited, cropped, and sized to 8.5x11.  You can also loan us your yearbook and we will scan it for you and your class.

 

CLASS REUNION: Click on the "'Class REUNION Event" tab for all reunion information. Please follow the instructions to purchase your ticket. If you do not want to join the website but would like to attend the reunion, please click on "Contact Us" and send the administrators an email to inform them.

 

We urge you to purchase your ticket(s) early for there is a capacity limit. We also have to meet our financial obligations on a monthly basis to secure the reception hall. We all want this event to take place, so we encourage you to act soon.

 

WANTED: lf you know of a classmate that has passed away, please go to the "In Memory" page and fill out the form. If their name is not on the "Walton Alumni" list, please go to "Contact Us" to request that their name be added. After we add it, you will be able to complete the form and even post your comments.

 

Please forward your Ol' School Photos so we can put it in "Ol' School Photos page. It can be forwarded to waltonhs198oies@aol.com.

 

PASSWORD PROTECT: If you choose, you can Password Protect your personal profile to block the general public and search engines from accessing your web page. When you Password Protect, only logged in classmates can see your profile if you allow them to.

 

IMPORTANT: Please add (or allow) the following email address to your "Safe Senders" list so that your spam blocker will allow emails through from the classmates:

noreply@classcreator.net

postmaster@classcreator.net

waltonhs1980ies@aol.com

 

PRIVACY: All contact information you enter into your profile will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or distributed. Your contact information is private: your address and phone number can't be seen by classmates unless you grant permission on your profile. When someone clicks on your name, all they will see of your contact information is your city and state and whatever information about yourself you choose to put on your web page. Your email address is not viewable, though an email can be sent to you using the contact box at the bottom of your web page. However, if you send a message to someone through their profile, they will see your email address so they can respond.

 

WEBSITE ETIQUETTE: This website is intended for reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, sharing memories and stories, as well as current interests. Please refrain from using profane language and distasteful pictures and videos throughout the website

 

FORGOTTEN PASSWORD: If you forget your password, just click on the "Forgot Password?" retrieval feature under the login feature, and it will be emailed to you.  There may be times were the administrator will have to change it temporarily and issue it to you so you can log in again at which time you can change it back to a secured one you can remember.

 

REMEMBER ME: If you click "Remember Me" when you log in, you will not need to log in next time you go to the site. You can log in from computers other than your home computer but you will need to enter your password.

 

CHANGE OF EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS: Please change your contact information when you get a new ISP or move ... we don't want to lose you. We keep our Class List current by downloading your contact information from this website.

 

SUBSCRIBE: Keep up to date by "subscribing" to other classmate profiles, and you will receive an email when they update their pages.

 

HOMEPAGE: This is where the main information and announcements are made. Your administrator will email you when an important announcement has to be made.

 

QUESTIONS: Just click on the "Contact Us" button and we'll zip a reply back to you.

 

THE WEBSITE: This website was created in www.classcreator.com and is maintained by your classmate administrators. You will never be asked to pay an individual fee to make a profile or to be able to access other classmate profiles or emails. In order to have this site up and running for a lifetime, you may be asked for donations as a group to reach an annual goal of $123.95 ($97=hosting; $8=ID Protection; $18.95=maintain domain name), which is the fee to maintain the website through ClassCreator. This amount totals an approx. donation cost of $2.00 (two dollar) a year per person. There will never be a reason to join other PAY sites. THIS is THE PLACE for THE CLASS OF the 1980ies and their Guests.

 

Enjoy and have fun with the website!

 

MORE INSTRUCTIONS:

 

How to upload pictures to your web page: 

1. You can upload .jpeg, .gif, .bmp and .png files, but not .tiff. If you want to edit your pictures but don't have a picture editing program, you can download a free one from www.irfanview.com. You can crop out anything you don't like. You don't need to resize your pictures, as they will automatically be resized when you upload them to your webpage. 

2. When you are ready to add your picture to your personal web page, make sure you are logged in from the Home Page.

3. In the links on the left side under MEMBER FUNCTIONS, click on the link: Edit/Upload Photos. 

4. The Photos for (your name) page will appear and you’ll see a box at the top titled: Upload New Photo. Click on it and you will be at the Upload page.

5. Click on the box Add Files. A dialog box with a list of folders on your computer will appear. Locate (browse to) the folder that holds the picture you want to add. For most classmates this will be the My Pictures folder located in the My Documents folder. If you are in the icon view, change your view button (at the top) to show icons as pictures. This makes it easier to find the specific picture you want to upload.

