Spanish Competitions

• Who am I? - Level I

  Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish.  The student will have 1 minute to describe themselves to the judges. Possible topics include the student's interests, family, daily routine, etc.  Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness, thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary.  No notes will be allowed.

• Who am I? - Level I - Heritage Spanish Speaker Only

  Each school is allowed only one competitor.  The student will have 1 minute to describe themselves to the judges. Possible topics include the student's interests, family, daily routine, etc.  Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness, thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary.  No notes will be allowed.

• Show and Tell - Level II

  Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish. The student will bring an object and describe it (note: object must be inanimate).  The presentation should be limited to 60-90 seconds. Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness (including being set up and ready to go when the competition begins), thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary.  No notes will be allowed.

• Show and Tell  - Level II - Heritage Spanish Speaker Only

  Each school is allowed only one competitor. The student will bring an object and describe it (note: object must be inanimate).  The presentation should be limited to 60-90 seconds. Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness (including being set up and ready to go when the competition begins), thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary.  No notes will be allowed.

• Skit - Level III

   Each school is allowed only ONE entry of two to five students for Spanish.  The students will perform a simple and original presentation.  The presentations should be limited to 5 minutes. Students will be judged on fluency, blocking, dramatic interpretation, projection, pronunciation, memorization, originality, and thematic content. 

  PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to read in this activity.

• Memorized Poetry Recitation - Level IV

   Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish.  The student will recite a non-original memorized poem.  No props or notes should be used.  A copy of the poem must be submitted to the judges. Students will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, preparedness, memorization, projection, and quality of interpretation. 

• Extemporaneous Speech - Level V

   Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish.  The student will be given a topic upon which to expound.  Students will be given 2 minutes to prepare.  No notes will be allowed.  The student will speak for 2-3 minutes.  Going over the time limit will negatively impact the student's score.  Students will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and delivery. 

• Extemporaneous Speech - Native Speaker Only

   Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish.  The student will be given  topic upon which to expound.  Students will be given 2 minutes to prepare.  No notes will be allowed.  The student will speak for 2-3 minutes.  Going over the time limit will negatively impact the student's score.  Students will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and delivery. 

• Song/Dramatic Cultural Entertainment - All Levels

   Each school is allowed only ONE entry of two to twenty students for Spanish.  The performance should respectfully reflect the culture of a foreign country and should fall within the categories of singing, a presentation, a dramatic excerpt from a play, or an original skit performed in the target language. The performance must be memorized and should not exceed 10 minutes.   Please plan accordingly as no speakers or microphones will be allowed. 

  Students will be judged on cultural authenticity, fluency, pronunciation, delivery (projection, blocking, style), dramatic interpretation, quality of memorization, and overall smoothness of presentaiton and technical execution.

• Art Competition: Paintings, Drawings, Poster Art, Sculptures, & Piñata* Competition - All Levels

   Each school is allowed only one competitor for Spanish.  Entries will be judged on quality of craftsmanship, creativity, cultural relevance, and originality. 

  *Note: Piñatas are for Spanish ONLY. If a school has a student who is entering a Piñata, they are allowed one piñata entry as well as one other artistic entry from Spanish.

• TikTok-Style Video - All Levels

  The general format for the videos is based on TikTok. That is, the videos should grab the viewer’s interest and get them to “like” it. The videos for this competition, however, should be 30-45 seconds in length (under 30 or over 45 seconds will result in disqualification). And while the entertainment value of your actions and the quality of self-presentation will be taken into account, the chief criteria will be the quantity and quality of your speech in the language you are learning. In other words, be chatty, but so that your viewer can understand you. The perspective of your judges will be that of a native speaker your age, who wants to understand you, but also expects to be impressed or entertained.

  Each teacher is allowed to send two videos per level. You may choose the level(s) of students – level I, II, III, IV, V, or native speaker. Please do not mix levels in a video. Videos will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, delivery, blocking/choreography and originality. In addition, the quality of recording will be considered.