2026 Christmas in the Ozarks

●  Juniors events are for 7-11 year old students only

●  Juniors Speech registration fee is a flat $20 per student

●  Juniors can register through Family Registration, the same as senior students

●  Juniors may register for a maximum of four speech events

●  There will not be any finals for Juniors

Juniors students should plan to be in the Juniors competition area 20 minutes before the start of each round.

Important Note: This event will be Apologetics Platform at this tournament.

Junior Apologetics Questions 2026-2027

1. How many persons are there in God?
2. Who is Jesus?
3. What is the Bible?
4. What is the fall?
5. What is repentance? And why is it important?
6. What is meant by atonement?
7. What is prayer and why is it important?
8. Can a person do enough good things to get into heaven?
9. How do we see God in creation?
10. How does the Holy Spirit help us?
11. How can we glorify God?
12. Why must Jesus be truly human and truly God?

2026-27 Bible Story Impromptu Topics

1. Tower of Babel
2. Jonah
3. Noah’s Ark
4. Esther saves her people
5. Exodus: The first Passover
6. Exodus: The Crossing of the Red Sea
7. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead
8. The Tomb is Empty
9. Jesus walks on water
10. Prodigal Son
11. Jesus calms the storm
12. Jesus blesses the little children

Note: The Stoa guidelines for using timers that face students will be used for the Junior tournament as well. However, no penalties will be assessed for going over time.

●  We would like to have Senior students judge the Juniors events

●  Senior students who would like to judge Juniors speech events need to meet at least ONE of the following criteria:

Have participated in STOA as a Senior for a year

Are at least 14 years old

●  Sign-up sheets will be available throughout the tournament.

●  Juniors Judges need to arrive at least 20 minutes before each round in order to judge. They will be required to go through a short judges' orientation prior to judging.