April was by far the busiest month of the entire year for FFA!
April 3rd: TMP FFA Ag Day
TMP FFA hosted Ag Day for Holy Family and O'Loughlin Elementary, members led groups to each station of various farming equipment and livestock where members were allowed to share their agriculture experiences and knowledge! In addition, Pat and Diane Kuhn provided breakfast and lunch.
April 6th: TMP FFA Banquet & Livestock Judging
TMP FFA hosted its 7th annual FFA banquet where family and community members came together for a meal, seniors were recognized, our raffle fundraiser took place, and the 2024/2025 TMP FFA Officers were announced.
Grace A. & Faith Schmeidler competed in the livestock judging contest in Phillipsburg, KS with Grace placing 2nd and Faith 3rd as individuals.
April 10th: Horse & Agronomy CDE
Horse: Patrick Weber and Brooke Befort competed in the horse judging CDE in Colby, KS with Brooke taking 11th and Patrick 48th and the team placing 11th overall.
Agronomy: Kimberly Sack competed in the agronomy CDE in Colby, KS with Kimberly taking 16th as an individual and 11th in the team ranking.
April 17th: Livestock Judging CDE
Brooke Befort, Faith Schmeidler, and Grace A. Schmeidler competed in the livestock judging contest in Smith Center, KS.
Brooke Befort competed in the Greenhand division, placing 19th as an individual and 9th overall in team rankings. Faith Schmeidler competed in the Discovery division where she placed 1st as an individual and 6th as a team. Grace A. Schmeidler competed in the Senior division placing 1st as an individual and 19th as a team.
April 25th: NW District FFA Banquet
The NW District FFA Banquet took place in Hays, KS at the Rose Garden, members who attended were Ava Schumacher, Kimberly Sack, and Grace A. Schmeidler. Kimberly and Ava were delegates for the voting of new District Officers for the 2024/2025 school year and Grace was a candidate and gave a speech on her behalf. The banquet was split between two sessions, business and awards.
April 30th: State Livestock CDE
Grace A. Schmeidler competed at the state livestock judging contest in Manhattan, KS.
Mr. Nyberg's Earth Science class took a short field trip to the Sternberg Museum on Wednesday, May 1, where they learned about paleontology, fossilization, and even some herpetology (study of amphibians and reptiles). Ask them about the snakes.
Monarch Golf Takes 5th as Team; Brungardt Places 2nd
The Monarch's hosted the TMP-Marian Invitational on April 29, hosting 12 teams. Heuer Brungardt finished 2nd overall to pace TMP-M. Heuer shot a 78, two strokes behind tournament champ Noah Dowell, Hoxie.
Other TMP-M scores are: Peyton Schwartz 91, Griffin Schumacher 100, Kolby Olmstead 106, Evan Balthazor 110, Henry Meitner 110, Blaise Staab 113, Eli Stein 119, Landon Herrman 123.
TMP-M Junior High students have enjoyed volunteering time the last few weeks to deliver Meals on Wheels around Hays. We love this opportunity to work together to help serve the community!
Andrew Taylor of Werth Wealth Management returned to this quarter's Personal Finance class to talk to us about growing our money through investments. Students learned the value of starting early and can tell you about the Rule of 72. We thank Mr. Taylor for spending his time with us today!
2024 Prom Candidates Announced!
2024 Candidates from left to right: AJ Brown, son of Matt '97 and Natalie '99 Brown and Allison Gottschalk, daughter of Neil '90 and Ann '94 Gottschalk.
Nolan Gottschalk, son of Ryan '96 and Tia Gottschalk and Ashley Hipp, daughter of Chris and Jody '91 Hipp.
Kolten Hagans, son of Ryan and Stephanie Hagans and Carli Jo Fischer, daughter of Shawn and Sarah Fischer.
Mario Valencia, son of Mario Valencia and Lizeth Quiñones Valencia and Teagan Legleiter, daughter of Nikki Legleiter and Brandon '98 Legleiter.
Adrian Normandin, son of Brent and Amy Normandin and Alejandra Robles, daughter of Alejandro and Patricia Robles.
Congratulations to all the Prom candidates!
