News and Updates
Houstonfest Scholarships -
winners announced!
Changes and updates for 2022 including procedures for
online contest
State Promo Video Contest
"Texas State German Contest at 40" newsletter
series (full of tips for contest prep and Pass auf!
study material)
"Leidenschaft der Aussprache" Pronunciation Contest
Scholarships at State
Contest
Promo Video #1 (students from one school tell why they
love contest)
Contest Promo
Video #2 (one student tells why she loves contest)
Teacher-to-Teacher Tips
Tips for Pair Discussion
Photo Gallery
Arrival at Heights High School
Lunch options
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Important Dates
Sat., Jan. 15, 2022, 11:59
p.m.: Houstonfest registration
spreadsheet due for regular price of $10/student (payment does not have
to be mailed until 1/24).
Tue., Jan. 18, 2022, 4:00 p.m.: Registration
opens for
pronunciation contest "Leidenschaft der Aussprache" (teachers who submit a
Houstonfest registration by the regular deadline will receive a link to register
for this special contest)
Mon., Jan. 24, 2022, 11:59
p.m.: Houstonfest registration spreadsheet
due
for late price of $12/student. Deadline to postmark Houstonfest payment.
Wed., Feb. 2, 2022, 8:00 p.m.:
Houstonfest changes (adds,
drops, substitutions) due. After this point, no more changes will be allowed.
Sat., Feb. 5, 2022: Houstonfest
(virtual) - submissions of art and recordings due by 9:00
a.m., some
events conducted live via Zoom
Tue., Feb. 8, 2022, 11:59 p.m.: Remote
Houstonfest judging ends
Fri., Feb. 11, 2022, 4:45 p.m.: Houstonfest
results announced via live-stream (see Results page for a
recording of the awards show)
Wed., Feb. 16, 2022, 11:59 p.m.: State
online registration due for "early bird" price of $10/student (payment does not
have to be mailed until 2/18).
Fri., Feb. 18, 2022, 11:59 p.m.: State online registration due
for
regular price of
$12/student. Also,
Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship
applications due. Deadline to postmark State payment.
Wed., Feb. 23, 2022, 8:00 p.m.:
Deadline extended: Entries in
promotional video contest
due to State director Jennifer Christianson.
Sat., Feb. 26, 2022:
40th
Annual Texas State German Contest
(virtual) -submissions of art and recordings due by 9:00 a.m., some
events conducted live via Zoom (ask your teacher for the sheet with all the
links!)
Tue., Mar. 1, 2022, 11:59 p.m.: Remote State
judging ends
Sat., Mar. 5, 2022, 11:59 p.m.:
Houstonfest Scholarship applications due. State awards video released.
Fri., Mar. 11, 2022:
Gail Cope
Scholarship applications due.
Sat., April 30, 2022:
Gail Cope Teacher Grant applications due.
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The
2022 contest will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately,
the Scavenger Hunt will not be offered this year. The following rules are
left here in their normal format for future years.
Rules:
Scavenger Hunt
Entry Limit:
1 team per school; 2 to 4 contestants (4 is highly recommended);
a team may have 1
upper-level student (German III or above) IF the team consists of 4
members but NOT if the team consists of 2 or 3 members, and no advantaged
speakers may be on a team.
Time Limit:
The time limit for both parts combined is 1 hour. Teams may split their time
between Parts One and Two in any way, but 35 minutes for Part One and 25 minutes
for Part Two are recommended. Time Penalties: For each team member who
exceeds the 1-hour time limit up to 5 minutes, 20 points will be deducted from
his/her quiz score. If any team member exceeds the time limit by more than 5
minutes, the entire team will be disqualified.
There are TWO
parts to the event. Team members will work together on Part One but individually
on Part Two. All team members must be present for all of both parts. Each team
should have at least one SmartPhone or tablet (iPad, etc.) with a digital QR-code
reader app already installed, but it is recommended that each team member have
his/her own such device along with earbuds or headphones.
Part One:
Follow written German directions to find four QR codes posted around the
contest venue. At each of the four stations, teams will use their devices to
access a video (max. 3 minutes per video). All team members should view all
videos. (See General Instructions for
more details.) Total video running time is about 12 minutes.
Part Two:
Each team member will complete a written quiz independently. The quiz will have
4 multiple-choice questions and 1 question requiring a written German response
based on each of the 4 videos that have been viewed (20 items total). The
questions are in German. (See General
Instructions for more details.) All team members' scores will be averaged to
obtain the team's final score.
Download General Instructions.
Download helpful vocabulary.
Download critique sheet.
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When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 4, 2023 Where
is Houstonfest?
Heights High School in Houston
Link to Texas State German Contest
Texas
State German Contest on Facebook
Texas
State German Contest 40th Anniversary Facebook Group |