The 5th Annual LAST ACT OF VALOR! 

April 24 - 26th, 2025

This is a NITOC qualifying tournament offering Team Policy, Lincoln Douglas, Parliamentary, Individual Policy, Speech events, and Juniors! We have one or two-day options: on Thursday, we will have 6 rounds of Parli + Semifinals; on Friday and Saturday, we will cover TP/LD and all the speech events, and on Saturday afternoon, we will have Juniors. Check below for more details on Individual Policy and Junior Events. We will honor the Tournament Champion with the Sheild of the Faith (based on Eph. 6).

Registration opens March 18th at 12:00pm PST!

Location: City of Hope International Church // 4999 Holly Dr, San Diego, CA 92113

Cost: 
Speech: $25/event
Debate: $55/event
Juniors: $15/event

Tournament Champion Award: Shield of Faith (4 of 4 of the Armor of God series) 

Deadlines
Open Registration: March 18th 12:00pm PST
Late Registration ($25 late fee): April 4th - April 9th 11:59pm PST
Deadline to Drop with a Full Refund: April 3rd 11:59pm PST
Deadline to Drop without a fee: April 9th 11:59pm PST
Meals Deadline: April 9th 11:59pm PST
Drop Fee ($25/event): April 10th - April 24th 

Script Submission Open: March 26th 8:00am PST
Script Submission Earlybird Deadline: April 11th 11:59pm PST
Script Submission Close: April 15th 5:00pm PST (No late submissions will be accepted)

Schedule: We will be offering Parli Prelims & Semis on Thursday, with TP/LD, Speech, and Parli Finals Friday and Saturday.

Judging: EACH registered family needs to have a parent judging for them every day of the tournament, judging every other round/pattern. Students will need to have their judge physically with them at check-in and for the duration of the tournament. Thank you for your assistance in keeping our tournament running on time. Please plan on judging every other round, and check with the ballot push table 45-30 minutes before each round to see what the judging needs are for the upcoming round. The Ballot Push Team will be happy to see you!

Meals: You can order meals for Lunch on Thursday and Friday, Dinner on Fruday, and Lunch on Saturday! Check the Meals Tab for more details. Please order by April 9th.

Payment: Registration is not complete until your fees have been paid. This can be done automatically at the end of the registration process.

Note: Speech Patterns are potentially subject to change
Speech A
Apologetics
Dramatic Interpretation
Extemporaneous
Humorous Interpretation
Open Interpretation
Persuasive

Speech B
Duo Interpretation
Expository
Impromptu
Mars Hill
Original Oratory
Slam Poetry

Please contact Charis Baker at nihdcamp@gmail.com if you have any questions!