Welcome!
This is the official web site for the Oneonta High School Alumni Association located in Oneonta, NY. Please feel free to use this site to catch up on what is going on with your class, your friends and the mission of the association.
The links to the left will help you find out about us, join the growing membership who receive our newsletter, contact your class representative, or read news about Oneonta High Alumni Association.
Memory Lane- a way to list all the classmates you graduated with by selecting the graduation year.
Obituaries- a brief write up from newspapers of alumni that have passed away.
Pictures- a picture gallery.
OHS Forum- a great way to keep up on reunion news. MORE NEWS ADDED ABOUT '52 '53' and '54
Frequently Asked Questions- just that.
Join Us- a way to join the association.
OHS Alumni News- various articles and some back copies of the newsletter.
Contact Us- a form to use if you need to contact us.
THE WALL- an online version of the Athletic Wall of Fame, and the Wall of Distinction, as well as links to the nomination forms for submitting names for each.
Reunion News- If your reunion is coming up in the next few years, First- check your address using the link to the left. Then look at the "OHS Forum" link- here you might find information about your upcoming reunion. Feel free to post a comment, question or notice on this page.
The OHS Alumni Association announced the second class of Inductees to the Oneonta High School Wall of Distinction and Athletic Hall of Fame. Thirteen OHS graduates, who were selected from over 80 nominees, will be enshrined at a public induction ceremony to be held at the Oneonta High School’s Belden Auditorium on Sat-urday, October 4th, 2008 at 9:00am as part of the Oneonta High School Alumni Association Weekend activities. The public is invited to this free event.
“Both committees had a very difficult task as there were more nominations joining the candidates who were still on the list from the inaugural year.” said president Kathryn Dailey, “It was a difficult task, and the two chairperson’s deserve a round of applause Ron Brazier and Vince Foti did an outstanding job along with their committees. They both feel the second class is as strong as the first, and sets a high bar of excellence for future years.”
This year’s Wall of Distinction Inductees, selected from over 30 submissions, include: Irving McNeil Ives, Class of 1914, who went on to become a US Senator; Joseph P. Molinari, Class of 1919, who became a New York State Supreme Court Judge and he was presented with the Papal Bull by Pope Paul VI; David C. Hurley, Class of 1958, who is the Chairman of National Air and Space Museum; Jerry Jeff Walker, who graduated in 1960 as Ronald C. Crosby; and John L. Carline, Class of 1946, who went on to receive a BS, MA, MS, MMS and a PhD, and was a coach, superintendent, professor, commercial pilot, business owner, producer, education specialist, and an actor, among other accomplishments.
The Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, chosen from a group of 48 nominations, run the gamut from Clay Bellinger, Class of 1986, who played for the Yankees, earning two World Series rings and participated in the 2004 Olympics; Joe Hughes, Class of 1976, Athlete-of-the-year (’76) who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and is now the Athletic Director of Oneonta High School; Joe Pidgeon, Class of 1956, John Bertuzzi, Class of 1972 and Rick Page, Class of 1975, three three-sport athletes who were voted Athletes of the year in 1956, 1972, 1975; Kelly Sosa, Class of 1998 a four-sport athlete who earned All Ivy League honors 3 times playing soccer for Princeton; Kristin Zeh, Class of 1999, the all-time leading scorer at OHS with 1,698 points and record 495 steals, among other honors; and Harold (Hal) Hunt, who was an inductee to the section IV Coaches Hall of Fame, who was awarded a citation from the Cooperstown Hall of Fame as Section IV All-Star Coach, who also was a history and Sunday-School teacher, a Boy scout leader, and a fireman!
The Oneonta High School Alumni Association invites all Oneonta residents to attend the induction ceremony, the highlight of the alumni weekend activities. It is a ceremony not to be missed, so join us as we honor our OHS alumni and former residents of The City of The Hills.
In an effort to make contacting us a bit easier, and cut down on the amount of junk mail we get, we ask that you use the "Contact Us" link to the left to get in touch with us. Thanks.
Please consider joining the Alumni Association. Your yearly dues (paid in January) help keep this vital organization going. Check out the benefits of becoming a member using the "Join Us" link on the left.
Look at the list of current members by class year: Membership List remember, yearly dues expire in December.