ANNOUNCEMENT, April 1, 2008

Recipients of the Gail Cope Stipend
Texas State German Contest 2008

Individual Winners

We are happy to announce the 2008 winners of the Gail Cope Stipends. Recipients were chosen according to the total number of  points the individuals garnered at the Texas State German Contest on February 23, 2008, at UT in Austin. Each winner was entered by his or her teacher. Each school could have chosen one person. The students had to have competed and won in at least 3 events at the State Contest. The top five winners won in 6 or more categories.  Scoring was based on the State Sweepstake Points for each event. Remember Plays, Skits and Pass Auf get lots of points!!

Place	Student	Grade	Teacher	School	Stipend
1st	Alexis Kropf	12^th	Evelyn Saucier	Westwood, Round Rock	$500
2^nd	Brian Clark	11th	Rustin Buck	Clements, Houston	$400
3^rd	Corbin Minchew	10th	Leslie Blanton	Vista Ridge, Leander	$300
4^th	Sarah Steele	11^th	Keri Jaworski	LBJ, Austin	$200
5^th	Victor Prieto	8^th	Niels Nielsen	Lanier MS, Houston	$100
6^th	Stephanie Scherer	11^th	Meagan Tripp	Temple	$50
7^th	Mitchell Miller	12^th	Beth Smith	Plano Sr. High	$50
8th	Stephanie  Thompson	10^th	Erica Erdman	Summit, Mansfield	$50
9th	Mark Reeder	11^th	Lee Ann Hartmann	LaGrange	$50
10th	Aaron Evans	10^th	Sheila Easley	Greenville	$50

These Stipends are made possible by Gail Cope through her generosity and deep commitment to the Texas State German Contest. Ms Cope taught German for 34 years at W.T. White in Dallas. She retired in 2001. She was a  member of the Steering Committee of the Texas State German Contest when in began in 1982 and remains a member today.

A big “Thank you” to the winning teachers, who care enough to get their students involved in the contests. As teachers, you definitely make a difference!

Each teacher will receive the appropriate check and a certificate designed specially for this award. The name of the winning student will be on each. The big envelope should arrive in the next few days. If you have questions, please ask me!

If you would like to thank Ms Cope, you may email her at: gailcope@sbcglobal.net