Happy Easter (it's still during the 50 days of the Easter season, so I like to say Happy Easter a long time)!
As many know, at TMP-M students are allowed the option of going to confession each Friday. We are so blessed to have a cadre of priests who make it a priority to get to TMP-M each Friday to help us do this.
Anyway, during the Lenten season and 1st week of Easter (Feb. 14-April 5), 212 confessions were heard! Accounting for some faculty and staff confessions, we conservatively estimate 70% of the student body independently chose to go to confession. And we didn't even have school on three of the Fridays during that time period.
Way to go Monarchs! You are amazingly well-rounded and thoughtful kids!
FBLA state competitions are complete for another year. Congratulations to all the members who competed and especially to the members who placed at state: Mia Lang placed 6th in Client Services, Joey Mindrup and Evan Balthazor placed 7th in Marketing, and Hyeongseo "Emmett" Choi was state champion in both Computer Problem Solving and Cybersecurity!!! Great job to every member--I am so proud of each of you as you represented TMP-M with pride and dignity.
FBLA students enjoying dinner after a day of testing and competitions. Results will be known tomorrow during the Award's ceremony at 3:00. What we know as of now is that
Mia Lang made finals in Client Services and Joey Mindrup and Evan Balthazor made finals in Marketing.
FBLA students are all ready for 2 days of competitions at the State FBLA event today and tomorrow in Topeka. Good luck to all of the students competing!
Congratulations to Melissa (Beyer) Schoepf for being inducted into the 2024 Hays High Athletic Hall of Fame! Mrs. Schoepf was an all-state basketball and softball player during her high school years.
https://hayspost.com/posts/41696b20-7819-4958-9007-99ee65da643b
TMP-M's Stroyan Recognized as a K-State Science Teacher of the Year!
Check out the release here:
https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2024-04/KState-selects-2024-Kansas-High-School-Science-Teacher-awards.html
Congratulations Ms. Stroyan!
Estate Planning Session at TMP-M on April 10.
Today the JH competed in Hoxie at the Scholars Bowl MCEL. The 8th grade team was unstoppable taking 1st place with a record of 9-0. The 7th grade had a great day but ended with a record of 4-5. They gave it a great try. We are extremely proud of both teams. Great job Monarchs!
Yesterday the JH robotics team competed in the Western Kansas Robotics Competition hosted by the SMEI at FHSU. We had four teams compete and had 1 team take 3rd place for the line follower sorter event and 1 team take 1st place for the sumo bot competition. We tied for first place for team competitions. Great job Monarchs!
Due to the weather and road conditions Hays Catholic Schools will be on a 2 hr delay tomorrow (March 26). The school doors will open at 9:30 am. Be safe and God bless.
The TMP-M vs. Hays High faculty basketball game scheduled for tonight to benefit ALS will be postponed due to weather. A make-up date will be announced later.
Senior Caden Becker will represent Thomas More Prep-Marian High School at the State Kansas Entrepreneurial Challenge in Manhattan on April 16th. Caden placed second at the local YEC in the Fall with his "Star Garage Aid" business plan. The first place team is an automatic qualifier for state and recently backed out of the competition. Therefore Caden will go as the winner from Ellis County. Sr.'s Caleb Marintzer and Austin Gilbert, who took 3rd place at the local YEC, have entered their business as a "wildcard". Wildcards will be selected on March 27th. If they are selected, they will also compete at state. Congratulations to Caden and good luck Caleb and Austin.
Tickets are on sale now for the spring play "The Merchant of Venice"
Click the link to purchase your tickets.
https://thomasmoreprepmarian.thundertix.com/events/226825
Students, it's been a while since we were in school so please make sure you remember if you had a dress code violation (DCV) the week before spring break. Check your email today to see if you need to be in regular uniform on Monday. This will help you avoid another DCV.
We're delighted to welcome students and teachers back tomorrow for a busy and exciting final 8 weeks of the school year!
Congratulations to our new squad members!
Click below to watch the 2024 State of Catholic Schools Address. The presentation is approximately 40 minutes long. You will have two weeks to watch it.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEUSrQKPSOc1toXIi0o0Sz9JM3_-xGJ8fly87hcFd_hhBDOg/viewform?usp=sf_link
The address includes updates on the schools, finances, and the strategic plan. At least one parent from each school family is required to view the videos and complete the Google Form within two weeks from the release date (March 6-20). Viewing the presentation is a requirement to enroll your student in Hays Catholic Schools.
The address is open to members of the parish and public. Contact the office with questions - 785-625-6577 or office@tmpmarian.org.
We hope you enjoy the update on our schools!
Jenna Brull placed 3rd at MCL Forensics in Phillipsburg on Monday with her Informative Speech. Congrats, Jenna!
Join the TMP High School Band as they perform with the FHSU Bands this evening! Concert is at 7:30pm. Admission is free!
The 3rd Quarter Monarch Messenger is Out! Please checkout the JH newspaper's most recent edition.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17j3qmEAKVzdELE5sUygdEbSxckyQikSO/view?usp=sharing
Friday was the end of quarter three and the latest crew of Personal Finance students are ready to be good Money Managers, so we celebrated with some M&Ms!
