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Facebook is a social networking site that has been extremely popular since 2006. Each member of the site can create a personal profile page, add other users as friends, exchange messages, and receive automatic notifications when they update their profile or others comments on their profile. Members of Facebook can customize their own profile page with personal photos, interests, contact info and other information. They can join groups for common persona interests with others, such as work, school, or just activities they enjoy.Facebook allows students to interact through Facebook chat (a one on one instant messaging feature), by posting on other people's pages which others are able to see and comment on, or by sending a private message (like an email). They can also post status updates, which are like blog posts that again anyone can comment on. So if someone didn’t know the math homework they could post on their own personal page “what is the math homework?” in hopes that any classmate that saw the post could help them. Instead of sending and waiting on one message, students have their whole school at their fingertips to contact just by posting something once. Lawrence Academy has their own Facebook page for the school as well as the Winterim page.In just 3 years Facebook has become one of the most popular websites in the world. People log onto Facebook from all over the globe. In places like China the government blocks the American-based site, but still people are able to downloaded illegal programs that allows them to use Facebook. Every day, people are checking Facebook to see what's going on.
*Posted by Sarah and Cheng

Blast from the Past!

In the midst of all of the current and exciting things going on in Winterim 2011, we're going to give you a blast from the past. Here's a throwback, telling some old stories that alumni have shared with us on Facebook!

This photo was posted on our Facebook page by one alumni, who said, "Winterim began in 1973. Here is a shot of one of the original Winterim trips to Greece with Mr. Curran. Just ask him how these bunch of hoodlums from the 70's behaved. I am sure he would sigh and shake his head!"

One alumni told us about her experiences in the Bahamas, "I went to the Bahama's to learn how to sail a 64 foot motor sailing boat. Loved every moment of it, except for the mugging part, but I learned a lot. Thanks to Moria O'Conner and her family for the ship."

Another alum reflects on Winterim, "Best program ever. I am still in touch with my canoe partner from the Rop Grande trip 20+ years later."

Another alumni says, "I still tell stories of camping in the snow in northern Maine back in the winter of 1980 :)"

Winterim, for many LA alumni, is a fun tradition where you make lifelong friends and timeless memories. Check out our Facebook Fan Page and leave comments so we can hear more of your past stories. believe me, we are interested. :) 


(This post was written by both Jordan and Sabina.)