Federación de los Círculos de Español de Alabama SPANISH CLUB CONVENTION The University of Alabama April 10th, 2015 Convention Booklet Contents: Welcome Letter Finalized Schedule Acknowledgements List of Participating Schools List of Federation Officers Information on programs at the University of Alabama April 10th. Dear Spanish Convention Sponsor: Welcome to The University of Alabama! We in the Spanish Program are delighted that you and your students have joined us for the 42nd annual Alabama Federation of High School Spanish Clubs (FCEA) Convention. This booklet and the convention packet provide information about the day’s events and an overview of academics and co-‐curricular opportunities available to students at The University of Alabama. If you would like to know more about the University in general or the Spanish Program in particular, our faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates will be happy to answer any questions you might have. You can also visit our website at: http://mlc.ua.edu/spanish/ If you have questions about FCEA competitions, please contact the appropriate officer listed in this booklet. We wish you and your students a pleasant stay on campus and an exciting day filled with muchas actividades interesantes y mucho español. Un cordial saludo, Karina Vázquez Shirin Posner Convention Co-‐Coordinator Co-‐Coordinator Assistant Professor of Spanish Spanish Instructor Rafael Álvarez Convention Co-‐Coordinator Spanish Instructor 2 44th Annual Convention ALABAMA FEDERATION OF SPANISH CLUBS (AFSC) Federación de Círculos de Español de Alabama (FCEA) The University of Alabama Ferguson Center Student Union FINAL SCHEDULE FRIDAY, April 10, 2015 ALL DAY CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS Building East Entrance (by Ferguson Theater) All inquiries regarding Convention (or Registration Desk) • Judges submit results here ALL DAY SPONSORS’ LOUNGE Ferguson, Anderson Room (3rd floor) ALL DAY CHANGING ROOMS – Female Ferguson, Room 312 -‐ Morris Mayer Room – Male Ferguson, Room 313 – Anderson Society Room Do not leave valuables unattended!!! 8:00 -‐ 10:00 AM GENERAL REGISTRATION In front of the Convention Info Desk (by Ferguson Theater) Competition information available from appropriate FCEA officer clubs at the FCEA Information Table Artwork judges report at 9:00 All other judges report 8-‐9:30 (Competition coordinators will have FCEA Judges packets) 8:00 – 10:00 AM ARTWORK SET-‐UP • 2/3-‐D Art, Posters, Drawings, Paintings Ferguson Room 300 • Scrapbooks, Exhibits Ferguson Room 301 Artwork set-‐up must be completed by 9:45 AM (No work will be accepted after 10:00 AM) 10:00 – 10:30 AM OPENING SESSION Ferguson, Ballroom (3rd floor) • roll call of schools registered • general announcements 10:45 AM ARTWORK JUDGING Ferguson, Room 300 & 301 3 10:45 – 12:45 PM GRAMMAR COMPETITIONS • Round I – Level I Verbs Ferguson, Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round I – Level II Verbs Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round I – Level III Verbs Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round I – Level IV Verbs Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round II – Level I Verbs Ferguson, Room 3104 • Round II – Level II Verbs Ferguson, Room 3104 • Round II – Level III Verbs Ferguson, Room 3103 • Round II – Level IV Verbs Ferguson, Room 3106 • Round I-‐ Level I Vocabulary Ferguson Ballroom(3rd floor) • Round I-‐ Level II Vocabulary Ferguson Ballroom(3rd floor) • Round I-‐ Level III Vocabulary Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round I-‐ Level IV Vocabulary Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) • Round II -‐ Level I Vocabulary Ferguson, Room 309 • Round II -‐ Level II Vocabulary Ferguson, Room 305 • Round II -‐ Level III Vocabulary Ferguson, Room 307 • Round II -‐ Level IV Vocabulary Ferguson, Room 309 • Level I Sight Reading B.B. Comer Hall, Room 219 • Level II Sight Reading B.B. Comer Hall, Room 227 • Level III Sight Reading B.B. Comer Hall, Room 229 • Grammar Usage (all levels) Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor) Native and Bilingual LITERARY COMPETITIONS • 1st Year Literary Recitation B.B. Comer Hall, Room 233 • 2nd Year Literary Recitation B.B. Comer Hall, Room 214 rd
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• 3 & 4 Year Literary Recitation B.B. Comer Hall, Room 222 • Bilingual & Native Literary Recitation B.B. Comer Hall, Room 240 • Impromptu Speaking B.B. Comer Hall, Room 211 10:45 – 12:45 PM T-‐SHIRT COMPETITION Ferguson Heritage Rm (3rd floor) 10:45 – 12:45 PM COSTUME COMPETITION Ferguson Forum (3rd floor) 4 10:45 – 12:45 PM 12:45 – 2:00 PM 12:45 – 2:00 PM
CULTURE BOWL (no spectators) Waiting area Ferguson 204-‐A (2nd floor) Ferguson 204-‐B (2rd floor) Ferguson (outside 204-‐A) LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Ferg. Food Court (2nd floor) NOTE: Those participating in Culture Bowl will need to eat between 12:30-‐1:00 PM LUNCH MEETING FOR SPONSORS Ferg. Anderson Room(3rd floor)
All member schools must be represented at this meeting for students to receive
awards.
