The Steinmühle soccer team narrowly missed qualifying for the regional round of “Youth Training for the Olympics”

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In a well-balanced field of participants at the district soccer tournament for Competition Class III (WK III) in Kirchhain, the games were of a high standard, and many talented players from the district were able to showcase their skills on the field.

In the end, all three teams finished with the same number of points and goal difference, so the winner had to be determined by a “round-robin” penalty shootout. This is a first in the history of the county’s soccer tournaments for the “Youth Training for the Olympics” program.

Although the Steinmühle team won both penalty shootouts, the Kirchhain team ultimately prevailed in the overall standings by scoring one more penalty kick.

Unfortunately, luck wasn’t on our team’s side this time. Still, the team can be proud of its performance.

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Top row, from left to right: Sam Kempkes, Jokob Reinhardt, Sebastian Jung, Jonas Pfalz, Lars Flühe, Jonas Baalbaki, Max Weckmüller, Luis Kirchstein, Paul Wolf, Tristan Bruchmann — Bottom row, from left to right: Nils Blessing, Justus Schneider, Marc Potthast, Maxi Lotz, Dejan Boguslawski

 

Steinmühle and the Marburg Rotary Club Are Committed to Healthy Eating

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On March 24, hundreds of students at Steinmühle found a healthy and equally appealing buffet of snack options in the schoolyard. It was prepared by eighth- and ninth-graders in the “Catering” elective class under the guidance of Mr. Wagler. In doing so, they showed their classmates how easy it is to prepare healthy and tasty snacks for break time. The days of industrially produced sugar bombs are over.

The ingredients were funded by the Rotary Club of Marburg. The event is part of a nationwide campaign called “Healthy Kids,” through which Rotary reaches out to parents, teachers, educators, and healthcare professionals to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity for children and to bring about a shift in mindset.

The Rotary “Healthy Kids” campaign, through which—in collaboration with the “Association of Friends and Supporters of the Steinmühle Country School Camp e.V.”— , fits perfectly into Steinmühle’s overall concept, as we are currently working toward certification as a “Health-Promoting School.” Healthy nutrition plays a central role in this effort. The school has already taken many important steps in this regard. For example, the kitchen of the all-day and boarding school—which prepares up to 400 lunches daily—is the first school in Hesse to be awarded the Premium Certificate by the German Nutrition Society.

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Prof. Dr. Martin Koch, president of the Rotary Club of Marburg (right), and Mr. Gemmer, principal of Steinmühle School

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Students from the WU “Catering” class (from left): Arthur Laux, Giancarlo Pascarella, Max Bachmann, and their teacher, Mr. F. Wagler

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The 2015 Abitur has begun

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The written Abitur exams have begun for 72 students. The basic and advanced English courses kicked things off on March 13, 2015, and the basic and advanced physics courses will wrap things up on March 27.

The families and friends of the high school seniors have also prepared themselves, as can be seen from the “We’re keeping our fingers crossed for you” posters on the school grounds. Now, nothing should go wrong.

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Choir Evening on March 4, 2015 / The 12th-grade singers say goodbye

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The Steinmühle High School Choir, conducted by Daniel Sans, once again performed its best pieces. Many of the choir members took the stage as soloists, adding a special touch to the evening.

With this performance, the students in the 12th grade bid farewell to the choir, and they were the ones who really set the tone that evening.

The graduating class treated the audience to a wonderful meal and also raised plenty of money for the prom.

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MILRAM says “Thank you” to Steinmühle for an original math project

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This is how practical traditional math classes can be: The Steinmühle School & Boarding School in Marburg, Hesse, offers a so-called “Math Track,” a project in which students interested in and talented at math can try their hand at proofs and computational models related to practical problems. This year, the project’s theme was “Extreme Value Problems.” Students were challenged to come up with their own problems involving extreme value calculations.

Leon Döringer and Johannes Hufeland, two students from Class 10c, found what they were looking for right in their own backyard: the school cafeteria. There, they came across the DMK milk-mix drinks that are so popular with students, and the challenge was set: How many square centimeters of surface area should a package for 200 ml of contents have in order to use as little material as possible and thus be environmentally friendly? Leon and Johannes performed a rigorous surface area calculation. The result was clear: a minimum of 270cm² of packaging surface area is needed to optimally—that is, in a material-efficient way—package 200 ml of milk mix drink. This is exactly the surface area that the milk mix drink packaging has.
This convinced the two young mathematicians, so they sent the complete calculation model to MILRAM, not without adding in the cover letter: “We checked whether your packaging is optimally designed. We came to the conclusion that this is 100% the case. We were already enthusiastic about your product because of what’s offered in our school cafeteria, but now that we also know that you’re addressing not only the economic but also the environmental aspects, we’re completely convinced of your product.”

At MILRAM, the experiment itself, as well as the results and the students’ assessment, were met with unanimous enthusiasm. “A great idea that we have to reward,” was the unanimous consensus. And so, in close consultation with the boarding school’s administration, the idea emerged to reward not only the two students but the entire math project for their dedication and their clever, practical calculation model. That’s why MILRAM is treating the entire class to a full breakfast on the first day of the upcoming school year—September 8, 2014—featuring, of course, plenty of delicious and healthy MILRAM products. For MILRAM, this is the perfect way to say “thank you” for an original project and, at the same time, set an example of modern customer engagement. For Sven Kreitz, Head of Food Service Marketing, initiatives like this are a “formula for success that enables direct dialogue with customers and positions MILRAM as a responsive partner.”

(Press release from MILRAM: http://www.milram-food-service.de/mein-profibereich/schulmilch/matheprojekt.html)

Student Lab at Steinmühle

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With financial support from Roche and through the efforts of Ms. Weidenbach from the “Friends Association,” a student laboratory was set up at Steinmühle and handed over to the chemistry department on February 24, 2015.

The use of the new student lab serves several purposes: to promote self-directed, inquiry-based learning and the experimental exploration and explanation of phenomena in science and everyday life. Based on their interests, students can come up with their own science-related questions or be inspired by the instructors to tackle specific projects. Participating in competitions such as “Schüler experimentieren,” “Jugend Forscht,” “Chemie mach mit,” or others is certainly a special incentive.

Dr. Beatrix Wissel, the representative of the sponsor, Roch Pharma AG Deutschland, and Ms. Weidenbach, the chairwoman of the Friends Association, handed over the laboratory to the students in the advanced chemistry class, their instructor Dr. Jutta Töhl-Borsdorf, and Mr. Gemmer, the principal of Steinmühle High School.

The student lab is intended for use by students in various grade levels :

  • Offered as a WU in grades 8 and 9 ( participation in “Schüler experimentieren” or similar programs)
  • Course offered as an elective in the introductory phase of high school ( participation in “Jugend Forscht” or similar programs)
  • Option for upper-level students to submit a research paper asa “special academic achievement”for the Abitur (in lieu of the oral Abitur exam)
  • Individual students who are particularly interested or gifted could also be pulled out of NaUnt classes(program for gifted students).
  • Projects within the framework of GuFi or the lunch-time clubs are also possible.

 

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Do you have questions about the school?

School Administration & Management

Björn Gemmer & Dirk Konnertz
Phone: 06421 408-20

schule@steinmuehle.de

Do you have questions about the boarding school?

Boarding School Administration & Management

Anke Muszynski & Dirk Konnertz
Phone: 06421 408-0

internat@steinmuehle.de

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