Dec 1, 2020
Why Extemp?
Stoa has a powerful motto: “Speaking Boldly. Changing the World for Christ.” To change the world for Christ through bold speech,...
Nov 1, 2020
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Branden Yeates
Lakewood, CO This month’s profile features Branden Yeates, from Lakewood, CO. Branden graduated high school in 2014 and currently works...
Nov 1, 2020
Real World v. Debate World
We have kicked off the Stoa 2020-2021 debate season and are glad to be back together again, virtually and in-person. As the tournament...
Oct 1, 2020
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Isabelle Clausen
Fountain Springs, AZ This month’s alumni profile features Isabelle Clausen, who grew up in Fountain Hills, Arizona, and competed with...
Oct 1, 2020
Core Value #4
We communicate a clear vision and mission. The central and vital elements of any organization are its vision and mission. Stoa is a...
Sep 1, 2020
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...
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...
May 1, 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”...
May 1, 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...