Congratulations to all 2009 Winners!!! Study Trip Awards. All those students who scored above the 90th percentile on the AATG National German Exam were eligible to apply for one of the study trips. There were no applicants for the senior study trip this year, making the competition for the regular study trip that much more fierce. Our Testing Chair, Scott Denham, reviewed the written applications carefully and interviewed every applicant for about 15 minutes during a scheduled telephone interview. We could not be more pleased that, once again, North Carolina will be among those states sending a student to Germany. Please join us in congratulating Kyla McConnell and her teacher Marilyn Metzler of Chapel Hill High School for winning the regular study trip award. We are also delighted to announce that NCAATG is sponsoring Jasmine Trinks, a student of Petra Martignoni at Raleigh Charter High School, to participate in the Summer-Study Program for High School Students. She was the second chapter nominee for the regular study trip award. Congratulations! ___________________________________________    The Duden Award is presented annually to an outstanding teacher to honor efforts and achievement in teaching German. This year’s recipient is Petra Martignoni of Raleigh Charter High School. We have so many great and dedicated teachers in North Carolina that this award is a difficult one to assign to only one of you. The decision was based on test participation and achievement (of Petra’s 15 German 2 students who took the exam, 6 scored above 90th percentile, one of those had the highest – perfect – score in the state) and a secret consultation with the local Heinzelmännchen who live on the shelves behind the German literature books in the Davidson College library. Alle Achtung, Frau Kollegin! ___________________________________________    The Langenscheidt Award is given annually for outstanding effort and achievement in the study of German. We're pleased to announce that Freddy Landess, a German 2 student of Ursula Maliszewski at Charlotte Country Day School, is the 2009 winner. Freddy had one of the two highest grades on the level-2 exam. Freddy was also a very strong applicant for the AATG summer study trip. Congratulations to both!! ___________________________________________    GLOW National German Achievement Award This year's GLOW National German Achievement Award goes to Douglas Joyner, a student of Ursula Maliszewski at Charlotte Country Day School. (GLOW stands for the German Language Opportunities Website. Have a look!) Congratulations, Douglas!

In addition to the "Best Article Award in the German Quarterly" and the "Best Article Award in Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German," the following three awards are presented annually by the national office. Click here to download the Nominating Procedures for Awards. Please get involved!

AATG Outstanding German Educator Award

Up to three awards are presented annually to an AATG member who exemplifies excellence at his/her level of instruction (K-8; 9-12; college/university).


AATG Friends of German Award

Up to to two awards will be given, one to a German educator, and one to an individual or organization outside of the German teaching profession, Each award recognizes outstanding support for and promotion of German and the study of German at the local, regional, or national level.


Goethe-Institut/AATG Certificate of Merit

These awards are presented primarily to members of the teaching profession, although others who have furthered the teaching of German in schools in the United States, such as community members, business leaders, or political figures, have received these awards in the past.

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Study Trip Award

Award I: Prize winners (not graduating seniors) receive round-trip group transportation from New York to Germany, spend a month living in Germany, attend classes at an academic high school, and participate in various excursions to places of cultural significance.

Award II: Graduating seniors receive round-trip group transportation from New York to Germany, where they are placed in groups with international students. In addition to a home-stay program, they also attend special seminars in other locations within Germany.