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What's the Deal with the SHS Hall of Fame?

The School Committee is trying to rebuild organization that has been accused of being 'an old boys' network.'

For several months, the School Committee has been working on redesigning the Salem High School Hall of Fame. Several readers have asked about the status of the Hall of Fame, so Contributor Stewart Lytle went and found some answers for this edition of You Ask...Patch Answers.   Will the city have a new Hall of Fame for Salem High School athletes? Here's what Lytle found: The School Committee is looking for a few good women to volunteer to serve on the board of the new Salem High School Hall of Fame. For months, the school committee's Subcommittee on Policy has been working on redesigning the Hall of Fame, which honors Salem High School athletes and coaches. It has drafted proposed new bylaws to govern the organization.  The Hall of Fame, …

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Panel to Draft New Bylaws for Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame board has come under fire for being 'an old boys' network.'

The School Committee's Policy Subcommittee voted Monday night to draft new bylaws for the Salem High School Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame board, which has been accused of being “an old boys' network” for much of its 20 years history, has operated without bylaws except those that govern who can be nominated for the Hall of Fame. Dr. Janet Crane, committee chair, will create an advisory panel, made up of former school superintendent Ed Curtin, High School Principal David Angeramo, Director of Athletics Scott Connolly, and two or three others who are not members of the current Hall of Fame board. They will meet Nov. 2 to draft the new bylaws that will be presented to the policy subcommittee. The Hall of Fame has been the topic of controversy…

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School Committee to Review Hall of Fame

Policy subcommittee to hold public hearing Monday, Sept. 26.

The School Committee's Policy Subcommittee on Policy will hold an information gathering public hearing on the Salem High School Hall of Fame, Dr. Janet Crane, committee chair, announced Monday night. The hearing will be held on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the School Committee chambers at 29 Highland Ave. “The object is to learn the status of the hall of fame committee,” Crane said. The hall of fame, which was founded in 1990, primarily solicits nominations for the hall, reviews the nominees' credentials, selects the inductees, holds an induction ceremony and raises money to operate the hall of fame. It is an entirely volunteer organization. The hall of fame has also been the topic of controversy in political and sports circles, primarily because…

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