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News and Updates
Houstonfest Scholarships
Gail Cope Scholarships at
State
Scholarships for winning research
papers at State
Plays will be performed at Houstonfest
Venue 2012
Concession stand at Houstonfest
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Important Dates
Mar. 2, 2012:
Houstonfest
Scholarship applications due
Mar. 9, 2012:
Gail Cope
Scholarship applications due
Jan. 14, 2013:
Houstonfest e-mail registration
due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for regular price of $10 per student
Jan. 21, 2013: Last
day to submit late registration ($12 per student) and last day to postmark
payment check
Jan. 29, 2013:
Proof sheet of entrants sent to teachers for final
verification and changes
Jan. 31, 2013, 8:00 p.m.: Deadline to submit changes (adds,
drops, substitutions). After this point, no more additions or
substitutions will be allowed in individual events. Substitution of
students in group events may continue in emergency situations.
Feb. 2, 2013:
Houstonfest
Feb. x, 2013:
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in
order to qualify for regular price of $10 per student. Online
registrations submitted after this point incur the late registration fee of $12
per student.
Feb. x, 2013:
State payment check must be postmarked
Feb. 23, 2013:
Texas State German
Contest, University of Texas at Austin
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German-Texan Heritage Society Scholarships
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 from the
German-Texan
Heritage Society (GTHS) and Gail Cope. Amounts will be $500 for first, $250 for
second, $125 for third, $100 for fourth, and $75 for fifth.
Read more about this exciting program on
the
German-Texan Heritage Society Scholarships page of the State website.
Visit the
GTHS website for more
information about the benefits of membership or to join. You can download
a membership application there by clicking on the "Join" button.
Teachers are encouraged to join, but it is not a requirement for their students
to win a scholarship. |
When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 2, 2013,
8:00 a.m. Where
is Houstonfest? In 2013, probably back
at its customary location at Lanier Middle School in Houston.
Link to Texas
State German Contest |