F. High School Impromptu Event Prompts
MS HS Speech Round 1
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Challenge
Patience
Courage
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Determination
Opportunity
Innovation
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Change
Creativity
Gratitude
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Balance
Influence
Justice
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Trust
Responsibility
Freedom
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Imagination
Focus
Optimism
MS HS Speech Round 2
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
“Courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid.”
Speaker 2
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“Kindness costs nothing.”“There’s always a bright side.”
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
“Knowledge is power.”
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“What goes around comes around.”
“Honesty is the best policy.”
“The only way to fail is to quit.”Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“Better late than never.”
“Teamwork makes the dream work.”
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“Make today count.”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
“Practice makes permanent.”
Ms HS Speech Round 3
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
A time I changed my mind
A trip I’ll never forget
A time I learned to be patient
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Someone who inspires me
A mistake that taught me something
A time I helped a friend
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
The best advice I’ve received
A goal I want to achieve
A time I made someone laugh
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
A time I surprised myself
Something I’m proud of
A moment I felt included
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Something I’m grateful for
A school rule I appreciate now
A time I helped my family
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
A time I worked as part of a team
A moment I felt brave
A moment that felt like an adventure
MS HS Speech Finals
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.” - George R.R. Martin
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” - John Lennon
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” - Dr. Seuss
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” - Helen Keller
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” - Mark Twain
Speaker 3
Speaker 3“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” - Mark Twain
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” - Lewis Carroll
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” - Theodore Roosevelt
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” - Albert Einstein
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” - e.e. cummings
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” - J.K. Rowling
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” - Aristotle
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” - Thomas Edison
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” - Alfred Tennyson