Thomas More Prep-Marian Jr./Sr. High School

Day 2 of the TMP-M Little Girl's Basketball Camp was another wonderful learning experience. The girls all did a great job. The campers of the day were: 2nd grade-Cecilia Marintzer, 3rd grade-Kimber Mall, 4th grade-Brielle Beall, 5th grade-Kersee Wince, and 6th grade-Catherine Marintzer. #CrazyFaithX2

Thank you to the group of men who cut down and removed three large dead trees on campus on Monday and Tuesday.

Bill Heimann, Mark '95 Lang, Justin Baalmann, Logan '27 Baalmann, Eric Moeder, Grant Stephenson, and Carter '31 Stephenson braved the heat to help beautify and maintain our campus. They brought their own equipment and hauled away all of the debris.

Thank you gentlemen for your stewardship. You are a perfect example of what makes Hays Catholic Schools so special!

Day 1 of the TMP-M Girls Basketball Little girls camp was a big success. 38 second through sixth graders were in attendance. The campers of the day were: 2nd grade: Myla Brungardt 3rd grade: Kendyl Ford 4th grade: Olivia Lohrmeyer 5th grade: Sutton Schumacher 6th grade: Cambrie LaBarge GREAT JOB GIRLS!! #CrazyFaithX2

The Lady Monarch "Little Girls Basketball Camp" for grades 2-6 begins next Tuesday July 8-11th. We look forward to seeing you there. Camp runs from 8:30-10:00 Tuesday through Friday. The camp will be run by the 2025-26 Lady Monarch basketball members. GO LADY MONARCHS!!🏀

Host Family Needed for a Junior Girl.

Uyen (pronounced Oo-Yen) is accepted to attend Thomas More Prep-Marian for the 2025-26 school year. Pending her student visa approval, we will need a host family for her.

Uyen is from Vietnam and will turn 16 in September. She has a younger brother and lives with both her parents in Hue, Vietnam (look at the two beautiful pictures from her city). She speaks English very well and has studied voice for 9 years. She also loves to play volleyball and badminton. She is a very mature young lady who routinely helps her family.

Uyen is interviewing for her visa in late July. There is a chance that the visa is denied, but if it is approved, TMP-M will need a host family for her on short notice.

If you have the capacity and are interested in opening your home to Uyen, please contact Chad Meitner at meitnerc@tmpmarian.org. We will be happy to share more details about this amazing young lady!

Today is the day for competitive events at the FBLA National competition in Anaheim. Ainsleigh, Ella, Gracyn, and Claire are waiting to present. Best of luck to each of them throughout the event. GO MONARCHS!

FBLA students headed to Anaheim today for Nationals. Good luck to Claire Schippers, Gracyn Schippers, Ainsleigh Bain, and Ella Bain. Go Monarchs!!

🎉 YOU’RE INVITED! 🎉 Join us for a powerful weekend of faith, family, and encounter with Jesus at the 2025 Diocesan Eucharistic Conference — hosted by the Comeau Catholic Campus Center at Fort Hays State University! 🗓 August 9–10, 2025 📍 Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 💥 Keynote Speaker: Fr. John Riccardo A dynamic national speaker and founder of Acts XXIX, Fr. John will inspire us to live our faith boldly and joyfully in today’s world. 🕊 Breakout sessions for all ages 🙏 Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, and Holy Mass 🎒 Family-friendly programming 🧠 National and Local Catholic speakers 💻 Get all the details & register here: 👉 https://salinadiocese.org/office/eucharistic-conference-2025/ Let’s come together as a school and diocesan family to celebrate the gift of the Eucharist. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity for grace and growth before the new school year begins!

We would like to invite you to a Eucharistic procession on June 22 at 3 p.m. beginning and ending in TMP-Marian's Grotto. Eucharistic processions are beautiful displays of faith and devotion. Because they are less frequent than Masses, they stand out in our collective memories, especially for young people who will look back on their early faith experiences with fondness. Come share this event with other families and people of faith. The procession will last approximately 90 minutes and include some light walking (approx. 600 yards) with stops. This activity is great for younger and older kids alike. Water will be provided as well as access to restrooms. If you have any questions, you can contact any Heartland Parish office or TMP-Marian at 785-625-6577. All are invited!

We are proud to announce that we have hired alum Whitney Befort as the new Monarch Scholars Bowl coach.

Framing by Hess Services is underway for the Creative Learning Building at Thomas More Prep-Marian. The facility will house technological tools for prototyping, construction, and instructional space for the hard sciences, art, and agriculture. Course offerings will be expanded to include welding, CAD, engineering, and specialized industrial arts. Thank you everyone who has helped make this facility possible. We continue to seek funds to complete the interior of the project, so if you are interested in helping, please contact Travis Grizzell in the Advancement Office at grizzellt@tmpmarian.org or Matt Brown, CLB Director, at brownm@tmpmarian.org.

This past Saturday, two TMP-Marian alumni were ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Salina. We are so proud of Frs. Adam '13 Urban and Kade '13 Megaffin. We will continue to pray for you and your ministries and look forward to seeing you at the school in whatever capacity the good Lord has planned for the future. May God bless you and your families always! Pictured are Fr. Adam's and Fr. Kade's senior photos from TMP-Marian in 2013. The other photos show them at their ordination on Saturday.

Congratulations to Haley '25 Stecklein who was recently notified that she has been awarded the Dane G. Hansen Student Scholarship worth $4,000 a year for up to two years. Haley will attend the University of Kansas and major in Biomedical Engineering. She is the daughter of Doug '86 and Stephanie Stecklein. This brings to 6 the number of students from the TMP-M class of 2025 who received Hansen scholarships.

While summer is well underway, I wanted to share a summary of a 2024-25 report on our classroom instruction. TMP-Marian takes seriously the duty to educate and prepare students for their future. Click below to get more details on how TMP-Marian does this through small class sizes, relationships, and structured instruction. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wNs4oS2tgNUIH2-ZLlWlKvnGkL7E_4lXcCqQfO4x7g/edit?usp=sharing

Attached is information for the Lady Monarch Little Girl's basketball camp which will be held in July. Sign up today!!! Go Lady Monarchs!!!

Support the Monarchs Baseball Team at State! 🦬⚾️ Get your shirt and show your Monarch pride as the team heads to Great Bend next week for the State Tournament! PLEASE NOTE: Due to the holiday weekend and quick turnaround, the shirts appear blank in the online store. But don’t worry—your shirt will include a front design celebrating our back-to-back Regional Championships and a full team roster on the back. 🕐 Orders must be placed by 1:00 PM TODAY! Don’t miss out - order now and wear your pride loud and proud! https://tmpstatebaseball.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Congratulations to the Thomas More Prep-Marian Class of 2025!

Congratulations to our Class of 2025! Livestream our Commencement ceremony at 3:00pm. https://youtube.com/live/bG3Mv4byrew?feature=share

Senior Esperanza Fernandez has achieved the Global Seal of Biliteracy!

Congratulations to the TMP-M Junior High 8th graders on their recognition tonight! We look forward to finishing out their junior high days with them next week, and we wish them many blessings as they head into high school.