• SENIOR INFORMATION 2024-2025

    Welcome Class of 2025

    Please check this page frequently as it will update as soon as information is received.

    Yearbook Sponsor:

    Senior Sponsors:

    Mrs. Horne- D212; email: ahorne@madisoncity.k12.al.us

    Ms. Mason- D220; email: apmason@madisoncity.k12.al.us

    Senior Trip Information:

    WE ARE GOING TO SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA!!!! YAY!! Flyers with all the information were distributed at the meeting. Additional informational flyers are available at the front office. Click HERE for a link to the informational flyer. 

    Details regarding the trip are below:

    Where: Six Flags Over Georgia Grad Night 2025

    When: May 2nd from 7 pm to 2 am; We will leave JCHS on CHARTER BUSES at 1:30 pm on May 2nd and return to JCHS at 6 am on May 3rd.

    Cost: $190; A deposit of $100 is due no later than December 13, 2024. Final payment of $90 is due no later than March 7, 2024. These are SET deadlines!

    Necessary forms: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! All seniors must complete a permission form AND medical release form. The medical release form must be NOTARIZED prior to turning in to either Ms. Mason or Mrs. Horne. We cannot accept incomplete forms. Completed permission and medical release forms are due no later than March 14th, 2025. Form packets are available at the front desk, Ms. Mason's room, Mrs. Horne's room, or HERE.

    Where to pay: Payments will be accepted through eSchool Payments and/or to JCHS bookkeepers.

    Planning purposes: Seniors, if you are interested in going, PLEASE scan the QR code on the flyer to complete the Senior trip Google form. Please understand that you will need to be logged in with your MCS credentials. A link to the flyer distributed is posted HERE. 

    Additional information:

    This is a completely private event, open only to seniors and chaperones. You MUST ride the charter bus to and from Six Flags. There will be an all-you-can-eat buffet, DJ/High Energy dance area, thrilling rollercoasters, and more! 

    Graduation Supplies/Balfour:

    You are required to purchase your cap/gown from Balfour, as the gown/cap have both changed as of the 2023/24 school year. Flyers were distributed at the senior meeting on August 1st. If you missed the meeting or lost the flyer, QR codes are posted outside of your senior advisory classroom. There is also a flyer posted outside of D220 and extra flyers available at the front desk. If you are ready to place your graduation supply order, PLEASE click HERE to order DIRECTLY from Balfour. 

    Senior Panoramic Picture

    Senior Panoramic Picture was September 18th. 

    Cap and Gown Pickup

    Check back for more information around March.

    Graduation Program- Post-Secondary Plans:

    All seniors, including midyear grads, need to complete this FORM for the graduation program. Students may need to be logged in using MCS credentials. Changes are allowed until May 1, 2025.
     

    Senior Awards Night

    Senior Awards Night will be held May TBA in the JCHS Auditorium. This program recognizes students who have received a merit-based or athletic scholarship from the college they will be attending.  Amounts are not announced.  If a student has been awarded a local scholarship and would like to be recognized, they must have the organization contact Mrs. Meskunas to be put in the program.

     

    Scholarship Offers:

    All seniors, including midyear grads, need to complete this FORM for ANY/ALL offers. Students may need to be logged in using MCS credentials. Changes are allowed until May 1, 2024.

    Senior Stroll

    Directions will be posted in April.

    Graduation Ceremony

    • Date - Monday, May 19th, 2025
    • Venue - Von Braun Center Arena
    • Time - 6:00 pm 
    • Doors open at TBA for guests. ALL guests must present a graduation ticket to attend the ceremony.
    • A list of "Prohibited Items" can be found HERE . Please familiarize yourself with this list of items and the policies listed on the VBC's web page BEFORE attending graduation. Parking is not free and is most often cashless.
    • Handicap Seating - We cannot reserve seating. Handicap seating is First Come, First Served. The doors will open for all JCHS guests at TBA.
    • There will be a MANDATORY PRACTICE for ALL Graduating Seniors at 10:30 am - VBC Arena (you do not need your cap & gown for this)
      • Please plan to attend and be on time!
      • If you are not at practice, we will assume you are not participating in the ceremony, and we will remove your name from the graduation list for the ceremony.
      • Seniors will report to the EAST HALL at 4:30 pm for line up.
      • The Graduation LiveStream link for those who would like to watch from other locations will be available HERE!
      • To order and purchase 2025 JCHS Graduation videos, the link can be found HERE!

    Graduation Dress Code:

    • No sneakers, boots, jeans, flip flops, or gum. 

    • Ladies

      • Dresses - Any color; do not have to be longer than your gown. 

      • Pants - Should be dark if worn, NO DENIM

      • Shoes - No sneakers - please make sure you can actually walk in the shoes you wear. (Practice, Practice, Practice)

    • Gentlemen 

      • Shirt- Button up and tie of some sort (regular, bow tie)

      • Slacks - Should be dark; NO DENIM, please. 

      • Shoes - No sneakers

    • Only cords earned through a JCHS Honor Society will be allowed. Please click HERE for an approved list.

    • Students may not wear personalized stoles. 

    • YOU MAY NOT DECORATE THE TOP OF YOUR CAP

    Graduation Gifts: More information to come in April

    Graduation Tickets

    • Each Senior will receive X (amount TBA) tickets for his/her guests. ALL guests must show a ticket at the door to enter the JCHS Graduation Ceremony.
    • If you have not received your tickets, please see the front office for pickup.

    Madison City Seal of Distinction Cords

    • To earn the MCS Seal of Distinction, students must meet ALL the following requirements:
      • Taken and passed 3 AP courses 
      • Taken and passed 2 Foreign Language classes in sequence
      • Taken and passed Algebra II with Trig.
    • Cords can be purchased from the fee payment office

    4.0 White Tassels

    • Students graduating with a 4.0 or above GPA will receive a white tassel to wear at graduation.
    • These will be distributed at graduation practice on the morning of May 19th. 

    Senior Exemptions

     

    Senior Exams