Speech Contest Resources

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-5)

MIDDLE SCHOOL (6-8)

HIGH SCHOOL (9-12)

Elementary School (K-5) Students

This year, elementary school students are asked to answer:

“If you were the Mayor of Yonkers, what would be your top priority in office, and why?”

Middle School (6-8) Students

This year, middle school students are asked to answer:

“If you were the Mayor of Yonkers, what would be your top priority in office, and why?”

High School (9-12) Students

This year, high school students will speak on what the role of the courts should be in their community and how the courts’ role has changed for their generation from previous ones by answering one of the two questions below.

QUESTION 1
PROTECTING RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS

What should the role of the courts be to protect your rights in school?

QUESTION 2
PROTECTING SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY

What should the role of the courts be to protect the safety of everyone in the community?

Below is a list of resources for high school students in a searchable table. Search using question topic (resource type): protecting rights in schools or protecting safety in the community.

Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Constitution Annotated from the U.S. Congress The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and ...
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The Right to Search Students

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) ASCD provides this article for schools to balance the students' right to privacy ...
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New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985): Facts and Case Summary

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts T.L.O was a student at a New Jersey high school. A teacher found T.L.O ...
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First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Constitution Annotated from the U.S. Congress Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free ...
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Know Your Rights: Students’ Rights

American Civil Liberties Union The ACLU provides a comprehensive list of students rights in schools, as well as ways to ...
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969): Facts and Case Summary

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Students attending a public school in Des Moines, Iowa, planned to wear black armbands ...
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Elementary School (K-5) Students

This year, elementary school students are asked to answer:

“If you were the Mayor of Yonkers, what would be your top priority in office, and why?”

Middle School (6-8) Students

This year, middle school students are asked to answer:

“If you were the Mayor of Yonkers, what would be your top priority in office, and why?”

High School (9-12) Students

This year, high school students will speak on what the role of the courts should be in their community and how the courts’ role has changed for their generation from previous ones by answering one of the two questions below.

QUESTION 1 PROTECTING RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS

QUESTION 2 PROTECTING SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY

Below is a list of resources for high school students in a searchable table. Search using question topic (resource type): protecting rights in schools or protecting safety in the community.

QUESTION 1
PROTECTING RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS

QUESTION 2
PROTECTING SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY