Student athletes are eligible for nomination ten years after their high school graduation or ten years after their final year of competition. They must have attended or graduated from MPHS/MHS and be a person of good character. Such athletes must have competed in a state association-sanctioned varsity sport and must have excelled in such sport. Among the accomplishments considered will be individual (All District, All Region, All State, or All American) and team accolades, individual school or team records held, and an impact on teams and overall athletic programs at MPHS/MHS during their era. An athlete’s post high school accomplishments may be taken into consideration with the major focus still being their high school accomplishments.

Nominations are also open to coaches and administrators who must have participated with distinction and or made significant contributions to athletics at MPHS/MHS as evidenced, for example, by the success of their teams and the acknowledgement of their student athletes. Such coaches or administrators shall be eligible for nomination beginning five years after they have left MPHS/MHS for any reason, or in special circumstances as determined by the Selection Committee.

The Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee may choose to select teams as honorees of the Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame. To be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame, teams must have distinguished themselves above and beyond the normal standards. These may include undefeated seasons, league championships, district championships, regional championships, and state tournament appearances.

The Hall of Fame Selection Committee shall not select more than one team in any given year or shall choose not to select any team. The Selection Committee will seek to balance the number of awards for teams of MHS and MPHS during the time there were two high schools.

As determined by the Executive Committee, a special recognition category shall exist for those individuals who may not have participated in a sport at MPHS/MHS, but who made significant contributions by their service and dedication to the program.

A candidate may be nominated for the Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame membership by any member of the community. The Selection Committee may add names to the nomination list but may not exclude any names for consideration submitted by the public. Formal nominations shall be made using the nomination form prescribed by such purposes and made available to the public.

The Executive Committee shall determine the times and or deadlines for nominations. All applications are to remain confidential and shared by members of the Selection Committee only. Information relating to the nominees’ career statistics, records, achievements, etc., must be supported by accompanying documentation or sources cited so that the information may be verified independently when possible. The nomination forms will be available on the Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame website and other locations as determined by the Executive Committee.

Once presented as an eligible nominee, a candidate who is not selected will automatically be reconsidered annually for five years. Thereafter, renomination may occur at any time.

The Selection Committee members will be chosen by the Executive Committee and may include individuals from the following list:

• Members of the previous Hall of Fame classes
• Retired or former MPHS/MHS athletic directors and coaches
• Current/retired/former MPHS/MHS administrators and faculty members
• Local business owners and community leaders
• Members of the MPHS/MHS Alumni Association

All Selection Committee members shall be appointed by the Executive Committee and shall serve a two-year term initially. At any time, there shall be no fewer than five members and no more than twelve members. All members may be reappointed for a two-year term by the Executive Committee at the conclusion of their initial term; however, the Executive Committee may appoint new members at its discretion.

The Selection Committee shall meet at a time determined by the chairperson to nominate, review, and select candidates. The quorum for any meeting at which the election of candidates takes place shall be a majority of the members. Background information on each nominee should be distributed to the Selection Committee members prior to the meeting so members can familiarize themselves with the nominees prior to the voting. Each Selection Committee member shall have one vote and all votes shall carry equal weight. To be selected, a candidate is required to receive a number of votes equal to or greater than seventy-five percent of those members present at the meeting.

The outcome of the verbal vote will be shared with the Executive Committee members only. At no time should any of the proceedings of the Selection Committee meetings or the process be discussed with the media, shared on social media or otherwise made available to the public. If all nominees fail to obtain the seventy-five percent threshold in any single year, then no one will be named to the Hall of Fame. It is not necessary to induct new members each year. The Executive Committee shall determine the maximum number of inductees for each class year. All disputes and/or special situations not covered in this document shall be settled by the Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for publicizing each class of honorees and for conducting honoree induction ceremonies of size and scope commensurate with the accomplishments of the honorees.

All honorees will be appropriately and publicly recognized for their induction.