West Salem High School Alumni Hall of Fame
The West Salem School District seeks nominations of distinguished alumni each year for consideration to the West Salem High School Alumni Hall of Fame. This program recognizes and honors School District of West Salem graduates as having achieved a significant degree of success in their pursuits of higher education and/or in their professional careers, and/or community service. The Honor & Alumni Hall of Fame recognition provides outstanding role models for the students in the School District of West Salem and celebrates the outstanding achievements of our graduates.
To be considered for this honor, each individual nominated must be a:
●Graduate of West Salem High School, and
●Attended West Salem High School for more than two (2) years
Would you like to nominate someone to become a member of the West Salem High School Alumni Hall of Fame? Nominations must be received by December 15 for consideration for the next year’s induction class. Please see below for a nomination form.
Our Class of 2026 Inductees are:
Jessica (Thompson) Bateman, Class of 2001 Mark Saxton, Class of 1977
Join Us to Honor our 2026 Inductees
Monday, September 14, 2026
West Salem High School Commons
A public reception will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the high school commons. We hope you can join us to honor these outstanding alumni!
For information on our past inductees, please see below:
Class of 2024
Matthew Raymer
Dorothy Dudley
Anne Drecktrah
Class of 2023
David Garbers
Rick Schultz
Fred Meyer
Class of 2022
Bob Gorniak
Mike Greene
Damian Miller
Class of 2021
Karla (Selbrede) Huston
Theresa Davis
Mary Heider, Ph.D
No Ceremony held in 2020
Class of 2019
Richard Schomburg
Duane Kneifl
Dr. Michael Quinn
Class of 2018
Thomas Black
David Friestad
Admiral Jay Johnson