We have kicked off the Stoa 2020-2021 debate season and are glad to be back together again, virtually and in-person. As the tournament...

Fountain Springs, AZ This month’s alumni profile features Isabelle Clausen, who grew up in Fountain Hills, Arizona, and competed with...

We communicate a clear vision and mission. The central and vital elements of any organization are its vision and mission. Stoa is a...

Colorado Springs, CO This month’s Alumni Spotlight features Taryn Enos, who competed out of Colorado with Resolve from 2010 to 2016. She...

Grapevine, TX Mitch competed with Invictus Fides from 2011 to 2015 in Team Policy, Parli, Extemp, and Impromptu. Mitch’s family chose...

Would it surprise you to know that several studies have been conducted to see just how well college and university students understand...

Dallas, TX Some debaters instinctively know they want to compete. Others remain oblivious until their parents provide hints by signing...

Stoa exists within the Christian homeschool speech and debate community to facilitate opportunities for competition and training. Stoa...

The Marketing Committee was formed in October 2019 with the purpose of getting the word out so every homeschool family knows how Stoa...

In Stoa a popular saying is “We don’t train to compete, we compete to train.” But don’t we also compete to win? Can we do both? The...

Tyler, TX This month, we are featuring Ryan Woolsey! Ryan grew up in Tyler, TX, and competed with Venture and Invictus Fides for four...

Pete and Repeat delivered outstanding speeches this year. Sadly, they didn’t get to deliver them at NITOC 2020. Next season, Pete will...

When we think about becoming excellent debaters, it is easy to focus on the skills needed to win rounds. Debaters develop excellence in...

San Diego, CA Our alumni update this month features Nicholas Kjeldgaard, who grew up in Oakdale, CA in California’s Central Valley and...

As you are likely aware, the Stoa Board recently made the difficult decision to cancel NITOC 2020. I know that this decision required...

The Culture Imagine a pastor doing a series of sermons on Ephesians. Twenty years later, with a very different congregation, the pastor...

In this “Series of Unfortunate Events” we had hoped this was simply “A Dream Within a Dream”, while we watched the “Death of a Salesman”...

Two distinctives that separate Stoa from many other Speech and Debate leagues is our focus on Christians and homeschoolers. We seek to...

San Francisco, CA April brings a new alumna to the spotlight! This month we are featuring Isabella Chow, who grew up in the San Francisco...

Atlanta, GA Our alumni profile this month features Matthew Mittelberg, who grew up in Southern California and competed with Apollos and...