Event rules for Sprachfest are as follows :

● Only German teachers may register students for German contests; we do not accept registration from individual
students.
● Any German teacher who registers one or more contestants must attend the contest and serve as a judge (unless
the director grants an exemption, which will be done only in extremely extraordinary situations).
● Each contestant…
– must be in grade 7*, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12; (*7th graders may only participate if the course is a full year German I
credit course)
-must be a student at a school where the registering teacher works;
– must be currently enrolled in a German course at that school, or if not, must have previously completed at
least two years of German instruction AND be a current member of that school’s German Club or German
NHS. (EXCEPTION: Polka Band may have 2 non-German student members and Classical Ensemble may
have 1 non-German student.) The spirit of this rule is to prevent a team from recruiting “mercenary” artists,
dancers, musicians, writers, etc. who have no real connection to the school’s German program in order to
bolster the team’s chorus, folk dance team, poster, photo essay, research paper, etc. On the other hand, we do
not want to exclude the occasional student who loves German and who took two or three years of it and who
wants to continue participating in contest but who, for whatever reason, is not currently taking German.
Please note, however, that any contestant not currently enrolled in a German course should be entered in the
level he/she would be in if he/she had continued taking German. For example, if John stops taking German
after completing German III but still wants to enter contest the next year, he should be entered in Level 4
events.
● For liability reasons, video recordings are not allowed in any room where students are competing or performing. If
parents and/or teachers wish to record a performance, they should plan on doing it during any rehearsal or
performance at their respective school. The contest director may assign a designated contest photographer to take
pictures or video footage throughout contest for informational or publicity purposes. This will be immediately
submitted to the director on contest day. No student faces may be used from this footage. However, the contest
director will accept video segments as well as still photos from individual schools after contest has occurred (to be
used for promotional purposes, e.g., on the website). By submitting these, teachers give permission for contest
directors to use them for informational or publicity purposes. Before submitting such photos/videos, teachers must
make sure that students have permission forms on file at their school allowing for photos/videos to be used on the
website.
● Teachers should follow their district policy regarding student participation in contest.
● NOCELLPHONESALLOWEDINCOMPETITIONROOMS!!!
* These events are only performed at some/all Regionals, but DO NOT advance to the state level contest