The Monarchs had a strong showing at 2A State Forensics on Saturday. All four events broke to Semifinals, with two going on to Finals. Natalie Loftus and Riley Frank finished 4th in Improvised Duet Acting, and Natalie placed 2nd in Serious Solo. Tate Dinkel and Jenna Brull (both novices) did extremely well and barely missed making Finals. Congrats on a great season!
Adoration Under the Stars at the Thomas More Prep-Marian Grotto Tonight!
Dewey is on a hot streak! Pake Dewey led the Monarchs to a 3rd place team finish with an Ellsworth Tournament best 75 for 1st place individually on Thursday. This is the second consecutive tournament that Dewey has won. Fellow senior Landon Rozean took 7th place. Way to go TMP-Marian!
Wednesday April 26th, TMP's FFA hosted Ag Day! Both Holy Family, O'Laughlin and TMP students attended to learn and see all aspects of agriculture including farming equipment, livestock, and vehicles that FFA members brought. Thank you to all schools, parents and members who time out of their day to make it successful!
TMP-M Junior High held Student Council elections for officers for the 2023-2024 school year yesterday. The following students were elected:
Paige Koenigsman - Treasurer
Jack Stoecklein - President
Brynn Schoepf - Secretary
Thomas Meagher - Activities Officer
Adi Gottschalk - Vice President
Congratulations!
On Saturday, our 5 State Solo Musicians performed at Southeast of Saline and came back home with all straight I's (Outstanding Rating). Six entries, six I's!
Congratulations to all our performers Allison Weber, Carson Liles, Breanna Seiler, Nathan Stecklein, and Jensen Brull. It was a great day, and a huge thank you to our accompanist, Pam McGowen!
Dewey Takes Individual First Place at the 2023 TMP-Marian Invitational. Senior Pake Dewy took first place at the Monarchs home tournament for the 2nd consecutive year as he paced the Monarchs to a team 2nd place finish. Other individual finishers include Landon Rozean with a 3rd place finish. Complete results can be found at http://kansasgolfscores.com/ks/screens/tourneyResultsPre.php?tid=1865&state=&db=boys. Way to go TMP-Marian!
This Saturday TMP-Marian will have a place in the Spring Art walk with a small selection of student works. It will be at the new lobby of Express Care/Pharmacy on 1301 Main Street. The show runs from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm that afternoon.
Congratulations to Freshman Preston Mermis who was selected to play in the State FFA Band for the 95th Kansas FFA Convention. He will be performing at Kansas State University on June 2nd!
Parents and Students, Thank you for the amazing participation in Student-Led Conferences this year! What other school would have a 99% participation rate?
TMP-Marian is a special place partially because not only your family but the families of your child's classmates, are engaged, supportive, and passionate about preparing our kids in body, mind, and soul.
Thank you and God bless!
Happy Birthday to Collin Haselhorst who turned 15 on April 23rd. Pictured with Collin is senior Kade Harris who presented him with his TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Happy Birthday to Ari Patel who turned 15 on April 11th. Pictured with Ari is senior Luke Rome who presented him with his TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Superintendent of Hays Catholic Schools on Divine Mercy Radio Tonight. Tune into 105.7 FM!
Thank you Jason Evert for presenting to our 7th-12th grade students today! He touched upon numerous important topics for our youth including dating, dangers of pornography, and the virtues of chastity, respect, and love.
In addition, 40 students and parents from Dighton were in attendance and helped cover costs.
What a blessing to have these teachings shared in such a straightforward and engaging way. He captivated our faculty, staff, students, and visitors for 90 minutes! Thank you Jason, the Knights of Columbus, and all those who helped make this presentation possible!
Happy Birthday to Chase Drennon who turned 15 on April 8th. Pictured with Chase is senior Harrison Lowe who presented him with his TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Here is a picture from our dress rehearsals this week. This will entice you to get tickets and come see the show live (wink, wink).
