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Boulder Cup: Leon Krämer Is the Fastest Climber at Steinmühle Boarding School

The best climber at Steinmühle Boarding School is Leon Krämer. At the 15th Bouldering Cup hosted by the German Boarding Schools Association, which took place this year at the Birklehof (Hinterzarten), the 15-year-old took second place in his…

Steinmühlen Soccer Team Takes Second Place at the JTFO Regional Tournament

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The Steinmühlen soccer team narrowly missed advancing to the Hesse finals at the regional qualifying tournament for “Youth Trains for the Olympics” in Age Group II (born 2002–2004) at Georg-Gassmann Stadium. At the last second, AFS Linden…

In Celebration of Book Day: School Library Showcases Award-Winning Works

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Steinmühle celebrated International Book Day on April 23 with a week of events: From Monday through Friday, the student library located in the Forum presented an exhibition featuring books that have won various literary awards in recent years.…

Bronze for the team featuring Jana Vollhardt at the German Championships in the quadrathlon

After Hesse secured victory in last year's national quadrathlon, this year's German Quadrathlon Championships (swimming, running, dressage, and show jumping) took place last weekend in Northern Hesse (Fürstenwald). A total of 12 teams from…

Nela Haeberle has once again won over the hearts of the judges

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Nela Haeberle from Class 6c has advanced to the next round of the reading competition once again. After winning the Marburg city round in February, she has now also won the district round of the reading competition, which was held at the Giessen…

2018 State Quadrathlon in Erbach in the Odenwald

Jana Vollhardt and her team from the Marburg-Biedenkopf District Equestrian Association won the Hesse Championship in the four-event competition on March 10–11, 2018. Thanks in no small part to the excellent preparation of both horse and…

Successful Conclusion of the Ring Tournament and Youth Cup Season

Last weekend in Wehrda, things couldn't have gone better for our riders! On Saturday at the Youth Cup, the Steinmühle team confidently secured the day’s victory. And that wasn’t all; their lead over the other teams was enough to clinch…

Stone Mill Art at the Climbing Gym

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Paintings, drawings, and prints have been on display on the climbing walls of the Marburg Volksbank Climbing Gym since the end of March. These small works of art are located behind the Plexiglas panels that were formerly used for route signage…

Bronze for Steinmühlen Rower Dustin Brömer

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At this year’s central spring long-distance regatta organized by the German Rowing Association (DRV) in Leipzig, up-and-coming rower Dustin Brömer won the bronze medal for RuS Steinmühle in the follow-up event. After two training sessions…

Bands on Stage 2018: A Colorful Evening with a Surprise Performance

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The bands and ensembles at the Steinmühle offer a wide variety of musical performances. Visitors got to see how this mix can come together to create an entertaining evening at “Bands on Stage” on Monday at the Forum. The AG Band from…

Download the latest issue of SteinmühlenMagazin now!

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You can find the latest news from Steinmühle in the current issue of SteinmühlenMagazin, No. 30. Click here to download the magazine as a PDF!

“Youth Training for the Olympics”: Steinmühlen Soccer Team Wins District Championship Again

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Great joy for Michael Neirich’s team: Our Competition Class II soccer players have once again won the district championship this year on the artificial turf field in Kirchhain. This year’s two opponents were the Georg-Büchner-Schule in…

Integration Through Climbing

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Five boys from the Bremerhaus at Steinmühle took part in a pilot project organized by the Marburg section of the German Alpine Club (DAV) at the Volksbank climbing gym. Habib, Najdat, Ahmad, Jamal, and Mohammad (from left to right) successfully…

New Faces on the Student Council Team

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Student council elections were held—and here are the results: The new student council team consists of Bodam Lee and Carolin Mauersberger. Janina Seip is the upper school representative. Eren Pektas was elected middle school representative.…

Girls from Steinmühlen at the district finals of the “Youth Trains for the Olympics” soccer tournament

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Once again this year, a girls’ team from Steinmühle competed in the district school soccer tournament at Georg-Gassmann Stadium for a spot in the regional tournament. At the initiative of Coach Lothar Potthoff (a big thank you for your dedication!),…

