2026 SRJC Forensics Speech and Debate Festival! - DAY 1 Sat. & DAY 2 Sun.
Santa Rosa Junior College - Oct 17-18 | Status: Completed | 10:09 PM Pacific
Tournament Time: 10:09 PM Pacific
B. Open Impromptu (Sat) Event Prompts
1B: IMP, INF, CA, POE, DI, LS
Speaker 1
SPEAKER 1 1 "I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here." - Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey 2 "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.” Elton John, Singer 3 "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary." - Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space (NASA)Speaker 2
SPEAKER 2 1 “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” - Carl Sagan, Cosmos 2 "We weren't just taking up space, we were making space," - Katy Perry, Pop Singer 3 “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.” - Jim Lovell, Lost MoonSpeaker 3
SPEAKER 3 1 “The eternal stars shine out again, so soon as it is dark enough” - Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present 2 "In an insane world, a sane man must appear insane." - Ripley, Alien 3 3 “The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.” - Sally Ride, First American Women in Space (NASA)Speaker 4
SPEAKER 4 1 “We think we're the wind, but we're just the leaf.” - Samantha Harvey, Orbital 2 "We ever been to the moon?" - Stephen Curry, NBA Player 3 “It was just the Universe saying I should do it.” Lana Wachowski, DirectorSpeaker 5
SPEAKER 5 1 "So much universe, and so little time." - Terry Prachett, The Last Hero 2 "Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here." - Interstellar 3 "Perhaps we've never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there's no sign of intelligent life."- Neil DeGrasse Tyson, AstrophysicistSpeaker 6
SPEAKER 6 1 “Understanding requires insight. Insight must be anchored.” - Brian Greene, The Fabric of Cosmos. 2 "Well, I push the button that gets things started." - George Jetson, The Jetsons 3 "Yeah. I walked on the moon. So what." - John Young, NASA AstronautSpeaker 7
SPEAKER 7 1 "The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you." - Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist 2 "Space should be a zone of wonder, not of conflict and death." - Dr. Adrian Mallory, Space Force 3 “We’ve learned a great deal. And that’s why you fly a test flight, so you can learn.” - John Young, NASA AstronautSpeaker 8
SPEAKER 8 1 The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars.” - Octavia E. Butler, Writer 2 “I study exploding binary stars while exploding the myth of a gender binary.” - Dr. JJ Eldridge, Astrophysicist 3 “Never tell me the odds!” - Han Solo, Empire Strikes Back
2B: IMP, INF, CA, POE, DI, LS
Speaker 1
SPEAKER 1 1 School should be the safest space in the galaxy. 2 The sky is not the limit of human potential. 3 There is a lot of universe we have yet to explore… have you started searching?Speaker 2
SPEAKER 2 1 The movies get black holes wrong. 2 We are all stardust, so why do our body parts define us? 3 What good is conquering the galaxy if we cannot coexist on one planet?Speaker 3
SPEAKER 3 1 The universe doesn't revolve around you. That's the point. 2 We are insignificant specks with significant problems. 3 Maybe the stars aren't out of reach. Maybe we're afraid to reach.Speaker 4
SPEAKER 4 1 If the universe is infinite, why are our possibilities so limited? 2 You cannot discover new worlds with old maps. 3 I am a star. And I will explode.Speaker 5
SPEAKER 5 1 We are light years ahead of the past, and light years behind the future. 2 The universe has no center, so why do we act like we do? 3 We spend our lives looking at the stars… and forgetting to look at each other.Speaker 6
SPEAKER 6 1 There should be no borders in space if there are no borders in the stars. 2 We search for life on Mars while ignoring lives on Earth. 3 Who the f*** owns the moon?Speaker 7
SPEAKER 7 1 Humanity's greatest space mission should be fixing Earth. 2 Maybe a black hole is just the universe telling us to let go. 3 Time flies, but gravity keeps us grounded.Speaker 8
SPEAKER 8 1 If aliens are watching us, imagine having to explain our economy. 2 Maybe Earth isn't our home. Maybe it's our responsibility. 3 The moon has no borders. Why do we?
FINAL B: IMP, INF, CA, POE, DI, LS
Speaker 1
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 2
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 3
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 4
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 5
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 6
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 7
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.Speaker 8
THIS ROUND WILL BE NFA-STYLE IMPROMPTU, AND THERE WILL BE OBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE ROOM. EACH COMPETITOR SHOULD WAIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN, BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SAME OBJECTS AS PROMPTS.