Congratulations to Evan Staab, Logan Dail, Mattias Marintzer, and Ethan Gibson on representing TMP-M Junior High last night in the Ellis County Spelling Bee. They all did a great job and made us proud. A special congrats to Ethan Gibson on placing in the top 5. Well done, gentlemen!
Last week was a fun week as TMP-M Junior High celebrated Catholic Schools Week. Throughout the week they celebrated faculty & staff, vocations, their country and military personnel & veterans, their students, and the community. Students enjoyed dress-up days along with other activities throughout the week, including Mass with Bishop Vincke on Friday. It was a great week celebrating our schools!
"Catholic education is above all a question of communicating Christ, of helping to form Christ in the lives of others..." -Pope St. John Paul II
TMP hosted the 2A Regional Scholars Bowl Tournament on the evening of February 2nd. The Monarchs finished the day with a 12-0 record and first place finish. The State Tournament will be held at WaKeeney on Saturday, February 11th. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make the tournament possible. Photo courtesy of Julie Brull.
Alexa Fry is a Senior Clarinetist at TMP who Auditioned for the KMEA 1234A All-State Band for 2023. She is chosen and placed 1st Chair alternate for the All State Band! In addition, Her skills also allowed her to be apart of the 12A Honor Band. She will represent TMP along with top Musicians who are in 1A and 2A Schools in Kansas. She will be rehearsing and Performing with the 12A Honor Band in Wichita on February 23-25.
Congratulations Alexa Fry!
On January 25, 2023 Mrs. Flax took 6 art students to Smith Center for the League Art Paint In. They placed 2nd out of eleven schools that were there. Pictured from left to right are Natalie Loftus, Mary Greenwood, Riley Frank, Brooke Koenigsman, Karli Komarek and Ellie Gibson. Congratulations on a second place finish! Go Monarchs!
The Argentenian students switched roles today. During our House/Community time, they presented to our students on various topics about their home and culture: sports, food, social conventions, etc. It was wonderful to have a peek into their life and things that they are known for.
TMP-M is gearing up for a fun Catholic Schools Week, January 30 - February 3, 2023. We have several fun activities with Holy Family Elementary on Friday. All schools Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Please see the photo for dress up day information. We're looking forward to a fun week celebrating the great things that set us apart from other schools.
Thomas More Prep-Marian Announces New Teacher and Football Coach - https://www.tmp-m.org/o/tmpm/article/971353
Back in the fall, a multitude (at least a thousand) of high school singers auditioned for their District level KMEA High School Honor Choir. After the district event in December, scores from the same audition were tabulated, and the top singers from all seven districts in Kansas were selected to be in one of the two All-State Honor Choirs. Out of hundreds, roughly 50 soprano 2 singers were chosen from the entire state to fill the spots between both choirs. TMP-M's own Natalie Loftus, senior, was one who was selected for the Mixed Choir! She will go to Wichita at the end of February to spend a weekend rehearsing and then performing with the 2023 KMEA Mixed Honor Choir. This choir is an immense honor, and we are thrilled for Natalie and her hard work paying off! The concert is Saturday, February 25 at 11:30am at Century II in Wichita. Please come support Natalie in her major accomplishment!
Start planning your fun for the Super Bowl and help the Pop Singers at the same time! Pop Singers is hosting a Football Squares Fundraiser where you have a chance to win prizes at the end of each quarter of the Super Bowl. Chances can be purchased at home basketball games in January as well. Questions? Call or Text 785-259-7132
TMP-M Junior High held their annual spelling bee today. 16 students participated, and the following will represent our school in the county spelling bee on February 6th:
Ethan Gibson (1st)
Mattias Marintzer (2nd)
Evan Staab (3rd)
Logan Dail (4th)
Leo Billinger (alternate)
Congratulations!
The TMP Scholars Bowl team competed the evening of January 9, 2023 at the MCL tournament in Smith Center. The Monarchs finished with a perfect 7-0 record to win the tournament. This is the Scholars Bowl team's fifth consecutive league title. Congratulations to all of the Scholars Bowl participants.
The Argentinian Invasion Has Begun!
Thomas More Prep-Marian is beyond excited to welcome the 10 students and one adult chaperone from Buenos Aires to Hays, America! They arrived today on a bus from Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita. They will begin school on Monday, meeting our amazing students, teachers, and families. We're looking forward to finding God in the friendships and relationships with each other. May Christ be present in our interactions and activities together!
Join the TMP-M cheerleaders for a fun morning!
Sign up form link:
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Monarchs, We Need You!
We need 3 more families to open up their hearts and homes to male students from Argentina. Okay, it's not as dire as those cartoons, but Kansas is too cold to camp outside during January. If you can accommodate on more person for just the month, we'd be so grateful.
Here are some benefits for your own children when you host:
1) Increased social confidence by having a near-peer who is somewhat reliant on the host sibling to navigate the new family, school, and culture.
2) Exposure to the wider world and, in this case, Argentina. This builds a global confidence in the kids that helps them see the world of opportunities outside their experiences.
3) Many host brothers and sisters report feeling more confident about taking healthy risks, like speaking in a group, traveling, or trying something new.
To inquire further, please contact Michele Springer at mspringer@team.nacelopendoor.org or Chad Meitner at 785-639-4671. To start the application process please click here. Your application will be expedited!
Happy 15th Birthday to Grant Nehls. Senior Harrison Lowe presented him with a TMP license plate. We hope you have a great day. Go Monarchs!!!
Happy 15th Birthday to Savannah Waldschmidt! Senior Kade Harris presented Savannah with a TMP license plate. We hope you have a great day. Go Monarchs!!!
Happy Birthday to Sinai Armendariz who turned 15 on December 20, 2022. Senior Kade Harris presented Sinai with her TMP license plate. Go Monarchs!
The TMP-Monarch high school cheer team would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year!
TMP-M Junior High 8th grader Marie Effa shared about her home country of Nigeria today. She shared where she came from, what life was like there, and also some of her culture.
