AJSA Public Speaking Contest
NEW!!! This year at NAILE the Jr Southdown Association is excited to announce it will be hosting its first annual public speaking contest. The Junior Board has picked out some amazing prizes, so you definitely don’t want to miss this event!
This contest will take place Saturday morning in a reserved room in the hallway where the skill-a-thon takes place. We will have 4 age divisions for members to compete in with their own individual topics. Contestants will be asked to give a speech between 3-5 minutes related to their assigned topics.
The first age division will be 9 and under. The topic for this age group will be, “Tell us your favorite part of showing sheep.”
The prizes for this group will be:
1st place – pop up portable tent
2nd place – corn hole boards
The next age division is 10-13. The topic for this age group will be, “What is your biggest goal you want to achieve in raising/showing sheep? How do you plan to accomplish these goals?”
The prizes for this group will be
1st place – pop up portable tent
2nd place – corn hole boards
Our 3rd age division is 14-16. The topic for this age group will be, “Tell us something valuable you have learned from showing stock that will help you in life outside the barn.”
The prizes for this group will be
1st place – grizzly cooler
2nd place – corn hole boards
The final age division is 17-21.
The topic for this age group will be given to participants 20 minutes before their speech. They will be given 20 minutes to prepare for their assigned topic. Note all topics will be related to the southdown breed. Prizes for this age group will be
1st place – grizzly cooler
2nd place – corn hole boards
This competition is open to all Jr members of the southdown organization, not just those exhibiting at NAILE. You do not need to preregister for the event.
We hope to see all of you there and are excited to hear your speeches!!