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

Host family needed for a senior boy.

Anh Thai (pronounced On-Tie) is accepted to attend Thomas More Prep-Marian for the 2025-26 school year. Pending his student visa approval, we will need a host family for him.

Anh Thai has selected Henry as his English name. He hails from Vietnam and is 17 years old. He has a younger sister and lives with both parents in Hanoi, Vietnam (look at the two beautiful pictures above from his city). He speaks English well and loves soccer and basketball. He is a mature young man who is a practicing Catholic.

Henry is interviewing for his 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 him on short notice.

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

TMP-Marian's Used Uniform Sale is Tomorrow (Wed.)!

OPEN FROM
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
The sale is located on the 3rd floor

New uniform pieces are available locally at Gone Logo on 2717 Plaza Ave. during regular business hours. New uniform pieces are also available on-line at www.SchoolBelles.Com using code S2805.

Additional winners today during our Little Girl's Basketball Camp: Free throw contest: 2nd grade-Blair Schumacher 3rd grade-Kendall Klaus 4th grade-Brynlee Hartshorn 5th grade-Brynlee Bauck 6th grade-Emma Giebler Hot shot winners: 2nd grade-Blair Schumacher 3rd grade-Kendall Klaus 4th grade-Brynlee Hartshorn 5th grade-Brynlee Bauck 6th grade-Cambrie LaBarge Most Improved Player: Kendall Klaus Camper of the Week: Cambrie LaBarge Great job to all our campers this week. You can follow the girls basketball team on Instagram at: tmpgirlsbasketball. #CrazyFaithX2

Winners for today during our Little Girls Camp were: Camper of the day: 2nd grade-Blair Schumacher, 3rd grade-Lahna Denton, 4th grade-Berkley Koerner, 5th grade-Brynlee Bauck, and 6th grade-Emma Giebler. Congratulations girls!

The final day of our Lady Monarch Little Girl's Camp was so much fun. Thank you to all the girls for participating in the camp. A big thank you goes to our 25-26 Lady Monarchs for running the camp all week. What awesome role models!!! Thank you parents for sending your daughters as well. We can't do what we enjoy without your support.

Day 3 of the Lady Monarch Little Girls Camp is in the books. Today we stressed defensive fundamentals. It was another great day for the future Lady Monarchs. Today's Camper of the day for each grade were: 2nd Grade: Macie Allen, 3rd Grade: Elsie Ward, 4th Grade: Keely Ford, 5th Grade: Chloe Kinderknecht, and 6th Grade: Riley Dennis. Great job to all the girls! #CrazyFaithX2

Thank you to the outgoing TMP-M School Advisory Council (SAC) Members, Keith '79 Dreiling and Jaye Ditter. Keith served for 6 years and Jaye for 3. Their generous giving of time and talent helped guide TMP-M through some challenging issues. May God bless you and your families!

The school would also like to thank and welcome two new members to the SAC, Dr. Jon '03 Kinderknecht and Jarett Schmeidler. Dr. Kinderknecht will represent IHM Parish and Jarett will represent St. Catherine Parish.

Thank you also current and continuing members, including Ray Becker, Chairman, Jody Hipp, Vice Chairwoman, Megan Purinton, Secretary, Joe Billinger, Erin Brungardt, Tina Herrman, and Cammi Williby-Flax.

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.