Students who achieve above the 90th percentile on the standardized written test are invited to oral testing for final evaluation. In addition to the prizes awarded from the national offices, the Minnesota chapter adds a wide variety of prizes of its own. Minnesota has for many years been able to award at least one study-trip to Germany each summer. In addition information is published each year in the newsletter of the state chapter, Der Minnesota Staatsbrief . Each spring the Minnesota chapter sponsors a Deutsches Sprachfest for high school students.
Projects range from computer programs through photography, skits, posters and song.
A large number of awards are given for excellent achievement at the daylong festival. Deutsches Sprachfest Web Page Professional Meetings . The Minnesota chapter of AATG sponsors two professional meetings each year. The size of the fall meeting also allows for a large exhibition hall featuring textbook publishers and language service organizations. Notices of meetings and registration forms are posted on the MinnesINFObahn front page at the time that registration opens for each meeting.