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March 6, 2008
Contact: William Keel, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, (785) 864-4657.

KU announces Schuelerkongress medalists

LAWRENCE — More than 140 medals were awarded to high school and junior high school students studying German at the University of Kansas’ Schuelerkongress, or student congress, held March 1.

A total of 280 students from schools in Abilene, Hays, Junction City, Lawrence, Lindsborg, Newton, Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita attended the annual event sponsored by the Kansas Association of Teachers of German in cooperation with KU’s Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

Schuelerkongress promotes the study of German languages, literature and culture with contests in poetry recitation (lyrik), prose reading (prosa), spelling (rechtschreibung), cultural tests (kulturquiz) and poster making.

Junction City High School students won first in the poster-making contest; Olathe East High School, second; Newton High School, third; Abilene High School, fourth; and Olathe North High School, fifth.

A committee of high school teachers selects the poems and prose in advance to match students’ level of study, such as first-year or second-year German. Faculty and graduate teaching assistants from KU judged the contests.

Kansas high school and junior high school students who won medals are listed below by their schools. Some students entered more than one event. Medals recognize proficiency for first-, second-, third- and fourth-year German. An “E” medal recognizes a fifth-year of study or study abroad experience.

High Schools (or Junior High)First NameLast NameMedal
AbileneAnnieChristnerLyrik 2
AbileneKaitlinMountsLyrik 3
AbileneOliviaGarverLyrik 4
AbileneRobinSmartLyrik 4
AbilenePoster Contest 4th place
AbileneKaitlinMountsProsa 3
AbileneKaitlinMountsRechtschreibung 3
Blue Valley North WestTannerMeneesKulturquiz 1
Blue Valley North WestMichaelXiangKulturquiz 3
Blue Valley North WestChloeKnowlingsLyrik 1
Blue Valley North WestTannerMeneesLyrik 1
Blue Valley North WestJohnCarneyLyrik 2
Blue Valley North WestJohnCarneyProsa 2
Blue Valley North WestStephanLogueProsa 2
Blue Valley North WestMasonUvodichProsa 2
Hays High SchoolSybilAdamsKulturquiz E
Hays High SchoolFelipeBarteletoLyrik 1
Hays High SchoolSybilAdamsProsa E
Junction CityVanessaBehrensKulturquiz 1
Junction CityJoshuaBrowerKulturquiz 1
Junction CitySamanthaCourtsKulturquiz 1
Junction CityCherylHendersonKulturquiz 1
Junction CityDonovanSherradenKulturquiz 1
Junction CityDavidSt. OngeKulturquiz 1
Junction CityRickyJohnsonKulturquiz 2
Junction CityAshleyMcCabeKulturquiz 2
Junction CityMarquisMelloKulturquiz 2
Junction CityStephanieMillerKulturquiz 2
Junction CityDakinVencilKulturquiz 2
Junction CitySarahGideonseKulturquiz 3
Junction CityDominikaPullmanKulturquiz 3
Junction CityPeterConradKulturquiz 4
Junction CityKevinHendersonKulturquiz 4
Junction CitySebastianNelsonKulturquiz 4
Junction CityRocioRamierezKulturquiz 4
Junction CityJohn-PaulSlaghtKulturquiz E
Junction CityKimberlySlaghtKulturquiz E
Junction CityVenessaBehrensLyrik 1
Junction CityJoshuaBrowerLyrik 1
Junction CitySamanthaCourtsLyrik 1
Junction CityKatelynCullahanLyrik 1
Junction CityCherylHendersonLyrik 1
Junction CityChelseaShankleLyrik 1
Junction CityDavidSt. OngeLyrik 1
Junction CityAshleyMcCabeLyrik 2
Junction CityStephanieMillerLyrik 2
Junction CitySarahGideonseLyrik 3
Junction CityKevinHendersonLyrik 4
Junction CitySebastianNelsonLyrik 4
Junction CityKimberlySlaghtLyrik E
Junction CityJohn-PaulSlaghtLyrik E
Junction CityPoster Contest 1st place
Junction CityJoshuaBrowerProsa 1
