March 1, 2025
Texas State University, San Marcos

judgesscheduleTSGC

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First nameLast nameAssigned EventEvent Category

Judges General Schedule

IMPORTANT: If you are unable to stay for the awards assembly OR you only have digital events and no one attending in person, please make arrangements with someone to collect your awards and critique sheets. They will NOT be sent to you.
CategoryDetailsTimeLocationDirectors
Judges' Packet Pick-up / Meeting
and Breakfast


(STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED)		Kim McCarron, Brennan HS
Audrey Saathoff, Austin

TX State Helpers &
TX State Volunteer Registration
7:00 - 9:30 am		8:00 am - 10:30 amCentennial Hall
CENT 157		Executive Director:
Jennifer Christianson (Boerne HS)

TXState On-site Directors:
Ewa Siwak
Valentina Glajar
Tabulation Area
TAB ROOM
(Judges' Packets returned here)		Audrey Saathoff, Austin
Jennifer Martin, Jordan HS


STUDENTS FROM
Boerne HS
9:00 am - 3:30 pmTaylor-Murphy History Bldg.
TMH 104

Patches/Medals
Find us where TX State German Club sells T-shirts

9:00 - 3:00 -
Josephine Ehret, Kingwood HS
Kimberly McCarron
(until 10:00 am)

(SCORE ROOM - TMH 201)
Off limits
Suzy Holland, Director
Jennifer Christianson, Boerne
Dee Molnar, Dallas
Awards Assembly

Student Entertainment prior to Awards:

Walk-in Karaoke
CENT G01		SET UP:
Ryan Browning, Grisham MS
Jennifer Christianson, Boerne HS
Dee Molnar, Dallas

STUDENTS FROM
Boerne HS
Grisham MS
10-3:00 pm

Walk-in Karaoke
CENT G01		Awards Assembly:
Evans Auditorium
Rustin Buck, J J Melgar, Suzy Holland


Teachers responsible for "Crowd Control" & Ushering:
Contest Steering Committee:
Jennifer Christianson, Gail Cope, Beth Smith, Rustin Buck, Suzy Holland, Dana Molnar, Madeline O'Bryan, Ewa Siwak, Valentina Glajar, Mark Johnson, Susanne Thielen, Jennifer Martin, Heinz Schmidt, Sarah Murray, Audrey Saathoff, Christopher Wickham, J J Melgar, Candice Hoenig, Daniel Kline
Judges' Emergency
Pool 		VIJS (Very Important Judges)
Please report to the Breakfast/Meeting Room - we always need back up judges as others are unable to come for various reasons!		8:00 amCentennial Hall
CENT 157



Virtual VIJs:
Atika Gurdemir
Stelle Hoenig
Shayla Johnson		TXState STUDENTS:


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EXCELLENT SPEAKERS (non native):
Curtis Swope


EXCHANGE STUDENTS:
Antonia (Toni) Hinckel, Tomball Memorial HS

TEACHERS:


NATIVE SPEAKERS:


NON-NATIVE (limited/no German):
Student Gathering Areas:
Students have many options for gathering spaces around the buildings in use for contest.		1st come, 1st serve: Some rooms have been set aside as "home-base" options:

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT!!!		CENT 106
CENT 402

DERR 227		ELA 114 (Instrument storage)
ELA 220
ELA 312
ELA 315
ELA 316		FH 252
FH 254
FH 255
FH G05
FH G06C
FH G12

Judges Arts Schedule

Coordinator: Jennifer Martin, Jordan HS

All Art entries must be in the rooms by 9 a.m. for judging!

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Judges Declamation Schedule

Coordinator: Daniel Kline, Ryan HS/Suzy Holland

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Judges Drama Schedule

Coordinator: David Kniess, Kingwood HS

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Judges Music Schedule

Music Events: Audrey Saathoff, Austin & Zach Brown, Houston

ELA 114 may be used for instrument storage; NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Judges Oral Tests Schedule

Coordinator: Lisa Mays, Whitney HS

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Judges Pass Auf!

Coordinator: Rustin Buck, Sugarland

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)
Category       Entrants  Time LocationsJudges

Judges Written Tests Schedule

Coordinators:
J J Melgar, Westwood, Round Rock
Heinz Schmidt, Tompkins, Katy

(Turn in judges' packets here)
TMH 104 (Taylor-Murphy History Bldg)

ZipGrade Room: FH 229
FH 229 is the meeting room for proctors on Saturday morning at 8:30 am and again for the 11 AM shift

Proctors: Ann Marie Schrock, Clements, Houston
Runner: Alice Hollenbeck, Kingwood HS
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

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.

Virtual: Judges All Events Combined Schedule

Following table contains all Virtual Events.
CategoryLevelEntrantsTimeLocation Judges

Note to Judges

  • There are many cross entries. Students must sign in to you by or before 10:00 a.m.
  • Please wait until the end time listed in the schedule for those who have signed in. (This is for untimed events. )

Guidelines for Sprachfest/State Judges  (These guidelines are general guidelines. More specific guidelines/instructions are located with event critiques.)

Please……….

1.Take a few quiet minutes to read the criteria for the category that you are judging. If something is unclear, please come to the tab room and ask.

2. Be sure you know a student’s name & his/her school. You may have the student write his/her name and school on the chalkboard.

3.If you are judging several levels within one room, be very certain that you ask the student his/her level – and make the critique sheet accordingly.

4. Stay until ALL performances and/or all entries have been judged. Be patient. Many students are entered in several events; they may have to reschedule their performances, so try as best you can to be patient and work with them! Do not quit early even if it may seem that no one else is coming-they may be performing in other areas!

5. It is important that the same judges, and all judges in the category view all entries. Be sure that all judges agree on the final RANKING and that all of you stay until your judging sheets have been checked off in the tab room. Fill out all sheets completely; your judging sheets are returned to the students to assist them with future language learning and event preparation.
6. Rather than disqualify a performance for any reason (time limit violation, forgotten lines, etc.), deduct points in an appropriate category, thereby lowering the ranking for that entry. Even the best English-speaking performers occasionally forget a line; it’s even more difficult in a foreign language. You may prompt if necessary; however, excessive prompting should be reflected in the score.

7. Try to rank at 60 or above if at all possible. Consider the literary/musical/artistic quality of the materials performed/presented. Try not to let yourself be biased by personal taste.

8. Rank entries through ten places. Place the names and the schools on the proper sheet. The form will be the “Awards Assembly” form.

9. Be positive and encouraging with your comments. Constructive criticism is always welcome and may be instrumental in that one student’s further study of German.

10. In all skits select a “Best Actress” and a “Best Actor”

11.Write the total score clearly and double check your math! When making the final listings of winners, print as clearly as possible. It is from that list that the winners are read at the awards ceremony.

12. Don’t leave campus until you turn in your results and have been cleared by the Tab Room. Thank you so much for giving up your Saturday to assist with the judging. It helps our programs tremendously for our students to see that this is important enough for adults to use a day off to help them improve! The coordinator for your area will be coming by to see that you have enough judging forms and to answer any questions.

Sincerely, Sprachfest Steering Committee

ACCEPTED BY A QUORUM OF THE STEERING COMMITTE OF THE TSGC, INC., DEC 19, 2009 MARY EL-BEHERI * JENNIFER CHRISTIANSON * KEVIN BOECK * RUSTIN BUCK * RHODA AUERBACH GAIL COPE * LAURA BRAUN * BETH SMITH * TERRY SMITH * JUDY THORNTON MISSING MEMBERS KIMBERLY PATENAUDE * KIT BELGUM