CAPE TEACHER HONORED AT MIZZOU BANQUET

Cape Girardeau teacher Pat Heckert was among state educators honored at a banquet last month at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

The ceremony was part of the Missouri Scholars Academy Appriciation Day.

Frome June 11 to July 1, 327 of Missouri top high school students attended the 10th annual academy.

At the appreciation banquet, students had a chance to honor and thank the teachers who influenced them the most.

Vicki Ventrella, a junior at Cape Girardeau Central High, nominated Heckert for the honor.

Teachers were given certificates of appreciation by Robert E. Bartman, Missouri Commissioner of Education, and Richard Wallace, vice president for Academic Affairs of the University of Missouri.