You should periodically change both your network and email passwords.  Remember that good, strong passwords contain numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and characters.  

Click here to read a great article on how to create a strong password!      

To change your network password:

(1) log in as usual
(2) press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
(3) click Change Password in the Windows Security dialog box
(4) type the information needed in the boxes for your Old password, New password, and Confirm password 
(5) click OK

To change your email password:

(1) open a web browser
(2) go to https://mail.salem.k12.va.us (make sure you type the “s” in “https”)
(3) log into webmail as usual
(4) click on the drop-down arrow beside Settings and select Change password
(5) type the information needed in the dialog box–Old password, New password, and Confirm password
(6) click OK