Bob Jones Academy 39th Speech and Debate Tournament

2025 — Greenville, SC/US

39th Invitational Tournament

NIETOC Bid tournament

Saturday, October 18, 2025

ONE-DAY, FOUR-ROUND In Person EVENT

16 Featured Events

Original Oratory / Dramatic Interpretation

Informative Speaking / Humorous Interpretation

Extemporaneous Speaking / Duo Interpretation

Impromptu (varsity and novice) / Prose/Poetry

Expository Program / Oral Interpretation

Declamation (9th-10th grades) / Children’s Literature

Congress (novice and varsity) / Novice Reading

Lincoln Douglas Debate (novice and varsity divisions if enough entries)

Public Forum Team Debate - (novice and varsity divisions if enough entries)

· Public Forum Debaters, Congress, and Lincoln-Douglas Debaters may not double-enter.

· Speech contestants may triple enter with the exceptions below.

· Extempers may double enter in all individual interpretation events.

· Novice Reading, Novice Impromptu and Declamation will be limited to double entries.

We reserve the right to cancel events that do not have enough entries.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Registration must be completed on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 8 pm in Tabroom.com. Please email questions to Chuck or Gail.

Final Registration by Friday, October 17 beginning at 12:00 p.m. until Saturday, October 18 by 8:00 a.m.Online (Tabroom.com)

Payment - Plans for the tournament are made based on the initial registration; therefore, all entries as of 12 pm October 16 will be liable for all fees incurred. Checks should be made to Bob Jones Academy with “speech/debate tournament” written on the notes line. Mail to Chuck Nicholas 127 Baldwin Circle, Mauldin, SC 29662

Questions??????

Contact Chuck or Gail Nicholas 864-270-8556 (home/cell)

E-mail: cnichols@bobjonesacademy.net OR gnichols@bobjonesacademy.net

We are looking forward to seeing you on October 18!