2024 Awards Assembly Recognitions
Awards for Excellence in Testing National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist: Luke Richey National Merit Rural and Small-Town Recognition Winners: Sophia Smiley, Peter Dittmer, Charles West, Matthew Austin, Eric Retz, Ryan Smith, Teresa Taylor, Madison Keck, Blake Schreckenberg, Luke Richey, Michael Edwards, Andrew Davis Students who scored in the top 5% on the ACT: Class of …
Two FCCLA Students Advancing to Nationals
Huge congratulations to ND FCCLA! They had a fantastic showing at the state competition. Megan Berghoff & Brooklyn Gosche have advanced to nationals for their Kids Feeding Kids project! Megan Berghoff & Brooklyn Gosche National Programs in Action - 2nd place - Gold Advancing to nationals! Jackie Taylor & Charlotte Oliver Chapter in Review Display …
Luke Richey Named Missouri Scholars 100 Recipient
Notre Dame Regional High School is proud to announce that senior Luke Richey has been named as one of the top academic students in the state through the Missouri Scholars 100 program. This program is operated by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, and recognizes the accomplishments of 100 outstanding students from the class …
Rotary Club Youth Leadership Summit

Notre Dame is sending 12 students to the 2024 Youth Leadership Summit, hosted by The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau! The leadership summit is for students in the top 10% of their class from area high schools. Congratulations to the following students:   Blanca Albuixech-Robinson Jacob Brown Michael Edwards Lauren Eftink Vita Galati (not pictured) …

Ruth Ann Hester Named Secondary School Counselor of the Year
Notre Dame counselor Ruth Ann Hester has been named the 2024 SEMOSCA Secondary School Counselor of the Year! Hester has been a school counselor at Notre Dame Regional High School for nine years. Her work focuses on her students’ development emotionally, academically, socially and toward their future. “Ruth Ann has always been a tremendous advocate …
Notre Dame’s Matthew Austin Scores Perfect 36 on ACT
Notre Dame junior Matthew Austin said that he finds he does well on the ACT when he has confidence in himself.  That mindset paid off, as Austin learned he scored a perfect 36 on the most recent ACT. Austin is the son of Sam and Caroline Austin of Cape Girardeau, and a graduate of St. …
Suna Mungee Named Honor Society Ambassador
Notre Dame senior Suna Mungee has been selected to the Ambassador Leadership Program by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Suna was selected out of hundreds of applicants for demonstrating strong academic achievement and a commitment to community service. Each year, student members of NSHSS are invited to apply for leadership roles responsible …
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 …
Joda Holloway (’09) to be Inducted into Notre Dame’s Athletic Hall of Fame
To anyone who watched Joda Holloway (‘09) play soccer, his induction into Notre Dame’s Athletic Hall of Fame is not a surprise. To Holloway, however, the nomination came as a total shock. “I was very surprised! There were so many great athletes at Notre Dame while I was there, and it is truly an honor …