News Archive
The Steinmühlen tennis team placed fourth at the state finals of the “Youth Training for the Olympics” competition in Neu-Isenburg
ArchiveAfter two schools canceled their participation in the state finals at the last minute—much to the surprise of the organizers—only four schools ended up competing for the Hessian title in Neu-Isenburg in a round-robin format.
Many of the…
Transportation Forum on July 1, 2016
Archive, Uncategorized This year, the "Energy Project" for 10th graders has become the "Transportation Project."
The school had organized a panel discussion for July 1 on the topic “Transportation Policy in Marburg—Breaking New Ground.”
For several years…
Rowing for 7th Graders at Lake Eder
Archive, UncategorizedIn July, the 7th-grade students spent two eventful days at Lake Eder.
Ideal rowing weather, a full lake, and great accommodations—the Marburg University boathouse—provided excellent conditions for the young rowers’ training.
Sports were…
Three real showstoppers: The Theater Club’s fairy tales
Archive, UncategorizedThe Theater Club, led by Ms. Lauginiger During the second half of the last school year, as part of a lunchtime club, the students worked on modernizing three fairy tales. The three final projects were developed and produced entirely independently…
5th Grade Musical 2016: WIMBA
Archive, UncategorizedThis year’s story was about six children who find a message in a bottle and fly to a jungle island in a helicopter they built themselves. There, they must navigate the jungle, where monkeys have gone wild, and a stalactite cave with dangerous…
Steinmühlen Soccer Team Finishes in a Respectable Sixth Place in the Hesse Finals
Archive, NewsWith two key offensive players already unable to make the trip to Grünberg, the Steinmühlen team’s center forward was also injured during warm-ups. As a result, only 13 players were available for the long day of tournament play.
Despite…
Across the Galaxy with Wimba – A Musical Performance by the 5th Grade
Archive, NewsOn June 29 and 30, all three fifth-grade classes at Steinmühle performed the musical “Wimba” with great enthusiasm. Thanks to the help of four students from the “Sound & Light” club, led by Werner Eismann, the technical aspects of this…
A resounding success: The Marburg Night Marathon featured 15 relay teams from Steinmühle!
Archive, News
For the first time ever, Steinmühle managed to register 15 relay teams for the Marburg Night Marathon—a new record for participants! And everyone was at the starting line: not only students and teachers, but also parents, alumni, and friends…
Theatrical Performance: “Nothing—What Matters in Life” and Scenes from *Emilia Galotti*
Archive, NewsWhen 14-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves his class with the words, “Nothing means anything, so there’s no point in doing anything,” his classmates are in shock. Because can it really be true that nothing has any meaning? Not first love? Not…
First Science Evening at the Steinmühle
Archive, NewsA successful and spectacular kickoff! For a long time, the math and science student councils had been toying with the idea of organizing something like a science fair. Dr. Töhl-Borsdorf and Dr. von der Ahe organized an evening event designed…
2016 High School Graduation Ceremony: Everyone who took the exam passed, and some did very well
Archive, NewsOn June 18, Steinmühle bid farewell to the graduating class of 2016. The upper-level choir, conducted by Mr. Sans, kicked off a cheerful celebration featuring entertaining speeches.
Mr. Gemmer skillfully and entertainingly drew connections…
Experiential Education Weekend
ArchiveOver the weekend of May 20–22, the boarding school community went on experiential education trips in four groups. The itinerary included, among other things, two city tours. One of these was a trip to the Rhine, starting in Wiesbaden. In addition…
Boarding school students in Randa, Valais, Switzerland
ArchiveOn June 1, 26 students and five teachers set off for a seven-day trip to Randa in the Upper Valais.
Over the next few days, many mountains were climbed, feasts were prepared, and cozy evenings were spent at the old Augustinus Hut.
On…
They did it again in the finals: Jan Audretsch and Justus Schneider in the Pangea Regional Finals in the Gold category!
Archive, NewsThe regional finals of the 2016 Pangea Competition were held nationwide on June 4, 2016, as part of seven regional final events. The final math competition and the awards ceremony took place on the same day. The regional final for Rhineland-Palatinate,…
Steinmühle’s tennis team qualifies for the state championship
Archive, NewsIn Gensungen, the Steinmühle tennis team wins the WK II regional championship and, in its very first appearance, earns a spot in "Youth Trains for the Olympics" , they qualified for the state finals.
