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Roneagle Alumni News June 2017
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Please note the information below in preparation for our June 2017 Alumni General Membership Meeting:
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General Membership Meeting
Our next Alumni General Membership meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2017, 6pm-7:30pm, in the McDonogh 35 Library, 4000 Cadillac Street, located on the first floor. As always, please contact fellow Roneagles and either bring them with you or encourage them to attend and become an official paid member of the McDonogh 35 Alumni Association. Click to see the
June Meeting Agenda
, May Meeting Minutes and
April Treasurer Report.
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Principal Search
Mr. John Green has resigned as Principal of McDonogh 35. Currently, the principal position is posted on the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) Website. Members of the McD35 Executive Board of Directors are scheduled to meet with Supt. Henderson Lewis and McD35 OPSB Member Representative Sarah Usdin to discuss the principal search and plans for McDonogh 35 for the 2017-18 year and beyond.
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On Saturday, May 13, 2017, McD35 held its Honor Roll Student Breakfast. Over 110 students were awarded for making the honor Roll (an increase of more than 25 students from last year's celebration). Nearly 200 parents and /or guardians were in attendance with their student. The alumni sponsored "honor roll" shirts for those students that maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater for the year. Hats off to the McDonogh 35 "HONOR ROLL" Students!
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The McDonogh 35 2017 Commencement Exercise was held on May 16 at Xavier University Convocation Center. A total of 165 students received their high school diplomas. The Honorable Senator Wesley Bishop, Louisiana State Senator (McDonogh 35 Class of 85), provided the graduation address. Not accepting mediocrity along with challenging students to take the necessary steps to be leaders was his platform. Also on hand was the McDonogh 35 "Class of 1967" who celebrated their 50th year of graduation!
McDonogh 35 Class of 1967
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We can only be successful as our membership participates in activities that promote our organization goal of
"Giving Back and Paying Forward"
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Please consider joining one of the listed committees:
Membership
Development/Fundraising
Marketing
Scholarship
School Relations
Centennial (Ad hoc)
Financial Review (Ad hoc)
Click here
to see the descriptions and the duties of the committees
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Thanks to all that have ordered commemorative bricks for Phase I of the Walkway of Memories. If you missed the deadline, you still have time to order commemorative bricks for Phase II. The deadline for Phase II is
June 30, 2017
. The commemorative bricks will be installed in the school courtyard. Bricks cost $135 each and should include your name and graduating year. There is a 3-line maximum with 21 characters per line. You can order your brick online at mcdonogh35alumniassociation.org. You can mail a check payable to McDonogh 35 Alumni Association for $135.00. Please
click here
for the form. Complete the form and mail it along with your check. Include "brick" in memo section along with a note of what you want on your brick. The brick project is to raise funds for scholarships as well as to provide resources for academic and operational improvements.
The mailing address is:
McDonogh 35 Alumni Association
P. O. Box 50306
New Orleans, LA 70150-0306
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The McDonogh 35 Alumni Association awarded eight (8) students $6000 in scholarships.
All of these recipients wrote essays and were interviewed by the Scholarship Committee. The awards were announced and presented during Senior Awards Night.
Antoinette Williams - $2000*
Charles Bennett - $1500*
Terryan Pierre - $1000*
Cameron Ellis - $500
Kerrion Henry - $500
Zharrison Nedd - $500
Aahliyah Andrews - $500
Keshawn Whitfield - $500
*Also received gift certificates from Ma Momma's House Restaurant.
Clarence "Chip" Simms Award:
Cameron Ellis received an additional $1300 as the senior scholar athlete that excelled in the classroom just as Chip did.
