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Oktoberfest and What's New with German Honor Society

Oktoberfest (this past Wednesday, the 28th) went great, and we thank everyone who helped out! We hope you all had fun volkstanzen (folk dancing), eating bratwurst, and singing German songs. We're already looking forward to next year's Oktoberfest!

Here's a list of upcoming events:

• Nov. 11th, A & B - Mauerfall
• December 2nd, A & B - Caroling
• December 16, A & B - Gingerbread Houses

We hope to see you at an event soon!

What's new

Here's a rundown of upcoming GHS events:

• October 7th, A & B Blocks - Film & Foto Klub: Students who visited Germany or attended a German program over the past summer will be giving presentations about their experiences.
• October 13th (Anchor day on a Tuesday) - GHS Meeting
• October 28th, A & B Blocks - Oktoberfest!

We hope to see you at an event soon!

Congratulations!

Frau Vaden and her German students are so pleased to learn that four students have just been awarded a free summer in Germany.The American Association of Teachers of German awards 39 summer study trips of 3.5 weeks in Germany, based on scores from the National German Exam, an application process, and the daunting experience of an interview in German before 4 college professors.For the last 7 years we have been so pleased to have one TJ student receive that honor each summer. This year, three TJ German students were awarded the summer study trip!They are German III students Nihaar Sinha (who was awarded the Kelsey Johnson, and AP German student, Mariet Kurz. More good news: Senior JeanMarie Stewart, who took German through the fifth level,has just been awarded the Kaethe Wilson scholarship from the American Association of Teachers of German. JeanMarie is the only student in the nation to receive this award of participation in a 3 week summer stay in Germany, all expenses paid. All four of these fine German students will experience full German immersion, including living with a German family, and attending a German school.Meanwhile, several of our German seniors have applied and interviewed for a full year German program. We'll keep our fingers crossed (or as Germans say, our thumbs pressed) for Brian Murphy and Rebecca Justice, as they await final word.

Winners!

Finally, we congratulate the following German winners in the Modern Foreign Language Tournament, held at South Lakes High School on March 7: Linda Ho (1st place in German I), Casey Huang (1st place in German II), J. Lee (3rd place in German II), Krissy Brant (1st place in German III), Jake Hermle (2nd place in German III), Katie Mitchell (3rd place in German III),Suzan Ok (1st place in AP German), and Tyler Brobst (2nd place in AP German).

Lebkuchenhaus

Gingerbread house building was a great success. Thank you to everyone one who helped make this event happen and hopefully everyone had a great time. Pictures will be up soon!

First piece of good news: TJ German fared extremely well at the Modern Foreign Language Tournament held Saturday, the 19th. The winners were:

Deutsch I - 1st place: J. Lee
Deutsch II - 1st place: Nihaar Sinah; 2nd place: Katie Mitchell; 4th place: Jake Hermle
Deutsch III - 1st place: Tyler Brobst; 2nd place: Suzan Ok
Deutsch IV - 1st place: Stephen Lam

Congrats to everyone who participated!

Second piece of good news: Thomas Bettge (AP German) and Rebecca Justice (German III) have been accepted into the selective Governor's German Academy for this coming summer. (It's hard to believe, but there are only a few weeks left!)

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Jackie Lewis has received the Congress-Bundestag scholarship for a year of study in Germany. Kevin Pujinawski, former GHS president, is currently a student there; visit the Culture section for a link to his blog. Scholarship details may be found at CIEE's webpage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The date for the induction ceremony is Friday, April 18th, 8th period, not Wednesday, April 16th, as was previously listed on the calendar. There was some confusion earlier, but everything has been cleared up.

Debjani Saha, a German AP student, has been awarded the GLOW National German Achievement Award, based on her score on the National German Exam and on her perfomance in an interview with a number of German professors. This is the first year that GLOW (German Learning Opportunities Website) has presented awards. Debjani will receive a certificate and a gift certificate, and will have her name posted on the GLOW Internet site.

Congratulations to German III student, Suzan Ok, who has been awarded the AATG/PAD Study Trip to Germany this summer through the AATG National German Testing program! Click here to access the AATG webpage and to learn more about similar opportunities and awards.

TJ's 1st Annual Foreign Language Olympics Tournament concluded today with the closing ceremonies, held in the main gym during 8th period. We took home 1 gold medal, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze, ranking 6th out of 16 teams. Good job everyone for the wonderful team spirit and enthusiasm you showed! (See the link in the post below for the final results of the contest.)

Click here for a table of the various Olympic events and their locations and times. I will try to keep it updated with the latest medals we win. Los geht's, Deutschland!

Foreign Language Olympics will be held from March 3rd through 14th during lunch and 8th periods, so sign up for an activity and support German! Only a few slots are left. For those not competing, you can support our team by attending the games and cheering for your fellow classmates! Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl = Erfolg!!!

I-Night is fast approaching on the 18th of April. We will be performing traditional Volkstanzen, as it has been a success in previous years. If you wish to participate, please contact Jessica Shartouny or one of the GHS officers. Help is also appreciated with setup and food, among other things.

Stammtisch has been moved to Fridays during lunch from now on. For authentic German recipes to share with all of us, visit the Culture section of the webpage. Das Kochbuch provides hundreds of recipes--written in English, mind you ^_^.

If this is not the first time you've visited the GHS website, you've probably noticed the new layout. Some features may not be fully implemented yet, so please be patient. Visit the news section for the latest scoop on GHS events. Enjoy!!!