Wall of Honor Nominations Period Extended at Bernards High School

In case you were away this summer, or it slipped your mind, the committee selecting the first inductees to Bernards High School's proposed Wall of Honor has decided to extend until September 20, Bernards High principal Scott Neigel announced on Monday.  

"I believe we have enough nominees to move forward at this time, but we want to make sure everyone has a last chance to submit a nomination for the inaugural induction," Neigel said on Monday in passing along the information.

The initial deadline arrived on Aug 15 for nominees for the Wall of Honor that Bernards High School is planning for later this year to highlight the achievements of graduates and others who have contributed toward the school during its 100-plus years of history.

Neigel said before Aug. 15 that it would be announced later if the deadline was to be extended.

The nomination form is online on the Somerset Hills School District website. The nomination form was available to be printed out from online and submitted to the high school.

Even before the first deadline, the nominating committee for the Wall of Honor, planned near the community room of the high school, had received the names of a good number of "very deserving" nominees, Neigel said at that time.

Neigel declined to say how many nominations had been received by then, but he said that he was pleased that those making suggestions had apparently thought through their reasons for making a selection.

"It's a tremendous project," Neigel said when discussing the exhibit earlier this spring. This week, he said that while the names of the first inductees are likely to be chosen by fall, the project might night get underway until later during the school year.

The selection committee for the consists of district administrators, teachers, student council advisor and officers, Board of Education members, and distinguished members of the community. This committee will receive and review the nominations and decide on the members of each induction class, the website said. Inductees then will be invited to join the committee in inducting the future Wall of Honor classes.