February 24, 2024
Texas State University, San Marcos

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Sweepstakes are awarded to schools receiving the highest number of points.  Points are earned for each event in which a student places 1st – 10th.  So, it is a team effort to win sweepstakes!

Events have been put into 5 tiers and each place receives a different point value.  Many individual events receive fewer points than group events requiring more “rehearsals”, coordination, difficulty, etc.

Events with an * compete at the regional level only, NOT at State.

Click here for downloadable Sweepstakes Points. (Normal, in person years)

Please note: “Chorus” will no longer be an event for the TSGC.
Events in red will continue indefinitely as virtually submitted events.

Tier 1

Skit Level 3, Skit Level 4, Folk Dance, Varsity Pass Auf!

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

30

27

24

21

18

16

14

12

10

8

Tier 2

Duet, Puppet Show, Skit Level 1, Skit Level 2, Video Show

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

20

18

16

14

12

10

9

8

7

6

Tier 3

Contemporary German Music, Einzeltanz, Polka Band, Directed Dialogue, Extemporaneous Speaking, Oral Presentation, Pair Discussion, Timed Writing, Novice Pass Auf!*

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

14

12

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

Tier 4

Club Album, Photo Essay, Poetry Memory, Prose Memory, Classical Ensemble, Vocal Solo, Research Paper, Scavenger Hunt, Advantaged Speaker Test, Culture, Grammar 

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

12

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Tier 5

Crafts, Digital Logo Design, Doll Costume, Gingerbread House, Needlework, Original Models, Photography, Poster Design, Shirt Design, Poetry Reading, Prose Reading, Sight Reading, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Upcoming

Feb. 9, 2024
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $12 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $15 per student.

Feb. 14, 2024
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline). Also, postmark deadline for State payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Feb. 17, 2024
Digital Event submissions due by 9:00 a.m.

Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship applications due by 9:00 a.m.

Important Dates

Feb. 24, 2024
Texas State German Contest, 42nd Anniversary, Texas State University, San Marcos

Mar. 10, 2024
Gail Cope Scholarship applications due

Anytime during the school year August 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
Spring Teacher Grant applications due

February 22, 2025
Texas State German Contest 2025

Contact Us

Texas State German Contest Director
Jennifer Christianson

Sprachfest/TSGC Mailing Address
Texas State German Contests, Inc.
PO Box 2043
Boerne, TX 78006

Onsite Directors
Dr. Ewa Siwak & Dr. Valentina Glajar
Dept. of Modern Languages
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666

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