Photos of the Month - May 2017

"My sisters are graduated." Corey Moore yells out as he hugs his two sisters Cherish Moore and Chamika Moore during Cape Girardeau Central High School graduation Sunday, May 14, 2017at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Shaun Allen kayaks in the flooding Red Star district Friday, May 5, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gwen Evans brushes her hand against an American flag after helping other volunteers raise hundreds of flags at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Evans has a son currently serving in Afghanistan and another still in High School (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Timmy Nguyen, 10, falls into the water while trying to net a fish with his sister Tina Nguyen, 8, watches in flooded area off of U.S. Highway 61 Monday, May 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central students dance during the Cape Girardeau Central prom Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Ray's Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bell City's Jesse Smith cheers before the Class 1 Quarterfinals game between Bell City and Eminence Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Bell City. Bell City won 4-1. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson High School graduation Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Nelson Rodriguez spins his daughter Santa Teresa Rodriguez, 4, over his shoulder while they watch during the quarterfinals game between Scott City and Kennett Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Indian Park in Kennett. Kennett won 5-4. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson Seabaugh jumps over a trash can while playing with Drew Boland and Brecker Dillow during the Class 1 District 1 semifinals game between Saxony Lutheran and Kelly Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. Saxony Lutheran won 4-0. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rob Woolf kisses his fiancˇ Jennifer Nelson during the Tunes at Twilight concert series Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

State Golf Qualifier - Drew Elder - Perryville (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

St. Vincent's Luke Wibbenmeyer along with the rest of the team cheer after Ethan Pecaut got a three-run home run during the class 2 sectionals game between St. Vincent and Van-Far Monday, May 22, 2017 in Perryville. St. Vincent won 15-5. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Jeff Anglin, Saylor Anglin, 1, Dustin Anglin, Jase Anglin, 8, and Mildred Anglin look over County Road 238 towards Allenville where Jeff and Mildred live Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Noah Gilliland, 2, looks in a mirror while shopping with his mother, Christina Gilliland (not pictured) for the 100-Mile Yard Sale along Highway 25 Saturday, May 28, 2016 between Jackson and Gordonville. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Volunteers from the Junior Optimist Club bag sand for residents of the Red Star District Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Racers compete during the Soap Box Derby Saturday, May 6, 2017 on North Sprigg street in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

A child leans back in his chair during the Southeast Missouri State University spring graduation Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gary Gordon and his wife Roberta Gordon kick off the first Tunes at Twilight concert series Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

U.S. Coast Guard AMT 2 Colin McFadden waits to take off to survey the flood area to look for possible flood breaches along the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau to Cairo, Illinois Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Students toss their caps during the Notre Dame High School graduation Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Notre Dame in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Adelina Baguio Prewett of the Philippines, center, recites Monday, May 1, 2017, the Oath of Allegiance with other petitioners during during the naturalization ceremony at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Ghulam Dastagir Hussain of Pakistan, a petitioner for U.S. citizenship, speaks Monday, May 1, 2017 before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. during during the naturalization ceremony at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Scott City's Madison Thompson is congratulated by her teammates Wednesday, May 3, 2017 after hitting a solo home run against Oran during the second inning of the Class 1 District 4 softball championship in Advance, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Scott City players amuse themselves in the dugout while enjoying a 5-3 lead over Oran after two innings, while umpires decide to suspend the Class 1 District 4 championship game due to rain, on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Advance, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Jackson High School students dance at their prom, themed "The Way You Look Tonight," on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Jackson. (Fred Lynch)

Saxony Lutheran's Zoie Roth looks to control the ball in front of Perryville's Kirstin Jannin during the first half Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Saxony Lutheran High School. (Fred Lynch)

Alma Schrader students celebrate their school receiving a national School of Character award Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Alma Schrader students celebrate their school receiving a national School of Character award Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Julie Tillman poses for a photo with portraits of her biological and adopted children on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Jackson. (Fred Lynch)

St. Vincent's Blake Hennemann, center, cheers with teammates as Tyler Unterreiner scores the fifth run of the third inning against Bismarck in the Class 2 District 3 championship Monday, May 15, 2017 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Oran city clerk Tom Urhahn responds Tuesday, May 16, 2017, to Cindy Seyer that as Oran mayor, he hired Jason Ourth, and that it wasn't nepotism. (Fred Lynch)

Decorated model ducks float Thursday, May 18, 2017 around the Lazy River at Cape Splash for the Duck Regatta to benefit Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. The event raised over $5,000. More photos are in a gallery at semissourian.com. (Fred Lynch)

Notre Dame's Kristen Tarno (15) celebrates with teammates after scoring the first goal against Lutheran South during the first half of a Class 3 sectional Saturday, May 20, 21017 at Notre Dame Regional High School. (Fred Lynch)

St. Vincent's Abby Buchheit, left, lines up a kick against Saxony Lutheran's Whitney Unterreiner during the second half of the Class 1 District 1 championship game Friday, May 19, 2017 at Notre Dame Regional High School. (Fred Lynch)

St. Vincent players celebrate their 4-0 win over Saxony Lutheran with a "shower" for coach Caitlin Pistorio after the Class 1 District 1 championship game Friday, May 19, 2017 at Notre Dame Regional High School. (Fred Lynch)

Kevin Ray Brost plays a tune at the Mississippi River, a place that inspires him to write songs, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Lindsey Morales, development director for the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, spends time Wednesday, May 24, 2017 with Mikko, a shepherd-mix, at the animal shelter in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)

Stephanie Clifton plays with Mellie on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Clifton, a volunteer with two cats of her own, frequently spends time with the adoptable felines. (Fred Lynch)

St. Vincent's Corin Carroll, left, and Abby Buchheit celebrate after their 5-0 win over Maplewood-Richmond Heights in a Class 1 sectional Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in Perryville, Missouri. (Fred Lynch)