The first game against the Old State School…
Theater Workshop 7, featuring exciting scenes and beautiful visuals
Archive, NewsOn the topic of Black & White Stories , the three theater groups in 7th grade came up with a wide variety of ideas:
Class 7a demonstrated with "Duplo Times – Bad Times"what happens when the Duplo family’s children are kidnapped, their…
Lucas Schäfer will compete in the Olympic Games
Archive, NewsAt the qualifying races on Lucerne's Rotsee, Lucas Schäfer (class of 2014) and his team celebrated their greatest success to date in the lightweight four.
After a comfortable victory in the preliminary round, the DRV boat held on to second…
Bodam Lee Takes Third Place at the National Finals of “Jugend musiziert”
Archive, NewsBodam Lee (9b) returned extremely pleased from her first appearance at the national finals of “Jugend Musiziert,” the German Music Council’s competition for young musicians. More than 80 participants from Germany had qualified for the…
Jan Audretsch (6b) and Justus Schneider (9a) have qualified for the regional finals of the Pangea Competition
Archive, NewsThis year, 8 students from Steinmühle qualified for the intermediate round of the Pangea Competition (mathematics) in Gießen. There, they had to solve a total of 10 problems from the highest-scoring categories in 60 minutes. From this intermediate…
Steinmühlen Rowers at the Pentecost Regatta in Gießen
Archive, NewsRowers from Steinmühlen in grades 7, 8, and 9 also took part in the 104th edition of the Giessen Pentecost Regatta, the most important regatta in the Central Hesse region.
Robert Mahl (9c), Justus Schneider (9a), Bennet Meier (9a), and…
Steinmühle Soccer Team Reaches the Hessen Final Once Again
Archive, NewsOur soccer team won the WK II regional tournament in Schwalmstadt and has once again qualified for the state finals in Grünberg.
As is often the case, our team struggled a bit at the start of the first game and had trouble finding their…
THE STEINMÜHLEN TEAM TAKES THE COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SCORES A POINT
Archive, NewsIn the WK II (1999–2002) district tennis tournament of the “Youth Trains for the Olympics” competition, the Steinmühle team qualified for the regional finals. At the TV Marburg club grounds, our tennis team shone in its first tournament…
Lucas Schäfer Wins Bronze at the European Championships in the Lightweight Quadruple Sculls
Archive, NewsThe German lightweight four, featuring Lucas Schäfer (RuS Steinmühle), had no chance at first or second place in the final of the European Championship sprint race, but they were determined to secure third place. Although the German boat had…
2016 Spring Run for Grades 5 and 6
Archive, NewsBy now, we can count on it: the spring run for grades 5 and 6 always brings spring-like weather and excellent performances.
The Spring Run around the boathouse features four individual races on the 1,300-meter-long “Boathouse Loop,” followed…
Obstacle Course—Loosely Based on Takeshi’s Castle
ArchiveDue to the poor weather forecast, we scrapped our original plan to go on a hike on May 1 and came up with an alternative activity instead: An obstacle course was set up in the gym, which the students then navigated. They shimmied along rings,…
LEH – BoulderCup 2016 – Steinmühle Boarding School Visits Schondorf
ArchiveOn April 16, 2016, the traditional annual Boarding School Boulder Cup took place. In addition to the host, Landheim Schondorf, the following schools competed: Schloß Bieberstein Boarding School, Birklehof Boarding School, Schloß Neubeuern…
The County Administrator and the Mayor Presented the Gold
Archive, NewsHe came directly from the Olympic Training Center in Hamburg and arrived just in time to personally accept his award from District Administrator Kirsten Fründt and Mayor Dr. Thomas Spies: Olympic hopeful Lucas Schäfer received the highest…
The Great Crawl—The Cooking Club Takes on Locusts
ArchiveOn April 26, 2016, we ventured into something exotic. At the request of a student, we pan-fried grasshoppers. After doing a quick search on how to prepare the insects, we purchased them online. For the preparation, we opted for the version with…
City Scavenger Hunt in Marburg
ArchiveOn Saturday, April 16, amid typical April weather, three groups of boarding school students were eager to take part in a city scavenger hunt in Marburg.
Three young Chinese students, who were our guests this weekend to get to know the Steinmühle,…
World Rowing Cup I: Lucas Schäfer Back in the Lead
Archive, NewsThe countdown to the final Rio qualifying race is on
Cappel/Varese (I). Lucas Schäfer of the Rudern und Sport Steinmühle club, along with his three teammates Jonathan Koch, Tobias Franzmann, and Lars Wichert, was in top form at the A final…
Bands on Stage 2016
Archive, News Once again, the classic “Bands on Stage” event was full of variety: The band made up of students from grades 5 and 6 already showed a lot of enthusiasm for playing. We can look forward to seeing how these talented and hardworking students…
