Thank you video
Thank you video from students who attended he Global Economic Symposium (GES) in Boston.
2024 Career Day – WE NEED YOU
During our years at McDonogh 35, we sat through presentations about careers and our futures, given by Alumni visitors. Those presentations may have helped determine your career path or you now see how the speaker could have connected better with you as a student. Here is your opportunity to help shape current Roneagles.
The Career Day/Career Fair will take place on Friday, March 1, 2024. The day will include:
- Career Day – 9 am to 12 pm
Alumni will speak to students in a classroom setting
Alumni will rotate to different classrooms
- Career Fair – 1 pm to 3 pm
Alumni will be provided a 6 ft table in the gymnasium for set up
Alumni will engage students as they approach the table
Alumni are encouraged to sign up for both Career Day and Career Fair. Please register for this event by completing the 2024 Career Day/Career Fair Event registration form.
If you have any questions about the Career Day/Career Fair event, please email us at CareerDay@mcdonogh35alumniassociation.org
We look forward to Alumni returning home to help prepare our current Roneagles for their futures.
McDonogh 35 Senior High School 105th Celebration Weekend
Calling All Roneagle Alumni! Join us for three days of exciting events, March 3-5,2023 for the McDonogh 35 Senior High School 105th Celebration Weekend including Alumni Career Day, an Alumni Explosion 3.5 Talent Showcase with an Alumni After Party, and an Alumni All Class Picnic! For more information and to RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/3JBBy5y!
105 Year Celebration
The 2022-2023 school year will mark McDonogh 35’s 105th year of educating students of color in New Orleans. This is cause for celebration! We are looking for alumni from varying years to participate on the celebration planning committee. If you are willing to serve on this committee, please forward your contact information and year of graduation to mcdonogh35alumniassociation@
Maroon and Gold Luncheon
Preserving the legacy of our beloved McDonogh 35 Senior High School is paramount to all alumni and essential to this entire community. The Maroon and Gold Luncheon is Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at the renowned Dooky Chase Restaurant. All proceeds from the luncheon will support scholarships and student service programs.
During the luncheon, we will honor the 2022 Alumni of the Year, Mrs. Yolanda Seals Steward (C’87), Mrs. Veronica Downs Dorsey (C’74), and Mrs. Brenna Fields Hayes(C’86). We invite you to serve on the host committee for the luncheon. Host committee members are asked to make a financial contribution at one of the following levels:
Soaring Roneagle Host – $1000 – recognition at luncheon, on website and luncheon print materials; 4 tickets to luncheon.
Gold Host – $500 – recognition at luncheon, on the website, and luncheon print materials; 2 tickets to luncheon.
Maroon Host – $350 – recognition at luncheon, on the website, and luncheon print materials; 1 ticket to luncheon.
As a host, you will receive VIP seating at the luncheon, your name featured in the marketing materials, and recognition at the luncheon. You will also receive a tax-deductible letter for your contribution minus the cost of the meal.
As a host committee member, we ask that you reach out to your Roneagle networks to make sure the Maroon and Gold Luncheon is a huge success. Tickets can be purchased via Event Brite – Purchase Maroon and Gold Luncheon Tickets. To confirm your participation as a member of the host committee, contact Dr. Margaret Montgomery Richard (C’74) atmontgomeryricharddmm@gmail.com
McDonogh 35 Alumni Association
PO Box 50306
New Orleans, LA 70150.
Parade chaperones are needed!
McDonogh 35 seeking chaperones for parade season. If you are interested please send the following information via email to the band director, Felix Lewis.
Name
Email Adresses
Phone Number
Shirt/Jacket Size
Proof of Vaccination
$60 Money Order addressed to “McDonogh 35 Band”
Please send any additional questions to Felix Lewis
Year in Review
If you are reading this, you have been blessed to see the ending of another year. In 2021, many of us experienced financial losses and the loss of loved ones – yet we survived. As we face the dawn of a new year, let us reflect on the things we accomplished in 2021. Unlike 2020, in 2021 we were able to spend more time with loved ones, go back to work, and even enjoy sporting events.
Because of Roneagles like you, the McDonogh 35 Alumni Association was able to actively support McDonogh 35 High School in several ways. In May 2021, over $50,000.00 in scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors headed to college. A very special thanks to the families and friends of the late Craig Biagas, the late Tristen Edgerson, and the late Chip Simms for sponsoring scholarships collectively totaling $35,000.00.
Alumni have participated in Faculty and Staff Orientation, encouraging the continuation of the legacy of McDonogh 35 High School. We have supported the school’s Library Club which has produced a significant number of students reading books each month. With the assistance of alumni, the school now has an active Student Council. A special “thank you” to alumnus Cornell Williams, Class of 1986, who is assisting in sending the Student Council Officers to the Louisiana Association of Student Councils Convention in January 2022. Alumni have also increased their support of athletics including football, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and volleyball. Please remember that by supporting athletics, we provide support to all school programming.
Since Homecoming was absent in 2020, the Alumni Association worked in conjunction with 1988 alumnus Kevin Edwards to give the 2020 and 2021 Homecoming Courts a special day. For the first time during Homecoming Week, there was a Roneagle Week of Giving which allowed Roneagles and friends to donate to the Association.
Your McDonogh 35 Alumni Association Board of Directors have been hard at work, developing a calendar of events and a strategic plan. Over the next few weeks, we will be seeking input from you in order to finalize the strategic plan.
I pray that 2022 brings better health, wealth, and knowledge for the Roneagle Family. May God’s blessings shower you in the new year.