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Honor the teachers, coaches, athletes, alumni, and community heroes who shaped Kelso's legacy. Nominations open to all community members | Nominate 2026

Recommend the names
the Hall shouldn't
have to wait to find.

A standing channel for Trustees and Advisors to surface Hall of Fame candidates the governance body already believes in -
separate from, and ahead of, the public nomination process.
9 Trustees
Recommendations Open on a Rolling Basis
Advisory Board
Why This Exists

A Second Track, Built for the People Closest to the Hall

Trustees and Advisors see names the public nomination process may never surface. This protocol gives those names a permanent home - one that doesn't depend on any single nomination season to remember them.

1

You Recommend

Submit up to five names, spread across categories or concentrated in one. Nothing beyond your own name is required - one candidate is as welcome as five.

2

Consensus Builds

Every submission is counted against the Trustee and Advisor body who actually participate this round, not the full pool. Once 10 percent of participants has named someone, that name becomes a Recommended Nominee.

3

It Becomes Permanent

Names that cross the threshold join the Recommended Nominees list for good, and appear automatically, labeled as governance-recommended, at the start of every future nomination phase.

Recommended isn't qualified

A name still needs its own 10 percent of community nominations, within whatever category Trustees assign it, before it becomes a Qualified Nominee eligible for the ballot - the same twenty-year window every nomination gets.

The Threshold

How a Name Becomes Permanent

10%

Trustees + Advisors
The Threshold

Once 10% of the combined Trustee and Advisor body has recommended the same name, it becomes a permanent Recommended Nominee. That's true whether it comes from one enthusiastic push or from names arriving independently over time.

The threshold is measured against however many Trustees and Advisors actually participate this round, not the full theoretical pool.

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SUBMIT

Recommend up to Five Names

Spread your five across categories or concentrate them in one. None are required — send one name or all five.
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This is separate from public Hall of Fame nominations. Your recommendations are logged against your name and counted toward the 10% threshold - they are not published or shared outside the governance body.
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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

Counted, Consolidated, Carried Forward

The math behind the 10% is simple. Getting there cleanly takes a bit of housekeeping first.

1

One Row, One Person

"Coach Smith" and "John Smith" get reconciled into a single entry before any percentage is calculated.

2

Counted Against Participants This Round

Consensus is measured against the Trustees and Advisors who actually participate this round, not the full body.

3

Permanent Once It Clears

A name that crosses 10% doesn't need to clear it again as a Recommended Nominee. But it still needs its own 10 percent of community nominations to become a Qualified Nominee on the ballot.

ELSEWHERE

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Fill in any gaps you can. Every field on the form is optional except your details and the inductee's name,
so send one line or send everything.

Profile Corrections

Fill in whatever you have. One detail or a full life story, both are welcome. Nothing is required except your contact information and the inductee's name.

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All Hilander Hall of Fame donations are tax-deductible. They are donated to the Kelso Public Schools Foundation.