Georgia State German Convention (SGC)
CLICK HERE FOR ALL FORMS/INFOMRATION IN REGARDS TO SGC 2009!
The AATG Georgia 2009 State German Convention will be held on Friday and Saturday, January 30 & 31, at the State FFA-FCCLA Camp in Covington. The convention schedule will be similar to last year’s, with registration from 12:30 – 2:00 pm on Friday and the closing Awards Ceremony finishing around 4:00 pm on Saturday. Please make travel arrangements now so you can attend the entire convention. As always, the State German Convention is conceived as a co-curricular activity, encouraging and motivating students at all levels in their study of German. It is a wonderful, fun-filled way to encourage interest in your German program.
The theme this year is *Es lebe die DDR: Zwanzig Jahre nach der Wende*.
Each school needs to select a topic from the list at the end of this message. Please notify Kevin when you make your selection. All selections are made on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Schools participating in the Quiz Bowl must submit 15-20 questions. Your school’s Quiz Bowl questions should be based on your school’s selected topic.
All teachers should be available to judge or help with interest sessions throughout the weekend.
All projects should be based upon the overall theme, with the exception of the Video Competition, which is based on promoting German.
The price for the weekend, including the overnight stay in heated
cabins, dimmer on Friday, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday is $55 per
person. However, teachers, required chaperones, and bus drivers will not
have to pay.
The State German Convention is open to all high school students currently enrolled in German during the 2008-2009 school year. German exchange students are also welcome, although the competitions are for non-native speakers only. Native speakers may take part in all interest sessions, may observe competitions, and are welcome to participate in the cabin meetings, Neue Schule competition, and Schnitzeljagd.
All current AATG members may attend. If you plan to come, please email the preregistration form, and snail mail the $15 per person deposits by Friday, October 31, 2008 to:
Timo Snider <Timo.Snider@cobbk12.org>
AATG-Georgia Treasurer
Kell High School
4770 Lee Waters Road, N.E.
Marietta, GA 30066
If you cannot find an answer to your question on the SGC Webpage, please email me at keough.kevin@fcboe.org.
Sincerely,
Kevin Keough
Director, State German Convention
*Topics for SGC 2009:*
*Kultur:*
Kunst und Kuenstler
Schriftsteller
Musik und Musiker, Bands
Einkaufen und DDR-Produkte
Urlaubsziele
Gedenkstaetten
Sehenswuerdigkeiten *topic taken*
Fernsehen
Radio
DDR-Symbole
Wirtschaft
Geschichte der Berliner Mauer
Schulsystem
DEFA-Filme
DDR-Geschichte
*Politik:*
Stasi
Politiker
Parteien
Geschichte der Beziehungen zwischen der BDR und der DDR
Transit (Uebergaenge, Intershops…)
Sozialleistungen des Staates
Umwelt
*Organisationen:*
Junge Pioniere
Thaelmannpioniere
(Jugendweihe)
FDJ
Volksarmee
*Staedte/Gegenden(Bezirke):*
Karl-Marx Stadt
Leipzig
Jena
Dresden
Erzgebirge
Berlin *topic taken*
Potsdam *topic taken*
*Sport:*
Sportler
Sportschulen
Weltrekorde