- Jan 1, 2023
Growing Clubs - Building Stoa
Local clubs have always been the foundation of Stoa. Even before Stoa was founded in 2009, clubs were the established method used to...
- Jan 1, 2023
LD Reading List
This list is intended to help students get a start in their studies of Philosophy. Not all the authors below are Christian or write from...
- Jan 1, 2023
Tournament Calendar FAQ
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...
- Dec 31, 2022
Thea Dunlevie
Thea Dunlevie’s Stoa journey began as a “timer-extraordinaire” while attending tournaments with her family. As a competitor, she took...
- Dec 22, 2022
Rounding Off 38%
The Stoa Board and the Debate Committee desire for the 38% Debate Qualification Rule to be applied as effectively as possible to produce...
- Dec 1, 2022
The Sixth Foundational Pillar
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...
- Dec 1, 2022
Mars Hill Impromptu
Would you like a movie night with your family over the holidays? Do you want to listen to an interesting podcast while wrapping Christmas...
- Dec 1, 2022
Making Lincoln Douglas Debate Great
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...
- Oct 27, 2022
NITOC 2023 Introducing Verse and Logo
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...
- Oct 27, 2022
Anna Sasaki
Stoa alum Anna Sasaki described Lincoln Douglas debate as her favorite event. “I think it’s important to develop the skill of seeing and...
- Oct 27, 2022
Make Sure Your Tournament Qualifies
Tournament Directors: Make sure your tournament qualifies for NITOC! There are new minimum tournament standards for the 2022-2023 Stoa...
- Oct 27, 2022
Interps: Is Literature Better?
Is literature better for interps? Purchased scripts are easier and faster, but the treasure of literature, albeit harder and slower, is...