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A Delightfully Spooky Time at the 5th-Grade Musical: “The Hour of Ghosts” at Eulenstein Castle

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With two performances, the 5th-grade students delighted an audience that was thoroughly entertained and rewarded them with generous applause. The plot: Karl von Radau, lord of Eulenstein Castle, summons the spirits at the witching hour. Ghosts…

Have fun at the 5th and 6th grade spring run!

Paula Auschill and Luca Baalbaki were the fastest There was a great atmosphere and plenty of competitive spirit at this year's spring run for grades 5 and 6. In terms of athletic performance, the boys from the 5th-grade classes delivered impressive…

Former Colleagues Visit

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On the second try, the event finally went ahead as planned: On May 12, 2017, the two principals, along with Ms. Opper (representing the works council) and Ms. Andersch (representing the faculty), welcomed interested former colleagues over…

Tennis Team Reaches the Hessen Final

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The Steinmühlen tennis team has once again reached the Hesse finals this year in the "Youth Trains for the Olympics" competition in Category II (mixed teams) Since no other school in the district had registered, the Steinmühlen team automatically…

Steinmühlen Soccer Team Wins Regional Championship in Marburg in WK II

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The team has qualified for the Hesse finals for the third time in a row After the Steinmühle soccer team had already confidently prevailed in the city and district tournaments in WK II, they now had to clear the final hurdle before the state…

14th DIV Boulder Cup on March 25, 2017

The BoulderCup took place in Marburg for the second time. Participating schools included Landheim Schondorf Boarding School with 14 participants, Birklehof Boarding School with 9 participants, and Hermann-Lietz-Schule Bieberstein with 14 participants.…

Band Music Highlight: BANDS ON STAGE 2017

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This year’s “Bands on Stage” featured a highly varied program. The 5th- and 6th-grade band club, the 6th-grade wind ensemble, the jazz ensemble, and the StoneMill House Band performed great music in a wide range of styles and provided…

Visit to the Aquamagis Water Park in Plettenberg

On March 11, 19 students and four teachers visited the Aquamagis water park in Plettenberg. The wide variety of slides provided plenty of fun and excitement. The wide inner-tube slide, in particular—which allowed many people to slide down…

Silver for Jana Vollhardt and her team

The state finals for the four-event competition took place in Rodheim Bieber from March 17–19, 2017. Jana Vollhardt, a student at Steinmühlen, competed for the Marburg-Biedenkopf District Equestrian Association with her 13-year-old gelding,…

District Soccer Tournament in Kirchhain

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Steinmühle has two teams on the field Competition Class II Boys (born 2001–2003) At this year’s district finals for “Youth Trains for the Olympics,” our team faced the Georg-Büchner-Schule in Stadtallendorf and the Lahntalschule in…

Math That Will Amaze You

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Mathematics Evening with Prof. Beutelspacher On March 7, 2017, the first Math Night took place at Steinmühle and was unexpectedly well-attended. Professor Beutelspacher from the Mathematikum in Giessen presented mathematical experiments, and…

Once again this year, students from Steinmühle were successful in the state-wide math competitions

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Whether it’s the Math Olympiad, the Pangea Competition, or the Kangaroo Competition—students from our school have been participating in them quite successfully for years. Not all of this school year’s competitions have been evaluated yet,…

112 Sports Badges in 2016

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Although they were unable to match the sensational results of 2015, the Sports Department is very satisfied with the 112 achievement badges earned. With 9 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze sports badges, Class 5c emerged as the school’s most athletic…

New Board of Directors Elected

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Following the student council elections on February 17, 2017, there are some new faces on the student council. Here is the student council lineup for the coming months: Student Council Team: Efstathios Loannidis & Leon Sauer Upper School…

2016 Reading Aloud Contest

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The three class winners, Paula Auschill (6a), Ellen Hilt (6b), and Emilia Ouaissa (6c) demonstrated their reading talent on December 8, 2016, during the Steinmühle school competition in front of their classmates by reading a passage from a…

School Ski Course in Mayrhofen

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This January, Steinmühle once again took part in the eighth-grade school ski trip to the Gschösswandhaus in Mayrhofen in the Zillertal. The group included 69 eighth-graders and 10 chaperones. At the Gschösswandhaus, the students were…

Double Gold: The equestrian team from the Steinmühle Riding and Sports Club Triumphs at the Youth Cup and Ring Tournament Finals

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In late February 2017, the finals of the Youth Cup and Ring Tournaments took place at the Steinmühle. In the Youth Cup, all four team members from each club had to complete a dressage test and take a theory exam. In the Ring Tournament,…

Mr. Georg Ritter was appointed managing director of the boarding school, effective March 1, 2017.

