2025 Heart Of The Valley 

March 18 - 21, 2025

AT

Big Valley Grace Community Church

4040 Tully Rd, Modesto, CA 95356

Registration opens 
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Registration closes
February 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM

This is a STOA Modeled Tournament. 
StoaUSA rules for Events, Eligibility, and Dress Code will be followed.

Stoa Events Offered
 Team Policy Debate
 Lincoln Douglas Debate
 Parli Debate
 All Stoa Sanctioned Speech Events

Junior Tournament

We will have a Junior Tournament on Friday that will consist of Platforms, Impromptu, Apologetics, Interps, and DUO

PLEASE NOTE: Speech Patterns will be listed after registration closes and will depend on numbers per event. Please check back after registration closes

Also Note Some pages are still hidden and will "appear" when certain things are decided.

For Speech Event information visit https://www.stoausa.org/speech-resources
For Debate Event information visit https://www.stoausa.org/debate-resources

Registration Fees

Team Policy - $40.00 per debater
Lincoln Douglas - $40.00
Parli - $40 per debater
Speech - $25.00 per speech event

Junior Speech - $15 per event 

Meals:

We will provide meal information once it is ready. 

A Completed Registration Includes:
  Student Registration
  Parent Judge Registration
  Payment

Please Note: Full payment is expected by the close of registration. 

Refund Policy
Before registration closes - adds and drops will not incur any extra fees, and all drops will be fully refunded. 
After registration closes - no refunds will be made and drops will incur a fee of $15.00 per event.

All add, drop, and refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to our Registrar, Jeff Eschen, at agandaustoa@gmail.com

Wait List Information

Events can and do fill up. If this happens, those who have a completed registration will be given priority for all available event slots as they open up.

Eligibility, Dress Code, and Code of Conduct
For Eligibility information visit https://www.stoausa.org/membership

For Dress Code visit https://www.stoausa.org/about-nitoc

For Code of Conduct visit https://www.stoausa.org/membership