Ann Hayes - Notre Dame Regional High School

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 …

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March 29, 2022May 31, 2023

2022 PAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jerry Grim

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Ann Hayes

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 …

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November 19, 2021January 3, 2022

Notre Dame Honors Clark Street Project Silent Servants with Annunciation Award

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Ann Hayes

Members of the Clark Street Project Board are 2021 recipients of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. The honor was bestowed by the NDHS Education Fund Foundation Oct. 22 during a dinner program at the Jackson Civic Center. The award is presented annually to individuals who have devoted immeasurable time, talent, or …

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October 29, 2021December 13, 2021

Schotts Honored with 2021 Annunciation Award

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Ann Hayes

Harold, ’51, and the late Judy Schott are the 2021 recipients of Notre Dame Regional High School’s (NDHS) prestigious Annunciation Award. The honor was bestowed by the NDHS Education Fund Foundation Oct. 22 during a dinner program at the Jackson Civic Center. The award is presented annually to individuals who have devoted immeasurable time, talent …

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October 27, 2021December 13, 2021

Baer Blazes ‘Beautiful’ Path at Notre Dame, Heads to Lipscomb

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Ann Hayes

“It was a true blessing to be at Notre Dame for four years,” says Notre Dame Regional High School 2021 graduate Ashlyn Baer. “It is hard for me to say this without crying,” her voice cracks. “It has been the best joy ever. I am sad I am leaving. This was my home. A lot …

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October 25, 2021May 31, 2023

ND Sets the Stage for Life on Broadway

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Ann Hayes

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled,” wrote Greek philosopher and biographer Plutarch. That wisdom is no better exemplified than in Scott City, Missouri, native and Notre Dame Regional High School graduate Matthew Buttrey. Childhood Forays into Theatre A New York-based scenic and environmental designer, Buttrey entered …

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September 13, 2021December 13, 2021

NDHS Announces Faculty, Staff Changes

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Ann Hayes

Notre Dame Regional High (NDHS) School’s faculty are, unequivocally, the heart and soul of the Bulldog experience. Their intertwining of faith and academic rigor, along with personal attention, compassion, dedication, humor and the desire for each of their students to excel to the best of their abilities make them a special group remembered long after …

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June 19, 2021August 24, 2021

Notre Dame Announces Endowment to Grow, Support Athletic Program

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Ann Hayes

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., June 19, 2021 –Notre Dame Regional High School (NDHS) has announced the establishment of the Jeff Bohnert Athletic Endowment to provide a perpetual funding source as it envisions the future of its athletics programs. “This endowment will be the first of its kind at Notre Dame Regional High School and we envision …

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April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Harth Honored with 2020 Annunciation Award

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Ann Hayes

Rev. John Harth had no idea that his stint as news and sports director at Cape Girardeau’s KGMO Radio would come full circle, spawning extraordinary fulfillment later in his life as chaplain of Notre Dame Regional High School. God works in mysterious ways. Harth recently reflected on those years of more than four …

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