February 28, 2026
Texas State University, San Marcos

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Duet Lower Level

CENT 217
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Time School
Sign up for time slots on contest day at designated room.Sign up in 10 minutes intervals!

Duet Upper Level

CENT 218
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Time School
Sign up for time slots on contest day at designated room.Sign up in 10 minute intervals!!!

Lower Puppets

CENT 215
9:00 am - 10:20 am
TimeSchool
9:00Kingwood HS
9:10Tompkins HS
9:20Grand Oaks HS
9:30Whitney HS
9:40BREAK
9:50LASA*
10:00Ben Barber
10:10Clements HS

Upper Puppets

CENT 215
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
TimeSchool
11:00Travis HS
11:10Grand Oaks HS
11:20Bellaire HS
11:30LASA*
11:40BREAK
11:50Whitney HS
12:00Tomball Memorial HS
12:10Clements HS
12:20Kingwood HS

Skit 1

DERR 332
9:00 am - 11:30 am
TimeSchool
9:00Pin Oak MS
9:15Bellaire HS
9:30Grand Oaks HS
9:45Jordan HS
10:00Tompkins HS
10:15Cedar Ridge HS
10:30BREAK
10:45Grisham MS
11:00Kingwood HS
11:15Ben Barber

Skit 2

DERR 333
9:00 am - 11:15 am
TimeSchool
9:00Heights HS
9:15Kingwood HS
9:30Jordan HS
9:45Clements HS
10:00BREAK
10:15Tompkins HS
10:30Whitney HS
10:45Cedar Ridge HS
11:00LASA*

Skit 3

DERR 330
9:00 am - 11:30 am
TimeSchool
9:00Tompkins HS
9:15Cedar Ridge HS
9:30Heights HS
9:45Bellaire HS
10:00Ben Barber
10:15BREAK
10:30Grand Oaks HS
10:45Kingwood HS
11:00LASA
11:15Brennan HS*

Skit 4

DERR 331
9:15 am - 11:30 am
TimeSchool
9:15Heights HS
9:30Tompkins HS
9:45Open
10:00LASA
10:15BREAK
10:30Kingwood HS
10:45Bellaire HS
11:00Clements HS
11:15Grand Oaks HS

Classical Instrumental Ensemble

ELA 311
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
TimeSchool
9:00LASA*
9:15Ben Barber
9:30Clear Lake HS*
9:45Tomball Memorial HS
10:00Westwood HS
10:15Cinco Ranch HS*
10:30BREAK
10:45Clements HS
11:00Bellaire HS*
11:15Ryan HS
11:30Clark HS*
11:45Kingwood HS
12:00Tompkins HS*

Contemporary Music

CENT 318
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
TimeSchool
9:00Whitney HS
9:15Open
9:30Pin Oak MS
9:45Ryan HS
10:00Grand Oaks HS*
10:15Kingwood HS (Borelli/Dixon)
10:30Ben Barber
10:45BREAK
11:00North Lake ECHS*
11:15Boerne HS
11:30Brennan HS*
11:45LASA*
12:00Kingwood HS (4 mem)
12:15Bellaire HS

Einzeltanz

CENT 400
9:00 am - 11:20 am
TimeSchool
9:00Westwood HS
9:10Whitney HS (Chaz/Jocelyn)
9:20Whitney HS (Braden/Raley)
9:30Boerne HS (Brock/Reischling)
9:40Kingwood HS (Cheatham/Patton)
9:50Ben Barber*
10:00Boerne HS (Whitaker/Schmidt)
10:10Kingwood HS (Alpha/Holland)
10:20BREAK
10:30Brazoswood HS (Ebey/Lackey)
10:40Brazoswood HS (Thomas/Walls)
10:50Tompkins HS (Baito/Stokes)
11:00Tompkins HS (Cozzie/Nucamendi)
11:10Tomball Memorial HS

Folk Dance

CENT G02
9:00 am - 1:10 pm
TimeSchool
9:00Tomball Memorial HS
9:25Westwood HS
9:50Brazoswood HS*
10:15The Woodlands HS
10:40Boerne HS
11:05BREAK
11:30Tompkins HS
11:55Kingwood HS
12:20Jordan HS
12:45Whitney HS

Polka Band

DERR 326
9:00 am - 10:30 am
TimeSchool
9:00LASA
9:15Clements HS
9:30BREAK
9:45Kingwood HS
10:00The Woodlands HS
10:15Grand Oaks HS

 

See https://www.texasstategermancontest.org/pass-auf/ for other Pass Auf Schedule details.

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Scavenger Hunt

ELA 116
9:00 am - 11:30 am (Last school ends at 12:30 pm)
TimeSchool
9:00Kingwood HS*
9:10Grisham MS*
9:20Tompkins HS
9:30Travis HS
9:40Ben Barber*
9:50Ryan HS*
10:00Crowley HS*
10:10Clark HS*
10:20BREAK
10:30Tivy*
10:40Tomball Memorial HS*
10:50Westwood HS
11:00Cinco Ranch HS*
11:10Boerne HS*
11:20LASA
11:30Heights HS*

Written Tests Timed Schedule

ADVANTAGED SPEAKER TESTFH 107
Advantaged9:45 am - 11:15 am
All contestants MUST report by 9:45. This test is only given once!
LISTENING COMPFH 130
Lower Level (1-2)9-10-11-12
Upper Level (3-4)9:30-10:30-11:30-12:30
SPELLINGFH 128
Lower Level (1-2)9:30-10:30-11:30-12:30
Upper Level (3-4)9-10-11-12
TIMED WRITINGFH 113
Lower Level (1-2)9-10
These are the only 2 times this test is offered.

Upcoming

Feb. 13, 2026
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $15 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $20 per student.

Feb. 18, 2026
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline).

Feb. 21, 2026
Virtual Event submissions due by 9:00 a.m.

Mary El-Beheri & Sandra Dieckman GTHS Scholarship applications due by 9:00 a.m.

Postmark deadline for State payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Important Dates

February 28, 2026
Texas State German Contest, 44th Anniversary, Texas State University, San Marcos

Mar. 15, 2026
Gail Cope Scholarship applications due

Anytime during the spring semester January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Teacher Grant applications due

February 27, 2027
Texas State German Contest 2027

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 Director
Dr. Ewa Siwak
Dept. of Modern Languages
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666

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Related Links

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Sprachfest
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