German Poetry Competition

On Tuesday, August 1st, we hosted four schools from our Association of German Teachers Region: Toorak College, Mentone Grammar, Hillcrest Christian College and Mentone Girls’ Grammar to take part in the AGTV German Poetry Competition Regional Finals.  Cranbourne Secondary College had four Year 7 students take part and one Year 8 student, whose commitment and enthusiasm was amongst the best of the best.  Unfortunately CSC did not finish in the medals but the participants were able to mingle with their German student peers and gain a fresh approach to language learning.  At the end of the day, Hillcrest Christian College was successful with gold medal wins at both Year 7 and 8; while Mentone Grammar took out first place at Year 9. 

This was a fantastic opportunity for schools teaching German to come together and celebrate culture, history and language learning together.  Next year we will bring back the medals but for now we all wish the gold and silver medallists “Viel Glück” in the State Finals!