2025 Colonial Classic

• Setup:

  This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.

• Open:

  This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.

• Drops Only:

  This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.

• Closed:

  This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.

• Completed:

  This status means the tournament is completed.

Thank You, Veritas School! We at Verity Speech and Debate are deeply grateful to Veritas School for their generous support in hosting the Colonial Classic Tournament. Without their commitment to fostering education, leadership, and helping our club, this event would not have been possible. 

Why We Appreciate Veritas School:

• Venue: Veritas School has provided us with access to their beautiful campus for our 2025 Colonial Classic Tournament. Veritas School offers a Christ-centered, academically robust environment for students to compete and grow. We are grateful for their willingness to host our group and this event. Their support has been the reason we can offer the Colonial Classic Tournament this season.
  
  
• Support: Beyond the venue, Veritas School donated significant time to ensuring that our tournament can run smoothly and effectively
  
  
• Dedication: Their dedication to young people and providing a classical Christian education aligns perfectly with our mission to cultivate the minds and souls of young people, preparing them not only for college but for life
  
  

We are thankful to Veritas School for their:

• Commitment to Excellence: Their academic programs and emphasis on character development are commendable.
  
  
• Community Engagement: Their willingness to open their doors and donate their time and venue to events like ours showcases their commitment to community involvement.
  
  
• Support for Youth Development: By providing a platform for our tournament, they have directly contributed to the growth and development of young debaters and speech students from all over the country.

Thank You, Veritas School! Your generosity, time, and resources have made a significant impact on our event and the lives of the students involved. For more information about Veritas School, please visit their website at www.veritasschool.com. We encourage you to support their mission. Please visit https://www.veritasschool.com/support-veritas to find out how you can help serve this institution.

The Colonial Classic Tournament would like to express its gratitude to the following sponsors:

Please help us to support these sponsors by visiting their webpages

Your support not only helps these sponsors but also contributes to the success and legacy of the Colonial Classic Tournament.

Gold Sponsors

• Veritas School (https://www.veritasschool.com/)

Welcome Community & Alumni Judges!

Thank you for your willingness to judge at the Colonial Classic Tournament.

Please click on the Community & Alumni Judge Registration on the left to register.

Please watch this short video on

Why you should consider volunteering to judge

Useful information

• • • • • • Have a business we can support to show our thanks for judging? Please see our flyer on sponsorship and judging 2, 4, or 6 rounds and obtaining bronze, silver, or gold sponsorship benefits. We appreciate your dedication and view volunteer time as an important sponsorship. 
            
          • No experience required - Judge Orientation Training is provided 
            
          • 2 - 3 hour time commitment includes: check-in, training, judging a round, completing your ballot, and enjoying some delicious refreshments. 
            
          • You select your time slot to judge according to your availability
          • You are always welcome to judge more than one round!
          • If you are 18 or older and have graduated high school, you can judge! 

Tournament Location

Veritas School, 2400 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227

Please see the tab "Tournament Check-In and Parking" for a detailed map of the campus. 

Tournament Day

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 before the tournament.

 VISITORS: To keep everyone safe, all adults need to check in at the Judge Check-In Table 

For questions please contact the Tournament Director: Mandy Finan - VerityColonialClassic@gmail.com

Judge Orientation

All judges must receive judge training for the 2024-25 competition year. 
You may receive training in one of two ways:

• Watch our training videos or
• Arrive at the tournament for in-person training at least 40 minutes before your round begins. 

Judge Orientation Videos
(click links below)
Speech Judge Orientation
Team Policy (TP) / Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Judge Orientation

We are offering the following Varsity (ages 12-18) speech events:
For Junior and JV speech and debate events please see the Junior/JV Tab.

Interpretive Speeches
Duo Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Open Interpretation
Dramatic Interpretation

Limited Preparation Speeches

Mars Hill (Current Film and Television, Current Music, Classic Film and Television)
Apologetics (categories 2, 3, 4)
Impromptu

Platform Speeches
Original Oratory
Persuasive

Wild Card Event Speeches

Slam Poetry

For more information about the Stoa events, please visit the Speech events page of the Stoa website.

There will be a maximum of 3 speech events per pattern for each student.

Each event must have at least four competitors. If an event does not have four competitors, we may cancel that event.

We will be following the protocol set forth by Stoa for NITOC by having visible timepieces in all rooms. With the ability to see the timepiece when speaking, the competitor will receive a 1 rank penalty if their speech is over time by 15 seconds or more (per Stoa rules).

We will utilize Stoa Joy of Tournaments for the tabulation software and will follow the Stoa Transparent Tabulation policies.