High School Junior Varsity will be using Group Me to communicate during regattas and for practices.

GroupMe is a group text application.  It allows group members to send a text or a reply to the group, and ALL group members receive it, like Reply All in e-mail.  This is a tool for important, time-sensitive information of concern to the entire Opti Gold Fleet.  “Team Meeting in 10 minutes under the tree” or “The bar’s open in Welker’s room” is important.  However, “I’m sooooo proud of little Jimmy” isn’t -- put that on Facebook or send a personal text directly.  If people over-use it, others annoyed by too many texts will drop out and then the tool is no longer useful.  Please, use your new power for good, not evil. 

How To Join:
· You may receive a text from the group.  If you do, YOU MUST REPLY to join the group.  Just say Hi, and you’re in. 
· If you do not receive a text, or if you just want to join right now, go to www.groupme.com, sign up, and find the Lakewood YC High School Junior Varsity FJs group and join.

This is NOT an administered service.  There is no one manager, because everyone can do everything themselves.  You can turn off texts or add people who need to be on all by yourself. 

If you want to stop receiving texts:
Reply to any group text with #mute

If you want to add someone else to the group:
Text #add [name] [phone]
Follow the "#add" command with a person’s name and phone number to add them to the group. For example, #add Pat 5551234567 will add the number (555) 123-4567 to the group with the name "Pat".

The GroupMe App for iPhones and Android phones offers more useful features.  Visit www.groupme.com.