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He holds a degree in public administration (FH), is married, and has two children. Most recently, he successfully managed an international guesthouse and conference center for youth and families in Upper Austria. “Steinmühle 2.0—that…

A lively atmosphere among the 5th- and 6th-grade students celebrating Altweiberfastnacht

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The opening polonaise and the beautifully choreographed dance performances quickly put all the students in a festive Carnival mood. The students were happy to comply with the costume requirement, and many teachers had also dressed up beyond…

Our Boarding School Weekend

Following the traditional Friday house evenings, which we spent cooking and eating together as well as going to the movies, there were once again numerous activities with the boarding school community last weekend. In addition to sports activities…

Students from Steinmühlen Win Prizes in the “Jugend Forscht” Competition

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The 2017 “Jugend Forscht” regional competition took place in February in Lollar at Bosch-Thermotechnik (formerly Buderus). For the first time, two groups from Steinmühle participated and immediately achieved very good results. The groups…

Step by Step Toward the City Championship

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For the fourth time, the Marburg School Chess Championships will be held at the Steinmühle It has been clear since at least February 2, 2017, that chess in Marburg is no longer an exclusive game, but is instead experiencing a resurgence and…

Ways to Foster a Love of Learning and Happiness at School in the Digital Age

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2017 Education Evening with Olaf Axel Burow Thanks to scientific research, we now know quite a lot about how successful and sustainable learning works and what matters most. However, key structures in schools and many aspects of current teaching…

Sustainable Choices in Everyday Life

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Interactive Theater Evening Is it still okay to go on vacation after everything we know about climate change? How do I make decisions when shopping for sustainable food? How could I optimize my personal energy footprint? These are pressing…

There Was Music in the Air: Open Stage 2017

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A surprisingly large crowd turned out for the second “Open Stage” event . And on a cold winter evening, the program warmed everyone up: there were solo instrumentalists performing contemporary and classical music, powerful vocalists, and…

“Generation Online – Young People’s Media Worlds”

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mecodia AKADEMIE educates students and teaches parents Once again, a representative from mecodia AKADEMIE visited Steinmühle to host various events on the topic of “Generation Online – Young People’s Media Worlds” . This year, Mr.…

A Festive Start to the Holidays

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On the last day of school before the Christmas break, grades 5 and 6 attended the Christmas play “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves” at the Hessian State Theater; the 7th graders went to the movies; and students in grades 8 – 12 gathered in…

A Contemplative End-of-Year Celebration for the Faculty

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On the second-to-last day of school before the Christmas break, the faculty traditionally holds its Christmas party. And many, many people attended. In addition to the current teachers, alumni and—to our delight—a large number of colleagues…

When Donating Becomes a Habit

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2,000 € - Donation for Ugandan war orphans It wasn't the first time that Ms. Kvachko's Class 8b had held a fundraiser at the Fall Festival for the St. Francis Orphanage in Rakai carried out. Even when they presented the first donation to…

An Enthusiastic Audience at the 2016 Winter Concert

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Actor and singer Artur Molin supports the high school choir This year, we were able to secure an exceptional guest for the Christmas concert: Artur Molin, who, at the end of a remarkable concert featuring many groups and ensembles, took the…

Advent Afternoon for Grades 5 and 6

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On December 12, the lower school held its Advent afternoon—Grade 5 in the Forum and Grade 6 in the Centrum. The 5th-grade classes gathered around the Christmas tree in the Forum. The large crowd of parents, siblings, and grandparents in…

The Master Detective Visits the 7th Grade

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The Audio Theater Marburg presents “The Devil’s Foot” As part of the mystery project led by M. Lauginiger for 7th-grade classes, a reading of “Der Teufelsfuß” took place at the Steinmühle Forum on December 1, 2016. Stefan Gille…