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1-24-2008 Cring, Cooperstown's athletic director and chairman of the athletic hall of fame committee, will be accepting nominations for the inaugural class until March 15. We join him in urging community members to get involved, research possible candidates, and make submissions. The first year is more of a challenge for community members and the committee, as electees will be chosen only from pre-1970s graduates and other candidates such as coaches, boosters and administrators. But remembering and honoring the contributions of those who set the standard at Cooperstown is one of the great aspects of starting the athletic hall of fame. The first class should be an important history lesson for current players, coaches and fans of high school athletics at Cooperstown. The public should consider those individuals who through their accomplishments have brought pride and distinction to CCS and the community either as an athlete, coach, administrator, or as a contributor to the development and success of the athletic program. Nomination forms can be picked up at the high school office or downloaded off the internet from the school's website, cooperstowncs.org. Electees or their families will be notified of their election in April, and an induction banquet will be held for the inaugural class in October. We look forward to the first class of inductees and praise Cring and the school for starting the hall of fame at Cooperstown. Some have questioned why the hall of fame should be limited to just athletics, and maybe in the future someone at the school will follow Cring's lead and find a way to honor academic Hall of Famers at Cooperstown as well. |
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