First internalized in the native language, then brought to the stage in German

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International group of students staged the "Ring Parable" from *Nathan the Wise* German teacher Dr. Claudia Röder staged the “Ring Parable” from *Nathan the Wise* with 11th-grade students in the advanced math track who are taking German…

Kulturmühle: The founders are now alumni, and their project continues to evolve

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The founders graduated from high school—but their project lives on. The Kulturmühle—a platform for creative endeavors—will continue to be supported in the future. “We have concrete plans,” reveal Chiara Scheffczyk (11th grade) and…

Greater Focus on Career Guidance at Steinmühle

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Steinmühle aims to provide a new framework for career guidance. “We will place greater emphasis on this area for students from 8th grade through high school,” says Dr. Claudia Röder, the future coordinator of school-based internships.…

Jan Audretsch is heading to the National Math Olympiad

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We’d like to follow up with another announcement: Following his recent successes at the state-level Math Olympiad, Jan Audretsch (Class 8b) has been selected for the Hesse state team for the National Math Olympiad. He will first attend a preparatory…

Extreme experiences in a wonderful setting

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Steffen Ullwer, a member of the accompanying team, reports on the 8th-grade ski trip to Mayrhofen: After a long, relaxing bus ride with 69 eighth-graders and ten chaperones, we loaded all the suitcases, backpacks, and students into the gondolas…

Jan Audretsch Takes Second Place at the Math Olympiad

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This year, too, numerous students took part in the first two rounds of the Math Olympiad. This Olympiad is organized as a three-stage competition in which the top students in each grade qualify for the next round. The qualification process took…

“Jugend forscht”: Steinmühle once again achieved great success and even won the school prize

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With three teams and a total of nine students, Steinmühle was represented this year at the regional “Jugend forscht” competition in Lollar—and with great success. The young researchers had to present their projects to a jury at a booth…

Nela Haeberle (6c) is Marburg’s best story reader

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You did a great job, Nela! At the city-level round of the nationwide reading competition for 6th graders, the award for best reading performance went to Steinmühlen student Nela Haeberle. She prevailed against a field of nine contestants and…

Wrestling Tournament and Youth Cup Tournament at the Steinmühle

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Last weekend, the Steinmühle hosted the “ ” wrestling tournament and the Youth Cup as part of the ongoing tournament series. On Saturday, teams from Sterzhausen, Wehrda, and Mengsberg visited to showcase their skills. Our riders narrowly…

Day Trip to Wiesbaden

The boarding school community set out on a field trip to Wiesbaden to spend the day together there. After a hearty brunch together, we took a tour bus to the state capital, where we first split into small groups to pursue our individual interests.…

Carnival spirit with music and creative costumes

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In a lively atmosphere and with great enthusiasm, the 5th and 6th graders at Steinmühlen celebrated Fasching again this year. After the 6th period on Altweiberfastnacht, it was time to put on costumes, apply makeup, and—as a class—select…

Our riders were successful in Mengsberg as well

Last Sunday, the female riders from RuS Steinmühle competed in Mengsberg in the second tournament of the “Jugendcup” series. Just like at the first tournament in Sterzhausen, our riders had to mount unfamiliar horses and ride a dressage…

Prevention Through the BOB Campaign: Stay Safe with a Blood Alcohol Content of Zero

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It’s not just an issue during Carnival season—it’s a year-round problem: drunk driving. Once again this year, the entire 11th-grade class, led by Steinmühlen teachers Nicole Hohm and Heike Rabben-Martin, learned about the dangers as part…

Intense silence and upbeat music at “Open Stage”

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The musical journey ranged from the splendor of Baroque sounds to whimsical chart-topping pop, and just as versatile as music teacher and concert tenor Daniel Sans proved to be toward the end—appearing as the “Sharp Dressed Man” in a hat…

The Steinmühle riders kick off the tournament season on the podium

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On January 13, 2018, the RSV Sterzhausen hosted this year’s first Youth Cup tournament. This tournament series places particularly high demands on the young riders, all of whom must ride horses provided by the host club. The RuS Steinmühle…