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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, 2024Gail 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.

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.

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