03/02/2026
The 2026 Texas State German Contest was a huge success. 738 students from 41 schools competed. 211 volunteers made it all possible.
Here is a special note of gratitude to our TXST volunteers. We appreciate you, Professors Elaine Chu, Andrea Golato, Peter Golato, Michael Conner, Lisa Haegele, Benjamin Schluter, and Onsite Director Ewa Siwak. And we love you, dear graduates who faithfully return to judge every year: Hayden Cardy, Katie Mackey, Osvaldo Barrientos, and Mason Williams. A big shoutout is due to Contest Assistant Amalia Arellano, herself a former contestant, and to so many of our current students whose volunteer spirit carried the event: Levee Abbott, Arianna Alvarez, Oskar Andrews, Daysen Burdick, Xitlali Carroll, Isaac Christiansen, Jonathan Diamante, Dean Dominie, Ava Doss, Blakley Fain, Kaydence Farmer, Karlie Fluker, Ethan Gelinas, Aidan, Gold, Natalie Grayson, Brandi Hardie, Sarah Hennig, Jackson Homrighouse, Rachel Jackson, Nicholas Koons, Lucas Landry, Aidan Laughlin, Reese Loudin, Lexie Lucio, Lucy Mantilla, Tyler Mauer, D’ana McKizzie, Abbey Mitchell, Liana Molano, Blake Moore, Diego Perez, Chase Phelps, Chaston Porter, Heidy Retana, Peter Riley, Kameron Roberts, Lily Rogers, Jasmine Sanchez, Austin Schulze, Thiago Scofield, Ariana Sokcevic, Rylie Sommer, Graham Walterscheid, David Waters, Emma Wilfert, and Holland Wyatt!
