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

Builders Club officers awarded the February Junior Monarchs of the Month. Congratulations to Andrew Arellano and Aimee Barretero for receiving this award! 🎊

The spring blood drive is next Monday, March 3rd! If you are eligible and willing to donate blood, please use the link to sign up or use the QR code on the flier. We are looking for several more people to sign up so we can reach our goal! Link to sign up: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ThomasMorePrep

Baby Bottle Campaign: Extended to March 7! Due to weather last week, the Baby Bottle Campaign is extended to March 7 —helping provide essential support for mothers and families in need! How it works: Each classroom will receive a large baby bottle, and for two weeks, students, families, and staff are encouraged to bring in spare change, cash, or checks to help fill it up. Every class that fills up their bottle will receive Daylight Donuts during House/Community Period! Every little bit adds up to make a big difference! Join us in giving hope and making an impact! Learn more at https://ccnks.org/babybottle.

TMP-JH Student Council would like to invite TMP-M junior high students to the first ever Red Carpet Fun Night! The event is on Friday, February 28th from 7-9 pm in the gym. We will have fun games and activities planned for all to enjoy. Throughout the evening each grade level will vote on "most likely" awards that will be given to the winning students at the end of the night. There is a $5 entry fee and the dress code is formal/semi formal. Jeans and a nice shirt counts! So come, have fun, and possibly bring home an award! 

Congratulations to TMP-Marian Senior Grace '25 Schmeidler! She was selected as one of the 50 Rudd Foundation Scholars in the state of Kansas, earning a full ride to college. Grace plans to attend Kansas State University. Grace is the daughter of Jon '91 and Kim Schmeidler.

There are traditional parent-teacher conference times available today. In addition to student-led conferences, which are scheduled, there are ample times for walk-in or scheduled traditional conferences. All non-House and Community teachers are available for walk-in conferences anytime from: Feb. 20 - 4-6 p.m. House and Community teachers are still available for conferences, but their times will vary. Here are the House and Community teachers impacted. Sr. Mary Agnes - srmaryagnes@tmpmarian.org Sr. Mary Monica - srmarymonica@tmpmarian.org Mr. Amrein - amreina@tmpmarian.org Mr. Matt Brown - brownm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Dennis - dennisi@tmpmarian.org Mr. Denton - dentons@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Gottschalk - gottschalkm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Grizzell - grizzellt@tmpmarian.org Ms. Helget - helgetj@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Lang - langh@tmpmarian.org Mr. Linn - linnj@tmpmarian.org Mr. Maier - maierb@tmpmarian.org Ms. Miller - millers@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Niehaus - niehausc@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Pinkney - pinkneym@tmpmarian.org Ms. Rose - roseb@tmpmarian.org Mr. Stephenson - stephensong@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Taylor - taylore@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Urban - urbanr@tmpmarian.org Simply, email any of these teachers you want to conference with and find out what times they have available. You can also walk-in, but just be prepared to wait up to 15 minutes to get a walk-in slot.

Due to extreme low temperatures and wind chills in the early morning, TMP-Marian will start school at 10 a.m. on Feb. 20. As always, stay safe and God bless.

The Thomas More Prep-Marian 2025 Sweetheart Candidates, pictured from left to right, are the following: Ella Bain and Caleb Marintzer - Ella is the daughter of Joe and Shaudel Bain, and Caleb is the son of Cody and Karen '98 Marintzer. Macara Rohr and Heuer Brungardt - Macara is the daughter is Mark '93 and Tina Rohr, and Heuer is the son of Christopher and Kathleen Brungardt. Ainsleigh Bain and Austin Gilbert - Ainsleigh is the daughter of Joe and Shaudel Bain, and Austin is the son of Josh and Aimee Gilbert. Shalee Gottschalk and Treger Williby - Shalee is the daughter is Rich and Trina Gottschalk, and Treger is the son of Tyson Flax and Cammi Williby-Flax. The 2025 Sweetheart King and Queen will be crowned at the halftime of the boys varsity basketball game this Friday, February 21, in Al Billinger Fieldhouse when the TMP-M Monarchs take on the Norton Bluejays. Girls varsity game starts at 6pm.

Inaugural "Herd Stampede Novice Wrestling Tournament" Exceeds Expectations! The Herd Wrestling Club successfully hosted a home tournament in historic Al Billinger Fieldhouse this weekend. The event was sponsored by Driggs Design Group. The tournament started at 1 p.m. with a prayer and wrapped up by 3:40 p.m. Five TMP-Marian High School wrestlers helped referee, TMP-M head wrestling coach Dave Ward was the MC, members of the junior class under the direction of TMP-M Sports Booster Club ran concessions, and Pop Singers did the national anthem. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of many more. Well done to all parents and volunteers, especially Cammi and Tyson Flax!

Due to extreme winter weather tonight and tomorrow morning, TMP-Marian will not have classes Tuesday, Feb. 18. Please stay safe and God bless.

