The Selection Committee has developed a form upon which nominations will be made. The form must be completed and the qualifications of the proposed inductee must be clearly set forth in the form.

Nominations may be made by anyone; however, self-nominations or unsigned/anonymous nominations will not be accepted.

Checotah Hall of Fame nominations will be open until Jan 31st, 2025. Must be mailed to or hand delivered to 320 W Jefferson St, Checotah OK, 74426 Attn: HOF Committee.

Inductees will be informed by Feb 1st. Induction ceremony will be Feb 11th, 2025 at the Event Center, Home basketball game vs Muldrow. [Click here for the nomination form.] Nominations for consideration may be made by the Selection Committee or by public nominations.

Nominations must be received by a specified deadline to be considered for the current induction class. Feb 2nd, 2025 The Selection Committee shall have the discretion to narrow the field of nominees.

Nomination forms will be kept and reviewed for 3 years if the candidate is not inducted for the current class.

Eligibility/Criteria

Athletes, coaches, teams, administrators, or supporters, living or deceased, shall be eligible for induction subject to the criteria below. All nominees must represent the Checotah High School tradition of excellence.

Athletes:

Eligible five years after graduation from CHS. Must have lettered in one or more Varsity sports.

Athletic ability, sportsmanship, character, leadership, contribution to the team, and the games he/she participated in. A similar standard of ethics shall have characterized the years following their time at Checotah High School, to the best of the committee’s knowledge.

Awarded All-Conference, All-Star, All-State, any individual or team championship, any record or winning streak, conference leader in recognized statistical category, college scholarship, etc. Achievements should be on record and verified by copies of news clippings, yearbooks, certificates of awards, etc. Committee may also consider postgraduate activities including college and professional experience.

Academic Achievement shall be recorded. Transcripts from HS and College (if applicable). Academic award honor roll etc.

Eligibility for Coaches Any coach with five + years of coaching experience at CHS is eligible (the Committee may make exceptions to years of experience in unique, special circumstances).

The nominee must be inactive.

Accomplishments (individual or teams) must have merited district and/ or statewide recognition, as well as made significant contributions to the athletic programs at CHS.

Coaching ability, loyalty to CHS, leadership, character, athletic expertise, and significant contribution to their teams and the sports they coached must have been demonstrated.

The same ethical and life standards expected of his/her athletes shall also characterize the life of the coach.

Voting Procedures

The Selection Commit-tee shall review all candidates based on information available at the time of the meeting.

After open discussion about candidates, the Committee shall call for a vote for the purpose of selecting a slate of inductees to vote upon. To be listed on the slate of final nominees to be voted upon, the Athletic Hall of Fame nominee must receive an approval rating of 3 out of 5 from voting members.

A survey will go out to the committee allowing a vote of a specified number of inductees whom they feel should be inducted into the next IHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class.

Every effort should be made to induct deserving candidates who are more senior in age before more recent graduates, while attempting to represent a good crosssection of graduation year/age, sport, male/ female in a given induction class.

The voting procedure and details must be kept confidential.

Hall of Fame selections will be announced after the individuals/teams have been notified and their acceptance of the induction and participation in the ceremony are verified.

Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony An Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will occur once a year at the Checotah Event Center.

The Athletic Director along with committee members will oversee the planning of the ceremony. Each inductee must attend the Hall of Fame ceremony. If the inductee is deceased, a representative must attend the ceremony. In the case of an emergency or other hardship, that precludes the inductee or representative from attendance, the Hall of Fame Committee will make the appropriate decision regarding induction.

On the evening of the induction, new members are guests of honor at the induction ceremony.

New members are presented with a Hall of Fame memento and their name will be listed on the Hall of Fame wall, which is permanently displayed at Checotah High School Event Center.

Contact Information: For more details on nomination documents, please contact: Jason Dowdy, Checotah High School Athletic Director.

Email: JMDowdy@checotah.k12.ok.us | Phone: 1-918-473-8045, Ext. 1845