Ottawa High School
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Nominations are currently being accepted for Fall 2021 induction into the Ottawa High School Wall of Honor. Nominees must have graduated at least 10 years prior to nomination and have demonstrated excellence in their careers and/or community. The deadline for nominations is May 15th, 2021. For further information call Stella Tharp, OHS Wall of Honor Coordinator at 229-8020 x2119 or email at tharps@usd290.org.
Please click and download the Nomination Form to nominate an OHS graduate for the OHS Wall of Honor. Click here for the Nomination Form.
2020 & 2021 WALL OF HONOR NOMINEES
2020 & 2021 WALL OF HONOR NOMINEES
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2020 & 2021 OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL WALL OF HONOR NOMINEES . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOMINEES!!
THE 2020 & 2021 WALL OF HONOR BANQUET WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CYCLONE ROOM WITH A CEREMONY FOLLOWING AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL. BANQUET TICKETS ARE $20.00 PER PLATE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE OHS FRONT OFFICE OR BY SENDING A CHECK TO WALL OF HONOR BANQUET, 1120 ASH STREET, OTTAWA, KS 66067 - PLEASE DENOTE IF YOU ARE A GRADUATE AND YOUR CLASS YEAR.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2020 & 2021 OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL WALL OF HONOR NOMINEES . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOMINEES!!
THE 2020 & 2021 WALL OF HONOR BANQUET WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CYCLONE ROOM WITH A CEREMONY FOLLOWING AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL. BANQUET TICKETS ARE $20.00 PER PLATE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE OHS FRONT OFFICE OR BY SENDING A CHECK TO WALL OF HONOR BANQUET, 1120 ASH STREET, OTTAWA, KS 66067 - PLEASE DENOTE IF YOU ARE A GRADUATE AND YOUR CLASS YEAR.
THE COMMUNITY INDUCTION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 1ST DURING HALF TIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME. COST TO ATTEND IS ADMISSION TO THE FOOTBALL GAME.
THE COMMUNITY INDUCTION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 1ST DURING HALF TIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME. COST TO ATTEND IS ADMISSION TO THE FOOTBALL GAME.
DUE TO CANCELLATION OF THE BANQUET AND CEREMONY FOR THE 2020 & 2021 NOMINEES, A JOINT BANQUET AND CEREMONY WILL BE HELD FOR THE NOMINEES. IF COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE, THEN UPDATES WILL BE SHARED CONCERNING THE NEW PLANS FOR THE WALL OF HONOR CELEBRATION FOR BOTH GROUPS.
DUE TO CANCELLATION OF THE BANQUET AND CEREMONY FOR THE 2020 & 2021 NOMINEES, A JOINT BANQUET AND CEREMONY WILL BE HELD FOR THE NOMINEES. IF COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE, THEN UPDATES WILL BE SHARED CONCERNING THE NEW PLANS FOR THE WALL OF HONOR CELEBRATION FOR BOTH GROUPS.
2020 Wall of honor NOMINEES
2020 Wall of honor NOMINEES
DR. RYAN COBBS - CLASS OF 1995
DR. RYAN COBBS - CLASS OF 1995
MR. BLAINE FINCH - CLASS OF 1995
MR. BLAINE FINCH - CLASS OF 1995
MR. TROY GREISEN - CLASS OF 1979
MR. TROY GREISEN - CLASS OF 1979
2021 wall of honor nominees
2021 wall of honor nominees
Mr. william greene - CLASS OF 1965
Mr. william greene - CLASS OF 1965
Mr. joshua walker - CLASS OF 1998
Mr. joshua walker - CLASS OF 1998
Mr. Claude Wilson - CLASS OF 1921
Mr. Claude Wilson - CLASS OF 1921
WALL OF HONOR
WALL OF HONOR
The Ottawa High School Wall of Honor was created in the spring of 1997 to honor Ottawa High School graduates for their achievements since their graduation from Ottawa High School. The program began as an outgrowth of the OHS Renaissance program created by OHS math teacher, Gary Kuntz. In 1997, Mr. Kuntz presented the proposal for the OHS Wall of Honor to the OHS principal, district superintendent, student council, and USD #290 Board of Education. With approval from these groups, selection to the Wall of Honor became the highest honor that Ottawa High School can bestow upon a graduate. Mr. Kuntz coordinated the program until his retirement in 2003. Currently, the program has been coordinated by College/Career Counselor Stella Tharp and and Foreign Language teacher Michelle Gray.