Congratulations to the Monarch Scholar's Bowl team that took 3rd place at state on Saturday in Moundridge. Here the team, and head coach Isaac Dennis, are presented with their trophy. Tournament team members include Caleb '25 Marintzer, Sam 25' Schroeder, Eli '26 Stein, Mattias '27 Marintzer, Sam '27 Krannawitter (not visible, behind Coach Dennis), and Leo '28 Billinger. God bless and Go Monarchs!

This last week in Advanced Biology, students were tasked with designing a self-sustaining ecosystem using two 2L bottles that would keep a goldfish, cricket, and plants alive based on their knowledge of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. This week their ecosystems are still going strong and the organisms in them are looking healthy!

Baby Bottle Campaign: February 17-28! Thomas More Prep Marian is excited to partner with Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas for the Baby Bottle Campaign—helping provide essential support for mothers and families in need! How it works: Each classroom will receive a large baby bottle, and for two weeks, students, families, and staff are encouraged to bring in spare change, cash, or checks to help fill it up. Every little bit adds up to make a big difference! Join us in giving hope and making an impact! Learn more at https://ccnks.org/babybottle.

There are traditional parent-teacher conference times available on both today and Feb. 20. In addition to student-led conferences, which are scheduled, there are ample times for walk-in or scheduled traditional conferences. All non-House and Community teachers are available for walk-in conferences anytime from: Feb. 17 - 4-8:30 p.m. Feb. 20 - 4-6 p.m. House and Community teachers are still available for conferences, but their times will vary. Here are the House and Community teachers impacted. Sr. Mary Agnes - srmaryagnes@tmpmarian.org Sr. Mary Monica - srmarymonica@tmpmarian.org Mr. Amrein - amreina@tmpmarian.org Mr. Matt Brown - brownm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Dennis - dennisi@tmpmarian.org Mr. Denton - dentons@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Gottschalk - gottschalkm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Grizzell - grizzellt@tmpmarian.org Ms. Helget - helgetj@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Lang - langh@tmpmarian.org Mr. Linn - linnj@tmpmarian.org Mr. Maier - maierb@tmpmarian.org Ms. Miller - millers@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Niehaus - niehausc@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Pinkney - pinkneym@tmpmarian.org Ms. Rose - roseb@tmpmarian.org Mr. Stephenson - stephensong@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Taylor - taylore@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Urban - urbanr@tmpmarian.org Simply, email any of these teachers you want to conference with and find out what times they have available. You can also walk-in, but just be prepared to wait up to 15 minutes to get a walk-in slot.

The TMP Scholars Bowl team placed third at state on Saturday. Thanks to all of you for the support you have given us this season.

We say thank you to Dusty Washburn of Farm Bureau Insurance for taking time to speak to our 6th Grade Personal Finance class. about auto and home insurance. Students learned a about various topics like types of insurance, what happens when someone has no insurance, rates going up due to accidents, and lower rates connected to good grades for young drivers. Plenty of great information!

The Monarchs Forensics team traveled to Trego High School Thursday night for their first Novice tournament of the season. Ernest Pfeifer placed fourth in Humorous Solo and Samuel Schroeder placed first in Extemporaneous Speaking, qualifying him for State Festival. Alyssa Church served as a student judge for the tournament. Congrats, Monarchs!

There are traditional parent-teacher conference times available on both Feb. 17 and 20. In addition to student-led conferences, which are scheduled, there are ample times for walk-in or scheduled traditional conferences. All non-House and Community teachers are available for walk-in conferences anytime from: Feb. 17 - 4-8:30 p.m. Feb. 20 - 4-6 p.m. House and Community teachers are still available for conferences, but their times will vary. Here are the House and Community teachers impacted. Sr. Mary Agnes - srmaryagnes@tmpmarian.org Sr. Mary Monica - srmarymonica@tmpmarian.org Mr. Amrein - amreina@tmpmarian.org Mr. Matt Brown - brownm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Dennis - dennisi@tmpmarian.org Mr. Denton - dentons@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Gottschalk - gottschalkm@tmpmarian.org Mr. Grizzell - grizzellt@tmpmarian.org Ms. Helget - helgetj@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Lang - langh@tmpmarian.org Mr. Linn - linnj@tmpmarian.org Mr. Maier - maierb@tmpmarian.org Ms. Miller - millers@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Niehaus - niehausc@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Pinkney - pinkneym@tmpmarian.org Ms. Rose - roseb@tmpmarian.org Mr. Stephenson - stephensong@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Taylor - taylore@tmpmarian.org Mrs. Urban - urbanr@tmpmarian.org Simply, email any of these teachers you want to conference with and find out what times they have available. You can also walk-in, but just be prepared to wait up to 15 minutes to get a walk-in slot.

Congratulations to TMP-M Junior High students Lexi Casey, Lauren Schmeidler, Arianna Cantrell-Diaz, and Killian Norris (not pictured) on their performance Monday evening in the Ellis County Spelling Bee. We are proud of you!

Congratulations to our 8th grade Scholar's Bowl team in Ellis yesterday! Great job guys- proud of you!!