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News and Updates
Special Rules and Procedures for the 2021 Remote Contest
Houstonfest Scholarships
Scholarships at State
Teacher-to-Teacher Tips
Tips for Pair Discussion
Photo Gallery
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Arrival at Heights High School
Lunch options
Plays will be performed at Houstonfest
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Important Dates
Fri., Jan. 15, 2021: Regular deadline to submit registration
spreadsheet in order to pay regular price of $10/student (payment does not have
to be mailed until 1/25).
Mon., Jan. 25, 2021: Final deadline to submit registration spreadsheet
for late price of $12/student and deadline to postmark payment.
Mon., Feb. 1, 2021: Proof sheet of entries sent to teachers for final
verification and changes.
Wed., Feb. 3, 2021,
8:00 p.m.: Deadline to submit changes (adds,
drops, substitutions). After this point, no more additions or
substitutions will be allowed.
Sat., Feb. 6, 2021:
Houstonfest (100% remote): some events conducted
"live" (online) that day, all others submitted digitally by 9:00 a.m.
Sat., Feb. 13, 2021:
Houstonfest online awards ceremony, time TBA.
Wed., Feb. 17, 2021:
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m.
for "early bird" price of
$10/student (payment does not have to be mailed yet). Also, deadline to apply for the
Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship
and to submit entries for
promotional video contest
to State director Jennifer Christianson.
Mon., Feb. 22, 2021: State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. at
regular price of
$12/student.
Sat., Feb. 27, 2021: Texas State German
Contest (100% remote): some events conducted "live" (online) that day, all
others submitted digitally by 9:00 a.m.
Sat., Mar. 6, 2021:
State online awards ceremony, time TBA. Also,
Houstonfest Scholarship
applications due.
Fri., Mar. 12, 2021:
Gail Cope
Scholarship applications due.
Fri., April 30, 2021:
Gail Cope Teacher Grant applications due.
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Schedule
The schedule for the
remote version of Houstonfest in 2021 will be entirely different than usual.
The schedule from 2020 further down is left here as a model for a
non-pandemic year.
Here is a draft of the
schedule for the live online events in 2021:
Everything from here down is
from 2020 and irrelevant for 2021:
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Arrival instructions
Map of the Heights campus (will be posted a few days before contest)
General
instructions for judges
(other than Pass auf! and written-test
proctors)
| General Schedule
2020 |
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7:15-7:30 a.m. |
Judges who are not teachers
check in and pick up judging packets in the Teaching Theater. Complimentary donuts, kolaches,
fruit, coffee, juice,
soda, and
water will be served.
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7:30-8:00 a.m. |
Teachers check in and pick up judging packets
in the Teaching Theater. |
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8:05-8:20 a.m. |
Brief but important
judges' meeting in the Teaching Theater. |
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7:30 -
8:30 a.m. |
Students
should set up their art entries and sign up for times to compete in
chorus, classical ensemble, contemporary music, directed dialogue, duet acting,
extemporaneous speaking, oral presentation, pair discussion, poetry memory/reading, polka band, prose
memory/reading, scavenger hunt, sight reading, and vocal solo. The sign-up lists will
be posted next to the doors of the rooms. |
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8:30 a.m. |
Contests begin.
The first of two sessions for Timed Writing begins. Judging of art events
begins. The art area is off-limits to everyone except
judges until judging is finished (and folk dance teams, who will enter
the dance room via a staircase in the art area). |
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9:00 a.m. |
Digital Logo Designs, Research
Papers, and Videos must be turned in to the library on the
first floor by this time. The second of two sessions for Timed
Writing begins. |
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9:30-11:00 a.m. |
Advantaged Speaker Test: all contestants MUST
arrive by 9:30; this is the only opportunity of the day to take the
test, and there is no late admission. |
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9:30 a.m. -
2:00 p.m. |
Written testing: 9 sessions beginning 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00,
11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30. |
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12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Teachers and students are invited to
view the art
entries as soon as all art judging is complete. "Look
but don't touch!" |
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12:30 -
1:00 p.m. |
Most contests end. Novice Pass auf! ends at 1:30. Written tests and
Varsity Pass auf! end at 2:00. |
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Lunch at our on-campus vendors. |
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1:30-1:45 p.m. |
Retrieve
art entries (not earlier, not later). Gather in the auditorium. |
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2:00 p.m. |
Entertainment by the band
Das ist lustig. |
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~3:45 p.m. |
Announcement of awards in the
auditorium. |
| Judging Assignments |
| Event |
Room |
Judges |
| Advantaged
Speaker Test |
Teaching Theater |
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| Chorus,
Classical Ensemble |
Choir Room |
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| Club Album |
Art Hallway |
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Contemporary Music |
G208 |
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| Crafts,
Original Models |
Art Hallway |
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| Culture |
M346 |
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| Digital
Logo Design |
Library |
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| Directed Dialogue 1 |
A150 |
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| Directed Dialogue 2 |
A152 |
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| Doll
Costume |
Art Hallway |
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| Duet
Acting 1, 4 |
A171 |
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| Duet
Acting 2, 3 |
A175 |
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| Extemp.
