We are very excited to be offering a Juniors' Tournament. This will be for students ages 8-12 only as of October 1, 2025.
Students may register for up to two different events. $15 per event.
Parents, please use discretion in deciding to register very young competitors. If your child will not be able to stand in front of judges and speak without you prompting them, we would advise you against entering them into the competition.
Events Offered:
- Junior Apologetics
- Junior Platform (Original Oratory, Persuasive, and Expository)
- Junior Interp
Misc. Notes:
Time Limits: Please be aware of the time limits for these events! (No penalty for going over.)
- Apologetics is six minutes with four minute prep.
- Platform is five minutes.
- Interp is five minutes.
Judges: Our Senior competitors will be serving as judges for the junior's tournament. However, in order to judge juniors, competitors must be 14 years or older, or have one or more prior years of competition experience.
Script Submission: While no script submission is required, junior competitors are still required to cite authors, sources, and copyright dates in their pieces.
Attire: Tournament attire is Sunday best.
Awards: All competitors will be acknowledged at the award ceremony! Remember to be dressed in your Sunday best!
JUNIORS APOLOGETICS
APOLOGETICS QUESTIONS
- What does it mean that God is triune? Why is this important?
- What does it mean that God is omniscient? Why is this important?
- What does it mean that God is omnipresent? Why is this important?
- What is the Gospel, and why is it the core of the Christian faith?
- Is there more than one way to heaven?
- What is the importantce of prayer?
- What does it mean that God is immutable? Why is this important?
- What does the inspiration of Scripture mean? Why is this important?
- How can a Christian have assurance of salvation?
- What does it mean that Jesus Christ is the Messiah? Why is this important?
JUNIOR PLATFORM (Original Oratory, Persuasive, and Expository)
JUNIOR INTERP
Description: In Interp, the student creates an original rendition from a single selection of literature, which can be either dramatic or humorous. The student's original rendition should captivate, move, and/or entertain the audience.
Goal: To select and analyze literature, then bring it to life through the creative use of voice, movement, and facial expression.
JR Interpretation Preparation Rules:
1. Interpretive literature may come from a variety of published genres including plays or prose. The selection must be from a single work.
2. Media transcripts are not permitted. A “media transcript” is a pirated script or selection that has been transcribed by an individual from a live or recorded performance (theater, movies, television/radio broadcasts, webcasts, internet streaming, etc.).
3. The literature must be cut to fit within the time limit.
4. Approximately 150 words may be added for any purpose including but not limited to introductions and transitions.
5. Changes to pronouns and verb tenses are allowed and not counted as added words.
6. Dialogue from one character may be given to another character.
JR Interpretation Presentation Rules:
1. The speaker must identify the title and author near the beginning of the piece.
2. The speaker must compete in tournament attire.
3. No audio or visual aids or props may be used.
4. Only feet are permitted to touch the floor at any time.
5. Gratuitous vulgarity, while completely unlikely, is strictly prohibited.
6. This is primarily a speech event but some singing and dancing are permitted as appropriate to the piece.
7. The script must be memorized. No written scripts or notes may be referred to in competition rounds. However, if they are the competitor can be given a lower ranking within the round.
8. The timekeeper will start the timepiece when the speaker begins and will stop the timepiece when the speaker finishes. No hand signals will be given.