Nominations for the Ottawa High School Wall of Honor are accepted until May 15 of each year with the only formal requirements being that a nominee must have graduated from OHS at least ten years prior to nomination and have made significant contributions to his/her career and/or community. Nominations remain active for two years. A committee of students, faculty, and OHS graduates selects up to three individuals each year for induction in late spring of each year. Wall of Honor ceremonies take place each fall in conjunction with an OHS football game.
Wall of honor NOMINATION AND SELECTION Process
Wall of honor NOMINATION AND SELECTION Process
Any Ottawa High School graduate who graduated ten years or more prior to nomination is eligible for the Ottawa High School Wall of Honor. Nominators do not have to be graduates of OHS. Nomination forms may be obtained at any time either by clicking on the nomination form (at the top of the page) or by contacting Wall of Honor coordinator, Stella Tharp at 785-229-8020 Ext 2119 or by email at tharps@usd290.org Nomination forms should be submitted with supporting documents and details. The selection committee does not research those individuals nominated. The committee makes its selections based on the information submitted by the nominator. Therefore, nominations must sufficiently inform the merits of the nominee.
Nomination forms and accompanying materials should be submitted to:
Stella Tharp, Wall of Honor Coordinator
Ottawa High School
1120 South Ash
Ottawa, Kansas 66067
Nominations for the current year are due by May 15th.
Please download and complete the form to nominate an OHS graduate for the Wall of Honor. Click here for the Nomination Form. Requirements for the nomination process are listed in the nomination form.
SELECTION PROCESS
SELECTION PROCESS
A committee made up of students, OHS teachers/staff and OHS alumni are given copies of all nomination materials received by the May 15 deadline. Each committee member individually reads and evaluates these applications. The entire committee then meets in early June to make the final selections. Candidates selected are then notified. Induction ceremonies for those candidates take place in the fall in conjunction with an OHS football game.
WALL OF HONOR MEMBERS
Ransom Bennett * Rex A. Bowling * Jack Bremer * Ron Clevenger * Lynda (Igel) Connell * Larry W. Crane * Jack Davis * Stanley Luckey DeFries
Judith Jamison Dubois * John P. Feighner * Gary Fredricks * Marjorie French * Ralph Dana Gage, Jr. * Charles Gillette * John E. Going
Dr. Robert (Bud) Gollier * Kent Granger * Steve Grogan * Joe Harkins * Don Harrison * Gary Hart * Charles Henning * Ed Hettler * Lelia Hill
Robert S. Hill * Gary Hornbuckle * Barbara Hughes Hosein * Brad Howard * William Howe * Glen C. Jamison * Fred Kaiser
Judith Whirley Mohr Keane * G. Larry Larkin * Terry Lay * Janine Lee * John Lee * Brian Lewis * Robert Lloyd * John Martin * Gary Mavity
Dr. Jean Gillogly McCally * Barbara Shader Netherland * Ann Porter O'Dea * Richard Pearson * Darrell Peugh * Thomas Pinney * Dr. Gwen Burch Poss
Richard E. (Dick) Powell * Ralph J. Raffelock * Kathleen (Gamet) Schulz * Kay Shaughnessy * Michael Shaughnessy * Ron Small * Jerry Thompson
Lauren Ward * Kathy Waymire * E. Morgan Williams * John Leod Wilson * Marvin H. Wilson * Terry Wollen * Bernice (Bud) F. Humphrey
Clifford Spotsville * Carolyn Sue Thompson * Larry Wright * Vernon M. Hay * Scott D. Bird * Bob E. Jones * Darrel McDaniel * Beth Butler Scalett
John Coen * Homer Kissinger * James Dietz
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