German Day 2017
On March 10, 2017, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures hosted its annual German Day.
German Day 2017 by the numbers:
This was our 33rd German Day!
Nearly 900 students competed from 28 area schools.
14 competitions including sing-along videos, comics, spelling bee, art, skits, music, videos, etc.
12 generous sponsors
42 staff and faculty members served as volunteer judges.
Over 100 U-M student volunteers helped as ushers, doorkeepers, runners and photographers.
With the theme of Jugend, it all added up to another rousing success for German Day.
Teacher of the Year
The 2017 Teacher of the Year award was given to Deborah Schultz from International Academy.
Be-troit Presentation
Christiane Gant, LLMSW, and Dr. Larry M. Gant, Professor of Social Work and Professor of Art and Design, were the speakers at the welcome assembly. They talked about the Be-troit project.
Photo Album
View photos from the day on our Facebook page!
German Day 2017 Winners
Please pardon any typos; the winners’ information was transcribed as accurately as possible from contestants’ and many judges’ handwriting. If you find an error, please notify us at [email protected].
Art – Group 1
1st Place: Anna Catenacci & Angela Doncic – Viele kleine Leute – Eisenhower High School
2nd Place: Madison Nacker & Julia Siegle – Auf unseren Schultern – Eisenhower High School
3rd Place: Emma Clemente – Schule – St. Francis Cabrini
Art – Group 2
1st Place: Maria Canzano – Der verloren gegangene Schlaf – Rudolf Steiner High School
2nd Place: Olivia Northrup – Vorstellen – Parkside Middle School
3rd Place: Ruby Holyszko & Louise Scoville – Junge Mode in Wandel der Zeiten – Pioneer High School
Comics
1st Place: Taleon K., Luke L., Josh S. – Pioneer High School
2nd Place: Michael Streng – Lakeland High School
3rd Place: Calee O. – Edsel Ford High School
Commercials – Level 1
1st Place: Esther Crawford & Thomas Gzybowski – Rudolf Steiner School
2nd Place: Kayla Everett, Angelina Sarcovich, Kaylee Farge – Hartland High School
3rd Place – Imani Blair, Lily Cramer, Angela Lee, Paris Carter – Tappan Middle School
Commercials – Level 2
1st place: Melody Vachon, PJ Weertz, Issa Pizzamenti, David Cornier, Tayah Montgomery – Detroit Waldorf School
2nd Place: Sam, Logan, Natalie, James, Scotty, Darren – Pioneer High School
3rd Place: Jacob Sendra et al – Pioneer High School
Commercials – Level 3
1st Place: Ellie Bauer, Kate Conley, Jessie Lyons – Saline High School
2nd Place: William Schoenow – Frankenmuth High School
3rd Place: Evan Kolin, Ivan Wang, Jack Smitterberg, Devin Lamorieux – International Academy
Commercials – Level 4
1st Place: Greta Klans, Nicole Powell – Sanne’s German Works
2nd Place: Carley Eichhorn, Sam Wisnewski, Julia Siegle – Eisenhower High School
3rd Place: Adnan, Carmen Rosa, Gabi – International Academy
German for all
1st Place: Molly Page – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Max Anderson, Noah Cook, Kirstin Kortberg, Cathy Dager, Sophia Tiglao, Jack Fenelon, Jessie Lyons, Ellie Bauer, Kate Conley – Saline High School
3rd Place: Deutsch 3 und 4 – Manchester High School
Music – Group 1
1st Place: Xander Salsitre – Tappan Middle School
2nd Place: Clarkston High School, Polka Troupe
3rd Place: Trevor Schulz – Hartland High School
Honorable Mention: Kaylee Furge & Gina Sarcevich – Hartland High School
Music – Group 2
1st Place: Charles Berofsky, et al – Huron High School
2nd Place: William Fishwide – Grosse Pointe North High School
3rd Place: Richard & Cayenne Teeter – Hartland High School
Poetry – Level 1
1st Place: Alex Coffey – Rudolf Steiner School
2nd Place: Thomas Gzybowsi – Rudolf Steiner School
3rd Place: Jon Hartman – Hartland High School
Poetry – Level 2
1st Place: Teresa Frikke – Pioneer High School
2nd Place: Itzel Rosas – Rudolf Steiner School
3rd Place: Logan Malone – Clarkston Junior High
Poetry – Level 3
1st Place: Julia Graham – Rudolf Steiner School
2nd Place: Lauren Kreeger – Hartland High School
3rd Place: Max Rothe van Deventer – Deutsche Schule Ann Arbor
Poetry – Level 4
1st Place: Stephanie Lux – International Academy
2nd Place: Jessica Lyons – Saline High School
3rd Place: Patrick O’Daniel – Clarkston High School
Reading – Level 1
1st Place: Tomas Stegemann – Huron High School
2nd Place: Olivia Rosier – Rudolf Steiner School
3rd Place: Nordine Samuel – International Academy
Reading – Level 2
1st Place: Mikaeyla Connolly – International Academy
2nd Place: Madison Richardson – Hartland High School
3rd Place: Joanna Sulimin – Pioneer High School
Reading – Level 3
1st Place: Julia Graham – Rudolf Steiner School
2nd Place: Kasla Moore – Detroit Waldorf School
