Link to the Sprachfest competition for February 7, 2009 http://www.germancontest.org/sprachfest/ Link to the German State competition for February 21, 2009 http://www.germancontest.org/state/ ____________________________________________________________________________ Thirty Second Annual Sprachfest Area German Competition will be held February 7th, 2009 EVENT: More than 700 students representing 29 high and middle schools from across south Texas compete in the 32nd Annual Sprachfest Area German Competition. The event will be held at The University of Texas at San Antonio. BACKGROUND: There are 63 categories for competition, including plays, prose & poetry recitation, art projects, and oral and written testing. The five top winning students or groups in every category will compete on February 21 at the Texas State German Contest at the University of Texas in Austin to determine the Best in Texas.