The National German Exam was administered this year to more than 15,000 high school German students across the United States. Now in its 66th year, the exam provides individual diagnostic feedback, rewards students through an extensive regional and national prize program, and creates a sense of accomplishment. Exam results provide teachers a means of comparing students in all regions of the country, as well as programmatic data to help inform curricular decisions.
Wauwatosa German students voluntarily participated in the National German Exam and produced the following results.
Gold Certificates of Recognition (90th Percentile and Above)
The following students performed at the 90th percentile or above and will receive gold certificates of recognition at an award ceremony in early May at Marquette University High School. In addition, if eligible, these students can apply for the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)/Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD) National German Exam Scholarship, a three-week study trip program to Germany. Students who are 18 may apply for a postgraduate scholarship.
Wauwatosa West
Level 2: Gabby Ferrell, Olivia Peplinski
Wauwatosa East
Level 4: Emilia Ruggini, Goran Novalija
Level 3: Nora Gaynor
Level 2: Charlotte Germano, Elizabeth Cover, Sonja Kish, Margaret Boehlke, Juliet Otto
Silver Medals (80-89th Percentile)
Students performing between the 80th and 89th percentile will receive silver medals. Students at or above the 85th percentile will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Spring.
Wauwatosa West
Level 4: Douglas Hood
Level 3: Marissa Brunow, Nalani Chavers, Nikole Chavers, Henry Leonard
Level 2: Emmett Jensen
Wauwatosa East
Level 4: Zoe Meyer, Daniel Zello
Level 2: Lillian Boehlke, Nadja Ruggini, Madi Meek
Bronze Medals (70-79th Percentile)
Students performing between the 70th and 79th percentile will receive bronze medals.
Wauwatosa West
Level 4: Vivian Bauer, Max Kuhn, Henry Riordan, Emily Scott, Avi Zarnowski
Level 3: Lucy Kiracofe, Laila McGee
Level 2: Evelyn Canavan
Wauwatosa East
Level 4: Helena Otto
Level 3: Andrew Metzger
Certificates of Achievement
Wauwatosa West
Level 4: Eliana Bauer, Matthew Jaworski
Level 3: Jonathan Foersterling
Level 2: Lilly O'Reilly
Wauwatosa East
Level 4: Cecelia Ryan, George Kish, El Hartnett, Jakob Lewis
Level 3: Mallory Arthur
Results from the DSSV (German Language and School Society Essay Contest) have not yet been received. Those results will be combined with the AATG National German Exam scores and may earn students additional prize money. Prize money for the 85th-100th percentiles will be awarded at MUHS in early May.