3rd Place: Rachel McDowell – International Academy
Honorable Mention/Native Speaker: Lena Hoppe – International Academy, Cathanna Guenther – Huron High School
Reading – Level 4
1st Place: Sophia Tiglao – Saline High School
2nd Place: Deborah Fagan – Rudolf Steiner School
3rd Place: Audry Rakozy – Grosse Pointe North High School
Honorable Mentions: Sophie Kripfgans – Deutsche Schule, Max Rothe van Deventer – Deutsche Schule
Sing-Along Videos
1st Place: Erich Laux, Zoe Neirink, Nehemiah Baldwin, Allison Rousseau, Olivia Cirisan – Ich lass los – Frankenmuth High School
2nd Place: Steven Wang, Brendan Flanagan, Fernanda Perrone, Pablo Aquiles, Caroline Yu – 80 Millionen Parodie – Pioneer
3rd Place: Erica Brehmer, Hannah, Tayah, Melody und Haleigh – Du hasst – Detroit Waldorf School
Skits – Level 1
1st Place: Die Jugend von heute – Rudolf Steiner Lower School
2nd Place: Der Fischer und seine Frau – Ore Creek Middle School
3rd Place: Das Einkaufszentrum – Detroit Waldorf School
Skits – Level 2
1st Place: Die Fahrpraxis – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Die Handyzeitmaschine – Detroit Waldorf School
3rd Place: Wo ist Frau Zahn? – Rudolf Steiner High School
Skits – Level 3
1st Place: Der Frühstücksclub – Frankenmuth High School
2nd Place: Lesen wie die Deutschen – Saline High School
3rd Place: Der bunte Planet – Rudolf Steiner High School
Skits – Level 4
1st Place: Die Zeitmaschine – Frankenmuth High School
2nd Place: Die Jugendherberge – Clarkston High School
3rd Place: Besuch im Altersheim – International Academy
Speaking – Level 1
1st Place: Miguel Uribe – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Owen Johnson – Tappan Middle School
3rd Place: Ariel Mobius – Pioneer High School
Speaking – Level 2
1st Place: Teresa Frikke-Schmidt – Pioneer High School
2nd Place: Emily Horst – Hartland High School
3rd Place: Tricia Becker – Saline High School
Honorable Mention: Spencer Landry – Lakeland High School
Speaking – Level 3
1st Place: Audry Rakozy – Grosse Pointe North
2nd Place: Julia Graham – Rudolf Steiner School
3rd Place: Jacob Keller – International Academy
Speaking – Level 4
1st Place: Giorgiana Guenther – Huron High School
2nd Place: Elizabeth Helfrich – International Academy
3rd Place: Felicity Reeve – International Academy
Honorable Mention: Vanessa Six – Lakeland High School, Max Rothe van Deventer – Deutsche Schule
Spelling Bee – Level 1
1st Place: Ayden Mooney – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Vicky Wang – Pioneer High School
3rd Place: Abigail Wabraven – Middle School at Parkside
Spelling Bee – Level 2
1st Place: Nikhil Dwibhashyam – International Academy
2nd Place: Stephanie Wong – Rochester High School
3rd Place: Zander Rose – Eisenhower High School
Spelling Bee – Native Speaker
1st Place: Sophie Kripfgans – Deutsche Schule
2nd Place: Devin Lamoreux – International Academy
3rd Place: Christine Devriel – Pioneer High School
Videos – Anfänger
1st Place: Samantha Harvey, Aislinn Bell, und Kai Klink – Akzeptieren – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Robert Janz – Was ist die Jugend? – Michigan Center High School-
3rd Place: Mackenzie Miller, Hannah Wenzel, Gabby Harris, und Meghan Stange – Heute an Deutsch TV – Frankenmuth HIgh School
Videos – Fortgeschrittene
1st Place: Rachel Allen, Claudia Pierce, Stephen Asplund, Cole Zimmer, Skylyr Zink, Claudia Walz, Joe Grebe, Sam Kominars – Beethoven und die Superjugend – Manchester High School
2nd Place: Olivia Robinson, Benjamin Van Heusden, Trevor Schultz, Andrew MacLean, Lauren Chapman, Eric Schumann – Der Jungbrunnen – Hartland High School
3rd Place: Nolan, Hunter, Madeline – Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst – Edsel Ford High School
+ Owain Kert, Bella Wilson, Brett Furge, Bryce Watson, Caleb Krueger, Sam Vestergaard – Die Junggesellin – Hartland High School
Website – Anfaenger
1st place: Nels Erickson, Gavin Kushmaul, Ben Barish and Jonathan Awwad – Wilkommen Jugend! – Pioneer
2nd Place: Michael Schmidt, Will Eiden, Saeed Ebrahim – Deutsche Jugend und Skateboardfahren – Pioneer
3rd Place: Manish Venumuddula – Die Weisse Rose – Pioneer
Website – Fortgeschrittene
1st Place: Jake Houtman und Matt Rittmueller – Die Jugend von Deustchland und Amerika – Hartland High School
2nd Place: Amith Dayananda, Nikhil Dwibhashyam – Jugend Für Alle – International Academy
3rd Place: Emma Pinnell, Hui Yoo – Deutsche Jugend – Pioneer High School
Zines
1st Place: Riya Bhutani, Steven Wang, Ferhanda Perrone – Pioneer High School
2nd Place: Lauren Barnes, Devin Montgomery, Madisyn Crawford – Lakeland High School
3rd Place: Klasse – Deutsche Schule
Lola Shoemaker and Hannah Melletat – St. Frances Cabrini High School