JUNIORS EVENTS AND GUIDELINES
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Juniors events are only for students who are 5-11 years old on Oct 1, 2024. Junior debate is for students ages 9-11.
- Juniors can register using the Student Registration tab at the top of this webpage, just like Seniors.
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Juniors may register for a maximum of three speech events plus debate.
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There is no script submission for Juniors.
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There will not be any finals for Juniors.
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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 Questions
1. Who is Jesus?
2. How does the Holy Spirit help us?
3. How do we see God in creation?
4. What is the fall?
5. Why did Jesus have to die?
6. Can a person do enough good things to get into heaven?
7. What is grace?
8. What is repentance?
9. What is sin?
10. What is the Bible?
11. Why must Jesus be truly human and truly God?
12. How many persons are there in God?
Bible Story Impromptu Topics
1. Healing of Naaman
2. Jonah
3. Noah's Ark
4. Christ is Born
5. Jesus Turns Water Into Wine
6. Jesus Calms the Storm
7. The Burning Bush
8. The Tomb is Empty
9. Jesus Walks on Water
10. Prodigal Son
11. Daniel in the Lion’s Den
12. Saul Becomes Paul
We will offer three rounds of debate for Juniors.
Resolved: In US history, Benjamin Franklin was more important than Thomas Jefferson.
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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.
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Junior Debate Guidelines and Helpful Hints: Junior Debate 2024-2025
Juniors Judges
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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.
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Senior students who would like to judge Juniors debate must be at least a second-year debater.
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Sign-up sheets will be available throughout the tournament.
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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.