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Antoinette Williams - $2000
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The Centennial Celebration Committee is planning monthly activities for McDonogh 35 100th year celebration. Fund raisers and other activities are ongoing. For more information or to participate on this committee please email [email protected]. Tentative events are listed below:
August 12, 2017
: Ecumenical Service
August 14, 2017
: Welcome Back to School Rally @
7:00AM
September 1, 2017: McD35 vs.St. Aug Football Game (7PM) at Tad Gormley Stadium
September 2, 2017: All Class Reuion Picnic and Membership Drive
October 14, 2017: Centennial Homecoming Parade & Game (1pm) at Tad Gormley Stadium
November 2017: Celebrating the Fine Arts
December 29, 2017
: Centennial Winter Social
January 2018: 100 Hours of Community Involvement
February 2018: Mardi Gras Tailgaters Supporting the Marching Units & Wall of Fame
March 2018: Centennial Scholarship Walk/Run
April 21, 2018: The Nest Fest
May 26, 2018
: Centennial Maroon & Gold Scholarship Gala
The Alumni Association looks forward to seeing all alumni participate in this festive sequence of events. Please keep track of these events by visiting
www.mcdonogh35alumniassociation.org
and following us on
and school media outlets.
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This past weekend you could not go anywhere in New Orleans without seeing a large presence of Roneagles. We can't wait until next year's Memorial Weekend for our Centennial Gala.
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McDonogh 35 Class of 1992
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McDonogh 35 Class of 2002
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Dallas Fort Worth Alumni Association Chapter
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Ecumenical Service
August 12, 2017
- First Day of School August 14, 2017
- McD35 vs St. Aug Football Game (7pm) September 1, 2017, Tad Gormley Stadium (St.Aug Home Team)
- All Class Reunion Picnic and Membership Drive September 2 2017 11 am to 5 pm
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Roneagle in the Spotlight
Omar Mason is a shareholder (partner) of the New Orleans-based law firm, Aaron & Gianna, PLC. He is a native New Orleanian. After graduating from McDonogh No. 35 in 1992 and from LSU (Baton Rouge) in 1996, he attended and obtained his Juris Doctor (law) degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1999. He then began his law practice with Carter & Cates, APLC, where he focused primarily on plaintiff personal injury matters, class actions and complex litigation. He later joined Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC in 2003, representing business clients in the gaming industry and defending others against asbestos claims.
As a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mr. Mason relocated to Houston, Texas where he practiced for over six years with the law firm, Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould, P.C., representing business clients in the automobile sales industry as well as banking institutions and small businesses in litigation. Realizing the strong potential and need for economic and social growth in his hometown, New Orleans, Mr. Mason and his family returned to the city in the early fall of 2012. Upon his return to New Orleans, Mr. Mason joined the law firm of Montgomery Barnett, LLP downtown.
Mr. Mason is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in both Louisiana and Texas, including the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. In 2014, Omar was recognized as a Super Lawyers® - "Rising Star" in the category of Business Litigation. More recently, he was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® - 2016 and 2017 in the area of Business Litigation. Super Lawyers® only selects 5% of the licensed active attorneys in each state, making this a significant accolade. Omar has also earned an AV Preeminent Rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability from Martindale-Hubbell -- another significant accomplishment.
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RENEW YOUR DUES
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The Association's Fiscal Year is from October 1- September 30. You may now pay your 2016-17 Alumni Dues via PayPal. Yearly Membership dues are $35 and Lifetime Membership dues are $350. Lifetime Membership dues may also be paid in five $70 installment payments. Also when you pay please put your graduating year in the comment section (and, if you are paying with your business account, your first & last name as well). Please pay by clicking on the appropriate PayPal button below.
Annual Dues - $35.00 
(includes Alumni Lapel Pin)
Lifetime Membership - $350.00
(includes Alumni Lapel Pin and Lifetime Membership Card)
Lifetime Installment Payments- Five $70.00 payments
(includes Alumni Lapel Pin and Lifetime Membership Card)
*Pins can be picked up at General Meetings in New Orleans, Dallas, or DC. Lifetime Membership cards will be mailed to the address on file within 30 days.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS MUST BE PAID IN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR. IF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY SEPT. 30, 2017, THE PAYMENTS MADE, LESS 16-17, DUES WILL BE REALLOCATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS.
Membership/ Dues Renewal Applications can also be submitted via email by
McDonogh 35 Alumni Association
P.O. Box 50306
New Orleans, LA 70150-0306
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Getting Involved
As always, we look forward to seeing you at our meeting on Thursday,June 1, 2017. Remember that the work we do allows those that come after us to receive what those that went before us did on our behalf!
See you at the meeting!
The Alumni Association
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