B. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 10:00am
Speaker 1
Blouse
Orange
GiraffeSpeaker 2
Casino
Apple
LipsSpeaker 3
Sun
Dentist
SlippersSpeaker 4
Freezer
Galaxy
GoatSpeaker 5
Pumpkin
Toothbrush
TeaSpeaker 6
Sheep
Lamb
PantherSpeaker 7
Socks
Scale
Umbrella
Round 2 - 11:45am
Speaker 1
Despair
Gossip
jealousySpeaker 2
Dexterity
redemption
CuriositySpeaker 3
Sleep
grief
sympathySpeaker 4
Shock
Philosophy
AdvantageSpeaker 5
Delight
Principle
ArgumentSpeaker 6
Joy
Wariness
AnxietySpeaker 7
Hatred
Timing
Disregard
Round 3 - 1:15pm
Speaker 1
Wisdom is wealth. --African Proverb
As distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's character. --Chinese Proverb
Food is the first priority of the people. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 2
When the roots of a tree begin to decay, it spreads death to the branches.
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 3
Even the best cooking pot will not produce food. --African proverb
Beggars can’t be choosers.
All is well that ends well.Speaker 4
May the roof above you never fall in and those gathered beneath it never fall out. --Irish proverb
A book holds a house of gold. --Chinese Proverb
Justice delayed is justice denied.Speaker 5
Even the lion, the king of the forest, protects himself against flies. --Ghanaian proverb
Better to be poor and healthy than rich and sick.
A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. --African ProverbSpeaker 6
Every cloud has a silver lining
Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth.
Good wine needs no bush.Speaker 7
A bad workman always blames his tools.
Why buy a cow when milk is so cheap?
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Elim 1 - 3:00pm
Speaker 1
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The only way an artist can fail is to quit.” --— Thomas Hart Benton
"I have only two passions: space exploration and hip-hop.” --— Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is producing a single with rapper Snoop Dogg.Speaker 2
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” --— James Madison
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. --John Zenger
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. --Chester W NimitzSpeaker 3
I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. --Lucille Ball
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. --John Quincy Adams
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” --— George OrwellSpeaker 4
What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history.
When life gets you down you know what you've gotta do? Just keep swimming --Finding Nemo
“People aren’t interested in lectures; they want to hear stories.” --— Tim KreiderSpeaker 5
I remember daddy told me 'Fairytales can come true'. But you've got to make them happen, it all depends on you
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. --Edward Abbey
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. --Mark TwainSpeaker 6
That's a pie-crust promise. Easily made, easily broken --Mary Poppins
Innovators and creative geniuses cannot be reared in schools. They are the men who defy what the school has taught them. --Ludwig von Mises
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.Speaker 7
To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature. --Auguste Rodin
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. --Albert Einstein
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one