NOTRE DAME: SCHOOL IS REGIONAL ASSET

Notre Dame High School continues to grow in Cape Girardeau. Enrollment has grown an impressive 46 percent over the past six years. It stands at about 340 students today.

To meet the growing enrollment demand, the high school is looking to build a new facility that could accommodate 500 students. School officials hope to settle on a new location soon. They have looked at 40-acre locations both inside and outside Cape Girardeau's city limits.

This Catholic high school is a regional asset. While 70 percent of its student population comes from Cape Girardeau County, the remainder travel from Scott and Mississippi counties and three Illinois counties -- Jackson, Union and Alexander. These students and their parents also have an impact on Cape Girardeau economically as they travel to and from the school.

A flourishing high school is a credit to Notre Dame's staff, students and boosters.