2025 Continental Divide Challenge (CDC)
WD40 (CO) · Mar 18-21, 2025

Thank you for participating in the Continental Divide Challange. For a complete list of tournament results, please visit this website.
Dates: Tuesday, March 18th through Friday, March 21st
Location:
Arma Dei Academy
341 East Wildcat Reserve Pkwy
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Events: All forms of Stoa speech & debate events
Additional CDC Event: Duo Impromptu
Junior Speech Tournament: Friday, March 21st
Meals: A limited amount of meals will be available for purchase on site at $10/meal. We can only accept CASH.
Expos Storage: AD Library, near room 209.
Upon registering you are affirming Stoa eligibility and agreeing to abide by NITOC Stoa Dress Code requirements and Stoa speech and debate rules. See the website for details:
NITOC Dress Code
Chaperones
All competitors must be chaperoned by someone 21 years or older. If a parent will not be on site, the competitor must be chaperoned by someone 21 years or older who is registered as a judge and will fulfill the competitor’s judging requirements. A signed medical release form must be provided for the chaperone.
Speech Breaks
CDC fills the semi-final and final speech rooms.
This is a NITOC Modeled Tournament
StoaUSA rules for Events, Eligibility, and Dress Code will be followed.
Registrar
Gina DeRosa
cdc.signup@gmail.com
Tournament Directors
Margaret Benton & Andy Eltiste
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Impromptu Non-qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Extemporaneous
- Extemporaneous Qual
Juniors
- Jr Duo Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Interpretation Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Interp Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
- Jr Sales Pitch Impromptu Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Tue 01/28/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Wed 02/19/2025 (Mountain)
- Late fee will be applied at 11:59 pm Tue 02/25/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 2:03 pm Thu 02/27/2025 (Mountain)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Wed 03/12/2025 (Mountain)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.