Mrs. Angela Salamone/Room 414

Mrs. Sandra Hardegree/Room 402

President            

Vice Pres            

Secretary            

Treasurer            

2024 Senior Class dues can be paid at registration or through E-Funds on the first page of the school webpage.  Please take a picture of your receipt, whether it is paid online or in person. 

2024 Senior Class dues pays for graduation related activities.  Senior dues do not pay for your prom ticket.  If you did not pay your junior dues as a junior, you must still pay your junior dues to attend prom as a senior.  If you did pay your junior dues, your prom ticket is already purchased.  Date tickets are separate and details will be given later in the school year.  Junior Dues are not required to participate in graduation activities, but are required to attend prom.  

Seniors met with Jostens on Monday, August 28, to go over ordering graduation supplies.

Graduation supply orders will be taken Thursday, August 31, and Friday, September 1, during your Enrichment class. 

Before Friday, April 26, the following must be completed or you will not be cleared for graduation.

• Turn in devices, chargers, cases, textbooks, etc. on April 23-24 during your English classes
• All fees paid—class fees, club fees, dues, etc.

No student will receive his/her cap and gown on May 7 unless all business is cleared by APRIL 26.  Make it easy on yourself, and take care of all your business by April 26. You don’t want to have to deal with the complications of getting your cap and gown late.  FOR ALL SENIOR ACTIVITIES, THE SENIOR MUST PRESENT HIS/HER SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION AT CHECK-IN. NO GUESTS ARE ALLOWED AT ANY ACTIVITY (except senior awards day).  ONLY MGM SENIORS IN GOOD STANDING WITH A SCHOOL ID WILL BE ADMITTED TO SENIOR ACTIVITIES. ONLY SENIORS WHO HAVE PAID DUES WILL BE ALLOWED AT SENIOR ACTIVITIES.

Thursday, May 2  Senior Breakfast  9:30 A.M.

Battlehouse Hotel Moonlight Ballroom

Remember parking is not free downtown.  You will need money to park.

Be on time, and no one is allowed to leave until the entire breakfast is finished. 

Business casual dress—No jeans, shorts, tshirts, athletic wear, pajamas, flip flops or slippers are to be worn. 

Bring your ID, and you MUST have paid your senior dues to be allowed in the door.  There will be a checklist.

Tuesday, May 7  Senior Rehearsal and Cap and Gown Distribution    7:30 A.M.

Attendance is REQUIRED of all seniors planning to participate in graduation.

After rehearsal, caps and gowns and tickets will be distributed.  Jostens will be on campus.  Make sure your Jostens balance has been fully paid.  Make sure you have completed all necessary graduation requirements like fees and guidance requirements.  Seniors who do not take care of all requirements will NOT be allowed to participate in activities or graduation.  Plan to be at school until all rehearsals and distribution are finished on this day.  Seniors are encouraged to bring their school uniforms to donate to our uniform closet.  Bring your school shirts and pants and drop them in the designated receptacle before the meeting begins.  EACH GRAD WILL RECEIVE TEN TICKETS FOR GRAD GUESTS.

Wednesday, May 8   Bowling at Bowlero    10:00 A.M.

Bowlero at 125 Schillinger Rd N, Mobile, AL 36608    This event is from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.  There will be finger foods.  You may dress comfortably and casually for bowling, but please make sure you are school appropriate.  You must have paid your senior dues and be able to present your photo ID at the door to participate.  Students must provide their own transportation to and from the bowling alley.  Guests are not allowed.  Only MGM seniors.

Thursday, May 9 Cap and Gown Parade    8:30 A.M.

Eat breakfast and hydrate.  Wear cool, comfortable clothing under your grad gown, and wear comfortable shoes.  Meet at the flag pole in front of the office at 8:30 A.M. in your cap and gown and ready to go. To participate in the Cap and Gown Parade, you must ride the school bus and visit every school. 

Friday, May 10    Senior Awards Day        8:40 A.M.

Only seniors who receive invitations/receive awards will attend the awards day.  Invitations will be mailed through the US Postal Service to the senior’s home address listed in Power School the week of April 22.

Seniors should dress according to the graduation dress policy printed below.

Seniors should arrive by 8:40 to line up.  The ceremony will begin at 9:00 A.M. 

For Awards Day, students may wear their cords, medals, and pins.

MONDAY, MAY 13 GRADUATION  11:00 A.M.

ARRIVE AT THE USA MITCHELL CENTER BY 11:00 A.M. COMPLETELY DRESSED

WE WILL MEET AT THE CORNER OF USA DRIVE SOUTH AND MITCHELL CENTER DRIVE FOR A CLASS PHOTO.  MEET ON THE STEPS BY MOULTON TOWER.  BE ON TIME OR YOU WILL MISS THE PHOTO. AFTER THE PHOTO, GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE AREA AROUND THE JAGUAR STATUE TO BEGIN LINING UP.  REMEMBER YOUR LINE UP FROM THE REHEARSAL DAY.  DO NOT BRING PURSES, BIG KEY CHAINS, OR ANYTHING ELSE.  NOTHING SHOULD BE IN YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU ENTER THE MITCHELL CENTER.  YOUR CELL PHONE MUST REMAIN HIDDEN AND TURNED OFF OR ON SILENT.

SENIOR DRESS CODE FOR AWARDS DAY AND GRADUATION

Dress for awards day is the same as for the graduation ceremony except students will NOT wear their caps and gowns for the awards day. 

Girls are expected to wear all-white dresses.  No strapless dresses.  Be mindful of the length of your dress.  Make sure the skirt of your dress reaches to the tips of your fingertips when you stand straight.  Be mindful of your undergarments as the lights on the stage will magnify their visibility.  No rompers or jumpers are allowed.  Your dress should NOT extend beyond the hem of your graduation gown.  Your white dress should be shorter than your graduation gown.  Wear SOLID black shoes.  NO FLIP FLOPS, NO SLIPPERS, NO BOOTS, NO ATHLETIC SHOES, NO SLIDES, NO UGGS  Be mindful of the height of your heels.  No leggings or colored tights.

If a girl chooses to not wear the traditional white dress, her only other option is to wear the clothing required by the guys and follow the guidelines for male dress.

Boys are expected to wear black pants, a black belt, a white dress shirt, dark socks, and a dark tie.  Guys must wear black dress shoes---NO BROWN SHOES, NO ATHLETIC SHOES, NO FLIP FLOPS, NO SLIDES, NO SANDALS

No tiaras, no large earrings, no facial piercings

Students may NOT decorate their caps.  Caps must be plain just as they were distributed.

On Awards day, students may wear their pins, cords, medals.

On graduation day, students may only wear cords given by our National Honor Society.  NHS members should also wear the gold tassel instead of the MGM-colors tassel.

These cords are only allowed if given to the student by the sponsor of the National Honor Society at Mary G. Montgomery High School.  No stole, cord, or tassel from any other organization is allowed during the graduation ceremony. 

Tuesday, May 14 DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION  8:00 A.M.

DIPLOMAS ARE NOT INSIDE THE DIPLOMA COVER RECEIVED AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY.  THEY ARE HELD UNTIL ALL GRADUATION FORMALITIES ARE COMPLETE.  BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR.  GRADUATES MAY PICK UP THEIR ACTUAL DIPLOMAS AND FINAL PAPERWORK AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME:

MAY 14 SCHOOL AUDITORIUM   8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

AFTER 11:00 A.M. GRADUATES SHOULD REPORT TO THE MAIN OFFICE.

TO PICK UP THE DIPLOMA AND PAPERWORK, THE GRADUATE MUST SHOW HIS/HER PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.