Official Sprachfest Invitation

This is the Official Invitation to Sprachfest 2013 from Jennifer Christianson, Director.

You are invited to take part in the 37th annual Sprachfest. Every high school German program is invited and we invite eighth graders to enter all Level I contests at Sprachfest and to compete at the State contest. 5^th, 6^th, 7^th graders may not compete.

See Native/Advantaged speaker rules.

SPRACHFEST is the regional competition including schools from Austin, Boerne, San Antonio, La Grange, Corpus Christi, Pflugerville, Leander, Elgin, Buda,  Round Rock, Georgetown, Kerrville and other cities in central and south Texas. There are two other regional contests held on this same day, in Houston and in Dallas.    To Top

"Early Bird" registration is due by 11:59 PM January 13, 2013. The "Early Bird" entry fee is $10.00 per contestant.

Registration forms must be submitted by 11:59 PM, January 20, 2013 and postmark deadline for fees is January 22, 2013. Entry fee is $12.00 per contestant.

Late registrations will be refused unless prior arrangements have been made.

Please use the registration form on this web site. Follow all instructions carefully on the official entry form. Your registration form will be submitted electronically once you click "Submit". Each entry fee covers the entrant for as many events as he/she may be qualified for, including both individual and group contests.

"EARLY BIRD" REGISTRATION FEE: $10.00, per student
REGISTRATION FEE: $12.00, per student

Schools that have qualifying groups and/or individuals for the State contest, but decide not to participate in the State Contest, must inform the Director of the regional contest where their students qualified ON THE DAY OF THE REGIONAL CONTEST. This must also be done on the State registration form. To Top

   The steering committee oversees the various areas of competition. If you can suggest persons as judges please contact one of the members listed on this web site. Steering committee members will report to director concerning judges by or before January 15.

We strongly recommend that all teachers participating in the Texas Contest system be members of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). It is the professional organization leading and aiding us in all we do as teachers of German. To join, click here:  AATG

Welcome to SPRACHFEST 2013. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at e-mail.

Mit herzlichem Dank! 
Jennifer Christianson, Director
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SPRACHFEST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
 
  8:00 AM - Judges' Check In/Breakfast

9:00 AM -1:00 PM - Academic Unscheduled Events*

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Judging for Arts categories

• who have lived in a German-speaking country 6 weeks or more at one time since the age of 13,
• who resides with a native German-speaker, who regulary speaks German at home
• who speaks German at  home, or
• who visits or has visited a German-speaking country (annually or biannually), visiting German-speaking homes.
• who attended a school, where all subjects were taught in German, for one or more years

Exchange students from non-German-speaking countries may enter the category for the level in which they qualify.   

Advantaged speakers may compete in the strictly "Advantaged Speaker" categories: prose/poetry memory.  And they may participate in the following: plays, skits level 4, puppets level 4, all arts categories, but not in any tests.

It is left to the professional judgment of the teacher to determine the eligibility of students. Questions of eligibility should be addressed to the contest director prior to the contest registration deadline. If a student is designated advantaged in one category, he/she must be entered as advantaged in all categories and contests.