After Plebe summer, your Mid will be issued a computer and an e-mail address. This is a
major blessing, and we wonder how parents got along without it in previous
years. Please note that except in the case of an emergency,
when messages can be left in the main office, parents cannot phone a Mid. Once he or she
has an e-mail address, you'll be able to communicate directly. You and your Mid can sign
up for an Instant Messenger name at http://www.aol.com,
a service that allows electronic conversations between you and your mid if you can arrange to be online at the same time. Some
parents leave their computers on at certain hours, allowing their Mid to contact them by
Instant Message when he or she can get online during those hours. Make sure the Parents'
Club has your home e-mail address so we can notify you about airfares and late-breaking
news. Another recent change for better communications are cell
phones. These are not allowed for Plebes, but by the time Hendon rolls
around your mid will have been contacted by some several of the local to
Annapolis Cellular Phone service companies.