JUNIORS EVENTS AND GUIDELINES
- Juniors events are only for students who are 5-11 years old on Oct 1, 2023. Junior debate is for students ages 9-11.
- Junior speech registration fee is $10 for the first event, $5 for each additional event. Junior debate event is $10 per student.
- Juniors can register using the Student Registration tab at the top of this webpage, just like Seniors.
- Juniors may register for a maximum of three speech events plus debate.
- There is no script submission for Juniors.
- There will not be any finals for Juniors.
- Juniors can check-in at the same time as the Seniors.
There will be two rounds for the Juniors in the following Speech categories
(Click on each event for the corresponding guidelines.)
Juniors Apologetics
Juniors Expository
Juniors Bible Story Impromptu
Juniors Impromptu
Juniors Platform
Juniors Interp
Juniors Interp Duo
Juniors Apologetics Questions
Who is Jesus?
How does the Holy Spirit help us?
What is creation?
What is the fall?
Why did Jesus have to die?
Is Jesus the only Savior/Way to heaven?
What is grace?
What is prayer?
What is sin?
What is the Bible?
Why must Jesus be truly human and truly God?
How many persons are there in God?
Bible Story Impromptu Topics
Healing of Naaman
Tower of Babel
Fall of Jericho
Christ is Born
Jesus Turns Water Into Wine
Jesus Calms the Storm
The Burning Bush
The Tomb is Empty
Jesus Walks on Water
Elijah and the Priests of Baal
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Saul Becomes Paul
We will offer two rounds of debate for Juniors.
Resolved: Museums are better than zoos.
- One mentor is allowed per team. Prior to the tournament, each team should pick a mentor or contact the Junior Tournament director for help in finding one.
- Juniors Debate Guidelines and helpful hints
Juniors Judges
- Senior students who would like to judge Juniors speech events must have competed in at least one NITOC-modeled tournament as a Senior prior to the Diamond.
- Senior students who would like to judge Juniors debate must be at least a second-year debater.
- Sign-up sheets will be available throughout the tournament.
- Juniors Judges need to arrive 10 minutes before each Juniors round in order to judge. At that time, they'll go through a short judges' orientation to prepare them.
QUESTIONS? Contact the Juniors Tournament Directors, Heather O’Neal at (501)-269-8214 or Martina Schaaf at (501-703-3317).