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News and Updates
Houstonfest Scholarships
Gail Cope Scholarships at
State
Plays will be performed at Houstonfest
Changes to rules and critique sheets
for 2010
Scholarships for winning research
papers at State
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Important Dates
Mar. 5, 2010: Houstonfest
Scholarship applications due
Mar. 10, 2010: Gail Cope
Scholarship applications due
Jan. x, 2011: Early-bird registration ($8) must
be postmarked and online
registration must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.
Jan. x, 2011: Regular registration ($10) must be
postmarked and online
registration must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.
Feb. 5, 2011: Houstonfest, Lanier Middle School,
Houston
Feb. x, 2011: State early-bird registration due
(submit online registration and mail payment; payment must arrive by Feb. x)
Feb. x, 2011: State regular registration due
Feb. 26, 2011:
Texas State German
Contest, University of Texas at Austin
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Schedule
A link to a printer-friendly version
will be included here when the schedule is finalized.
Copies of the schedule will be available at the
event.
| General Schedule |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Meeting of all teachers and judges
in the teachers' lounge on the 2nd floor of Lanier Middle School.
Donuts, kolaches, coffee, juice, and water will be served. Because all
teachers are judges and we need to get started on time, it is extremely
important that you arrive on campus by 8:00 so that you can be ready to
start judging by 8:30.
Meanwhile,
students should take this time to place their art events in the
appropriate rooms. Gingerbread houses go in the
cafeteria. The other art events are in two classrooms on the ground floor (118,
119). Students should also sign up for times to compete in the following events:
chorus, classical ensemble, directed dialogue, duet acting,
extemporaneous speaking, poetry memory/reading, polka band, prose
memory/reading, sight reading, and vocal solo.
The sign-up lists will be posted on the doors of the rooms listed below. |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Contests begin. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Judging of art events begins.
Research papers and videos must be turned in to director
Rustin Buck by this time. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Scavenger hunt begins at front entrance
of school. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Most contests end, although some will
last until 1:00. |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
Lunch off campus. To lessen
the likelihood of mischief and to help the time to pass more quickly, we
ask that all groups leave the campus and enjoy lunch elsewhere during
this time. If you don't want to drive or don't have a bus, you can
easily walk a couple of blocks to Jason's Deli in the Randalls complex
at Westheimer & Shepherd. |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Gather in Lanier auditorium for
entertainment by the band
Das ist lustig and
by student groups (esp. folk dancers) until awards ceremony begins. |
| ~3:30 p.m. |
Awards ceremony in the auditorium. |
| Judging Assignments |
| Event |
Room |
Judges |
| Chorus, Classical Ensemble, Polka Band |
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| Club Album,
T-Shirt Design |
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| Culture |
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| Directed Dialogue 1 |
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| Directed Dialogue 2 |
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| Doll
Costume, Needlework |
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| Duet Acting 1, 2, 3 |
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| Duet Acting 4, Extemp. Speaking Advant. |
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| Extemp. Speaking 3, 4 |
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| Folk Dance |
Cafeteria |
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| Gingerbread House |
Cafeteria |
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| Grammar |
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| Listening Comprehension |
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Pass auf!
(Novice) |
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Pass
auf! (Varsity) |
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| Photo Essay,
Poster Design |
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| Play |
Cafeteria |
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| Poetry Memory 1,
Prose Reading 2 |
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| Poetry Memory 2,
Prose Memory 4 |
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| Poetry Memory 3,
Prose Memory 3 |
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| Poetry
Memory 4, Prose Reading 1 |
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| Poetry
Memory Advant., Poetry Reading 3 |
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| Poetry Reading
1, Prose Memory 1 |
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| Poetry
Reading 2, Prose Memory 2 |
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| Poetry
Reading 4, Prose Reading 4 |
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| Prose Memory
Advant., Prose Reading 3 |
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| Puppet Show |
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| Reading Comprehension |
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| Research Paper |
Lounge by 9:00 |
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| Scavenger Hunt |
Front entr.
