2025 SCJFL October Middle School Speech Tournament
SCJFL - Oct 3 | Status: Completed | 4:31 AM Pacific
Tournament Time: 4:31 AM Pacific
A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
Mirror
Castle
ViolinSpeaker 2
Train
Backpack
SnowmanSpeaker 3
Bicycle
Candle
MountainSpeaker 4
Bridge
Skateboard
CameraSpeaker 5
Statue
Radio
ChocolateSpeaker 6
Ring
Tractor
UmbrellaSpeaker 7
Bookstore
Garden
Teacher
Round 2
Speaker 1
Honesty
Loyalty
AngerSpeaker 2
Pride
Hope
TrustSpeaker 3
Love
Patience
DoubtSpeaker 4
Fairness
Responsibility
FaithSpeaker 5
Wisdom
Courage
AmbitionSpeaker 6
Forgiveness
Greed
HappinessSpeaker 7
Discipline
Tolerance
Confidence
Round 3
Speaker 1
The early bird catches the worm.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. --Chinese Proverb
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.Speaker 2
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. --Japanese Proverb
Empty barrels make the most noise.
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. --Kenyan ProverbSpeaker 3
The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. --African Proverb
All that glitters is not gold.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.Speaker 4
Even the tallest tree has roots.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. --Napoleon
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. --Ethiopian ProverbSpeaker 5
Better safe than sorry.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. --Chinese Proverb
The grass is always greener on the other side.Speaker 6
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
Fall seven times and stand up eight. --Japanese ProverbSpeaker 7
Time and tide wait for no man.
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. --Indian Proverb
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. --African Proverb
Finals
Speaker 1
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” --Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” --Martin Luther King Jr.Speaker 2
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” --Aristotle
“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.” --Estee Lauder
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” --Albert EinsteinSpeaker 3
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” --Walt Disney
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” --Mahatma Gandhi
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” --Eleanor RooseveltSpeaker 4
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” --John F. Kennedy
“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.” --Neil Gaiman
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” --Nelson MandelaSpeaker 5
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” --Norman Vincent Peale
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” --Aristotle
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” --Mark TwainSpeaker 6
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” --Confucius
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” --Wayne Gretzky
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” --Edward Bulwer-LyttonSpeaker 7
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” --James Baldwin
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --Winston Churchill
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” --Mark Twain