Mary McElroy
McGill-Toolen Class of 2011
By Rachel Robertson, Class of 2012
As a small town girl living in Robertsdale, Mary McElroy has always dreamed of living in the big city, and now she finally has her chance. Accepted to Barnard College in New York City, Mary has certainly made McGill-Toolen proud. Her hard work and leadership are exemplified not only through a rigorous course load but through varsity soccer and multiple clubs as well. Lettering in a varsity sport her junior and senior year, Mary has learned what balancing a schedule really means. Her commute to school takes an hour, and her soccer practice and homework often grow overwhelming. She explains that taking on so many responsibilities has taught her how to discover what is important in life: school, soccer, family, and friends. Even with athletics and academics, she always makes time for a social life. She credits McT for her Catholic education that readies her to face any challenge that may arise in the future. Devoted not only to God but to school as well, Mary serves in the Ambassador Club, National Honor Society, Scholars Bowl, Hi-Q Team, and The McGillian newspaper, using her impressive intellect to give back to McGill. She eagerly accepted the challenge of five AP classes her senior year, ultimately graduating with a 4.17 weighted GPA and 32 on the ACT. Becoming a National Merit Commended Student and voted Ideal Graduate of McT, Mary became the desired student of every college; she received an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy, was accepted to the Honors Program at Boston College, and was accepted to Fordham University where she was offered the Dean’s Honor Scholarship. Despite all of her options, Mary was most attracted to Barnard College, where she will attend this upcoming fall majoring in environmental biology.
SCRIP
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What is SCRIP?
SCRIP is a fund raiser that is convenient, easy and costs you NO EXTRA MONEY! You DO NOT sell anything and you only purchase the products that you want. When you purchase SCRIP, you receive the full face value of the dollar amount that you order from each vendor. McGill's profit comes from the discount amount that retailers agree to sell us the gift certificates or prepaid cards.
Here's how it works - each participating family earns rebates for the school through their purchase of gift cards and gift certificates for various local and national vendors. The first $100 rebate earned goes to the school; all further profit is split 50/50 with the family in the form of tuition credit. The school is responsible for tracking each family's earned credit. When you purchase SCRIP, you are purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used by LOCAL and NATIONAL vendors just like CASH. You can use SCRIP to purchase the household items that you use every week like GROCERIES, GAS, CLOTHING and ENTERTAINMENT (restaurants, video rentals, etc.) With every SCRIP purchase, you earn revenue not only for McGill, but also for your family in the form of TUITION CREDIT.
All SCRIP orders must be received in the Student Activities Office no later than 9:00 am on Mondays and will be ready for pick up on Thursday afternoon by 2:00 pm. Please contact Brother Paul Mulligan, SCRIP Coordinator at (251) 445-4740 or by email.
Thanks to all of you that have supported this program. If you have not given SCRIP a try yet, I would like to encourage you to please consider doing so.
Brother Paul Mulligan
SCRIP Coordinator
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