6. Click the Upload button to add the picture to your photos. You will now be back at the page Photos for (your name). The next step is to Sort your photos and add a Caption.

7. Sort: The Sort number controls the order in which photos display on your page. There are 99999 sort numbers. If you assign Sort numbers 7, 45, 99999, 1, 300, your pictures will show in this order: 1, 7, 45, 300, 99999.

8. Add a Caption: Caption is the description you write for your picture.

 

9. If you want to choose one of your pictures to be your Master Photo, click in the Master Photo circle for that picture. Your Master Photo will appear in your emails and forum posts.

10. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.

11. Now go to your Profile page and look for your picture and caption. 

Shortcut for multiple pictures: If you are uploading several pictures that are in different folders, you can copy them to your desktop, then delete them later. Make sure you COPY, not move, your pictures, so you won’t delete the originals.

 

How to delete a photo from your web page:

1. Choose EDIT/UPLOAD PHOTOS under MEMBER FUNCTIONS from the left-hand navigation column. All the photos on your profile page will be displayed.

2. Click in the DELETE box above the picture(s) you wish to zap.

3. Choose SAVE ALL CHANGES. A pop-up box will ask, "Do you really want to delete this 1 photo." 

4. Click "OK" and the photo(s) will be removed from your Profile Page.

If you are still having problems, please email me.

How to put a YOU TUBE video on your profile page: 
(Please note that if you know html, you can add videos and photos to any part of your profile page.)   On the YouTube website, make sure your video is showing in the play box.

Example: you want to put "Graduation Day By The Four Freshmen" video on your site. (If you want to follow along, the URL is http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOVOIINHSis.)

 

To the right of the video you’ll see a gray box, and near the bottom of this box is the grayed word “Embed.” To the right of "Embed" is a horizontal white box that contains the code for the video. When this code is placed  in the Video box on your Edit Profile page, the video player with your video will appear and classmates can view it from your page.

 

Here are the steps to get the code on your page: 
With your mouse, left click once on the white window that contains the code. It should turn blue. (Alternately, you can move your mouse across the box until all the code turns blue.)

 

1. On your keyboard hold down the CONTROL key (Ctrl) and press the  letter "C" key. This copies the code.  

2. On your Edit Profile page, locate the box "Videos."

3. Place your cursor inside the box and left click with your mouse. 

4. Now press the CONTROL key and the letter "V" key on your keyboard. The Embed code will now appear in your box. The code should look like this:
   
   <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/OOVOllNHSis&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/OOVOllNHSis&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
    
5. In the Video Description box just below, enter a name for your video or something about your video, like: “Remember Graduation Day?” This will appear just below your video.

6. Now click the Save button and go view your page.

If you need help, please contact us.

How to put a PLAYLIST on your profile page:
The Playlist will also be placed in your Video box on your Edit Profile page.  

1. Go to www.playlist.com and create an account, then start building your playlist by choosing songs or artists you like. 

2. Select and copy the code (Control/C) for your playlist at Playlist.com. Use "Get the code for any other social network" choice.

3. Click in your Video box and paste in the code (Control/V).

4. Save your page. You should now be able to view it and hear the music play.

5. If you stay logged in to Playlist.com and you find a song you like on someone else's playlist, you can click the add+ sign to add the song to your own playlist. Now enjoy listening to your favorite music.

EXTRA HELP FOR CLASSMATES WHO SELDOM USE COMPUTERS:

 

Printing Directions

1. Have the desired information showing on your computer screen.

2. In Vista, print is on the top left icon. In X-P choose FILE from the top menu bar (left-hand side); a menu list will drop down.

3. Choose PRINT and a large box will appear.

4. Choose PRINT again, and your directions will print.

5. You can also highlight a section you want to print, and on the print menu, choose "print selection."

6. You can also get to your print dialog box by holding down the CONTROL key and pressing the letter "P."  

SENDING MESSAGES TO THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR

The easiest way to send the administrators an email is to click on the navigation link "Contact Us" above or on the Home Page. Or email us at waltonhs1980ies@aol.com.