Speaking facilitators |
A115 |
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| Extemp.
Speaking 3, Advant. |
A113 |
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| Extemp. Speaking
4 |
A117 |
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| Folk Dance
(Einzel and Group) |
G216 |
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| Folk Dance
facilitator |
G216 |
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| Gingerbread House
(Non-Traditional and Traditional) |
Art Hallway |
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| Grammar |
M320 |
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| Listening Comprehension |
M308 |
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| Needlework |
Art Hallway |
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| Oral
Presentation |
A217 |
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| Pair
Discussion |
M142 |
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Pass auf!
(Novice) |
A210 |
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Pass
auf! (Varsity) |
A215 |
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| Photo
Essay, Shirt Design |
Art Hallway |
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Photography |
Art Hallway |
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| Play |
M130 |
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| Poetry
Memory 1, 4 |
A271 |
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| Poetry
Memory 2, 3 |
A273 |
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| Poetry Memory
Advantaged, Poetry Reading 4 |
A275 |
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| Poetry
Reading 1 |
A276 |
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| Poetry
Reading 2 |
A278 |
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| Poetry
Reading 3, Prose Memory Advantaged |
A250 |
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| Polka Band |
Band Hall |
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| Poster |
Art Hallway |
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| Prose
Memory 1, Prose Reading 3 |
A252 |
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| Prose
Memory 2, Prose Reading 1 |
A236 |
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| Prose
Memory 3, Prose Reading 2 |
A238 |
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| Prose
Memory 4, Prose Reading 4 |
A212 |
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| Puppet
Show |
M144 |
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| Reading Comprehension |
M316 |
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| Research Paper |
Library |
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| Scavenger Hunt |
A173 |
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Sight Reading 1 |
A110 |
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Sight Reading 2 |
A112 |
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| Sight
Reading 3 |
A136 |
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| Sight
Reading 4 |
A138 |
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| Skit 1, 4 |
M145 |
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| Skit 2, 3 |
M131 |
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| Spelling |
M315 |
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| Timed
Writing |
M345 |
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| Video |
Library |
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| Vocabulary |
M318 |
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| Vocal Solo |
G223 |
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Contingency plan for no-shows: Pull any judge from any of
the events with three judges. |
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Director (Tabulation: Teacher Lounge) |
Rustin Buck |
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Breakfast |
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Help with check-in |
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Refreshment cart and lunch |
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Art monitors |
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Tabulation (data entry in library) |
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Tabulation (intake and bagging in lounge) |
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Written testing supervisor (Scantron: M310) |
David Kniess |
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Written testing assistants |
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Host |
Mark Johnson |
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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.) |
| Advantaged Speaker Test |
Teaching Theater |
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Poetry Reading 1 |
A276 |
| Chorus |
Choir Room |
Poetry Reading 2 |
A278 |
| Classical Ensemble |
Choir Room |
Poetry Reading 3 |
A250 |
| Club Album |
Art Hallway |
Poetry Reading 4 |
A275 |
| Contemporary Music |
G208 |
Polka Band |
Band Hall |
| Crafts |
Art Hallway |
Poster |
Art Hallway |
| Culture |
M346 |
Prose Memory 1 |
A252 |
| Digital Logo Design - turn in |
Library Entrance |
Prose Memory 2 |
A236 |
| Digital Logo Design - judging |
Library |
Prose Memory 3 |
A238 |
| Directed Dialogue 1 |
A150 |
Prose Memory 4 |
A212 |
| Directed Dialogue 2 |
A152 |
Prose Memory Advant. |
A250 |
| Doll Costume |
Art Hallway |
Prose Reading 1 |
A236 |
| Duet Acting 1, 4 |
A171 |
Prose Reading 2 |
A238 |
| Duet Acting 2, 3 |
A175 |
Prose Reading 3 |
A252 |
| Ext. Speaking - get topic |
A115 |
Prose Reading 4 |
A212 |
| Ext. Speaking 3 - judging |
A113 |
Puppet Show |
M144 |
