2024 Kickoff Challenge
SOAR (AR) · Oct 3-5, 2024
Tournament Check In
Debate check in: Thursday, October 3 2:30-3:00pm
Speech only check in: Friday, October 4 7:45-8:00am right after announcements and devotional
Burks American Heritage Building
Harding University
Student name badges and adult name badges will be distributed at Check-In. Adult name badges can also be picked up at the Judge Greeter table any time after 3:00 pm.
VISITORS: To keep everyone safe, all adults need to check-in and wear a name badge. If you don't receive a name badge at check-in, please stop by the Judge Greeter to get one.
Orientation will begin at 3:00 Thursday and the first debate round will be at 4:00. Please be on time for check in so you can get settled and ready to compete!
Photo release
The Stoa Marketing Committee would like to feature our tournament on social media in a short video reel. We will have a photographer onsite taking short video clips to use in our reel. This will be a fun way to remember Kickoff Challenge and to attract new families to Stoa. If you would like to opt out of the videos, please email the tournament director.
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 8:00 am Thu 08/01/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Thu 08/29/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Thu 09/19/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Thu 09/19/2024 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Thu 09/19/2024 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 7:30 pm Sat 10/05/2024 (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.