END-OF-THE-YEAR MEETING AND GET-TOGETHER!
We will meet Friday, May 3 at 5:00 for a brief meeting followed by a 
social to celebrate the end of the year and housewarming for Wendy.  
Members will receive an invitation with the address in the mail!  Please 
plan to join us!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Congratulations to Kai Waddell, German II student of Yulia Evans at Lincoln East who was awarded a German Study Trip based on his results on the National German Exam.  He will be traveling to Germany this summer with AATG!  

Congratulations to our Nebraska Department of Education German Scholars and their teachers:
Turner Blick, grade 11 from Fremont High School, nominated by Dr. Brenda Schiermeyer
Antonia Krasser, grade 10 from Crete High School, nominated by Julie Schumacher
Ryder Kennedy, grade 12 from Bellevue East High School, nominated by Gwen Steele. 
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Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Hetrick from Doane who was named 
Outstanding Nebraska Educator of the Year at the fall NILA conference on October 6 in Lincoln.
Kristen has been NATG President, been involved in NILA and NDE committees.  At Doane, in addition
to her teaching load, she works with students who want to study abroad and Fulbright candidates, as well
as working with ELL in Crete Public Schools.  CONGRATULATIONS, Kristen! 

Thanks to President Wendy Brennan from Millard North for leading our NATG workshop on DADAismus and to Kelleen Browning  from Lincoln Southeast for presenting.  

Congratulations to Kelleen for winning the NATG basket raffle.


German Students'
Convention
April 6, 2019 
​Schoo Middle School

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See pictures from this year's convention on the German Students' Convention page.   

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NATIONAL GERMAN EXAM 
The National German Exam is administered each year to nearly 22,000 high school students in the second, third and fourth level of German. The Exam, now in its 56th year, provides individual diagnostic feedback, rewards students through an extensive prize program, and creates a sense of accomplishment. 

The 2019 Exam period for the Level 2, 3, and 4 Exams will be December 3, 2018 to February 1, 2019. The registration deadline is November 15. The Exam period for the Level 1 Exams will be April 1 to May 1, 2019. Registration deadline is March 15, 2019
​Check aatg.org for more information.

Chapter Information

Chapter Officers

President: Pat Branson (1/15/2019-1/15/2020)
President-Elect:  Kelleen Browning
 Secretary/Treasurer: Pam Hoover  (through Sept. 15, 2020)
Past President:   Wendy Brennan
Testing Chairperson: Yulia Evans
Awards Chairperson:  TBD
Scholarship Chairperson:  TBD
NASG Chairpersons:  Wendy Brennan
Webmaster:  Pat Branson

Why join AATG? When you are a member of AATG, you are AUTOMATICALLY a member of our Nebraska chapter.  Nebraska German teachers stick together and are available to help when needed.  Our Nebraska chapter meets at least twice a year.  Nebraska AATG  hosts the State German Students' Convention, hosts an awards tea for students who score well on the AATG National Exam.  Omaha-area German teachers meet regularly for Stammtisch.  A group of retired German teachers now also meets regularly. 

Chapter Info & Projects