Samuel Durand is a multi-talented musician seeking to serve Jesus through His music. Samuel studies piano and composition as a...

Students, parents, and coaches! Let’s kick off the new year right with these resolutions for a successful competitive season. Students...

Since evidence issues are the most common reason for adjudications at Stoa tournaments, let's look at how to handle them in a debate...

Elizabeth Stapleton is a mechanical engineer with a passion for words and sharing Christ through design and engineering. During her...

Content is Key: Choose quality literature! Look for stories that are worth telling. Selections should be compelling, plot-based...

Welcome to another year of Parliamentary Debate! (knocks) Hear, hear! (knocks) As usual, there is tons of fun in store for you debaters....

Meet Sara Nimori, who competed with and coached for Paradigm in San Diego, CA. She received her BA in Communications, served as student...

Esther Wickham competed with Dikaios in San Bernardino, California. As the youngest of six kids, she was exposed to speech and debate...

Never has there been a more cutting-edge topic in Stoa Team Policy debate. In almost every other resolution we have debated, whether...

Struggling how to share what Stoa speech and debate is all about? Are your friends curious when you take off for yet another tournament?...

The most interesting debate topics are relevant ones. On the heels of COVID-19 and the vaccine, this year’s Lincoln Douglas Debate...

This month’s spotlight features Mikayla Hirsch, who competed in LOGOS CO from 2011-2014. She currently lives in Westminster, CO. She...

Who coaches your students? You do!!! ‘nuff said. Please do not feel that you can’t be their coach! God entrusted you with your kids. Your...

This month’s Alumni Spotlight features Luke Litz, who competed for Ambassadors for Christ from 2013-2019. He currently studies at Belmont...

As we conclude another wonderful season and begin to plan the next, now is the time to consider a succession plan and mentoring within...

To round out the academic year, we’re excited to highlight Patrick Ortiz in this month’s spotlight. Patrick competed in Stoa and NCFCA...

Part #1 Part #2 Part #3 Part #4

In honor of NITOC 2021 later this month, this spotlight features Audrie Ford, a former NITOC Tournament Champion who competed in Stoa...

As we approach NITOC, it is important to discuss adjudication­—a formal judgment on a disputed matter. Though Stoa is a league that...

Fourteen seconds of grace… but for whom? Most speech competitors have refined their speeches and finish on time. However, some speeches...