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!
TMP-Marian is fortunate to have a wonderful fine arts department. As a way to recognize fine arts, all students are invited to participate in a Dress Down Day on Monday, April 17, 2023. Please see the flyer for additional information on how to participate.
The Monarchs Forensics team traveled to Western Plains Thursday for their final regular season tournament. The following broke to Finals:
Treighton Dunn & Landon Herrman- 5th, IDA
Riley Frank- 5th, Impromptu Speaking
Natalie Loftus & Riley Frank- 2nd, IDA (State Championship qualifier)
Jenna Brull- 1st, Informative Speech (State Championship qualifier)
Congrats to the entire team on a great season. On to State!
Yesterday the TMP-M agronomy and horse judging teams competed at the NW District CDE (Career Develop Event) at Colby. Kimberly Sack competed in agronomy (Greenhand) completing 3 different types of tests. She placed 11th as an individual and placed TMP-M 7th overall.
Ella Bain, Ainsleigh Bain, Chloe Purinton, and both the Grace Schmeidler girls competed in the horse judging the following afternoon with Ella, Ainsleigh, Chloe, and Grace (freshman) competing in Greenhand and Grace (sophomore) in the Senior Division. Ella placed 2nd, Grace (sophomore) 12th in senior division, Grace (freshman) 16th, Chloe Purinton 31st, and Ainsleigh 40th. Overall as a team they placed 3rd!
If you see any of them in class or in the halls please congratulate them as they put in a lot of time after school preparing and did a great job!
TMP-Marian Drama Department Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream! Purchase tickets today!
https://www.tmp-m.org/o/tmpm/page/midsummernightsdream
The Jester Award nominations (both regional and state) were announced today. Here are the nominees from our production of Rock of Ages: Teen Edition:
Regional Nominations
Supporting Performer - Natalie Loftus* (Anita Bath), Mary Greenwood (Loni Barnett)
Stage Crew - TMP-Marian*
Scenic Design - Travis Grizzell*
Sound Design - Tate Dinkel*
Design Guest - Pamela Grizzell* (Costume Design)
Design Guest - Amy Normandin (Program Design)
Lobby - TMP-Marian
*=State Jester Award nomination as well
Congrats to all the nominated schools, performers, and crew members!
Happy Birthday to Gabe Atherton and Blaise Staab who turned 15 on April 3rd and Alyssa Church who turned 15 on April 4th. Pictured with Gabe, Blaise and Alyssa are seniors Michael Hale and Sophia Allen who presented them with their TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
TMP-Marian Jr/Sr High Students placing in the Hays Water Conservation Poster contest include 8th grader Raegan Allen, 7th grader Francie Bittel, 8th grader Jules Fleenor, 7th grader Faith Schmeidler, 8th grader Logan Dail, and sophomore Caleb Marintzer. Congratulations on your awards!
TMP-Marian Alum Jill Moeder was a guest speaker for Mr. Grizzell's English III classes on Tuesday. Jill presented best practices for work resumes and cover letters as the Juniors look ahead to life after graduation. She is an Instructor of Marketing in the Department of Applied Business Studies at FHSU.
