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German Day 2023 at The University of Alabama

Capitol School students take many honors at UA’s German Day

On March 3, 2023, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa hosted the ﬁrst in-person German high school compe on since the beginning of the pandemic. The topic was “Sport und Bewegung” (Sports and Movement).

"German Day" is sponsored by the German Program of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics of the College of Arts and Sciences.

About 150 students from high schools and middle schools from the whole state of Alabama had signed up for the event with a variety of oral, wri en and visual art compe ons. They recited German poems, sung German songs from memory, gave presenta ons in German, demonstrated their comprehension and wri ng skills in various ways, and applied their German skills in crea ve visual art projects following the requirements of their applicable skill level and event. The Capitol School had 13 middle school students and 5 high school students who competed. They achieved 14 honors in group and individual events.

Ready for German Day: 15 Students from the Capitol School successfully participated in the statewide high school German competition that was held on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa on March 3, 2023

15 students from the Capitol School competed at German Day in person; three other students could not be present, but contributed individual or group creative expression entries.

Students of the Capitol School and their German teacher (back left) use a break during the award ceremony to take a group picture. The Capitol students earned 14 awards during this statewide high school German competition.

Capitol School middle school students proudly present their German Day awards for winning 1st place in the Level I group song competition and several small group and individual competitions.

Capitol School middle school student Hemming Redborg proudly presents his German Day awards: Extemporaneous Speaking LI 3rd place, Group Song LI 1st place.

Capitol School middle school student Julia Byrd proudly presents her German Day awards: Individual Poetry LI 2nd place, Group Poetry LI 2nd place. She also won Group Song LI 1st place.

Capitol School middle school students Anna-Claire McCulley, Aubrey Kellner, and Bella Rafferty won Poster Collage LI 2nd place and Group Song LI 1st place.

Capitol School middle school student Onda McKnight won 3rd placer In the Graphic Storytelling competition, 2nd place for her sticker design, and 1st place in the Group Song Level 1 competition.

Capitol School middle school student Sylvia Roberts won 2nd place in the Original Art competition and 1st place in the Group Song competition Level 1.

Capitol School middle school student Audra Kutzer competed in the Heritage Speaker/Near Native Level and won 1st place Graphic Storytelling, 3rd place Individual Poetry, and 1st place Sticker Design.

Capitol School middle school student Isaac Sprunger won second place in the Graphic Storytelling competition Level 1.

Capitol School High School Students who competed at German Day

Capitol School high school students proudly present the awards they won in the Level I Group Song, Group Poetry and Poster Collage competitions.

Capitol School high school students proudly present their awards for winning 1st place in the Level II Group Poetry competition.

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Three Capitol School High School students won the Level 2 group poem competition and presented their poem during the awards ceremony.

Capitol School high school student Sera Stone proudly presents her German Day awards: Poster Collage LI 1st place, Group Song LI 1st place, Group Poetry LI 2nd place.

GERMAN DAY 2022

German Day online, Theme Frieden und Freiheit

The German Day was held online this year. Middle and high school students turned in visual art projects, submitted videos and took part in oral competitions using zoom. They were proud of the many awards they won. Great job everybody!

The University of Alabama is planning to host "German Day" on March 4th, 2022. The theme of the statewide German competition will be "Werbung".

PIE YOUR TEACHER

During the Key-Fest, a charitable event organized by the students of the Key Club, several teachers took part in the "pie your teacher event", and I was one of them. Many students, including two of my German elementary students, had fun covering me in cream. What a "sweet" moment.