February 8, 2025
Sandra Day O'Connor HS

 
event registration 
Meeting Location : Central meeting room: Library by 7:45 am

  1. Turn on your cell phones. Pass auf Coordinators and all Pass Auf Callers should meet by 8:30 am in the library to get packets and get started by 9:00 am.

  2. Hand out packets to each judging team in your area. Check each name off the list so we will know who has not come. Make sure to write down any changes/corrections you make during the check-in process.  This helps have an accurate record should there be any problems/disputes later on.

  3. Each packet contains the “Information to Judges” applicable to their area of judging.  Please make sure you have read this and are familiar with it as well!

  4. When you check on the judges initially, probably around 8:45, double check they have read through their “Information to Judges” and understand their critique sheets and how to fill in the awards’ assembly sheet.  It is very important they understand their critique sheet.

  5. Please stress to the judges the importance of correct math!  Encourage them to use calculators/phones to double check addition.

You will have the most updated group schedule, if it applies to your area. Susanne should also have the most current schedules posted at the rooms.  Please remind judges that students may have conflicts with cross entries – especially when Pass auf factors in – and to be flexible with working out alternate times with students.

If students miss their scheduled time and have not made an attempt to let the judges know BEFORE their scheduled performance time, the students are not guaranteed the opportunity to still perform.

Check on each of your event rooms at the beginning when the events begin, and then check every half hour or so to be sure things are going well. See if there are questions or if anyone needs anything.

Be aware of your judges, and make sure they do not disqualify any students without first talking to you about it.  Whenever in doubt, contact the director.

Upcoming

Jan. 20, 2025
Sprachfest online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $12 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $15 per student.

Jan. 27, 2025:
Sprachfest online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline).

Jan. 27, 2025:
Postmark deadline for Sprachfest payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Feb. 8, 2025:
Sprachfest 2025

Feb. 19, 2025
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $12 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $15 per student. Also, deadline to apply for the Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship.

Feb. 24 , 2025:
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline). Also, postmark deadline for State payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Important Dates

Mar. 1, 2025
Texas State German Contest

Mar. 10, 2025
Gail Cope Scholarship applications due

August 1, 2024-April 30, 2025
Teacher Grant applications due

February 8, 2025
48th Sprachfest 2025

Mar. 1, 2025
44th Texas State German Contest 2025

Contact Us

Sprachfest Director
Suzy Holland
sprachfest@texasstategermancontest.org

Sprachfest/TSGC Mailing Address
Texas State German Contests, Inc.
PO Box 2043
Boerne, TX 78006

Onsite Director
Susanne Thielen