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Listening, Vice President Gabriel Oliveira ’26 opens a bag of movie theater popcorn. The popcorn served as a light snack after the movie guessing game which required members to move around a lot.
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Searching for the perfect prize, new club member Crosby Bock ’29 digs through German teacher and club sponsor Frau Melgar’s prize box. Bock’s group was the first to win the guessing game, so to congratulate them, Club President Sofia Granados ’27 offered to let him pick any reward from the box.
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Focused, German Club officer Audrey Cassidy ’27 gives a presentation on Bundesliga Total. This event is a friendly competition among other German-speaking students in different high schools, involving points and prizes.
Screams of excitement echoed through the halls as new and returning students gathered in the F1110s Hall on Monday, Sept. 29, for German Club, an afternoon language learning opportunity. Within minutes, the empty classroom transformed into a laughter-filled interactive space.
After the first meeting lacked a large turnout, officers promoted the club more via social media and recruiting new German students. Their efforts paid off when almost every seat was occupied in the new meeting. To kick off the gathering, officers introduced themselves, discussed upcoming events, and presented an icebreaker.
“I think the most unique part of German Club is that we have both National German Honor Society (NGHS) and German Club,” German Club Vice President Gabriel Oliveira ‘26 said. “We work very close together when planning things, and we are much more active than the other language clubs. [While] NGHS is more on the academic side, German Club is more relaxed and you get to talk more about German culture.”
After a brief presentation, the officers hosted a movement-based guessing game. Along the hallways were pictures of German words with emojis and movie posters. Members were invited to guess the movie based on the clues. The first group or individual to win got to pick a prize from club sponsor and German teacher Frau Melgar’s prize box.
“We got the game idea through our list of meeting ideas that we compiled throughout last year and this year’s planning,” German Club President Sofia Granados ‘27 said. “Since it was our second meeting, we wanted to do something quick and fun that would encourage people to continue to come [and also learn] the language. I think we could focus on [making the game longer] or harder since they finished faster than we expected.”
Following the hands-on game, club members munched on popcorn and chatted with their friends while the officers discussed club dues, attendance, and future meetings. Events like Sprachfest, a regional German contest that serves as a qualifier for the Texas State German Contest, caught the attention of new members, especially considering the school’s prior success in both contests.
“I’m extremely excited to go to Sprachfest,” Bennett Sullivan ‘29 said. “I hope to get first place in the state. When I was in seventh grade, I thought German was the language that came to me the easiest. I love speaking German and I love being around people [because] I can learn it better.”
