News and Updates
Houstonfest Scholarships:
Winners Announced
Scholarships at State
NEW:
Houstonfest history
Changes and updates for 2024
Contest
promo video #1 (students from one school tell why they
love contest)
Contest promo
video #2 (one student tells why she loves contest)
State promo video contest
Teacher-to-teacher tips
Tips for Pair Discussion
Arrival at Kingwood High School
Lunch options
Photo gallery
Daily log of changes to
State-qualifier list
Important Dates
Mon. Jan. 8, 2024, 4:00 p.m.: Application for
transportation grants from Houston Saengerbund opens (teachers will be sent a
link to a Google Form).
Thur., Jan. 18, 2024, 11:59
p.m. (extended by 2 days, previous deadline 1/16): Houstonfest registration
spreadsheet due for regular price of $12/student (payment does not have
to be mailed until 1/22).
Mon., Jan. 22, 2024, 11:59
p.m.: Houstonfest registration spreadsheet
due
for late price of $15/student. Deadline to postmark Houstonfest payment.
Sat., Jan. 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m.: Submission of entries in the 7 virtual Houstonfest events due (get link to
Google Form from your teacher - it was sent to them on Wed., Jan. 24).
Tue., Jan. 30, 2024, 11:59 p.m.: Remote
judging of the 7 virtual Houstonfest events ends.
Wed., Jan. 31, 2024, 9:30 p.m.: Houstonfest changes (adds,
drops, substitutions) due. After this point, no more changes will be allowed.
Sat., Feb. 3, 2024:
Houstonfest,
Heights High School, Houston.
Fri., Feb. 9, 2024, 11:59 p.m.: State
online registration due for "early bird" price of $12/student (payment does not
have to be mailed until 2/14).
Wed., Feb. 14, 2024, 11:59 p.m.: State
online registration due
for
regular price of
$15/student. Deadline to postmark your State payment.
Sat., Feb. 17, 2024, 9:00 a.m.: Submission of entries in the 7 virtual State events due (get
the link to a
Google Form from your teacher; it was emailed to them on 2/7 by the State
director). Also,
Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship and Sandra Dieckman GTHS Memorial
Scholarship
applications due (to submit the application, get the link to a Google
Form from your teacher; it was emailed to them on 2/10 by the State director).
Mon., Feb. 19, 2024, 8:00 p.m.:
Entries in
State promotional video
contest
due to State director.
Tue., Feb. 20, 2024, 11:59 p.m.: Remote
judging of the 7 virtual State events ends.
Sat., Feb. 24, 2024:
Texas State German Contest, Texas State
University, San Marcos.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2024, 11:59 p.m.: Houstonfest Scholarship applications due.
Sun., Mar. 10, 2024: Gail Cope
State Scholarship applications due.
rolling basis but no later than Tue., Apr. 30, for payment
this school year: submit
Gail Cope Teacher Grant applications.
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Varsity Pass auf!
Schedule 2024
This schedule as a PDF
Time |
Game |
Teams |
Results |
8:30 |
Varsity 1
(V1) |
Heights
vs.
Tomball Memorial |
Winner plays at 10:30.
Loser is eliminated or plays at 11:30 (check back
at 11:00). |
9:00 |
Varsity 2
(V2) |
Kingwood
vs.
Jordan |
Winner plays at 10:30.
Loser is eliminated or plays at 11:30 (check back
at 11:00). |
9:30 |
Varsity 3
(V3) |
Bellaire
vs.
Klein Oak |
Winner plays at 11:00.
Loser is eliminated or plays at 11:30 (check back
at 11:00). |
10:00 |
Varsity 4
(V4) |
Taylor
vs.
Brazoswood |
Winner plays at 11:00.
Loser is eliminated or plays at 11:30 (check back
at 11:00). |
10:30 |
Varsity 5
(V5) |
Winner of V1
vs.
Winner of V2 |
Winner plays at 12:30.
Loser plays at 12:00. |
11:00 |
Varsity 6
(V6) |
Winner of V3
vs.
Winner of V4 |
Winner plays at 12:30.
Loser plays at 12:00 |
11:30* |
Varsity 7*
(V7) |
Highest-scoring loser of V1/V2/V3/V4
vs.
Next-highest-scoring loser of V1/V2/V3/V4 |
Winner is 5th.
Loser is 6th. |
12:00 |
Varsity 8
(V8) |
Loser of V5
vs.
Loser of V6 |
Winner is 3rd.
Loser is 4th. |
12:30 |
Varsity 9
(V9) |
Winner of V5
vs.
Winner of V6 |
Winner is 1st.
Loser is 2nd. |
*
Since the 5th-place
team goes to State and the 6th-place team doesn't, it is desirable to
play an actual game (V7) to decide 5th and 6th. However,
V7 will be played only if the tournament is roughly on schedule as of 11:00.
If the tournament is running more than 15 minutes late as of 11:00, V7 is
cancelled so that V8 and V9 can be played on time. In that case, rank the losers
of V1, V2, V3, and V4 5th-8th by descending number of
points they earned in the game they lost. If there are any ties, flip a coin.
The proctors will post information at 11:00 indicating whether V7 will be
played or not and, if so, which 2 teams qualified to play it. If there
is time to play V7 but 1 of the 2 teams qualified to play V7 fails to
show up, the team that does show up defaults to 5th and the team that
doesn't show up defaults to 6th. If both teams fail to show up, rank
5th-8th as previously described in this footnote.
If V7 is played, then 7th
and 8th will be determined by descending number of points earned by the 2 teams
that scored the lowest number of points in V1, V2, V3, and V4. If this results
in a tie, flip a coin.
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When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 8, 2025 Where
is Houstonfest?
Kingwood High School
2701 Kingwood Dr.
Kingwood, TX 77339
(new location in 2025!)
Link to Texas State German Contest
Texas
State German Contest on Facebook
Texas
State German Contest 40th Anniversary Facebook Group |