A large message box will come up in which you can type in anything you need:

 

1.    New information on a classmate.

 

2.    Corrections for the site.

 

3.    Questions about how to do something on the site.

 

4.    Suggestions for improving the site.

 

5.  Material or photos you wish considered for a particular page of the site.

 

COPY & PASTE MADE EASY
COPY and PASTE allow you to take printed material from one source and place it in another. In other words, if you find a particularly interesting paragraph or article you wish to send to a classmate, you can "copy" the text and "paste" it into an email.

 

To Copy:

1. Place your cursor at the beginning of the text and hold down the left mouse button as you guide the cursor over the desired text. The text will be highlighted with a background color, usually blue. (If you find that the information you desire to copy does not highlight, this means the material cannot be copied.)

2. When you reach the end of the material you wish to copy, release the right mouse button.

3. Hold down the CONTROL key and press the key "V." The information will move from the unseen clipboard to your message.

To Paste:

1.  Place your cursor on the page where you wish your text to appear and click the right mouse button once.

 

2.  Hold down the CONTROL key and press the key "V." The information will move from the unseen clipboard to your chosen page.

 

Many pictures can be copied in the same manner, but please note that you can NOT use this method to transfer photos to our web site.

OPENING OR VIEWING A PAGE
There are 16 possible pages for the administrator to fill with content. All those in current use will be the first titles listed in the left-hand navigation links column of the website.

To view any of these pages, click on the link of your choice and your desired page will open. You will be able to scroll through the entire content by using the blue sliding bar on the right-hand side of the page.

To go to another page, just choose the link from the left side and click on it. It isn't necessary to close one page before going to another. On many computers, you can Control/left click to open a page in a new window or tab.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS:
On the left side of the web site are links to the things you can do when you are logged into the site. An explanation of each follows:

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: CHECK MESSAGES

This feature lists all the emails you have received (IN BOX) as well as those you have sent (OUT BOX) through this web site. Your messages will remain in their respective boxes until you delete them.

A KEY at the top of both the IN BOX and OUT BOX shows symbols representing the status of an email. You will find one of these symbols to the left of each email listed.

Each listed email shows: (1). A box to check, (2). Its status; (3). Either who sent it to you (IN BOX) or who you sent it to (OUT BOX), (4). Subject and date of email, and (5). A red "X."

In both the IN BOX and OUT BOX settings, clicking on sender's name brings up that person's profile page and clicking on the subject brings up the actual email.

Clicking inside the box on the far left or on the red "X" on the far right, will turn the background red. This means that the email can be deleted by choosing the tab at the bottom of the page that says DELETE CHECKED THREAD.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT CONTACT INFO

Choosing this feature will allow you to view all of the contact information you entered into your contact information page. You can change your contact info anytime it is necessary.

Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT PROFILE

Choosing this feature will allow you to change the information that shows on your profile page. Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT/UPLOAD PHOTOS

To add photos to your profile you must be able to locate exactly where the picture is on your computer. Most of the time, it will be in the folder titled MY PICTURES. Follow the directions further up on this page for adding, deleting, and editing photos.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: POST ANNOUNCEMENT

When you have information you think would be of interest to classmates, you can create your own announcement. The announcement will be forwarded to the administrator who will make it go live on the Home Page.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: PROFILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Profile Subscriptions is a feature that sends you an email anytime a classmate adds new or changes information on his or her Profile Page. This is the easy way to keep up with your classmates.

To do so:

1. Click on PROFILE SUBSCRIPTIONS and a list of all classmates and guests will appear. Next to each name is a box.

2. Click on the box, or boxes, of those you wish to subscribe to. Their name(s) will appear in the area to the right of the original list.

3. There is no need to save anything; you now have all the subscriptions you desire. Go on to another page by clicking another topic.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: CHANGE PASSWORD
If you wish to change your password, click on CHANGE PASSWORD under Member Functions. A page with 3 sections for you to fill in will appear.

 

1.    Type in your PRESENT password.

 

2.    Type in your NEW password.

 

3.    Type in your NEW password a second time.

 

4.    Click on SAVE button.

 

If you forget your password, click on the forgot password below your log-in email name, and it will be emailed to you.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS: LOG OUT
The majority of our users select the "stay logged in" option when they log in. Therefore, they will always be logged onto the site until they click the LOG OUT link under Member Functions.

When somebody selects the option to stay logged in, our system allows the user to bypass the login screen when they come back to the site. If you LOG OUT, the next time you will need to enter your email address and password to get into the site. Also, if you access the site from a different computer (for example a laptop), you will need to reenter your email address and password next time you use your main computer.