On Saturday, March 10^th, the Long Island chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) held its 29^th annual Sprachfest, a language festival fostering the learning and sharing of German language skills and cultural events. Accompsett Middle School hosted this year’s Sprachfest with over 300 students from 14 schools across Long Island in attendance. Besides the academic competitions, Sprachfest was filled with cultural events, baked goods, artwork, and music.

The Waldorf School of Garden City participated with 42 students from the 7^th through 11^th grades under the guidance of Juliane Schneider. The following results reflect the enthusiasm and hard work of the students who were able to attend:

7^th Grade:

Sasha Kissin	1st place Baking
Emma Ginsberg	1st place Individual Poetry
Sasha Kissin	1st place Group Poetry
Gretchen Murphy	1st place Group Poetry
Chloe Kritas	1st place Group Poetry
Ariana Kata	1st place Geography 7
Ana Hsu	1st place Spelling 7
Ana Hsu	1st place Vocabulary 7
Emma Ginsberg	2nd place Skit 7/8
Cameron Seviroli	2nd place Geography 7

8^th Grade:

Skylar Vernola	1st place T-Shirt Design
Francesca Fraim	1st place Vocabulary 8
Flora Meredith	1st place Spelling 8
Colin Li	1st  place Culture Bowl 7/8
Sanaalee Troupe	1st  place Culture Bowl 7/8
Joshua Wang	1st  place Culture Bowl 7/8
Elizabeth Sokolov	1st  place Culture Bowl 7/8
Jack Ginsberg	2nd place Spelling 8
Flora Meredith	2nd place Baking
Demi Zhang	2nd place Geography 8
Bryan Yuan	2nd place Number Bee
Francesca Fraim	2nd place Baking
Jordan Henry	2nd place Vocabulary 8
Francesca Fraim	2nd place Individual Poetry
Flora Meredith	2nd place Group Poetry
Rose Gibeau	2nd place Group Poetry
Jordan Henry	2nd place Group Poetry
Colin Li	2nd place Skit 7/8
Jordan Henry	2nd place Skit 7/8
Flora Meredith	2nd place Skit 7/8
Francesca Fraim	2nd place Skit 7/8
Jordan Henry	3rd place Baking

 9^th Grade:

Lucia Carapella	2nd place Skit 7/8
Celeste Parks	1st place Geography I
Sophia Conrad	1st place Vocabulary II (tie)
Jadyn Mardy	1st place Vocabulary II (tie)
Henry Bertoni	2nd place Number Bee
Lucia Carapella	3rd place Number Bee

10^th Grade:

Mia Ver Pault	1st place Spelling II
Daniella Kata	1st place Geography II
Dev Krishnasastry	1st place Group Poetry 9/10
Samantha Cumberbatch	1st place Group Poetry 9/10
Owen Chernoff	1st place Group Poetry 9/10
Daniella Kata	1st place Group Poetry 9/10
Mia Ver Pault	1st place Group Poetry 9/10
Daniella Kata	1st place Individual Poetry
Owen Chernoff	2nd place Vocabulary III

 11^th  Grade:

Noah Negri

1st place Geography III

Special thanks from Juliane Schneider to:

• Mr. Fallu for chaperoning this event
• Ms. Cimino and Ms. Beardsley for their flexibility during the preparations
• Mary Handerhan, Kyoko Zepeda, Nina Mullane, Kevin Padilla, and Donna Buchbauer for assisting in the logistics of this event
• All the parents who supported their children
• All students who attended and supported their classmates in their competitions
• All the students who represented our school with their enthusiasm, effort, and achievements.

See a some photos below: