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Franciscan farewell: Brother David says goodbye

Ben Matthews
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Students, teachers, families and alumni from Notre Dame Regional High School filled the school gymnasium Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, to send-off former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, to a new assignment at Saint Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, New York. The Franciscan monk served as principal at Notre Dame for over 20 years. A search for a new principal for Notre Dame has begun, and classes at the high school are scheduled to begin Thursday.

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    Notre Dame teacher Ann Welker rests her head on the shoulder of former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, collapses on the podium as the crowd gives him a standing ovation during his send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School teachers receive a farewell message from former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, during his send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Faculty members sitting on the floor listen as Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, tells a story during his send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Students, parents, alumni, and teachers fill the gymnasium at Notre Dame Regional High School to send-off former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, leads a final cheer for the school during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, dries his eye during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Bishop Edward M. Rice, of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, embraces Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Faculty members wait in line to give their farewells to Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, gazes upward while hugging Notre Dame alumnus and Mississippi River Radio operations manager Mike Renick during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Notre Dame Regional High School former principal Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, hugs Notre Dame alumnus Mitchell Ulrich, left, during a send-off ceremony Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)