Get tickets here: https://www.tmp-m.org/o/tmpm/page/midsummernightsdream
We had a great soft opening last night for the HHS spring play cast and crew. We hope to see you there this weekend!
Travis Grizzell
The TMP-Marian Monarch Band traveled to Colby High School this morning for the KSHSAA State Large Group Music Festival. Hearing bands this morning and getting a feel for our performance venue before we played. The beginning was grim as all bands that performed in the morning received a II Rating.
The TMP-M Monarch Band performed "Salvation is Created" by Pavel Chesnokov and "Zia Zia" by Claude T. Smith, a Kansas composer. We Received a First Division Rating! The highest rating a band can receive at State and a Plaque to Show!
Congratulations to The Band who have been working hard all year! Our commitment and practice has paid off!
Yesterday TMP's livestock judging team competed at Fort Hays Indoor Rodeo Arena. Those who competed are Grace A. Schmeidler, Grace B. Schmeidler, Chloe Purinton, Ella and Ainsleigh Bain.
Grace A. Schmeidler placed 3rd as an individual in the senior division and TMP placed 7th overall in greenhand out of 29 teams.
Please congratulate them if you see them in the halls!
On Wednesday the 19th There was an art show and activity day at Fort Hays State University. It's big, it's loud, but it's fun!
The art show (display) is judged with students receiving certificates of merit for what the judges deem excellent work. TMP received 38 certificates.
Those students receiving certificates are:
Tristan Legleiter - 4 certificates, oil painting, pencil, colored pencil/pencil, colored pencil.
Riley Frank - 4 certificates, oil painting, mixed media, ceramics, ceramics.
Mary Greenwood - 3 certificates, computer graphics, computer graphics, computer graphics
Tessa Befort - 3 certificates, ceramics, acrylic painting, oil painting.
Karli Komarek - 2 certificates, ceramics, ceramics.
Macara Rohr - 2 certificates, mixed media, watercolor,
Natalie Loftus - 2 certificates, oil painting, mixed media.
Tessa Wentling - 2 certificates, acrylic painting, oil painting.
Teagan Gottschalk - 2 certificates, watercolor, acrylic painting.
Rebekah Schroeder - 1 certificate, watercolor painting,
Sophia Allen - 1 certificate, watercolor painting.
Ellie Gibson - 1 certificate, mixed media.
Brooke Koenigsman - 1 certificate, oil painting.
Nicole Schumacher - 1 certificate, ceramics.
Esperanza Fernandez - 1 certificate, ceramics
Ethan Pfannenstiel - 1 certificate, ceramics.
Rachel Staab - 1 certificate, ceramics.
Chloe Purinton - 1 certificate, ceramics.
Haley Stecklein - 1 certificate, oil painting.
Jon Lee - 1 certificate, ceramics.
Emma Basgall - 1 certificate, oil painting.
Austin Gilbert - 1 certificate, oil painting.
Madison Augustine - 1 certificate, pastel.
Special thanks to Mr. Schulte and Mrs. Schoepf for transporting us around from site to site!
Congratulations to the following junior high students for having their writing piece selected as a winner in the Hays Arts Council Creative Writing Contest:
Evey Schmidt - Honorable Mention 7th Grade Poetry, Khloe Vahling - 3rd Place 7th Grade Poetry, Samantha Casper - Honorable Mention 8th Grade Poetry, Sam Krannawitter - 1st Place 8th Grade Poetry, Emma Wasinger - Honorable Mention 7th Grade Prose, Gus Corsair - 3rd Place 8th Grade Prose, Delanie Sanders - 1st Place 7th Grade Prose, Logan Baalmann - 1st Place 8th Grade Prose, Jules Fleenor - 2nd Place 8th Grade Prose, Leo Billinger - 2nd Place 7th Grade Prose, and Dylan Billinger - 1st Place 7th Grade Poetry.
Job well done, Monarchs!