Junction CitySamanthaCourtsProsa 1
Junction CityCherylHendersonProsa 1
Junction CityDavidSt. OngeProsa 1
Junction CityAlexGriffithsProsa 2
Junction CityMarquisMelloProsa 2
Junction CityDakinVencilProsa 2
Junction CitySarahGideonseProsa 3
Junction CityDominikaPullmanProsa 3
Junction CityKevinHendersonProsa 4
Junction CityNelsonSebastianProsa 4
Junction CityKimberlySlaghtProsa E
Junction CityJohn-PaulSlaghtProsa E
Junction CityJoshuaBrowerRechtschreibung 1
Junction CityDominikaPullmanRechtschreibung 3
Junction CityDarrenStephensRechtschreibung 3
Junction CityKimSlaghtRechtschreibung E
Junction CityJohn-PaulSlaghtRechtschreibung E
Lawrence Central Jr HighJoeTimmermanProsa 1
Lawrence Central Jr HighAshlieGriffinLyrik 1
Lawrence HighHaleyCarpenterLyrik 1
Lawrence HighMatthewDrahozalLyrik 2
Lawrence HighRachelHeidnerLyrik 3
Lawrence HighBenWilsonLyrik 3
Lawrence HighMattDrahozalProsa 2
Lawrence HighJohnFriedrichsonProsa 2
Lawrence HighSamGramProsa 2
Lawrence HighAlexandraHylerProsa 3
Lawrence HighBenWilsonProsa 3
Lawrence HighMathewDrahozalRechtschreibung 2
Lawrence HighAlexandraHylerRechtschreibung 3
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighJasonChangLyrik 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighOrionDollarLyrik 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighAlexandraWilkeLyrik 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighJennyXuLyrik 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighOrionDollarProsa 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighAlyciaGiffinProsa 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighKatherynLunteProsa 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighKirstynTiddProsa 1
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighAllyWilkeProsa 2
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighJennyXuProsa 2
Lawrence Southwest Jr. HighJennyXuRechtschreibung 1
ManhattanCatieBuckleyLyrik 2
ManhattanAmandaOsarczukLyrik 2
ManhattanSarahReardonLyrik 2
ManhattanStacyTolandLyrik 3
ManhattanMatusMichalikuLyrik 4
ManhattanWilliamMeyerProsa 1
ManhattanBenReardonProsa 1
ManhattanJulianThummProsa 1
ManhattanCatieBuckleyProsa 2
ManhattanSarahReardonProsa 2
ManhattanErikaWestProsa 2
ManhattanKimLeightyRechtschreibung 1
ManhattanBenReardonRechtschreibung 1
ManhattanJulianThummRechtschreibung 1
ManhattanCatieBuckleyRechtschreibung 2
ManhattanSarahReardonRechtschreibung 2
ManhattanErikaWestRechtschreibung 2
ManhattanKyleStrobleRechtschreibung 3
ManhattanMatusMichalickaRechtschreibung 4
NewtonPoster Contest 3rd place
NewtonAshleyParkmanProsa 4
NewtonAllisonSchragProsa 4
NewtonAshleyPanumanRechtschreibung 4
Olathe EastEthanHrabeKulturquiz 1
Olathe EastJaymeVehlewaldKulturquiz 4
Olathe EastJordanLawrenceLyrik 1
Olathe EastLaithHamilLyrik 2
Olathe EastAmandavan NulandLyrik 2
Olathe EastPoster Contest 2nd place
Olathe EastJaymeVehlewaldProsa 4
Olathe EastBarbaraBragaRechtschreibung 4
Olathe EastJaymeVehlewaldRechtschreibung 4
Olathe NorthPoster Contest 5th place
Olathe NorthSydneyBryerProsa 1
Olathe North WestRobertFisher-PaulstonProsa 2
Olathe NorthwestLindleyFritzeProsa 2
Smoky Valley High School (Lindsborg)VickyVoightLyrik 1
Smoky Valley High School (Lindsborg)TomVoightRechtschreibung 4
Topeka WestJamesLawsonKulturquiz 3
Topeka WestStuartTaylorKulturquiz 3
Topeka WestAudreyHoltKulturquiz 4
Topeka WestChelseaHoweLyrik 3
Wichita HeightsShu-WaiLeungKulturquiz E
Wichita HeightsJenniGenisaLyrik 1
Wichita HeightsLisaChristieLyrik 2
Wichita HeightsLyssaChristieProsa 2
Wichita HeightsLisaChristieRechtschreibung 2
Wichita HeightsShu-WaiLeungRechtschreibung E

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