It is the goal and desire of both Stoa, and the Ambassadors for Christ Speech and Debate Club to promote professionalism and modesty in the behavior and dress for aour our student competitors, SV & JR/JV, and even for parents, and tournament staff at our tournaments.
The David Helton Fall Forensics Forum Tournament will follow the Stoa NITOC Dress Code. Go to this link, scroll to the right under the picture to find Stoa's NITOC Dress Code link. Click on this for Stoa's Dress Code for details. Also, the specifics of Stoa's and our Ambassadors DHFFF Tournament's Dress Code are listed below.
For the duration of the tournament students must dress and remain dressed modestly, neatly, and cleanly in their tournament attire.
Competition: During competition, students must dress in professional business attire.
Gentlemen: Suits; slacks and a sports coat, with a shirt and tie, and dress shoes.
Ladies: Skirt or pant suits; slacks, skirts or dresses with jackets/blazers, and professional dress shoes. Hemlines & slits are to be no higher than the middle of the knee.
Awards Ceremony: Students must attend the awards ceremony in full competition attire.
Violations: If the competitor’s attire at any time during the tournament is deemed a violation of the dress code, the competitor will be asked to come into compliance with the dress code.
A student will not be allowed to participate in competition or awards without compliance.