- Aug 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 1, 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...
- Jul 1, 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...
- Jul 1, 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 1, 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...
- Jun 1, 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 1, 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...