INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Official Invitation
(including Registration Information 2012)

Registration Form 2012

Categories and Event Rules

Advantaged Speakers

Important Reminders to Teachers

Sweepstakes Points
(New Tier Structure)

CONTEST HISTORY AND INFORMATION

Sprachfest Steering Committee

Sprachfest History

Previous Winners

2012 Winners 1-5
2012 Winners 6-10
2012 Sweepstakes Winners

Fun Facts from Sprachfest 2012:
566 students were registered
29 schools participated
1,630 entries across 82 events (including breakdown of levels)
107 judges/coordinators/directors

Oral Tests (Judges' Guidelines)

Directed Dialogue
DD Sample Questions Level 1
DD Sample Questions Level 2

Extemporaneous Speaking
Possible Extemp Topics

Sight Reading

Written Testing and Proctors

ARTS (Judges' Guidelines)

Club Album
Crafts (New Category)
Doll Costume
Gingerbread House
(Traditional and Non-Traditional)
Needlework
Original Models (New Category)
Photo Essay
Photography (New Category)*
Poster Design
T-shirt Design
Video Show

*By submitting an entry, you give permission for Sprachfest and Texas State German Contest to use your photograph for informational and/or publicity purposes.

Music (Judges' Guidelines)

Chorus
Vocal Solo
Classical Ensemble
Polka Band
Folk Dance

Declamation (Judges' Guidelines)

Poetry Memory
Poetry Reading
Prose Memory
Prose Reading

Note:These rules have been made to protect all schools and contestants.

• It is illegal for the same student to use the same piece for prose/poetry memory that he/she uses for prose/poetry reading.
• Each school must provide an alpha list of students, including the names and authors of poetry, prose, skits, plays, duets and puppet shows.
• Enter fifth year students in the fourth year categories.

Drama (Judges' Guidelines)

Duet Acting
Skit
Puppet Show
Play

Note:These rules have been made to protect all schools and contestants.

• It is illegal to use the same script or piece with the same cast or individual in more than one event at the same contest or at any previous contests. For example: Using the same cast with the same script for the skit and the puppet theater. Or doing a skit this year and using the same cast next year for the same skit.
• Each school must provide an alpha list of students, including the names and authors of poetry, prose, skits, plays, duets and puppet shows.
• Enter fifth year students in the fourth year categories.

Pass Auf

Scavenger Hunt

Research Paper
(scholarship opportunity available)

(Judges' Guidelines)

Sign-in Sheet for non timed events