9:30 |
Niels
Nielsen |
| Sight Reading 1,
2 |
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| Sight Reading
3, 4 |
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| Skit 1, 2 |
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| Skit 3, 4 |
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| Spelling |
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| Video |
Lounge by 9:00 |
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| Vocabulary |
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| Vocal Solo |
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Director |
Rustin Buck |
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Assistant to director |
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Tabulation room assistants (after judging an event) |
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Written testing supervisor |
Ann Marie Schrock |
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Assistants to written testing supervisor |
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Room
Finder
(This
list is a bit more user-friendly than the list above if you are looking
for a room number.) |
| Chorus |
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|
Poetry Reading 3 |
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| Classical Ensemble |
|
Poetry Reading 4 |
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| Club Album |
|
Polka Band |
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| Culture |
|
Poster Design |
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| Directed Dialogue 1 |
|
Prose Memory 1 |
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| Directed Dialogue 2 |
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Prose Memory 2 |
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| Doll Costume |
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Prose Memory 3 |
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| Duet Acting 1, 2, 3 |
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Prose Memory 4 |
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| Duet Acting 4 |
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Prose Memory Advant. |
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| Extemporaneous Speaking 3, 4 |
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Prose Reading 1 |
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| Extemporaneous Speaking Advant. |
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Prose Reading 2 |
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| Folk Dance |
Cafeteria |
Prose Reading 3 |
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| Gingerbread House |
Cafeteria |
Prose Reading 4 |
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| Grammar |
|
Puppet Show |
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| Listening Comprehension |
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Reading Comprehension |
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| Needlework |
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Research Paper |
Lounge by 9:00 |
| Pass auf!
(Novice) |
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Scavenger Hunt |
Front entr. 9:30 |
| Pass auf!
(Varsity) |
|
Sight Reading 1, 2 |
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| Photo Essay |
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Sight Reading 3, 4 |
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| Play |
Cafeteria |
Skit 1, 2 |
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| Poetry Memory 1 |
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Skit 3, 4 |
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| Poetry Memory 2 |
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Spelling |
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| Poetry Memory 3 |
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Tabulation Room |
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| Poetry Memory 4 |
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T-Shirt Design |
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| Poetry Memory Advant. |
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Video |
Lounge by 9:00 |
| Poetry Reading 1 |
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Vocabulary |
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| Poetry Reading 2 |
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Vocal Solo |
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Group
Schedule |
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Skit 1,
Room x |
Skit 3,
Room x |
Folk
Dance, Cafeteria |
| 8:30 |
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8:30 |
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10:40 |
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| 8:40 |
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8:45 |
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11:00 |
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| 8:50 |
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9:00 |
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11:20 |
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| 9:00 |
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9:15 |
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11:30 |
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| 9:10 |
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9:30 |
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11:50 |
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| 9:20 |
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9:45 |
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12:10 |
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9:30 |
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10:00 |
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Puppets
(Lower), Room x |
| 9:40 |
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10:15 |
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8:30 |
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| 9:50 |
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10:30 |
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8:45 |
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| 10:00 |
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10:45 |
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9:00 |
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Skit 2, Room x |
Skit 4, Room x |
9:15 |
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10:10 |
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11:00 |
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9:30 |
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| 10:20 |
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11:15 |
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9:45 |
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| 10:30 |
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11:30 |
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10:00 |
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| 10:40 |
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11:45 |
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Puppets (Upper), Room x |
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10:50 |
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12:00 |
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10:15 |
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| 11:00 |
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12:15 |
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10:30 |
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| 11:10 |
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Play, Cafeteria |
10:45 |
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| 11:20 |
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8:40 |
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11:00 |
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11:50 |
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9:00 |
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11:15 |
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9:20 |
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11:30 |
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9:30 |
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11:45 |
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9:50 |
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12:00 |
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Novice Pass auf!
Varsity Pass auf! |
Note: Students will choose their own times for the
other group events (chorus, classical ensemble, duet acting, and polka
band). |
Note:
Students in
all drama events MUST adhere to the scheduled performance times. They should,
in fact, arrive 10 minutes BEFORE their scheduled time to get all props, etc.
ready, so that when the previous group finishes, they can march right in and get
on with the show (and please, please, please, if you're scheduled to perform at
8:30, be on time so as not to mess up the whole schedule right off the bat).
There is NO ROOM for tardiness. The students should structure the
entire rest of their day around their scheduled drama times.
If a cast member is involved in a Pass auf! game when the drama event
is scheduled to start, he/she needs to leave the Pass auf! game and go to
the drama event. Pass auf! teams can continue to compete with fewer than
five members if necessary.
To put some teeth in this,
the judges are instructed to disqualify any drama entry that is not ready to
take the stage as of 3 minutes after its scheduled performance time. Also, the
judges are instructed to halt any performances that have exceeded the time limit
plus the 30-second grace period. In the particular case of skits, this means
that skit 1 & 2 will be stopped, whether finished or not, at 8 minutes 30
seconds, and skit 3 & 4 will be stopped at 10 minutes 30 seconds. There is no
way we can allow a Skit 1 to drag on for 12 minutes, for instance. If a drama
entry is disqualified for tardiness, the cast members are free to TRY to
negotiate an alternate time with the judges, but the judges are free to say no
if accommodating a school that missed its time would create a delay for another
school. |
When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 5, 2011,
8:00 a.m. Where
is Houstonfest? Lanier Middle School
2600
Woodhead Street Houston, TX 77098
(Click on the address
for a Google map.)
Link to Texas
State German Contest |