2025 All-American Classic

Thank you for your willingness to judge at the 2025 All-American Classic Speech and Debate tournament! We rely on community support to help our tournament run smoothly.

You will use this web site (Stoa Hub) to pick the time that works best for you to judge.  

Tournament Location

Southview Baptist Church

4089 Elk Road 

Hope Mills, NC 28348

Time Commitment for Judges

Please arrive 1 hour prior to your selected speech and/or debate round in order to receive orientation. This is about a 3 hour time commitment and includes time for check-in, training, judging a round, completing your ballot, and enjoying some delicious refreshments. You are always welcome to judge more than one round!

Tournament Day

During Judge Training, you will be given a good overview of the events and the judging process at the tournament. We have several types of debate and speeches and you will be trained in the event you are registered for. 

On the day of the tournament, please follow the campus signs to the judge check-in table. You will receive an e-mail giving details about check-in, judge orientation, etc. approximately a week prior to the tournament.

YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO JUDGE! The goal of our competitors is to be able to communicate their ideas clearly and respectfully to anyone. If you are a good listener who is over 18 and not actively competing in Stoa high school speech or debate, WE NEED YOU!

If you are on the fence about whether or not to give community judging a try, watch this short video.

More instructions will be emailed out to registered judges about a week before the tournament.