With great enthusiasm, the 5th and 6th-grade classes organized their joint Christmas party in the Forum. Parents were also invited and watched the performances from their tables while enjoying coffee, cake, and cookies. The program featured music from the 5th-grade wind ensemble, choral singing by the 5th-grade class, as well as song and poetry recitations. The youngest Steinmühlen students were focused yet clearly enjoying themselves. Their performances demonstrated the value of good professional guidance. In addition to Ulrike Wilmsmeyer, Steinmühlen teachers Andreas Jamin (Grade 5 Wind Ensemble) and Daniel Sans (Grade 5 Choir) are actively involved in this program. It’s also not a bad idea, musically speaking, for Ulrike Wilmsmeyer to always lead by example and take to the piano herself. The Steinmühlen community would like to express its gratitude for this dedication—and also to the parents, whose contributions of drinks and pastries helped create a festive atmosphere throughout the afternoon.

She’s just that good! For the third time, Naomi Skibbe, a 10th-grade student in class 10b, won first prize in the statewide “Ohne Punkt und Komma” competition. This is a writing contest organized by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts.

The Steinmühlen student’s winning streak began in 2014. At that time, she was among the top finishers with her story “Checkmate”; two years later, in 2016, she placed first again with her story “A Beautiful Lie.” This year, her entry was titled “Soap Bubble” and once again took first place.

To ensure that the jury evaluates the entries impartially, they are always submitted anonymously. Each year, the jury selects five first-place and five second-place winners—all of whom are ranked equally—for each age group (12–13-year-olds and 14–15-year-olds) statewide.

This year, the prize for the first-place winners consisted of a cash award of 350 euros. In addition, the 20 winning stories were published in a book, and each winner received four copies.

The awards ceremony, hosted by Minister of State Boris Rhein, took place in early December in the theater hall of the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt am Main.

The Steinmühle is always happy to get “good press.” We were quite surprised when, a few months ago, our own students contributed to it: STONEWS was published—a new 16-page lower-grade newspaper in A4 format, created in the 5th-grade language workshop under the guidance of German and geography teacher Lisa Braun.

The team, consisting of Annabell Bork, Vivien Ettrich, Nela Haeberle, Felix May, Emma Schnabel, and Melina Wagner, conducted interviews with Steinmühlen teachers for the newspaper, addressed the topic of refugee policy, and developed a quiz to help people find out if they’re addicted to social media.

Second issue in the next half-year

According to teacher Lisa Braun, there will definitely be another issue of STONEWS in the coming semester. This time, 20 students—from the current 6th-grade classes and 5th-grade students—have already expressed interest in contributing. We wish them every success and are already looking forward to it. The photo shows the front page of the first issue. You can download the content using the link.

The ultimate pleasure of the Marburg Hörtheatrale’s performances unfolds when you close your eyes. That’s when your own imagination takes over. This was also the case on Tuesday evening, when the Hörtheatrale ensemble performed in the school’s forum at the invitation of Steinmühle and the Friends of the School Association. The trio—consisting of Daniel Sempf, an actor employed at the Marburg Schauspielhaus, and his colleagues Franziska Knetsch and Stefan Gille—presented Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery “The Speckled Band” in a blend of radio play and live theater.

The audience in the packed Forum followed the investigations of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, whose task, together with John Watson, was to solve the mysterious murder of a woman. But that wasn’t all. Her sister, Helen Stoner, was also already feeling threatened. Understandably so—especially when you had to endure the eerie and intimidating noises that could be heard all around her!

A substantial sum for the new construction fund

Although admission to the event was free thanks to support from the Steinmühlen Friends Association, the guests were happy to contribute to the evening’s costs. Designed as a benefit event to raise funds for the interior design of the new building currently under construction, the guests donated a truly impressive total amount—much to the delight of Melisande Lauginiger, who came up with the idea for the evening and organized it perfectly. The inspiration for the event came from the mystery novel project she is currently working on with 7th-grade students. This led to an additional highlight of the evening when Emilia Ouaissa, a student in class 7c, kicked off the event with a reading from her own mystery story. Since cultural enjoyment goes hand in hand with culinary delights, the tireless Steinmühle Catering Club, under the dedicated leadership of Fido Wagler, provided drinks and snacks both during the intermission and at the end of the evening.

Following the charity run at the Fall Festival and the concert given by concert tenor and Steinmühle teacher Daniel Sans, the performance by the Marburg Hörtheatrale at the Steinmühle was the third successful fundraising event to benefit the Neubau-Kasse.