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The seventh State Final was held on Saturday 28th August at the Austrian Club in Heidelberg. A special day for the entrants and for German, as it was also the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. We had a quiz (with prizes), cake, balloons and all present sang 'Happy Birthday' in German. We also made a special presentation to Eva Schulz for her work in facilitating the opening of 12 Goethe-Institut-AGTV Resource Centres throughout Victoria. It was a day spent celebrating excellence in every respect. Congratulations to everyone!
Thanks to all involved in this year's competition, particularly the Regional Final Coordinators and the teachers for preparing the students. The competition remains a triumph of cooperation in our organization. Well done!
| YEAR 5 | FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
| STUDENT | CHRISTOPHER ROBSON | JENNIFER KLINGE | KRISTINE KLAVERS |
| SCHOOL | Scotch College | St. Peter's Lutheran School | Mooroolbark East PS |
| NETWORK | Burwood-Kew Metro | Wimmera | Outer Eastern Metro |
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SHIELD: Department of Education, Employment and Training
JUDGES: Anne Eckstein, Manager LOTE, ESL & Multicultural Education, DoE; Andrew Ferguson, AGTV Life Member |
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| YEAR 6 | FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
| STUDENT | BERNIE HINES | SHARLEEN BACHELOR | DAVINA WRIGHT |
| SCHOOL | Bayswater South PS | Stawell West PS | Stawell West PS |
| NETWORK | Eastern LOTE Transition | Wimmera | Wimmera |
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SHIELD: University of Melbourne
JUDGES: Christiane Momberg, University of Melbourne; Hans Heidler, Goethe-Institut |
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| YEAR 7 | FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
| STUDENT | ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOS | BEN CHRISTENSEN | JOSEPH GUILLAUME |
| SCHOOL | Penleigh & Essendon GS | Trinity GS | Caulfield GS |
| NETWORK | North-West Metro | Burwood-Kew Metro | Monash-Nunawading |
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SHIELD: La Trobe University
JUDGES: Dr. Christof Arnold, German Adviser from Germany at the Department of Education; Maria McCluskey, AGTV Committee |
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| YEAR 8 | FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
| STUDENT | ZINZI SULLIVAN | LUISA NAVANTERI | ROBI HINES |
| SCHOOL | VSL Geelong | Penleigh & Essendon GS | Caulfield Grammar |
| NETWORK | Barwon-South-West | North-West Metro | Monash-Nunawading |
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SHIELD: Association of German Speaking Communities
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JUDGES: Anne Seitz, President, Association of German-Speaking Communities; Henrietta Roberts, AGTV Committee |
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| YEAR 9 | FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
| STUDENT | LISA HUYNH | ELIZABETH KENNEDY | KASI ALBERT |
| SCHOOL | Penleigh & Essendon GS | Penleigh & Essendon GS | Caulfield Grammar |
| NETWORK | North-West Metro | North-West Metro | Monash-Nunawading |
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SHIELD: Monash University
JUDGES: Rainer Buhtz, Goethe-Institut; Roxy McGuire, German Consultant, LOTE, ESL & Multicultural Education Branch, DoE |
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GermanLinx - Association of German Teachers of Victoria 1999