2025 Pikes Peak Parley

• Setup:

  This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.

• Open:

  This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.

• Drops Only:

  This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.

• Closed:

  This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.

• Completed:

  This status means the tournament is completed.

We have registration fee scholarships available for three students. 

The scholarship is equal to registration fees for one student in speech ($50). If you are selected, your $50 registration fee will be refunded to you before the tournament begins. 

To apply, please use this form to write 200 words reflecting on any of the following: 

• How have you have used entreprenurialism to help you pay for tournaments, either for yourself or others? 
• Have you ever sacrificed events or tournaments you wanted to compete in so that a sibling could compete instead?
• Are you new to homeschooling and trying Stoa for the first time? 
• Have you ever been unable to participate in a tournament for financial reasons? 

This application should be completed by the competitor applying, and not their parent. 

Script Submission is not required for the Pikes Peak Parley. At this late point in the season, we assume your speeches have been approved at previous tournaments and are in compliance with all Stoa standards.

 If you are entering a new speech, we advise you to consult with your coach to make sure your piece follows all Stoa rules for competition, as it would be unfortunate for your script to not be approved for NITOC competition. 

Tournmament Directors reserve the right to request scripts should any question about their compliance with rules arise during competition. 

Hilton Garden Inn Colorado Springs (1810 Briargate Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920) 

Homewood Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs North (9130 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920) 

Staybridge Suites Colorado Springs NE Powers (5420 New Car Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80923) 

Colorado weather if anything is unpredictable. The tournament will go forward if at all possible. If inclement weather requires the tournament to delay rounds, we will proceed with a modified schedule. Please check this registration website for updates regarding weather. Notification Emails/Texts may also be sent to registered participants and judges.

We apologize, but no refunds will be made for weather-related cancelations.

If you have participated in a Speech and Debate tournament before, then you are aware of the importance of parent judges. It is our goal to provide a quality tournament to all of the families who prepare for, practice, pay for, and travel to PPP. Part of this effort is to have 3 judges in every speech room. This will require EVERYONE'S participation. In order to achieve this goal, we have set up the following guidelines for ALL parent judges:

1. Parent/Adult Judge Presence Required at Tournament:

Every student must have a participating parent/adult judge present at the tournament. While we understand that it is sometimes more convenient or cost effective for families to send their students to tournaments with other families, this puts a severe strain on the availability of parent judges. For this reason, you must either be present with your student at PPP, or you must have another adult who can feasibly fulfill all of your judging responsibilities.

2. Parent judging requirements:

Parents with 1 or more competitors at PPP need to plan to judge for all 6 speech rounds. Please plan to come to ballot push for every round to help us stay on time and provide adequate judges per round. 

3. Our committment to you: 

Even though fulfilling judging requirements is essential to providing a quality tournament, we do understand that this commitment can be demanding and exhausting. For this reason, we pledge to you that we will do our best to recruit as many community judges as possible in the weeks leading up to the tournament. We often recruit a large number of community judges, but we are sometimes still not able to fulfill the goal of 3 judges in every speech round due to lack of parent judges. We are committed to recruiting as many community judges as possible, but we also need YOU to fulfill your judging minimum.

Thank you for working with us to make this a quality tournament for everyone!

Rocky Mountain Stoa coaches and tournament directors enforce the dress code established for NITOC by Stoa. The Stoa NITOC dress code is the standard for all students competing at Rocky Mountain Stoa tournaments.

The Stoa NITOC dress code will be enforced throughout the duration of each tournament for all competitors, regardless of whether or not the competitor is still actively competing at any given tournament. If a competitor's attire is not in compliance with the Stoa NITOC dress code, Rocky Mountain Stoa tournament directors will abide by the Stoa NITOC guidance, which states:

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.