Please leave someone in charge of students!
Please complete and return convention evaluation forms.
1:00 – 4:00 PM
DANCE LESSONS
Ferguson, Heritage Room 360
2:00 – 3:30 PM
TALENT COMPETITION
Ferguson Theater (2nd floor)
2:00 – END OF
CULTURE BOWL CONTINUES Ferguson 204-A & B
(No spectators) Holding area Ferguson (outside 204A)
3:30 – 4:30 PM
THEATRICAL COMPETITION
AFTERNOON
COMMON ROOM WITH 4:00 RAFFLE Ferguson Ballroom
4:45 PM
AWARDS ASSEMBLY
& CLOSING CEREMONY
Ferguson Theater (2nd floor)
Ferguson Ballroom (3rd floor)
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please remove all exhibits, posters, paintings, scrapbooks and other convention materials
from the Ferguson Center by 6:00 PM, Friday, March 15, 2013.
The University of Alabama cannot be responsible for items remaining in the building after 6:00 PM.
5 Acknowledgements A great deal of work goes into organizing the Spanish Clubs Convention. The convention co-‐coordinators, Profs. Rafael Álvarez, Shirin Posner, and Karina Vázquez gratefully acknowledge the Graduate Student Assistants who helped to organize the convention: Jesús Carrasco, Jana Cofman, Miguel Herranz-‐Cano, Reid Owens, and Eva Valdes For funding the event’s facilities, we would like to thank the Provost, Dr. Joe Benson; the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Bob Olin; and the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, Dr. Tom Fox. Special thanks also to the Spanish section; to Donna Lake and the Ferguson Center; to Jerri Middleton, the Office of Orientation & Special Programs, and the Office of Admissions; Charlie Boswell and Logistics & Support Services; and to our generous judges: Jessica Alexander Ernesto Kortright Dr. Erin O’Rourke Henry Tarco-‐
Branton Baird Giovani López Kori Myers Carrera Larissa Clachar Claudia Martínez Adina Pascalau Sara Finney Dr. Ana Corbalán Sandra Martínez Dani Peterson Matt Watson Dr. Xabi Granja Alyssia Miller Seth Roberts Gabbi Willson Dr. Connie Janiga-‐
Claire Mitchell Dr. Laura Rojas-‐Arce Dr. Bill Worden Perkins Dr. Sarah Moody Laura Rubio Giovanni Zimotti Dr. Bryan William Morgan Ana Skelton Koronkiewicz Wanda Naranjo We would also like to thank the following external judges for the art competition: Dr. Sarah Marshall, and Astri Snodgrass, Art Department at the University of Alabama Anthony Bratina-‐ Graphics Editor for the Tuscaloosa News Jamie Cicatiello-‐ Artist and Owner of Grace Aberdeen Alchemy Art Gallery Anne Herbert-‐ Local artist and painter, adjunct Art instructor at the University of Alabama, co-‐founded “The Grocery” art space in Northport Finally, we send a special “Thank you!” to Mirella Hodges and the other officers of the Federación de los Círculos de Español de Alabama, to all the convention sponsors, and to the students for competing! 6 The following schools are participating in the 2015 Spanish Convention. Number of Students Name of School 1. Alabama School of Math & Science 2. Athens High School 3. Baldwin Arts & Academics Middle School 4. Bob Jones High School 5. Buckhorn High School 6. Columbia High School 7. Discovery Middle School 8. Florence Freshman Center 9. Florence High School 10. Gadsden City High School 11. Helena High School 12. Hewitt-‐Trussville High School 13. Huntsville High School 14. Ider High School 15. Jacksonville High School 16. James Clemens High School 17. Jefferson County IB School 18. Johnnie Carr Middle School 19. Lamp High School 20. Madison Academy 21. Marbury High School 22. Northridge High School 23. Oak Mountain High School 24. Oakman High School 25. Pinson Valley High School 26. Prattville High School 27. Rogers High School 28. Sparkman High School 29. St. John Paul II Catholic High School 30. Sipsey Valley High School 31. Sylacauga High School 32. T.R. Miller High School 33. The Capitol School 34. Tuscaloosa Academy 35. West Limestone 36. White Plains High School 37. Wilson High School 38. Woodlawn High School Total number of students registered: 14 25 25 45 20 40 5 25 45 12 40 45 20 17 27 15 35 32 42 15 45 20 20 25 40 40 20 20 30 20 25 35 20 35 22 25 25 12 1,023 7 PRESIDENT
