THE SHAMROCK St. Patrick’s Alumni Association Newsletter SPRING/SUMMER 2023
LEGACIES IN EDUCATION The close of the 2022/2023 school marked the end of two eras, and two amazing careers in education at the North Platte Catholic Schools. Longtime educators Diane Ostermeyer, forever and lovingly known as Mrs. O... and Raegan (Greenwood ’82) Skillstad both ended their long and storied careers at NPCS. Mrs. O leaves St. Patrick High School after 47 years, and Mrs. Skillstad steps out of McDaid after 31 years teaching 6th grade. Please join us in wishing them both a fond farewell, and a heartfelt thank you for decades of incredible service to our students and families. If you would like to send a note of thanks or a card of congratulations, they may be sent to: Diane Ostermeyer 46 S. Jefferson Ave. North Platte, NE 69101
Raegan Skillstad 1311 Hackberry North Platte, NE 69101
If you are inclined to make a gift in honor of Diane or Raegan, the NPCS Endowment is directing funds in their name to the Great Teaching Fund for educators. This fund provides scholarships for current NPCS instructors who are pursuing higher and continuing education. *The dual credit courses currently offered at St. Pat’s are the result of teachers who utilized the Great Teaching Fund to obtain Master’s Degrees. Donate online at: apps.npcschools.org/donate-now, or mail to: PO Box 57, North Platte NE 69103. Links to articles and news coverage celebrating these momentous retirements are below: https://nptelegraph.com/news/mrs-o-closes-out-50years-of-teaching-most-of-it-at-north-platte-st/ article_43c9df64-e601-11ed-9074-e39e656fd01d.html? utm_campaign=sndautopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_ North_Platte_Telegraph&fbclid=IwAR2Kk8N8XWCEBylS uZopPgKn6TIzne_1XNpkrQPIUWrVvFBEYeIT_vsMKf8
https://www.knopnews2.com/2023/05/17/northplatte-native-raegan-skillstad-retiring-after-31-years -mcdaid-elementary/? fbclid=IwAR3S2hkqpCsjd6uK_SHwWduLhzYwtu2455 25mNEJrJ6FEyoNv7Gtig27_Mw