By JIM BUTLER

The inaugural Hall of Fame induction evening by the Bolton High School Alumni Association left the sell-out audience looking forward to the next.

Eight of the thousands of graduates over the school’s almost 100 years were the initial inductees, chosen by a committee chaired by Gail Clayton from among those nominated.

Welcomed by association board president Jennifer Wright, the several hundred in attendance at the Holiday Inn

Downtown buzzed with the vibrancy of a Bears reunion spanning about 70 years.

The inductees are for the most part from the Vance Avenue school’s middle years:

James A. “Jay” Bolen, class of 1957; Edwin J. “Ed” Caplan, 1949; Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball, 1963; Nancy L. Monroe, teacher, 1977-2018; Warren R. Morris, 1992; Thomas O. “Tommy” Ryder, 1962; the late John W. “Jock” Scott II, 1965; and Charles S. “Charlie” Weems III, 1961. 

Introduced by 1998 graduates Drs. Jim Hebert and Jaya McSharma, the inductees had a common theme among their varied remarks – the foundation that their Bolton years gave them for their subsequent pursuits and success.

According to the evening’s program, nominations for the next induction open today and will close on October 1.

Information and forms are at BoltonAlumni.org/WinFame.