Hall of Fame
Mission
The Hall of Fame has been established to honor, celebrate, and preserve the legacy of those athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves by competing in an exemplary manner while at Newton South High School. Enshrinement in the Hall of Fame is symbolic of the ability, commitment, sacrifice, and dedication to excellence, all of which are necessary to achieve at the highest levels of interscholastic athletics.
Criteria for Membership
- Athletes must have graduated from NSHS five years prior to induction.
- Coaches must no longer be actively coaching at NSHS to be considered.
- Nominees will have distinguished themselves and made significant contributions to their teams and to NSHS, in one or more sports.
- Selections shall be based upon athletic achievement, ability, leadership, character and sportsmanship.
- Recognitions such as Mendelson or Sabetti Awards, conference All-star, Eastern Massachusetts All-star, All-state, All New England, Boston Globe/Boston Herald All Scholastic, News Tribune All-star/Player of the Year, school record holders, scoring champions, etc., are among the criteria that will be considered for selection.
- Coaches nominated for selection shall be based upon a high degree of success in competitions over their coaching term at NSHS. They will have demonstrated sound leadership qualities and coaching principles. They will have shown respect for the game, overall integrity, have consistently fostered team spirit, good sportsmanship, and provided a positive role model for the student athletes they have coached.
- Individuals must be nominated by someone other than the candidate, and the nominating individual shall provide their name and contact information. Nominations must contain rationale for consideration and provide supporting documentation of the candidate’s worthiness. There is no deadline for nominations as all submissions will be evaluated and researched by the Hall of Fame committee.
- The Hall of Fame Committee will meet to review and evaluate all nominations and agree upon the candidates to be put forward for induction in a given year. Typically, inductions are held every two years.
Send Nominations
Nominations should be sent to:
Attorney Stephen Buchbinder
1200 Walnut St., Newton Highlands, MA 02461
sjbuchbinder@sab-law.com
NSHS Hall of Fame Committee
- Steven Altman
- Stephen Buchbinder
- Ted Dalicandro
- Liz D’Auria O’Connor
- David Greenblatt
- Chuck Hurwitz
- Patrice Galvin Hagan
- Doug McCarthy
- Nick Parnell
- John Passarini
- Tanya Rosbash Halls
- Katie Butts Siciak
- Mark Young