German+Club

= = **HMS Deutschverein**


 * Willkommen an der HMS Deutschverein Wikiseite**

German Club meets monthly in the German room, D-416 after school from 2:50 until 4:00 or later, if necessary. Activities vary, but include things which we cannot fit into our tight schedule during class. In the past we have seen German cultural videos or popular movies; celebrated Oktoberfest at a club member's home, made "St Martinstag Laterne," which are paper lanterns which we decorate our room with for Halloween; made "Schultuten," which are school cones that contain goodies for the first grader's first day of school in Germany; learned how to sing German folk songs and carols; learned to dance traditional folk dances; and more. There are monthly movie showings in German at the high school.

Dues are $25 and include a German Club T-shirt! We are looking for a new design this year, so polish up your artistic skills and come up with a great design for submission. Designs are due by September 23rd!

Field Trips are also offered, both during and after school. We go every December to Max's Allegheny Tavern, a German restaurant where we eat traditional German food, as well as to the Teutonia Mannerchor German Club on the North Side, where we also eat, sing and learn to dance the traditional German way! In past years we have also seen an Omni-Max movie at the Carnegie Science Center in German. This year I hope to take the students on a trip to the Christmas Market in Harmony, Butler County, a once a distinctly German community.

We hope you will consider joining the HMS **Deutschverein.** As a student of German, it is important to understand and experience the culture of the people whose language you are learning. The ultimate cultual and language experience is offered when you complete the second year of study at the high school, as we offer a 10 day tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland every two years during the summer!