HALL OF FAME - VOTING (2025)

Place your vote at: http://hilanders.org/vote

The Hilander Hall of Fame is to recognize excellence across five distinct categories:

• Academic: Kelso High School graduate who has shown extraordinary meritorious achievements in the academia world including in academic and vocational education competitions and organizations
• Athletics: Kelso High School graduate who performed with excellence in high school sports and/or post-graduation. 
• Distinguished Alumni: Kelso High School graduate who has distinguished themselves in an exceptional manner that reflects positively the values and beliefs of Kelso High School. Sub-categories include: Arts & Entertainment, Business & Industry, Community, Education, Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Other 
• Distinguished Service: Any former or current teacher, staff, administrator, school board member, community member, youth sports coach/coordinator that directly impacts Kelso High School programs, or a friend of Kelso School District who has provided extraordinary meritorious services to/for the high school and demonstrated a duty of great responsibility. 
• Team/Group/Collective: Kelso High School team, group, or collective effort that performed with excellence relative to peer groups during Kelso High School years.

Organization

The intention of this endeavor is to create an organizational entity and processes that distribute the decision-making power of the Hilander Hall of Fame (HHoF) to both the community of Kelso and its school alumni. The core body responsible for this organization are the Trustees.

The Trustees of Hilander Democracy are authorized to protect the sanctity and validity of the Hilander Hall of Fame on behalf of the community. Their responsibilities may include safeguarding the vote, updating processes for nominations and voting, adjudicating disputes, communicating results of the votes to the public, and more.

http://hilanders.org/democracy

DONATIONS FOR VOTING

The voting pool is any individual, family, or company/organization who pays the voting fee outlined below. There are no additional criteria preventing entities from voting. For a vote to be considered valid, a payment must be successfully made to the group running the HHoF. 

For a nomination or vote to be valid, it must be accompanied by a donation here to KPFS. Any amount donated is appreciated and qualifies your nomination.