Quite active: Sports badges for 110 students

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A total of 110 Steinmühle students earned the Sports Badge this year. Of these, 44 received the gold Sports Badge and 50 received the silver Sports Badge. Sixteen students received the bronze Sports Badge.
With these overall results, the school was able to nearly match the achievement from 2016, reports school sports coordinator Michael Neirich, adding: “Steinmühle is thus continuing its wonderful athletic tradition this year as well, enabling as many students as possible to earn the Sports Badge.” All the award recipients then posed together for our photographer in the gym.

Charity Event: On the Trail with Sherlock Holmes at the Steinmühlen Forum

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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.

WU Computer Science Competes in the First Lego League Competition in Fulda

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Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the students in the elective computer science class taught by Steinmühle teacher Nicole Faß: This weekend, the eight boys will compete against 10 teams from other schools in Hesse in the regional round of the First Leo League (FLL) competition in Fulda. Steinmühle High School is the only participating school from the Marburg-Biedenkopf district.
The challenge for the young computer scientists was to work as a team to design a robot and program it to complete as many tasks as possible within two minutes on a specified course. In addition, the students had to present the results of a research project, which was also part of the competition’s requirements. Design and teamwork were evaluated separately.
The dedicated group, which adopted the self-chosen name “Steinbotics” in reference to the Steinmühle for the competition, has put a great deal of extra work into this project—and has been doing so since the very beginning of the school year.

Benefits from water-based activities

As newcomers to the FLL competitions, Nicole Faß and her team have set themselves the goal of familiarizing themselves with the rules and procedures in order to gradually develop the competitive routine that many other participants already have. Even so, as an observer at the dress rehearsal, one could already witness presentations that appeared very professional.
This year’s competition theme is “hydroynamic,” so it’s all about water. The students were therefore able to benefit greatly from the water-related projects they worked on in 8th grade. – A great example of how classroom content can also be useful for activities that take place outside of school.
The FLL competitions are open to participants across Europe.

Cultural Evening: Performers Shone with a Successful Mix

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Konzert Steinmühle
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District Quadrathlon Championship at the Steinmühle

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“Visiting Ubbelohde”: Art Class with a Twist

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Art teacher Ines Vielhaben took Class 5a and the students enrolled in the art course from the 11th grade on a “visit” to see Otto Ubbelohde at the Marburg Art Association. Of course, this didn’t happen on a single joint visit, since the objectives naturally differ depending on the students’ ages. While the fifth graders were first introduced to the rules of a museum and an art association and then focused on the works of the famous painter, the older students immediately began applying the knowledge they had learned in class.

 

Developing Drawing Skills

Landscape depictions, especially trees in drawings, were a central theme for Class 5a. The students were first asked to identify which drawings they found particularly appealing, and then to recreate them in a simplified style in their own sketchbooks. Since Ubbelohde drew his fairy-tale characters in landscapes from his local surroundings, the students were also encouraged to try their hand at depicting landscapes themselves. A supply cart was made available for this purpose. Class 5a benefited from this “somewhat different art class” in particular by sharpening their own vision and perception, analyzing landscape and image composition, and thus developing their own drawing skills.

 

A Picture Takes a Journey Through Time

The 11th-grade class also practiced their drawing skills. The focus here was initially on analyzing the techniques Ubbelohde used in a particular work to create the illusion of space, for example. Students then tackled assignments across a total of five difficulty levels. These ranged from imitating the depicted trees as simplified representations, to transferring a painted tree into a graphic, to painting with muted colors, or the task of taking a picture on a journey through time and modifying the chosen motif in their own design so that it is transported into the present day.
According to Ines Vielhaben, the participants of all age groups successfully mastered all the challenges of the excursion and found it to be an educational and refreshing change of pace.

Spectacular Charity Concert Drew a Full House and Brought in Big Money

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He has never sung at a school before—but he made an exception for Steinmühle: Concert tenor Daniel Sans usually performs on national and international stages, but this time he sang in the high school’s auditorium.

Daniel Sans himself had initiated the event. Since he works as a music teacher at Steinmühle in addition to his career as a singer, he came up with the idea for a benefit concert to raise funds for the interior design of the new building currently under construction. Principal Björn Gemmer and Managing Director Dirk Konnertz were quite surprised when they counted around 110 attendees at the concert that afternoon.

The guests were so enthralled by the performances from the repertoires of Beethoven, Mahler, and Schumann—which ranged in mood from the anguish of unrequited love to cheerful, lively pieces—that they demanded two encores with a standing ovation. For his song recitals, Daniel Sans was able to rely on the tried-and-true—and no less magnificent—accompaniment of pianist Matthias Guthier. The successful duo performed “To the Distant Beloved” (Ludwig van Beethoven), “Songs of a Wayfarer” (Gustav Mahler), and “Poet’s Love” (Robert Schumann).

According to the Steinmühle management team, the proceeds from the donation box have far exceeded expectations.

The tried-and-true catering team—made up of students from Steinmühlen—took care of serving the guests during the intermission; this time, the team was led by Maria Ramos Iglesias.

A defibrillator is now part of Steinmühlen’s equipment

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Effective immediately, Steinmühle now has a defibrillator for use in cardiac emergencies. “This has expanded the medical equipment available to the approximately 30 colleagues at our school who are certified as first responders,” reports Bernd Holly (right) on behalf of the school administration team. A defibrillator (“defib”) uses targeted electrical shocks to treat cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation, which is often fatal if not treated promptly. The defibrillator, which is stored near the teachers’ lounge, was funded by the Steinmühlen Friends Association. Chairwoman Jasmine Weidenbach (center) presented the device, valued at 1,300 euros, in the presence of board member Christian Finance (left), who is also a member of the teaching staff.

 
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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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