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News and Updates
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Houstonfest Scholarships
Gail Cope Scholarships at
State
Scholarships for winning research
papers at State
Changes taking effect in 2012
New venue for 2012 - Clements HS
Directions /
Map
Lunch
options
Concession stand at Houstonfest
Plays will be performed at Houstonfest
Important Dates
Feb. 10, 2012:
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. 16, 2012:
State payment check must be postmarked
Feb. 25, 2012:
Texas State German
Contest, University of Texas at Austin
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
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Rules:
Research Paper
One
entry per school. It must be in English. It may be a group project. The topic
must be an original German-Texan cultural theme, something not commonly known,
such as a person, family, place, building, house, business, area, group,
settlement, organization, church, etc. The entry must be typed and
double-spaced. Length: minimum 700 words, maximum 1000 words. Each entry must
have internal documentation with proper endnotes or footnotes and a
bibliography. Follow the rules in the latest MLA Style Sheet, paying special
attention to the rules for citing Internet sources. You
must use at least two sources, at least one of which must be
non-Internet. If five or more sources are used, at least two must be
non-Internet sources.
The entry should
be placed in a 9 × 12 manila envelope, unfolded and with a title page. This
sealed envelope should be handed to the director of Houstonfest by 8:30 a.m. on
the day of contest.
On
the title page include the name(s) of the contestant(s), the school, the address
of the school, the date, and the title of the paper. Keep a copy of the paper
as well as copies of any illustrations and/or photos used for illustrations.
The entry will be opened by the judges only. Download critique
sheet.
Read about
scholarships for the winners of the
Research Paper contest at State!
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When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 2, 2013,
8:00 a.m. Where
is Houstonfest? Probably back
at its customary location at Lanier Middle School in Houston.
Link to Texas
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