In the past few months, we had to decide how best to maintain and display the Tournament Calendar and ultimately decided to migrate to a...

Thea Dunlevie’s Stoa journey began as a “timer-extraordinaire” while attending tournaments with her family. As a competitor, she took...

The Stoa Board and the Debate Committee desire for the 38% Debate Qualification Rule to be applied as effectively as possible to produce...

As we continue to highlight each of our Six Foundational Pillars of Stoa, this time, we will focus on the sixth pillar. Pillar Six: We...

Would you like a movie night with your family over the holidays? Do you want to listen to an interesting podcast while wrapping Christmas...

At its core, Lincoln Douglas Value Debate (LD) is for arguing the “big ideas”. Ideally, LD causes us to dig deep into society's most...

Psalm 16:8 “I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” We are so excited to share with you the...

Stoa alum Anna Sasaki described Lincoln Douglas debate as her favorite event. “I think it’s important to develop the skill of seeing and...

Tournament Directors: Make sure your tournament qualifies for NITOC! There are new minimum tournament standards for the 2022-2023 Stoa...

Is literature better for interps? Purchased scripts are easier and faster, but the treasure of literature, albeit harder and slower, is...

The Team Policy resolution for 2022–2023 is Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy towards...

Pillar Five: We have limited central government and maximum local control. Stoa was established on the model of our nation’s founding...

Tournament outrounds bring multiple benefits. Our National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) is filled with multiple levels...

Hannah (Socolofsky) Schneider shares: “Stoa changed my life. It gave me the confidence to tackle questions bigger than myself, taught me...

In September, we had a wonderful site visit to our NITOC 2023 location, Concordia University in beautiful Irvine, California. We were so...

As we continue to highlight each of our Six Foundational Pillars of Stoa, this time, we will focus on the fourth pillar. Pillar Four: We...

As we continue to highlight each of our Six Foundational Pillars of Stoa, this time, we will focus on the third pillar. Pillar Three: We...

“If they’re not going to win, maybe they shouldn’t compete.”I heard this statement from the father of one of my students who was...

LD resolution for season 2022–2023: Resolved: Criminal justice ought to prioritize rehabilitation over retribution, restitution or...

Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Duo Interp, and Interp in a Box are plot-based events. What exactly does that mean? A plot is the story...