Coad Family of Dealerships Honored with 2023 Annunciation Award
The Coad Family of Dealerships leads by example. It’s a part of the business’s fabric and among the reasons it was recently named a 2023 recipient of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. The honor was bestowed by the NDHS Education Fund Foundation Oct. 13 at the Acts of the Apostles Dinner …
Sister Joan Andert Honored with 2023 Annunciation Award
It’s been nearly four decades since Sister Joan Andert, SSND, ministered at Notre Dame Regional High School, but she admits, she may have left her heart in Cape Girardeau. Sister Joan, now director of the ministry office for the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) Central Pacific Province in St. Louis, is a 2023 recipient …
EPA Taps NDHS Grad for Environmental Appeals Board Post
Water rights, water access and climate change are tipping-point issues that spur Carly Hopkins to action, and now, she’s headed to the nation’s capital to work side by side with federal authorities to address them. Hopkins Edges Out 250 Candidates for EPA Post Hopkins, a 2016 Notre Dame Regional High School (NDHS) graduate, has accepted …
2023 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Ellen Seyer
‘Choir Seyer’ Hits High Note with PAVA Hall of Fame Induction Ellen Seyer says what she has done for the Performing and Visual Arts at Notre Dame Regional High School (NDHS) over the past 30 years is nothing extraordinary. “I’ve just done my job,” she said, deflecting all credit while shining a light on the …
2023 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jacob Seyer ’10
2023 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Rising, Acclaimed Guitarist Jacob Seyer Jacob Seyer, ’10, is an emerging star on the acoustic guitar scene, creating “cinematic, exciting, cathartic and relaxing” music while inspiring creativity wherever he goes. A Kelso, Missouri native now residing in Bellingham, Washington, Jacob is garnering growing acclaim as not only an incredibly …
Ruopps Honored with 2022 Annunciation Award
Dr. Jack, ’77, and Janice, ’78, Ruopp of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, are 2022 recipients of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. The honor was bestowed by the NDHS Education Fund Foundation on October 14 at the Acts of the Apostles Dinner at the Jackson Civic Center. The award is presented annually to …
Reinagels Honored with 2022 Annunciation Award
“I try to live my life through my faith,” says Ray Reinagel, ’76, who, along with his wife Lisa, ’77, of Kelso, Missouri, are 2022 recipients of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. “God has put us on this earth to serve others and be a positive influence on others,” he said. “That …
Rev. Michael Casteel Honored with 2022 Annunciation Award
Rev. Michael Casteel, who recently retired after 38 years of service to the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, is a 2022 recipient of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. The honor was bestowed by the NDHS Education Fund Foundation on October 14 at the Acts of the Apostles Dinner at the Jackson Civic …
2022 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Cynthia R. King
King to Take Her Final Bow Cindy King glances around Room 401 in bewilderment. “What do you do with all this stuff?” asked the Director of Theatre Arts at Notre Dame Regional High School, as she ticks off plan books, grade books, yearbooks and muddles over the compilation of a half century’s worth of teaching …
2022 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jerry Grim
As a child, Jerry Grim would draw horses and cowboys. “I’ve always been interested in art,” he said. As he matured, that yearning to create continued to stir. Grim, a Bloomfield, Missouri, native, credits Mr. Blanchard, his high school art teacher, for truly inspiring him and setting him on his path. He was “really friendly …