Educator of Year nominations accepted

Parents, students, teachers and Cape Girardeau residents are invited to submit teacher nominations for the Ninth Annual Educator of the Year Award. Any full-time educator in a public, private, parochial or business school in Cape Girardeau may be nominated.

Award recipients receive a crystal apple, $500 cash and a commemorative video acknowledging the honor from the education committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce.

Nomination forms are available at any school in Cape Girardeau, the Southeast Missourian, the Cape Girardeau Public Library, Metro Business College, Sylvan Learning Center and the Chamber of Commerce.

Nominations may also be submitted online at the Cape Chamber of Commerce.

Nominations will be accepted until Dec. 14. The 2002 award honorees will be announced April 5.