Happy Belated Birthday to Michael Tiernan, Charlie Meitner and Molly Helget who turned 15 these last few months. Pictured with these students are seniors Joey Mindrup and Madelyn Rozean who presented them with their TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Happy Belated Birthday to Carson Ditter, Easton Ditter and Grant Nehls who turned 15 these last few months. Pictured with these students are seniors Joey Mindrup and Evan Balthazor who presented them with their TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Happy Belated Birthday to Michael Tiernan, Charlie Meitner and Molly Helget who turned 15 these last few months. Pictured with these students are seniors Joey Mindrup and Madelyn Rozean who presented them with their TMP License Plate. Go Monarchs!
Allison Gottschalk and Carli Fischer presented 137 stuffed animals to Lori Hertel in honor of her daughter Ana Hertel for the Ana’s Gift Returning Children's Smiles at Hays Medical Center.
The sixth graders were learning about electrical currents and circuits today in class.
Monday some of the JH students went and spent time at Good Samaritan Society to spend time with some of the residents for our monthly visit.
TMP-M students did amazingly well at the Fort Hays State High School Art Exhibition! Here are the award winners from yesterday's (April 17) show:
(out of 70 Schools, 1200 students)
Hannah Rose - Acrylic Painting
Oil Painting
Brooke Koenigsman - Oil Painting
Oil Painting
Easton Werth - Oil Painting
Acrylic Painting
Avery Schmidt - Ceramics, Wheel thrown
Acrylic Painting
Lynkon Vahling - Ceramics, constructed slab
Ceramics, sculpture
Haley Stecklein - Watercolor painting
Yesica Ontiveros - Acrylic painting
Molly Helget - Acrylic Painting
Chloe Purinton - Acrylic Painting
Jacob Heimerman - Watercolor (used coffee)
Emma Basgall - Oil Painting
Halle Dreiling - Pencil
Yarely Lopez-Cubillo - Acrylic Painting
Henry Meitner - Pastel Drawing
Ainsleigh Bain - Pastel Drawing
Allison Gottschalk - Ceramics, Wheel thrown
Tessa Befort - Ceramics, Wheel thrown
Alyx Wendelburg - Pencil Drawing
Bria Windholz - Ink Drawing
Shalee Gottschalk - Oil Painting
Our students did great both with their artwork as well as how they spent their day. After setting up the display and touring around looking at all of the schools' artwork, we went to Fort Hay's Art Department to watch demonstrations, participate in activities, and just look at the facilities. It was a great day immersed in Art!
Danny Dinkel, of Farm Bureau Insurance, returned to this quarter's Personal Finance class to talk with us about insurance-auto, home, life, etc. We also talked about making good choices and demonstrating maturity with responsible actions. We thank Danny for his time with us again today!
7th grade enrichment spent class soaking up the beautiful sunshine today!
Congratulations to our junior high students who placed in the Hays Arts Council Creative Writing Contest!
7th grade enrichment students did a STEM activity building chairs for stuffed animals using only paper, tape, and scissors. We had some very interesting ideas and the students had fun thinking up creative designs!
7th graders visiting the world! Or at least a part of the world is visiting them.
Some 7th graders elected to participate in a video exchange with students from Opole, Poland. This morning these students learned about the most popular holidays and traditions in Poland, comparing them with our own. Students were most interested in the Polish tradition of dumping water on friends and family on Easter Monday!
Thank you Mrs. Urban for facilitating this exchange where our students get a taste of the great big and beautiful world out there!
"Creating Your Catholic Legacy: A Guide to Estate Planning for All Ages” -Hosted by Heartland Parishes and sponsored by the Catholic Foundation for Diocese of Salina. Join us for a free seminar on Catholic estate planning and learn more about:
-Why you should have a plan in place – regardless of your age
-What is included in having a plan
-How to ensure your final wishes are carried out
-Ensure your Catholic legacy with a gift to your parish, Catholic school or other Catholic ministries
-And much more!
Two more opportunities to attend this free seminar:
Wednesday April 10th – 6:30pm – TMP Marian – Learning Commons
Sunday April 14th – 2pm – St. Joseph – Parish conference room
Resources and refreshments available. For more information, contact your parish office or Corrina Hudsonpillar at 785-639-2100.
TMP-M students checked out the eclipse today at various locations on campus. It was a beautiful day, and students and staff enjoyed the time to marvel at God's creation. Thank you Mr. Nyberg and Astronomy Club for making sure everyone had appropriate glasses and caught the peak of the eclipse.
