LHS Students Excel in German Competition
In true German Texan resiliency and fashion, when “there’s a will, there’s a way.” COVID did not stop the annual German Language Competition this year. Instead, it was adapted for virtual competition. Events that normally encourage or require groups of students to gather and practice for any length of time were dropped for the 2021 competition, such as folk dancing, polka band, skits and plays. All other events were submitted online, with a few having to be held over Zoom.
Saturday, Feb. 6, LHS German Club participated in their annual regional language competition called Sprachfest. Approximately 27 students submitted entries in 18 categories. Due to the students’ hard work, LHS placed first amongst small school programs in Sweepstakes points. According to the current German teacher, Frau Tracey Faske, LHS would have placed 3rd if they had been in the large school category. She mentions this because it speaks to the quality of kids in the German Program at LHS. Schools that participate are compared by the size of their programs, not the size of the school so our students are competing with kids from 5A and 6A schools.
Twenty of the 27 students are advancing to the State German Competition on Saturday February 27, 2021. Below is a list of the students who placed in the top ten at the regional Sprachfest competition. Those that placed in the top 5 will advance to State.
Event/Category - place - participants
Club Album - 1st place - Molly Bennett, Hannah Wilson, Abbey Nedbalek
Contemporary Music - 5th - Dillan Amelia Rohan
Crafts - 3rd - Heath Henson
Digital Logo Design - 8th - Emma Allbritton
Doll Costume - 1st - Molly Bennett, Abbey Nedbalek
Doll Costume - 2nd - Katherine Karstedt
Non-traditional Gingerbread House - 5th - Rory Halpain
Traditional Gingerbread House - 4th - Isis Debrock and Alessandra Solorzano
Needlework - 4th - Molly Bennett
Original Models - 2nd - Keslyn Davis and Katelyn Allen
Photo Essay - 3rd - Caleb Chovanec
Photography - 1st - Abbey Nedbalek
Photography - 3rd - Hannah Wilson
Poetry Level 1 - 7th - Yesenia Portales
Poetry Level 2 - 8th - Hailey Hill
Poetry Level 2 - 9th - Lana Cheatham
Poetry Level 3 - 9th - Brynn Mikulenka
Poetry Level 4 - 10th - Dillan Amelia Rohan
Prose Level 1 - 2nd - Jill Newton
Prose Level 1 - 3rd - Ella Pineda
Prose Level 1 - 5th - John Gray
Prose Level 2 - 6th - Ellee Sodolak
Prose Level 3 - 7th - Rory Halpain
Prose Level 3 - 9th - Katherine Karstedt
Poster Design - 4th - Jade Ackerman
T-shirt Design - 1st - Layne Huenefeld
Video Show - 2nd - Isis Debrock, Katherine Karstedt, Alessandra Solorzano, Rory Halpain, Adam Faske, Brayden Taylor, Cameron Kruse, Abbey Nedbalek, Molly Bennett, and Dillan Amelia Rohan.