| Ext. Speaking 4 - judging |
A117 |
Reading Comprehension |
M316 |
| Ext. Speaking Adv. - judging |
A113 |
Research Paper - turn in |
Library Entrance |
| Folk Dance (Einzel & Group) |
G216 |
Research Paper - judging |
Library |
| Gingerbread House |
Art Hallway |
Scantron Room |
M310 |
| Grammar |
M320 |
Scavenger Hunt |
A173 |
| Listening Comprehension |
M308 |
Shirt Design |
Art Hallway |
| Needlework |
Art Hallway |
Sight Reading 1 |
A110 |
| Oral Presentation |
A217 |
Sight Reading 2 |
A112 |
| Original Models |
Art Hallway |
Sight Reading 3 |
A136 |
| Pair Discussion |
M142 |
Sight Reading 4 |
A138 |
| Pass auf!
(Novice) |
A210 |
Skit 1, 4 |
M145 |
| Pass auf!
(Varsity) |
A215 |
Skit 2, 3 |
M131 |
| Photo Essay |
Art Hallway |
Spelling |
M315 |
| Photography |
Art Hallway |
Tabulation Room (data) |
Library |
| Play |
M130 |
Tabulation Room (intake) |
Teachers Lounge |
| Poetry Memory 1 |
A271 |
Timed Writing |
M345 |
| Poetry Memory 2 |
A273 |
Video - turn in |
Library Entrance |
| Poetry Memory 3 |
A273 |
Video - judging |
Library |
| Poetry Memory 4 |
A271 |
Vocabulary |
M318 |
| Poetry Memory Advant. |
A275 |
Vocal Solo |
G223 |
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Advantaged Speaker Test Schedule |
only at 9:30 (lasting until 11:00) |
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Listening Comprehension Schedule |
Lower Level (1 & 2): 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30,
1:30
Upper Level (3 & 4): 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 |
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Spelling Schedule |
Lower Level (1 & 2): 10:00, 11:00, 12:00,
1:00
Upper Level (3 & 4): 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 |
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Timed Writing Schedule |
Levels 1 & 2: only at 8:30 and 9:00 |
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Group
Schedule |
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Play,
M130 |
Skit 1,
M145 |
Folk Dance (Einzeltanz), G216 |
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9:00 |
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8:40 |
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8:40 |
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9:40 |
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8:55 |
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8:50 |
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10:15 |
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9:15 |
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9:05 |
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9:30 |
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9:15 |
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Puppets (Lower), M144 |
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9:25 |
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8:45 |
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Skit 2, M131 |
9:40 |
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9:05 |
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9:30 |
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9:50 |
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9:30 |
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9:45 |
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9:50 |
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10:05 |
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Folk Dance (Group), G216 |
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10:15 |
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10:20 |
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10:20 |
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10:40 |
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10:45 |
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Puppets (Upper), M144 |
10:55 |
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11:15 |
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8:30 |
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11:40 |
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10:50 |
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Skit 3, M131 |
12:10 |
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11:10 |
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8:40 |
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11:35 |
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9:00 |
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Note: Students will choose their own times for the
other group events: chorus, classical ensemble, contemporary music, duet acting,
pair discussion, polka
band, and scavenger hunt. |
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11:55 |
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Novice Pass auf!
schedule
Varsity Pass auf!
schedule |
Skit 4,
M145 |
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10:00 |
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10:20 |
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10:45 |
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11:05 |
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11:30 |
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Note:
Students in all drama events and folk dance MUST do everything possible to 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. 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. |
When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 6, 2021 Where
is Houstonfest?
Due to COVID-19, the 2021 contest will be conducted entirely REMOTELY.
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State German Contest
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