Cape Central's Calli House tries to gain possession between Webster Groves' Natalie Hanrahan, left, and Zoe Schultz during the first half of a Class 3 quarterfinal Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Cape Girardeau Central High School. (Fred Lynch)

A tree frog perches on an old wrought iron fence in the Old Commerce Cemetery on Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017, in Commerce, Missouri. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Old Commerce Cemetery is seen on Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017, in Commerce, Missouri. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

John Ramsey raises his arms as he leads the shape-note singing group in practice on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left to right, Penny Wheeler, John Boyd, Judy Bradley and Joanna Colyer-Toler rehearse during their shape-note singing group in practice on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

The flooded Whitewater River is seen at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site on Monday, May 1, 2017. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

David Gomez places sandbags around the stairwell to the basement of his house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kiley Shelton, 5, stands next to Sherry Shelton as she holds Flash outside her home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Chioke Carter stands in the "O" of his "Love" sign on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau Central High School senior, Elijah Enderle, poses for portraits on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Enderle was voted Prom King at his school's prom on Saturday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau Central High School senior, Elijah Enderle, poses for portraits on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Enderle was voted Prom King at his school's prom on Saturday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ira Johnson, 3, holds his grandmother, Frankie Robertson's, hand as they walk along 2nd Street Wednesday afternoon, May 3, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau. Johnson's grandfather, Carl Robertson, was collecting worms along the floodwater to take his grandchildren fishing. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of the Cape Girardeau Junior Optimist Club and players from Southeast Missouri State University's football team help fill sandbags on Wednesday afternoon, May 3, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Floodwater creeps closer to homes along Cape Girardeau County Road 238 on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Allenville, Missouri. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of The Scatterguns from left to right, bassist Curt Babers, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player Josh Tomlin, drummer Andy Palmer and guitarist Joe Ettling. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Randy Dees, left, and Marvin Scott go over the days plans at the Merriwether Pump Station on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

The swollen Mississippi River is seen on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau rises high above the swollen Mississippi River on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Downtown Cape Girardeau is seen behind the flood wall that is protecting the town from the flooded Mississippi River on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ken Keller and Dave Knapp navigate the flooded Mississippi River on their kayaks on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lt. Allan Carroll, left, and AMT2 Colin McFadden board a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on Saturday, May 6, 2017, to survey the flood zone along the Mississippi River. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Floodwater stretches across the landscape of Southern Illinois between Thebes and Cairo, as seen on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aubriee Martin, 3, pedals down High Street during Jackson in Bloom on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Max Cairns reacts as he finishes first in the Marathon Kids final mile of the year on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aidyn Jennings is greets by fellow students as he finishes third in the Marathon Kids final mile of the year on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marathon Kids are cheered on as they approach the finish line during their final mile of the year on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marathon Kids are cheered on as they approach the finish line during their final mile of the year on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marathon Kids receive medals during a school assembly after finishing their final mile of the year on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Notre Dame's Layne Robinson poses for a portrait on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Notre Dame Regional High School. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Shalon Lidell holds Sharayia Anderson, who will be one on May 26, as she looks up at Shamariah Anderson during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. Pictured to Lidell's right is Sharonica Bingham. The women walked down Henderson Ave. to join the SNAP group in praying for their town. Last Thursday Demetric L. Atchison was shot near a residence at 41 N. Henderson Ave. just after noon. The 2nd annual SNAP Community Prayer March will be June 20 at 9 a.m. at Indian Park. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pictured from left to right, Karen Weinztl-Hamke, Robert Ellis, Sharon Hill, Serenity Anderson, 5, Kaye Hood and Felice Roberson join together in prayer during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sharayia anderson smiles as she sits on Shamariah Anderson's shoulders during a Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please(SNAP) community prayer on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the corner of Independence Street and Henderson Ave. in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Emily Seiler sits for the long pose during the figure drawing session on Wednesday night, May 17, 2017, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Bowden family plays on the new pirate ship at Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center during the park's opening day on May 27, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Staff Sgt. Garrett Dixon helps volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Brian Albright baits his fishing hook as floodwaters approach the Red Star District on April 30, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Students wait in the halls before graduation on May 21, 2017 at Saxony Lutheran in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews) (Ben Matthews)

Austin Parker leaps for a dunk during a slam contest Gus Macker 3-on-3 Tournament on May 6, 2017 at Arena Park. Parker went on to win the competition. (Ben Matthews)

Salina Dunbar, right, cools off inside of Buckner's Brewing company while her 8-month-old son, Sawyer Dunbar looks out towards the Downtown Flea Market on May 7, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Clyde William Warren Jr. adjusts his instrument before his final performance with the high school band during the graduation ceremony on May 14, 2017 in Scott City. (Ben Matthews)

Nana Jackson, left, and Dayday Turner take a peek into the pasta bowl on May 20, 2017 during a lunch at the Bridge Outreach Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Eddie Clardy holds Seth Panagos, 3, while helping volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)

Bell City's Jesse Smith tackles assistant coach Logan Lawson after the Cubs claimed their 3rd straight state championship on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bell City defeated Wellsville 10-0 in six innings. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bell City's Quentin McCutchen points to the sky after batting in the sixth inning of a Class 1 championship game against Wellsville on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bell City won 10-0 in six innings. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bell City's Cole Nichols, left, Chase Dembowski(2) and Austin Hicks hug after their Class 1 championship game against Wellsville on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bell City won 10-0 in six innings. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bell City players celebrate their Class 1 championship win on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bell City defeated Wellsville 10-0 in six innings. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Isaac Pursley poses for a photo with Bell City's Austin Hicks after the Cubs Class 1 championship game against Wellsville on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bell City won 10-0 in six innings. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)