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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Scholarships at State
Gail Cope Scholarships
Retired German
teacher Gail Cope (formerly of W.T. White High School in Dallas) generously
funds scholarships for the top winners at the Texas State German Contest.
Scholarship winners are determined by the number of sweepstakes points the
students earn for their schools by winning first- through fifth-place awards.
At least five scholarships are awarded with the top scholarship worth at least
$500.
Each teacher is allowed to nominate one student per year for this
scholarship. The nomination process is quite simple, and teachers are
encouraged to participate in this wonderful program.
For more information,
visit the
Gail Cope
Scholarships page of the State website.
Mary El-Beheri Memorial
Scholarship
A scholarship of at least $500 is given
annually in memory of founding State director
Mary El-Beheri (1938-2012).
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The scholarship goes only to a current
senior who has attended State at least three years (including the current
year) and intends to continue his/her study of German after high school.
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Each school is allowed to submit up to three nominees.
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Applications are
submitted the week after the regional contests, i.e., the application
process occurs BEFORE State and not afterwards.
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Judging is based on the sweepstakes points that
the nominee has earned in his/her best three years of attending State.
Nominees will indicate what they won at all previous State contests on the
application, and their results at the current year's State contest will be
added to the mix in the tab room before the winner is determined.
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The finalists are recognized on
stage and the winner announced at the
State awards ceremony.
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Payment is made directly to the institution where the winner enrolls to
study.
See the State
website for the
rules and application form.
Mary El-Beheri German Heritage Essay Award
for Winning
Research Papers at State
The winners of first through fifth place
in the research paper contest at the Texas State German Contest receive
scholarships funded by the
German-Texan
Heritage Society (GTHS) and the Texas State German Contest. Amounts are $500 for first, $250 for
second, $125 for third, $100 for fourth, and $75 for fifth.
Click here for more information.
Visit the
GTHS website for more
information about the benefits of membership or to join. Teachers
are encouraged to join, but teacher membership is not a requirement for students
to win a scholarship.
Texas German Society
While this contest is not directly related to
Houstonfest, we are pleased to help the Texas German Society
publicize their annual essay contest,
which awards scholarships of $1500, $1000, and $750. The entry deadline
is March 1, 2022. Always make sure to follow the directions carefully.
Application Guidelines and
Application Form
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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 |