

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Taryn Enos
Colorado Springs, CO This month’s Alumni Spotlight features Taryn Enos, who competed out of Colorado with Resolve from 2010 to 2016. She...
Sep 1, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mitch Mason
Grapevine, TX Mitch competed with Invictus Fides from 2011 to 2015 in Team Policy, Parli, Extemp, and Impromptu. Mitch’s family chose...
Aug 1, 2020


Let's Talk Plagiarism!
Would it surprise you to know that several studies have been conducted to see just how well college and university students understand...
Jul 31, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Josiah McGee
Dallas, TX Some debaters instinctively know they want to compete. Others remain oblivious until their parents provide hints by signing...
Jul 1, 2020


Stoa Purpose #1
Stoa exists within the Christian homeschool speech and debate community to facilitate opportunities for competition and training. Stoa...
Jun 30, 2020


Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee was formed in October 2019 with the purpose of getting the word out so every homeschool family knows how Stoa...
Jun 30, 2020


Training for Christ
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...
Jun 30, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Woolsey
Tyler, TX This month, we are featuring Ryan Woolsey! Ryan grew up in Tyler, TX, and competed with Venture and Invictus Fides for four...
Jun 1, 2020


No Repeats!
Pete and Repeat delivered outstanding speeches this year. Sadly, they didn’t get to deliver them at NITOC 2020. Next season, Pete will...
May 31, 2020


Winning and Losing with Excellence
When we think about becoming excellent debaters, it is easy to focus on the skills needed to win rounds. Debaters develop excellence in...
May 31, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Nicholas Kjeldgaard
San Diego, CA Our alumni update this month features Nicholas Kjeldgaard, who grew up in Oakdale, CA in California’s Central Valley and...
May 1, 2020


"An Alumni Response to NITOC Cancellation" by Kate Creecy
As you are likely aware, the Stoa Board recently made the difficult decision to cancel NITOC 2020. I know that this decision required...
May 1, 2020


Speaking Boldly with Apologetics
The Culture Imagine a pastor doing a series of sermons on Ephesians. Twenty years later, with a very different congregation, the pastor...
Apr 30, 2020


Changing Our World for Christ with Mars Hill
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”...
Apr 30, 2020


Communicating with Integrity
Two distinctives that separate Stoa from many other Speech and Debate leagues is our focus on Christians and homeschoolers. We seek to...
Apr 30, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Isabella Chow
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...
Apr 1, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Matthew Mittelberg
Atlanta, GA Our alumni profile this month features Matthew Mittelberg, who grew up in Southern California and competed with Apollos and...
Mar 1, 2020


How Stoa Benefits Our Youth
Not that long ago, Celeste Stewart and her brother, Grant, joined Stoa and made it to NITOC 2018 in Team Policy Debate. Now both are...
Mar 1, 2020


Core Value #3
We promote a transparent culture of servant hearts. We are committed to promoting transparency by being open about our plans and...
Mar 1, 2020


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Chase Harrington
Washington, DC Our first alumni profile features Chase Harrington, who grew up in Laguna Hills, CA, and competed with SCARLET from 2006...
Feb 1, 2020
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