The Shelbyville High School Alumni Hall of Fame will induct its 13th class on Aug. 18 with a ceremony and reception at the school.
Nominations will be accepted until June 1, according to SHS assistant principal and program coordinator Jarod Evans.
“The alumni hall of fame was created to recognize exceptional Shelbyville High School graduates who have distinguished themselves and made a positive impact on their communities,” said SHS administrator Andy Hensley, the original program chairman in 2008 who now serves as an adviser. “We will hold the hall of fame event in August and honor those inducted at the home football game the following night.”
Selection criteria specifies that a nominee must: “Be a graduate of Shelbyville High School, have made significant contributions to community, society or profession and positively promote Shelbyville Central Schools.”
The nominee’s honors, awards, special achievements and other recognition also will be considered.
Thirty-six SHS graduates from a period spanning 140 years have thus far been inducted.
The recent pandemic preempted 2020 and 2021 hall of fame ceremonies, however the program held a reception honoring inductees at a Golden Bears football game last season (Above photo: Members of Gene Sexton's family at McKeand Stadium; below photo: Joe Harlan, far right).
“Twelve of our hall of fame members or their representatives attended and several others sent regrets,” said Hensley. “It turned out to be a very special evening.”
Nomination forms can be found at www.shelbycs.org and should be emailed to jsevans@shelbycs.org or dropped off at the high school to his attention.
