2025 Kickoff Challenge
SOAR (AR) · Oct 9-11, 2025
Photo/Video Release
Adult/Minor Modeling Participant Release
In consideration of my membership in Stoa, which includes the membership of all my dependent minor children, I hereby grant to Stoa and to its sponsors, and those acting with Stoa's authority and permission, the irrevocable and unrestricted right and permission to take, use, reuse, publish, and republish photographic portraits or pictures, videos or recordings of me or of my minor children, or in which I or my minor children may be included, in whole or in part, made through any and all media now or hereafter known. I also consent to the use of any printed matter in conjunction therewith or the use of my name and/or the name(s) of my minor children, in connection therewith if Stoa so decides.
I consent to the use of my name or the name(s) of my minor children for the purposes of posting tournament results and point accrual to a Stoa designated online database.
I hereby waive any right that I or my minor children may have to inspect or approve the finished product or products.
I hereby release, discharge and agree to save harmless Stoa and its sponsors and all persons acting under its permission or authority from any liability including any claims for libel or invasion of privacy, rights of publicity, copyright or otherwise. I hereby warrant that I am a legal competent adult and that I have every right to contract for myself and/or the minor in the above regard. I state further that I have read the above authorization, release, and agreement, prior to its execution, and that I am fully familiar with the contents of it.
Tournament Events
Speech
- Apologetics Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 am Sun 08/24/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Fri 08/29/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Fri 09/19/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Sun 09/28/2025 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 12:01 am Mon 09/29/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 am Fri 10/10/2025 (Central)
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.