2025 Western Slope Rendezvous
Spur Speech & Debate Club (CO) · Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2025
Junior Tournament
We will be hosting a junior tournament on Saturday. Each junior competitor may compete in up to 3 events. The cost is $10 per event. Our Junior Tournament is being prepped by the Marveous Miss Maggie Carabelos. The JT will be facilitated by Jill Businelle. Questions prior to tournament can be directed to Rebekah Zeerip at pampushka@hotmail.com.
Junior Apologetics Questions
Apologetics Topics
Category 1: EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF GOD
Explain the meaning and significance of the holiness of God.
Explain the meaning and significance of the justice of God.
Explain the meaning and significance of the mercy of God.
Category 2: SCRIPTURES
Why can we trust the Bible?
Category 3: THE NATURE, PURPOSE AND DESTINY OF MAN
What is the purpose of man?
What is the destiny of man?
Category 4: SALVATION or HOW TO KNOW GOD
Why does man need salvation?
Do good people go to heaven?
Category 5: THE PERSON OF CHRIST
Define and defend the significance of the deity of Christ.
Define and defend the significance of Jesus as the Messiah.
Tournament Events
Speech A
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Persuasive Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Junior Tournament
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Duo Interp Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Interp Juniors
- Junior Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 12/02/2024 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 6:00 pm Mon 12/30/2024 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 am Mon 01/06/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 am Mon 01/13/2025 (Mountain)
- Meal registration will close at 5:45 pm Sun 01/19/2025 (Mountain)
- Community Judge registration will close at 9:00 pm Sat 02/01/2025 (Mountain)
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.