2025 Green Country Challenge
Logos OK (OK) · Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2025
Junior Tournament
Junior Tournament
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These events are for students ages 6-11 years old by October 1, 2024. It’s our goal to facilitate growth in our young speakers! If your student is not yet old enough to compete as a Stoa senior competitor, we encourage them to compete in the Green Country Challenge Junior tournament.
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Juniors are NOT required to submit their scripts.*
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There will be three rounds for all of the Junior Events.
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Awards will be given to the top three in each category.
Junior Debate
Resolved: In US history, Benjamin Franklin was more important than Thomas Jefferson.
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One mentor is allowed per team. Before the tournament, each team should pick a mentor or contact the Junior Tournament director for help finding one.
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Junior Debate Guidelines and Helpful Hints: Junior Debate 2024-2025
Judging Juniors
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We rely on our Senior students to judge the Junior Events.
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Sign-up sheets will be available on Saturday, March 1st.
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Junior judges need to arrive 10 minutes before each Junior round to judge. At that time, they will receive their ballot and go through a short judge orientation to prepare them.
QUESTIONS? Contact the Junior Tournament Director, Barb Martin, at (517-755-8639).
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Events
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Debate Juniors
- Junior Duo Interpretation Juniors
- Junior Expository Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Interp Juniors
- Junior Platform Juniors
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Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Wed 01/22/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 01/27/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:55 pm Sun 02/02/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:55 pm Sun 02/02/2025 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Fri 02/14/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sat 03/01/2025 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.