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GASD Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees, ceremony Oct. 12

The Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday October 12, 2024, at the bridge walk on RT 30 North in Perth. There will be a reception at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the inductions at 6 p.m.

The cost for the event is $55 per person, and $50 for current Hall of Fame members and members of this year’s Legacy Teams. For more information email halloffame@gasd.org or call or text Rich Allen at (518) 878-6374.

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Class of 2024 HOF Inductees

Mission Statement

The mission of the Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame is to honor individuals who have graduated from Amsterdam High School, as well as non-graduates who have distinguished themselves through significant contributions to the school district, either academically or athletically.

Nomination criteria

To be eligible for nomination to either the academic or athletic wing of the Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame, a nominee must have graduated from Amsterdam High School or retired from the school district at least five years prior to the nomination.

Nomination forms for both the academic and athletic wings are available digitally on the Greater Amsterdam School District website (www.gasd.org) and can be submitted online. Hard copies of the nomination forms are also available at the Amsterdam High School Athletic Office, the Central Administration Office, and the Amsterdam Free Library.

Nomination forms will be made available on or around February 1st each year. Once nominated, individuals will remain under consideration for three years. If a nominee is not selected for induction within three years of their initial nomination, they may be resubmitted to the committee for another three-year eligibility period provided they are nominated again. Should the nominee not be inducted during this second eligibility period, they will no longer be considered for induction. The two three-year eligibility periods do not need to be consecutive.

Nominees nominated by the general public are required to submit one additional letter of recommendation. Committee nominations do not require the additional letter.

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Committee Membership

The Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame shall consist of a 12-person committee. Membership of the committee will be composed of the following:

  • Superintendent of Schools or Designee

  • High School Principal or Administrative Designee

  • Athletic Director

  • At least three members of the coaching staff (current and retired)

  • At least three members of the district teaching faculty

  • At least three community-at-large members

Each membership is a three-year term.

A Chairperson shall be appointed by the committee. The Chairperson shall have the authority to recommend a voting member to the committee when another member decides to resign. Each person recommended by the Chairperson must be approved by a simple majority of the voting committee.

There will also be a co-chairperson elected who will serve as the secretary.

Committees

The Chairperson shall appoint individual committee members to the following committees

  • Nomination Committee

  • Awards Committee

  • Publicity Committee

  • Fundraising Committee

  • Ceremony Committee

No committee shall create any financial liability of the Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame unless authorized by the Chairperson of the committee. All of these committees shall report to the committee at-large at each regular meeting.

Induction procedures

On or about January 15 of each school year the Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame Committee will convene and make it known that they will be accepting nominations from the general public as well as nominations from committee members commencing on February 1st and closing on April 30.

After a call for nominations has been made the committee will meet periodically to review and screen nominations. The committee can seek out additional information on applicants from a variety of sources.

At the end of the screening period the committee will meet to select inductees.

Each year a maximum of five individuals will be inducted into each wing provided they meet the criteria set forth in the following voting procedure.

Voting procedure

Voting for induction will be as follows:

  • The number of candidates on the induction ballot equals X.

  • X number of votes multiplied by the number of voting members present equals Z (total points.) Voting members must rank all candidates as follows: X points goes to the voters first choice, X-1 goes to their second choice, etc.

  • Candidates achieving 50% of Z are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

  • Candidates not receiving 50% of the votes goes back into the candidate pool, provided they have time left for their eligibility.

  • If no nominee receives 50% of the vote, the committee will eliminate the nominee(s) who received 20% or less of the vote and repeat the process for the remaining candidates.

Induction ceremony

Induction activities will begin on Friday of homecoming weekend where the inductees will be invited to the pep rally and possibly do classroom visitations.

An induction dinner at a local establishment decided upon by the Hall of Fame Committee shall take place on the Friday night of homecoming weekend. Each inductee will receive a Hall of Fame Plaque with their picture and bio at this time.

On Saturday the inductees will be invited as guests to participate in the Homecoming Parade before the football game.

At the end of the first quarter of the Homecoming football game all inductees will be introduced individually to the public.

Amendment process

This document may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of committee members.

In extreme or extraordinary circumstances the Hall of Fame Committee reserves the right to waive the 5-year requirement.