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Alumnus asks board to allow alumni-run fundraising catalog for Monroe High

Dougherty County School Board · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Roderick Whitaker, a Monroe High alumnus, asked the Dougherty County School Board for provisional permission to run a nonprofit alumni catalog selling school-associated items with an alumni logo; the board gave Whitaker the district fundraising policy and directed staff to review any formal proposal.

Roderick Whitaker, an alumnus and representative of an alumni group, asked the Dougherty County School Board on April 13 for provisional permission to operate a nonprofit alumni fundraising catalog that would sell Monroe High–branded items bearing an alumni logo.

Whitaker told the board the group—about "15 to 20" alumni, including several prominent graduates—wants to create a residual source of fundraising that would not replace school booster clubs. "We're not…

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