{"id":47682,"date":"2023-10-06T09:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2023\/10\/06\/attendance-at-the-fall-festival-was-exceptionally-high-athletic-challenges-lots-of-fun-and-carefree-hours\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:17","slug":"attendance-at-the-fall-festival-was-exceptionally-high-athletic-challenges-lots-of-fun-and-carefree-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2023\/10\/06\/attendance-at-the-fall-festival-was-exceptionally-high-athletic-challenges-lots-of-fun-and-carefree-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance at the Fall Festival Was Exceptionally High: Athletic Challenges, Lots of Fun, and Carefree Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

The day of the year when the Steinm\u00fchle, as a school and boarding school, attracts the most visitors to its grounds is the Fall Festival. A great many people came last Saturday to meet up, chat, and have fun. It seems there\u2019s no longer any need for a Plan B in case of bad weather, because the sun always shines reliably\u2014and that was the case this time, too. <\/p>\n

The planning on campus\u2014with its dozens of booths\u2014the timing, and the coordination\u2014all of that goes by one name: Frank Wemme. The head of the lower secondary school, nicknamed \u201cMister Herbstfest,\u201d made sure, as always, that everything ran smoothly. Accompanied by plenty of music, the 6th-grade brass band, led by Stephan Reissig, welcomed the large crowd gathered on the school grounds\u2014some standing around the stage, others sitting on benches and applauding. They\u2019ve only been practicing their instruments for a year\u2014which was hard to believe. Principal Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer welcomed the guests, many of whom had come as entire families and even brought their grandparents along. They also enjoyed the rhythmic performances by the musical theater band, which played under the direction of Anna Prokop. <\/p>\n

During the tour of the Steinm\u00fchle grounds, numerous activities stood out that had been well-received in the past and were therefore repeated. One example is the haunted house: Once again this year, people eager to experience it lined up! All the activities were spread out across the entire grounds\u2014from the boarding school area with pony rides, to the Forum with its disco and karaoke, all the way to the boathouse, where coach Martin \u201cStromi\u201d Strohmenger was waiting. <\/p>\n

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A few new features caught the visitors\u2019 attention. Among them was a booth where \u201cfortune tellers\u201d offered interested visitors a glimpse into their future. Another great attraction was the smoothie bike, where visitors could make their own fruity fitness drink by pedaling. The bike was on loan from the Marburg Food Bank, which its chairwoman, Rita Vaupel\u2014wife of school association chair Egon Vaupel\u2014had made available to the Steinm\u00fchle for the fall festival. <\/p>\n

Overall, many booths were focused on collecting donations. For example, the sports challenge on the soccer field\u2014located in the back area of the campus\u2014was also a charity event. The Steinm\u00fchle Friends Association, chaired by Jasmine Weidenbach, recruited new members at its beautifully decorated booth right at the entrance to the schoolyard. Not far from there, Executive Director Dirk Konnertz, Upper School Director Cornelia Oestreicher-Gold, and Dirk Lange\u2014speaking on behalf of the entire school administration team\u2014provided information about the various academic programs offered at Steinm\u00fchle. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s well known that the culinary aspect is a key part of the Steinm\u00fchle Fall Festival. For this reason, the selection of cakes, hearty dishes, and various beverages was once again extensive and delicious. <\/p>\n

The Steinm\u00fchlen high school graduating classes of 1993, 1998, 2008, and 2013 had received a special invitation. Each class gathered in the tent for a group photo and, like many other alumni, raised a glass to \u201cthe good old days.\u201d <\/p>\n

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