The third annual John Marshall High School Hall of Fame will take place on Sept. 1-2 with 12 inductees selected by the HOF members. This will bring the overall number in the HOF to 30.

The new members are: Gary and Ellen Bonar, Gordon Gordon, Mark Hinerman, Chris Jones, Lisa Grimes Johnston, Daniel Lydick, Vincent Paoletti, Rick Schoene, Dana Downs Shrontz, Jane Tennant Taylor, and Ed West.

While 10 of the honorees were sports related, the Bonars came under contributor/boosters as they were the former owners of Toy Town and #1 Sports Fan.

– Gordon was a 1977 JMHS graduate and also a graduate of WVU (1981). He received three letters for football, three letters for track, two letters in wrestling, and one letter in basketball during his time at JMHS. He was a walk-on to the football team and earned a scholarship in his first year. After graduation, he lived Morgantown until 1984 while working in coal mines in Preston County. He moved to Wheeling in 1984 and is currently a resident there.

– Hinerman graduated from Cameron High School and WVU. He was a teacher for 28 years in Marshall County, and continues to be a substitute teacher. He has been a football, basketball and track coach for a number of years.

He also has been a JMHS football and basketball radio broadcaster for 12 years.

– Jones graduated from JMHS in 1982 and attended the Ohio State University from 1982-1995. He graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1994. He has been employed by DENSO International, America from 1996 to present and plans to retire in early 2024.

As to athletics, he played baseball and football. He lettered in baseball at OSU from 1983-85, leading the Big 10 in ERA in 1985. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round in 1985 and spent 18 years in the organization.

– Lydick graduated from JMHS in 1972 and at the 1972 awards banquet was presented with the Mr. Monarch award. He also earned All-Valley and 1st team all-state for the 1971 football season.

He was also All-Valley in shotput and discus and placed at the West Virginia State Tournament in both. He received a football scholarship to play at the University of Kentucky.

After his football career he moved back home and worked for Consolidated Coal Co. for 35 years.

In retirement he now volunteers and works with the Board of Directors at the Marshall County Animal Shelter.

– Johnston graduated from JMHS in 1980 and while a student, she was a three-year starter and letter winner in basketball and tennis. She was named all-valley in basketball and a three-time winner of the OVAC in tennis. She was named Miss Monarch and Homecoming Queen and was vice president of the Senior Class.

She graduated at the top of her class and continued her academic and athletic careers at WVU on a tennis scholarship.

She was a four-year starter at WVU and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism.

– Schoene serves as the Superintendent of the Belmont-Harrison Vocational School District. He began his career in 1994, serving as education coordinator. His teaching and coaching experience began in West Virginia were he taught in Marshall and Ohio County for seven years.

– Paolettii began his teaching career at Wheeling Central in 1963. He would a year later be at Union High School followed by a position as principal at Cameron High School. From 1972-1992, he was an administrator at JMHS where he was Assistant Principal and Principal. He is the only person to be a principal at three secondary schools in Marshall County.

– Taylor was a three-year varsity athlete in basketball and track and was named Ms. Monarch- the outstanding athlete for the class of 1984. She eared All-American honors by being State Champion in the 300m hurdles her senior year and earned school records in five events. She was All-Valley caption and team member for three years. After college she became a Head Track Coach and a high school teacher. She currently lives in Grove City, Ohio.

West participated in football, wrestling and baseball while attending JMHS, and was most successful in wrestling. He was a state wrestling champion in 1973 and posted a 22-1 record his senior year. He was a coach in football for 31 years with 23 years at Moundsville Junior High and eight years at John Marshall. He also coached wrestling for 25 years.

– Downs-Shrontz played basketball all three years of high school and her junior year she made 1st team All-State. Her senior year she was the All-State Second team captain. She averaged 23 points a game her senior year. She also played volleyball, softball, and ran track, and she received a full basketball scholarship to Wheeling Jesuit College where she graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice. Downs-Shrontz was inducted in the Wheeling Jesuit Athletic Hall of Fame. She is employed by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources as a Family Support Specialist in Ohio County.