J. Mirella Hodges
Matters
Ider High School
2906 Masonic Drive
Scottsboro, AL 35769
School Phone: 256.632.2302
School FAX:
256.632.2481
Mobile Phone: 256.647.1750
School Email:
[email protected]
Personal Email: [email protected]
General Federations
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Linda Paragone
Retired Educator
1209 Chesterfield Road. SE
Huntsville, AL 35803
Mobile Phone: 256.658.0957
Personal Email: [email protected]
Academic Contest;
Grammar Usage
Verbs
Vocabulary Contest
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Academic Contest;
Impromptu Speaking
Sigh Reading Contest
VACANT
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Lori Leopard
Contest
Hewitt – Trussville High School
Assistant)
6450 Husky Parkway
Trussville, AL 35173
School Phone: 205.228.4073
School FAX:
205.228.4001
Mobile Phone: 205.616.5190
Personal Email: [email protected]
Literary Recitation
(Theatrical Contest
SECRETARY
Debbie Faught
Madison Academy
325 Slaughter Road
Madison, AL 35758
School Phone: 256.469.6402
School Fax:
256.469.6408
Mobile Phone: 256.683.8388
Culture Bowl Contest
Theatrical Contest
8 School Email:
[email protected]
TREASURER
Christina Holsomback
Tuscaloosa County High School
4052 Cypress Street
Northport, AL 35475
School Phone: 205.342.2670
School FAX:
205.333.3197
Mobile Phone: 205.657.9410
School Email
[email protected]
HISTORIANS
Beth Walker
Sipsey Valley High School
15815 Romulus Rd.
Buhl, AL 35446
School Phone : 205.342.2850
School FAX:
205.342.2851
Mobile Phone : 205.292.2663
E-mail:
[email protected]
Art Contest;
2-D painting
2-D drawing
3-D
Poster
Lisa Loyd
Gadsden City High School
1917 Black Creek Parkway
Gadsden, AL 35904
School Phone: 256.543.3614
School FAX:
256.543.4251
Mobile Phone: 256.504.8284
Home Email:
[email protected]
School Email:
[email protected]
Art Contest;
Exhibits
Scrapbook
Molly Cook
Hewitt – Trussville High School
6450 Husky Parkway
Trussville, AL 35173
School Phone: 205.228.4073
School FAX:
205.228.4001
Mobile Phone: 205.533.2515
School Email:
[email protected]
Talent Contest
Princess Richey
White Plains High School
3017 7th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 354001
School Phone: 256.741.7848
School FAX:
256.237.3301
Mobile Phone : 205.292.1705
School Email : [email protected]
Personal Email: [email protected]
Regional Costumes Contest
9 Brandon Cole
Spain Park High School
4700 Jaguar Drive
Hoover, AL 35242
School Phone: 205.439.1400
School FAX:
205.439.1401
Mobile Phone: 205.862.1973
Home Email:
[email protected]
T-shirts Contest
Dr. Karina E. Vazquez
Box 870246
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0246
Phone 205.348.0988
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of Alabama Co-Coordinator
Dr. Shirin Posner
Box 870246
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0246
Phone 205.348.0988
University of Alabama Co-Coordinator
Rafael Álvarez
Box 870246
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0246
Phone 205.348.0988
University of Alabama Co-Coordinator
10 11 12 13 14 University of Alabama in Cuba Semester Program Directed by Dr. Michael Schnepf The University of Alabama is proud to offer for a fifth straight year a semester-‐
long undergraduate program in La Habana, Cuba. Students earn 12 hours of upper-‐level Spanish credit. Their four classes have included US-‐Cuba relations, language, culture of La Habana, as well as a fascinating roundtable in which they have the opportunity to meet and dialogue with a series of figures from all walks of Cuban life. Participants in this program also have the chance to travel the entire island: from Viñales to Trinidad, from Varadero to Playa Girón. The group lives in the comfortable Montehabana Aparthotel in the Miramar section of La Habana and has two classes at the University of La Habana and two at the Fundación Núñez in Miramar. For additional information, contact Dr. Michael Schnepf in 242 BB Comer (348-‐4238) ([email protected]) 15 16 17 18 19